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Jim Bunning


 

James Paul David "Jim" Bunning (born October 23, 1931 in Southgate, Kentucky) is an American politician who was a Hall of Fame pitcher in Major League Baseball from 1955 to 1971. He subsequently entered elective politics and was eventually elected to the United States Senate from Kentucky; he has served there since 1999 as a Republican. He previously served in the U.S. House of Representatives representing Kentucky's 4th Congressional District from 1987 to 1999.

Further reading

  • Joe Biesk. "Bunning Apologizes for Saddam Remark." Associated Press. October 11, 2004.
  • Mike Espo. "Democrats Take Aim at Bunning in Kentucky." Associated Press. October 22, 2004.
  • Paul Nussbaum. "Bunning's Mental Health Questioned." Philadelphia Inquirer. October 17, 2004.