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Former Missouri Governor and Senator Kit Bond Dies at 86

Bond, a transformative figure in Missouri politics, is remembered for his federal funding advocacy, bipartisan leadership, and enduring legacy in public service.

FILE 0Republican Presidential hopeful, former New York City Mayor Rudy Giuliani, center, laughs with Sen. Kit Bond, R-Mo., right, and Sen. Norm Coleman, R-Minn., during the announcement of Sen. Bond's endorsement of Giuliani for President, Friday, Nov. 2, 2007, in Washington. Sen. (AP Photo/Charles Dharapak, file)
Then-Sen. Dianne Feinstein, D-Calif., chairman of the Senate Intelligence Committee, and then-Sen. Kit Bond, R-Mo., the vice chairman, hold a media availability following the committee's closed hearing into the attempted Times Square bomb attack on Tuesday, May 11, 2010.

Overview

  • Christopher 'Kit' Bond, a Republican who served two terms as Missouri governor and four terms in the U.S. Senate, passed away in St. Louis at the age of 86.
  • Bond was Missouri’s youngest governor at age 33 and the state’s first Republican governor in three decades, reshaping the political landscape.
  • As a member of the Senate Appropriations Committee, he secured billions of dollars in federal funding for Missouri projects, earning both praise and criticism for his use of earmarks.
  • He played a prominent national role as a GOP spokesman on Iraq war policy and served as vice chairman of the Senate Intelligence Committee during critical years of U.S. military involvement in the region.
  • Missouri Governor Mike Kehoe ordered flags flown at half-staff to honor Bond, whose name is commemorated on numerous public buildings and infrastructure across the state.