Kit Bond
Kit Bond | |
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| United States Senator from Missouri | |
| In office January 3, 1987 – January 3, 2011 | |
| Preceded by | Thomas Eagleton |
| Succeeded by | Roy Blunt |
| Chair of the Senate Small Business Committee | |
| In office January 20, 2001 – June 6, 2001 | |
| Preceded by | John Kerry |
| Succeeded by | John Kerry |
| In office January 4, 1995 – January 3, 2001 | |
| Preceded by | Dale Bumpers |
| Succeeded by | John Kerry |
| 47th and 49th Governor of Missouri | |
| In office January 12, 1981 – January 14, 1985 | |
| Lieutenant | Ken Rothman |
| Preceded by | Joseph P. Teasdale |
| Succeeded by | John Ashcroft |
| In office January 8, 1973 – January 10, 1977 | |
| Lieutenant | Bill Phelps |
| Preceded by | Warren E. Hearnes |
| Succeeded by | Joseph P. Teasdale |
| 28th Auditor of Missouri | |
| In office January 11, 1971 – January 8, 1973 | |
| Governor | Warren Hearnes |
| Preceded by | Haskell Holman |
| Succeeded by | John Ashcroft |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Christopher Samuel Bond March 6, 1939 St. Louis, Missouri, U.S. |
| Died | May 13, 2025 (aged 86) St. Louis, Missouri, U.S. |
| Political party | Republican |
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| Children | 1 |
| Relatives | Arthur D. Bond (father) |
| Education | Princeton University (BA) University of Virginia (JD) |
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Christopher Samuel Bond (March 6, 1939 – May 13, 2025) was an American attorney and politician from Missouri. A member of the Republican Party, he served as a U.S. Senator from 1987 to 2011, following two non-consecutive terms as the governor of Missouri from 1973 to 1977 and 1981 to 1985, and two years as State Auditor of Missouri from 1971 to 1973. His first election as governor ended a 28-year Democratic streak in that office.
Elected to the U.S. Senate in 1986, Bond defeated Democrat Harriett Woods by a margin of 53–47%. He was re-elected in 1992, 1998, and 2004. On January 8, 2009, he announced that he would not seek re-election to a fifth term in 2010, and was succeeded by fellow Republican Roy Blunt on January 3, 2011. Following his retirement from the Senate, Bond became a partner at Thompson Coburn.