US EditionFour-Term US Sen. Christopher 'Kit' Bond Remembered for Training a Generation of Missouri Leaders
- Christopher 'Kit' Bond, Missouri's youngest governor and four-term U.S. Senator, died last week at age 86 in St. Louis.
- Bond took office as governor at age 33 in 1973 and later won a Senate seat in 1986, becoming Missouri's first Republican chief executive in decades.
- He served on the powerful Senate Appropriations Committee and secured federal funds for numerous Missouri projects, often labeled a master of pork-barrel spending.
- John Ashcroft remarked that Kit consistently helped many promising and devoted individuals begin their professional journeys, demonstrating his commitment to nurturing future leaders.
- Bond's legacy includes multiple named landmarks across Missouri, and his death prompted hundreds to honor a beloved statesman who shaped the state's political landscape.
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Missouri lawmakers share memories of Kit Bond during memorial service
KMIZYellow roses in the Capitol Rotunda from Mizzou football coach Gary Pinkel and his family with a note outlining their friendship to former Sen. Christopher “Kit” Bond is seen on Tuesday, May 20, 2025, during a visitation. KMIZThe casket of former Sen. Christopher “Kit” Bond is seen in the Capitol rotunda Tuesday, May 20, 2025, during a public visitation. JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (KMIZ) On Tuesday, dozens of former and current Missouri lawmakers t…
Missouri Independent
Webster County CitizenKit Bond eulogized as inspirational leader, political innovator at Missouri memorial service
Missouri Gov. Mike Kehoe and First Lady Claudia Kehoe take a moment by the casket of Christopher S. “Kit” Bond during a memorial service Tuesday the Missouri State Capitol rotunda (Annelise Hanshaw/Missouri Independent).Missouri said goodbye Tuesday to Kit Bond, the Republican former governor, U.S. Senator and auditor who spent 34 of his 86 years in public office. During a memorial service in the Missouri Capitol Building’s rotunda, Bond was eul…
Ottumwa Courier
Four-term US Sen. Christopher 'Kit' Bond remembered for training a generation of Missouri leaders
Christopher “Kit” Bond, a Republican who was Missouri’s youngest governor before serving four terms in the U.S. Senate, was remembered as a beloved statesman who helped train a generation of leaders. The Missouri State Highway Patrol escorted his body from…
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