Jim Bunn

Jim Bunn

Infobox_Congressman
name =Jim Bunn


date of birth= Birth date and age|1956|12|12|mf=y
place of birth= McMinnville, Oregon
death_date =
death_place =
state = Oregon
district = ushr|Oregon|5|5th
term = January 3 1995January 3 1997
preceded = Michael J. Kopetski
succeeded = Darlene Hooley
party = Republican
spouse = Sonja Skurdal

James "Jim" Bunn (b. December 12, 1956) is an American politician from Oregon.

Early life

Bunn was born in McMinnville and graduated from Dayton High School. He earned a bachelor's degree from Northwestern Nazarene College in 1979. Bunn worked in agribusiness, and from 1987 until his election to Congress, served in the Oregon National Guard.

Bunn, a Republican, was a member of the Oregon State Senate from 1987 to 1995, where he served as Republican whip from 1990 to 1995.

U.S. Congress

In 1994, he was elected to the United States House of Representatives, representing ushr|Oregon|5. During his one term in the House from 1995 to 1997, Bunn divorced his wife of 17 years with whom he had 5 children and married an aide in his congressional office, Sonja Skurdal, whom he made his chief of staff. Bunn then paid Skurdal more than any other congressional aide at that time. cite news
last=Jaquiss
first=Nigel
url=http://www.wweek.com/html2/leada1010301.html
title=Jim Bunn: A former congressman now pulls the midnight swing shift at the local jail
work=Willamette Week
date=January 3, 2001
accessdate=2007-04-17
] In the 1996 election, this scandal contributed to his loss to Democrat Darlene Hooley.cite web|url=http://www2.cnn.com/ALLPOLITICS/1998/01/26/cq/freshmen3.html|last=Doherty|first=Carroll|title=Heavy workload exacted a toll|publisher=CNN.com|date=January 24, 1998|accessdate=2007-04-17]

After Congress

After leaving Congress, Bunn became a prison guard at the Yamhill County jail. [cite news
first=Julie
last=Sullivan
coauthors=Brent Walth
url=http://www.pulitzer.org/year/2001/public-service/works/oregonian12.html
title=Ex-lawmaker watches reforms exceed intent
work=The Oregonian
date=December 10, 2000
accessdate=2006-04-17
] In 2008, he was a candidate for the Oregon House of Representatives in the state's 24th district which includes McMinnville, but was defeated in the primary by Jim Weidner.cite web|title=Kroger defeats Macpherson for attorney general|date=2008-05-21|accessdate=2008-05-22|last=Green|first=Ashbel S|url=http://www.oregonlive.com/politics/oregonian/index.ssf?/base/news/1211351121118860.xml&coll=7&thispage=2]

Political family

Bunn's family includes other notable public figures, such as his brother Stan Bunn, a former Oregon Superintendent of Public Instruction. Another brother, Tom Bunn, is a former Yamhill County commissioner.cite news|last=Wong|first=Peter|date=2008-03-20|accessdate=2008-04-21|title=Bunn seeks return to state Legislature|work=Statesman-Journal]

References

External links

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