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 "Kit" Bond (March 6, 1939 – May 13, 2025) was an American politician. He was the United States Senator from Missouri and a member of the Republican Party. Before his career in the U.S. Senate, Bond served two non-consecutive terms as Governor of Missouri, from 1973 to 1977 and from 1981 to 1985. He was previously State Auditor of Missouri from 1971 to 1973.
Bond was born on March 6, 1939 in St. Louis, Missouri. In 1960 he graduated from Princeton University. He received a law degree from the University of Virginia School of Law. He was married to Linda Bond.
Bond died in St. Louis on May 13, 2025, at the age of 86.
