Christopher “Kit” Bond, a Republican who brought billions of dollars in federal funding to Missouri during his four terms in the U.S. Senate and who was state’s the youngest person to be governor, ...

Bond, who was Missouri ... governor since 1945 when he was elected in 1972, and who went on to serve four terms in the U.S. Senate, died on Tuesday in St. Louis. He was 86.

Former Missouri governor and U.S. Sen. Kit Bond, the youngest person ever elected to the state’s highest office, died Tuesday. He was 86. Bond was ... elections to the Senate starting in 1986.

"Kit Bond was a skilled statesman, public servant, and a man who truly loved Missouri," Missouri Governor Mike Kehoe wrote.

Missouri Gov. Mike Kehoe announced the death of a former governor and U.S. senator on Tuesday. Kehoe's office announced that Christopher S. "Kit" Bond died on Tuesday at the age of 86. Bond served ...

died Tueday at age 86. Bond is seen here giving a Memorial Day address at the Liberty Memorial Star file photo Christopher “Kit” Bond, a former Missouri governor and U.S. Senator who ...

Missouri Gov. Mike Kehoe announced the death of a former governor and U.S. senator on Tuesday. Kehoe's office announced that Christopher S. "Kit" Bond died on May 13, 2025, at the age of 86.

Former U.S. Sens. Kit Bond ... career at the top of Missouri politics saw him rise from state auditor to governor to four-term U.S. senator, died Tuesday. He was 86. Bond’s political career ...

COLUMBIA — Former Missouri governor and U.S. senator Christopher S. “Kit” Bond died in St. Louis on Tuesday, according to a statement released from Gov. Mike Kehoe. Bond was 86 years old.

He served from 1987 to 2011. Former U.S. senator and Missouri governor Christopher S. "Kit" Bond died May 13 at age 86. Bond spent 40 years in public service and was known as a "favorite son" of ...