As Chairman of the Committee on Small Business, Bond has worked to ease the many government burdens placed on our nation's small businesses. In 1996, Bond crafted and passed the Red Tape Reduction Act, which reduces red tape for small business owners and gives them greater say over government regulations. In order to protect Missouri jobs and promote economic development, Bond has worked for many years to link all regions of the state into a modern transportation network that will provide the same kinds of full access to markets that the coasts enjoy. This vision of a modern, safe road system has fueled Bond's fight for Missouri's fair share of highway dollars. Bond's past efforts have increased Missouri's share of highway dollars by hundreds of millions, and he continues to fight for an increased share to improve upon and expand Missouri highways.
Bond has extensive experience in state government.
He was twice elected as Governor of Missouri, in 1980 and 1972. Previously, he was elected State Auditor in 1970, after serving a year as Assistant Attorney General. Bond received his law degree from the University of Virginia in 1963 and was first in his class. He received his bachelor's degree from Princeton University in 1960, graduating cum laude from the Woodrow Wilson School of Public and International Affairs. The National Republican Senatorial Committee does not endorse nor is responsible for the content of third party web sites, links to them, or links from them.