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 earlier was the youngest person in his state to serve as governor,

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, died Tuesday. He was 86.

Former Missouri governor and U.S. Senator Kit Bond has died at 86. Bond served two terms as governor and represented Missouri in the Senate for over two decades, leaving a lasting impact on the state.