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 changed the skyline of Kansas City, championing construction or reconstruction of Union Station, The World War I Museum, 18th & Vine and bridge that bears his name.

Bond had a major impact on Missouri Republicans, winning back the governorship in 1972 and sowing the seeds for the GOP's current dominance.