Background
Bonner, Dennis was born on March 14, 1964 in Springfield, Missouri, United States.
Bonner, Dennis was born on March 14, 1964 in Springfield, Missouri, United States.
Bachelor, University Missouri, 1992. Master of Arts, University Missouri, 1994. Student, University Missouri.
Immediately branded a "renegade," Dennis Bonner was expelled from the Democratic Caucus in February 1995 just one month after being sworn in, for refusing to vote for an unprecedented eighth term for Speaker of the House Bob F. Griffin. "He"s got to go," Bonner said. "Under Bob Griffin"s style of government, the caucus is his circus.
lieutenant"s not an open body where you can discuss issues.
He never will be challenged." Mr. Griffin later pleaded guilty to Federal corruption charges in 1998, and his sentence was commuted by United States. President Bill Clinton in 2001.
Republican He was the primary sponsor of "Jake"s Law", passed into law in 2001, which requires warrant checks on all individuals being released from jail.
From his 1998 legislator"s biography: "Republican Bonner is a 1982 graduate of William Chrisman High School in Independence.
He received a bachelor of arts degree in history in 1992 from the University of Missouri–Kansas City, and a master"s degree in public administration in 1994 from the Bloch School of Business, also at the University of Missouri–Kansas City. Mr. Bonner received a Juris Doctorate law degree from the University of Missouri-Kansas City School of Law in 2001.
With his district and constituents mainly in Independence, Missouri and parts of Kansas City, Missouri and adjoining communities, Mr. Bonner"s tenure as legislator was marked by his "bucking the tide" and voting or speaking his conscience and the voice of his constituency even when in opposition to the party"s leadership in the state"s Capitol, Jefferson City, Missouri.
Bonner later served as Chairman of the House Appropriations Committee for General Administration, as Vice-Chairman of the Commerce Committee, and was a member of the House Budget Committee.. He is a United States. Army veteran, and served as a member of the Missouri Army National Guard, holding the rank of Sergeant First Class (East-7)..".