14 Facts About Tom Bunn

Thomas Bunn was born about 1959 in Yamhill County, Oregon, to Ben and Viola Bunn.

Tom Bunn grew up on the family farm near Dayton along the Yamhill River.

Tom Bunn graduated from Dayton High School and went on to college.

Tom Bunn attended Northwest Nazarene College in Nampa, Idaho, where he was in the Army Reserve Officer Training Corps.

Tom Bunn graduated with a bachelor of arts degree with a focus in business from the school.

Tom Bunn attended, but did not graduate from, Northwestern California University School of Law, a correspondence law school.

Tom Bunn married Lona about 1980 and they had six children; Mark, Thomas, Ukiah, Seth, McKenzie and Peter.

Tom Bunn farmed on the family farm near Dayton, and in 1994 began working for the Yamhill County Jail.

Tom Bunn then served as mayor of the city from 1987 to 1988.

Brother Jim was already serving in the Senate, so there were three Tom Bunn brothers serving in the Oregon Legislative Assembly simultaneously.

Tom Bunn remained only until 1993 as the primary elections had already determined the candidates for the November election when he was appointed.

Tom Bunn at one time was a judge for the Yamhill Municipal Court.

Tom Bunn won re-election to a second four-year term on the commission.

Tom Bunn recused himself from the interviewing process, but voted to break a tie on the commission to appoint his brother after receiving advice from the county attorney that it would not be inappropriate.