He served in the United States Air Force during the peak of the Vietnam War from 1968 to 1972, though not in Vietnam. from Chapman College in Orange, California, in 1972. from the University of Iowa, where he also played football and became a member of the Iowa Beta chapter of Sigma Alpha Epsilon fraternity, in 1967. He graduated from Notre Dame High School in Harper Woods, Michigan, in 1963, where he excelled in sports. He traces his family history from Ukraine and Poland. Early life īonior was born in Detroit, Michigan, the son of Irene (Gavreluk) and Edward Bonior. House of Representatives in 1976, Bonior served as Democratic whip in the House from 1991 to 2002, during which time Democrats were in both the majority (1991–1995) and minority (1995–2002), making Bonior the third and second highest-ranking Democrat in the House, respectively.ĭuring his tenure in office, Bonior was the public face of Democratic opposition to the North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA), and was known for his tenacity in opposing Republican Speaker of the House Newt Gingrich, against whom Bonior filed more than seventy-five ethics charges. David Edward Bonior (born June 6, 1945) is an American politician from the U.S.
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