Editing David Bonior (section)

{{short description|American politician (born 1945)}}
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{{Infobox officeholder
| name                = David Bonior
| image               = DavidEBonior.jpg
| caption             = Bonior in 2004
| office              = [[Party leaders of the United States House of Representatives|House Minority Whip]]
| leader              = [[Dick Gephardt]]
| term_start          = January 3, 1995
| term_end            = January 3, 2002
| predecessor         = [[Newt Gingrich]]
| successor           = [[Nancy Pelosi]]
| office1             = [[Party leaders of the United States House of Representatives|House Majority Whip]]
| leader1             = [[Tom Foley]]
| term_start1         = September 11, 1991
| term_end1           = January 3, 1995
| predecessor1        = [[William H. Gray III]]
| successor1          = [[Tom DeLay]]
| office2             = [[Party leaders of the United States House of Representatives|House Democratic Chief Deputy Whip]]
| leader2             = [[Jim Wright]]<br>[[Tom Foley]]
| term_start2         = January 3, 1987
| term_end2           = September 11, 1991
| predecessor2        = [[William Vollie Alexander Jr.|Bill Alexander]]
| successor2          = [[Butler Derrick]]<br>[[Barbara Kennelly]]<br>[[John Lewis]]
| state3              = [[Michigan]]
| term_start3         = January 3, 1977
| term_end3           = January 3, 2003
| predecessor3        = [[James G. O'Hara]]
| successor3          = [[Candice Miller]]
| constituency3       = {{ushr|MI|12|12th district}} (1977–1993)<br>{{ushr|MI|10|10th district}} (1993–2003)
| state_house4        = Michigan
| district4           = [[Michigan's 75th House of Representatives district|75th]]
| term_start4         = 1973
| term_end4           = 1977
| predecessor4        = David M. Serotkin
| successor4          = David H. Evans
| birth_name          = David Edward Bonior
| birth_date          = {{birth date and age|1945|6|6}}
| birth_place         = [[Detroit]], [[Michigan]], U.S.
| death_date          = 
| death_place         = 
| party               = [[Democratic Party (United States)|Democratic]]
| spouse              = Judy Bonior
| education           = [[University of Iowa]] ([[Bachelor of Arts|BA]])<br>[[Chapman University]] ([[Master of Arts|MA]])
| allegiance          = {{flag|United States}}
| branch              = {{flag|United States Air Force}}
| serviceyears        = 1968–1972
| rank                = [[Staff sergeant|Staff Sergeant]]
| module              = {{Listen|pos=center|embed=yes|filename=House Minority Whip David Bonior on the Death of Rep. George Crockett Jr.ogg|title=David Bonior's voice|type=speech|description=David Bonior on the death of his former House colleague, [[George Crockett Jr.]]<br>Recorded September 9, 1997}}
| otherparty          = [[Democratic Socialists of America]]
}}
'''David Edward Bonior''' (born June 6, 1945) is an [[Politics of the United States|American politician]] from the U.S. state of [[Michigan]]. First elected to the [[U.S. House of Representatives]] in 1976, Bonior served as [[Party whips of the United States House of Representatives|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.

During his tenure in office, Bonior was the public face of [[Democratic Party (United States)|Democratic]] opposition to the [[North American Free Trade Agreement]] (NAFTA),<ref>Akers, Mary Ann. [http://blog.washingtonpost.com/sleuth/2008/01/where_are_they_now_david_bonio.html Where Are They Now? David Bonior, Bill Clinton] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20081010214340/http://blog.washingtonpost.com/sleuth/2008/01/where_are_they_now_david_bonio.html |date=October 10, 2008 }} washingtonpost.com ''The Sleuth.'' 2008-01-16. Retrieved 2008-08-08.</ref> and was known for his tenacity in opposing Republican [[Speaker of the United States House of Representatives|Speaker of the House]] [[Newt Gingrich]], against whom Bonior filed more than seventy-five ethics charges.<ref>[http://www.cnn.com/ALLPOLITICS/1997/gen/resources/players/bonior/ ''CNN-Time'' All Politics. Players: David A. (sic.) Bonior], 1997-03-03. Retrieved 2008-08-08.</ref>