In 1994, he was elected to the United States House of Representatives, representing . During his one term in the House from 1995 to 1997, Bunn divorced his wife of 17 years, with whom he had five children, and married Sonja Skurdal, an aide in his congressional office whom he made his chief of staff.
In 1994, Bunn was elected to the United States House of Representatives, representing . During his single term in the House from 1995 to 1997, Bunn divorced his wife of 17 years, with whom he had five children, and married Sonja Skurdal, an aide in his congressional office who became his chief of staff.