High Quality Content by WIKIPEDIA articles! James Whitney Dunn (born July 21, 1943) is a politician and businessman in the U.S. state of Michigan. He served in the U.S. House of Representatives from 1981 to 1983 before unsuccessfully seeking reelection. He also sought election to the United States Senate, losing to Democratic incumbent Carl Levin. He again ran for Senate in 1988, but was defeated by Democratic incumbent Donald W. Riegle, Jr.. He sought another term in the U.S. House in 1990, but lost in the primary to fellow Republican Dave Camp.