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Roger F. Wicker
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Republican
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U.S. Senator
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Of MISSISSIPPI
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Biographical
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BIO INFORMATION
Senate Years of Service: 2007- Party: Republican
WICKER, Roger F., a Representative and a Senator from Mississippi; born in Pontotoc,
Pontotoc County, Miss., July 5, 1951; graduated Pontotoc High School, Pontotoc,
Miss., 1969; B.A., University of Mississippi, University, Miss., 1973; J.D.,
University of Mississippi, University, Miss. 1975; Air Force Reserve Officer
Training Corps; United States Air Force 1976-1980; United States Air Force
Reserve 1980-2003; staff for United States Representative Trent Lott of
Mississippi, House Committee on Rules 1980-1982; Tupelo, Miss., judge pro tem;
Lee County, Miss., public defender 1984-1987; member of the Mississippi state
senate 1988-1994; elected as a Republican to the One Hundred Fourth and to the
six succeeding Congresses (January 3, 1995-December 31, 2007); resigned on
December 31, 2007, to accept appointment to the Senate; appointed to the U.S.
Senate on December 31, 2007, to fill the seat left vacant by the resignation of
Chester Trent Lott; took oath of office as U.S. senator on December 31, 2007;
elected in 2008 in a special election for the term ending January 3, 2013.
Source:bioguide.congress.gov
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Congress carrier
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U.S. Senator
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2007
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2012
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Mississippi
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U.S. Representative
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1995
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2007
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Mississippi
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Committees
Senate Commission on Security and Cooperation in Europe
Senate Committee on Armed Services
Airland
SeaPower Ranking Member
Strategic Forces
Senate Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs
Economic Policy
Housing, Transportation and Community Development
Securities, Insurance and Investment
Senate Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation
Aviation Operations, Safety, and Security
Communications, Technology, and the Internet
Consumer Protection, Product Safety, and Insurance
Oceans, Atmosphere, Fisheries, and Coast Guard
Science and Space
Surface Transportation and Merchant Marine Infrastructure, Safety, and Security Ranking Member
Senate Committee on Veterans' Affairs
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