Roger Wicker
Roger Frederick Wicker (born July 5, 1951 in Pontotoc, Mississippi, United States) is a senior United States Senator from Mississippi. He took over Mississippi's first congressional district soon after Jamie L. Whitten's death in 1995.
Roger Wicker | |
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United States Senator from Mississippi | |
Assumed office December 31, 2007 Serving with Cindy Hyde-Smith | |
Preceded by | Trent Lott |
Ranking Member of the Senate Commerce Committee | |
Assumed office February 3, 2021 | |
Preceded by | Maria Cantwell |
Chair of the Senate Commerce Committee | |
In office January 3, 2019 – February 3, 2021 | |
Preceded by | John Thune |
Succeeded by | Maria Cantwell |
Chair of the National Republican Senatorial Committee | |
In office January 3, 2015 – January 3, 2017 | |
Leader | Mitch McConnell |
Preceded by | Jerry Moran |
Succeeded by | Cory Gardner |
Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Mississippi's 1st district | |
In office January 3, 1995 – December 31, 2007 | |
Preceded by | Jamie Whitten |
Succeeded by | Travis Childers |
Member of the Mississippi Senate from the 6th district | |
In office January 5, 1988 – January 3, 1995 | |
Preceded by | Constituency established |
Succeeded by | Alan Nunnelee |
Personal details | |
Born | Roger Frederick Wicker July 5, 1951 Pontotoc, Mississippi, U.S.[1] |
Political party | Republican |
Spouse(s) | Gayle Long (m. 1975) |
Children | 3 |
Education | University of Mississippi (BA, JD) |
Website | Senate website |
Military service | |
Allegiance | United States |
Branch/service | United States Air Force |
Years of service | 1976–2004 |
Rank | Lieutenant colonel |
Unit | Air Force Judge Advocate General's Corps |
Roger Wicker Media
- U.S. Senator Roger Wicker Speaks at Meridian International Center Summit 2018.jpg
U.S. Senator Roger Wicker Speaks at Meridian International Center Summit 2018
Supreme Court nominee Judge Amy Coney Barrett and U.S. Senator Roger Wicker.
References
Other websites
- Media related to Roger Wicker at Wikimedia Commons
- Official U.S. Senate Site