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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.jpg) Wicker in 2025 | |
| 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 5 July 1951 (aged 74) 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
Roger Wicker's official congressional photo in 1995.
Official portrait of Wicker as U.S. Representative in the 2000s
Wicker with Cindy Hyde-Smith of Mississippi in the Dirksen Senate Office building.
Wicker with Supreme Court nominee Judge Brett Kavanaugh
Wicker with Supreme Court nominee Judge Amy Coney Barrett
Wicker and Deb Fischer of Nebraska with Philippine President Bongbong Marcos in Manila, 2025
References
Other websites
Media related to Roger Wicker at Wikimedia Commons- Official U.S. Senate Site
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