Rep. Roger Wicker (Republican - Mississippi, 1st) Appointed to U.S. Senate

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Birthday: 07/05/1951

Religion: Southern Baptist

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.

 

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