LegiStorm

Biographical

Family:

Press Releases

Education

• University of Mississippi School of Law - JD (1975)

• University of Mississippi (Oxford) - BA, journalism and political science (1973)

  Activities and notes: Student body president

• Pontotoc (Miss.) High School - Diploma (1969)

Office History

Election Results

• 2019 (Nov. 6, 2018 election)

  U.S. Senate Seat for Mississippi (Class 1)
  Roger Frederick Wicker, 58.49%

  Republican
  David Baria, 39.47%

  Democrat
  Danny Bedwell, 1.39%

  Libertarian

• 2013 (Nov. 6, 2012 election)

  U.S. Senate Seat for Mississippi (Class 1)
  Roger Frederick Wicker, 57.16%

  Republican
  Albert N. Gore Jr., 40.55%

  Democrat
  Thomas Cramer, 1.23%

  Constitution
  Shawn O'Hara, 1.06%

  Reform Party

• 2007 (Nov. 7, 2006 election)

  1st Congressional District of Mississippi
  Roger Frederick Wicker, 65.92%

  Republican
  James K Ken Hurt, 34.08%

  Democrat

• 2005 (Nov. 2, 2004 election)

  1st Congressional District of Mississippi
  Roger Frederick Wicker, 79.01%

  Republican
  Barbara Dale Washer, 20.99%

  Reform Party

• 2003 (Nov. 5, 2002 election)

  1st Congressional District of Mississippi
  Roger Frederick Wicker, 71.43%

  Republican
  Rex N Weathers, 24.20%

  Democrat
  Brenda Blackburn, 2.60%

  Reform Party
  Harold M Taylor, 1.77%

  Libertarian

• 2001 (Nov. 7, 2000 election)

  1st Congressional District of Mississippi
  Roger Frederick Wicker, 69.83%

  Republican
  Joe T Joey Grist Jr, 28.59%

  Democrat
  Chris Lawrence, 1.58%

  Libertarian

• 1999 (Nov. 3, 1998 election)

  1st Congressional District of Mississippi
  Roger Frederick Wicker, 67.19%

  Republican
  Rex Weathers, 30.64%

  Democrat
  John Andy Rouse, 2.17%

  Libertarian

• 1997 (Nov. 5, 1996 election)

  1st Congressional District of Mississippi
  Roger Frederick Wicker, 67.62%

  Republican
  Henry Boyd Jr, 30.61%

  Democrat
  John A Andy Rouse, 1.25%

  Libertarian

• 1995 (Nov. 8, 1994 election)

  1st Congressional District of Mississippi
  Roger Frederick Wicker, 63.06%

  Republican
  William R. Wheeler Jr. (Bill), 36.94%

  Democrat

Employment History

• Lee County, Miss. (1984-1987)

  Public Defender

Associated Organizations

• Boy Scouts of America

• John C. Stennis Center for Public Service Leadership

  Trustee

• U.S. Merchant Marine Academy (2014-)

  Ex Officio Member, Congressional Board of Visitors

• First Baptist Church of Tupelo (Miss.)

  Sings in choir

• Wicker for Senate (Mississippi)

• Responsibility and Freedom Work PAC

• National Republican Senatorial Committee (2015-2017)

  Chair

Awards

• Freedoms Award (National Religious Broadcasters) (Sept. 2022)

• Hero of Main Street (National Retail Federation) (July 2022)

• Congressional Champion Award (Global Health Technologies Coalition) (Dec. 2021)

• Friend of Adoption Award (National Council for Adoption) (Nov. 2021)

• Maritime Champion Award (National Association of Waterfront Employers) (Oct. 2021)

• Patrick Moynihan Award for Congressional Service (Woodrow Wilson International Center for Scholars) (Sept. 2021)

• Golden Plow (American Farm Bureau Federation) (March 2021)

• National Service Hall of Fame (Voices for National Service) (2021)

• Friend of Farm Bureau Award (American Farm Bureau Federation) (Oct. 2020)

• Spirit of Enterprise Award (U.S. Chamber of Commerce) (Sept. 2019)

• Spirit of Enterprise Award (U.S. Chamber of Commerce) (April 2019)

• National Park Heritage Award (National Parks Conservation Association) (April 2019)

• Legislator of the Year Award (Agricultural Retailers Association) (Feb. 2019)

• Congressional Service Award (Voices for National Service) (2019)

• Distinguished Community Health Champion (National Association of Community Health Centers Inc.) (2019)

• Guardian of Small Business (National Federation of Independent Business Inc.) (Nov. 2018)

• Recognition for Military Service (U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs) (Nov. 2018)

• Guardian of Seniors' Rights Award (60 Plus Association) (July 2018)

• Excellence in Cybersecurity Award (CompTIA Inc.) (June 2018)

• Maritime Leadership Award (Shipbuilders Council of America Inc.) (May 24, 2018)

• Conservative Achievement Award (American Conservative Union) (April 2018)

• Spirit of Enterprise Award (U.S. Chamber of Commerce) (March 2018)

• True Blue Award (Family Research Council Action) (Feb. 2018)

• Community Health Congressional Awards (National Association of Community Health Centers Inc.) (2018)

• Freedom to Fly Award (Aircraft Owners and Pilots Association) (Dec. 2017)

• Eagle Award (Associated Builders and Contractors Inc.) (Oct. 2017)

• Manufacturing Legislative Excellence Award (National Association of Manufacturers) (June 21, 2017)

• Spirit of Enterprise Award (U.S. Chamber of Commerce) (March 2017)

• Distinguished Community Health Champion Award (National Association of Community Health Centers Inc.) (2017)

• Manufacturing Legislative Excellence Award (National Association of Manufacturers) (Oct. 2016)

• Salute to Congress Award (International Propeller Club of the United States) (May 2016)

• Golden Spike Award (National Association of Railroad Passengers) (April 13, 2016)

• Truck Safety Coalition Leadership Award (Truck Safety Coalition) (Oct. 20, 2015)

• National Distinguished Advocacy Award (​American Cancer Society Cancer Action Network Inc.) (Sept. 2015)

• Hero of Main Street (National Retail Federation) (July 2015)

• Outstanding National Service Advocacy Award (Voices for National Service) (2014)

• Manufacturing Legislative Excellence Award (National Association of Manufacturers) (Oct. 2012)

Military History

• U.S. Air Force Reserve (1980-2004)

  Lieutenant Colonel

• U.S. Air Force (1976-1980)

  Judge Advocate

Official Signature

Contact Information

• Email, member official contact form

Office Addresses:

Main Office:

Address:	425 Russell Senate Office Building Washington, DC 20510
Phone:	202-224-6253

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Privately Financed Travel

28 trips taken between 2002 - 2023 costing $218,781

See map of trips

Personal Financial Disclosures

Disclosures as a member:

Foreign Gifts

• 5/5/2012-5/6/2012: Framed African textile from Ivory Coast ($200.00)
• 12/19/2012: Chivas Brothers scotch whiskey from Pakistan ($135.00)
• 5/27/2009: Transportation within Montenegro and lunch from Montenegro

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Congressional Staff

Committees

• Commission on Security and Cooperation in Europe, Ranking Member
• Senate Armed Services Committee, Ranking Member
Senate Armed Services Committee Airland Subcommittee, Ex Officio
Senate Armed Services Committee Cybersecurity Subcommittee, Ex Officio
Senate Armed Services Committee Emerging Threats and Capabilities Subcommittee, Ex Officio
Senate Armed Services Committee Personnel Subcommittee, Ex Officio
Senate Armed Services Committee Readiness and Management Support Subcommittee, Ex Officio
Senate Armed Services Committee Seapower Subcommittee, Ex Officio
Senate Armed Services Committee Strategic Forces Subcommittee, Ex Officio
• Senate Commerce, Science and Transportation Committee
Senate Commerce, Science and Transportation Committee Aviation Safety, Operations and Innovation Subcommittee
Senate Commerce, Science and Transportation Committee Communications, Media and Broadband Subcommittee
Senate Commerce, Science and Transportation Committee Oceans, Fisheries, Climate Change and Manufacturing Subcommittee
Senate Commerce, Science and Transportation Committee Surface Transportation, Maritime, Freight and Ports Subcommittee
• Senate Environment and Public Works Committee
Senate Environment and Public Works Committee Chemical Safety, Waste Management, Environmental Justice and Regulatory Oversight Subcommittee
Senate Environment and Public Works Committee Clean Air, Climate and Nuclear Safety Subcommittee
Senate Environment and Public Works Committee Transportation and Infrastructure Subcommittee
• Senate Rules and Administration Committee
• Senate Select Committee on Intelligence, Ex Officio

Caucuses

• Bipartisan Congressional Task Force on Alzheimer's Disease
• Congressional America 250 Caucus
• Congressional Boating Caucus, Co-Chair
• Congressional Caucus on U.S.-Turkey Relations and Turkish Americans
• Congressional Coalition for Autism Research and Education
• Congressional Coalition on Adoption
• Congressional Farmer's Cooperative Caucus
• Congressional Fire Services Caucus
• Congressional Heart and Stroke Coalition
• Congressional Military Veterans Caucus
• Congressional Mississippi River Caucus
• Congressional Multiple Sclerosis Caucus
• Congressional Ohio River Basin Caucus
• Congressional Spina Bifida Caucus
• Congressional Sportsmen's Caucus
• Congressional Telehealth Caucus
• Congressional Veterans Jobs Caucus
• Free Belarus Caucus, Co-Chair and Co-Founder
• International Conservation Caucus
• Rare Disease Caucus, Co-Chair
• Senate 4-H Caucus
• Senate Air Force Caucus
• Senate Army Caucus
• Senate Baltic Freedom Caucus
• Senate Bipartisan Task Force for Combating Anti-Semitism
• Senate Caucus on Foster Youth
• Senate Chicken Caucus, Co-Chair
• Senate Coast Guard Caucus, Honorary Co-Chair
• Senate Community College Caucus, Chair
• Senate Community Development Finance Caucus
• Senate Community Pharmacy Caucus
• Senate Cultural Caucus
• Senate General Aviation Caucus
• Senate India Caucus
• Senate Law Enforcement Caucus
• Senate Malaria and Neglected Tropical Diseases Caucus, Co-Chair
• Senate Manufactured Housing Caucus
• Senate National Guard Caucus
• Senate National Institutes of Health Caucus
• Senate Navy Caucus, Co-Chair
• Senate Nursing Caucus, Co-Chair
• Senate Oceans Caucus
• Senate Paper and Packaging Caucus
• Senate Pro-Life Caucus
• Senate Recreational Vehicle Caucus
• Senate Republican Conference
• Senate Special Operations Forces Caucus
• Senate STEM Education and Workforce Caucus
• Senate Taiwan Caucus
• Senate Ukraine Caucus, Co-Chair
• Senate Veterinary Medicine Caucus
• Senate Whistleblower Protection Caucus
• United Service Organizations Congressional Caucus, Co-Chair
• Voices for National Service

Caught Our Eye

• Sen. Wicker LA moves to Koch-funded AFP

  Posted by Keturah Hetrick on Aug. 25, 2023
  A staffer to Sen. Roger Wicker (R-Miss.) has traded the Hill for a Koch brothers' lobbying group. read more

• Sen. Wicker LA heads to health-care lobbying team

  Posted by Keturah Hetrick on July 18, 2022
  A GOP Senate staffer has moved to the Consumer Healthcare Products Association's lobbying team after eight years on the Hill. read more

• Walgreens adds GOP Senate aide

  Posted by Keturah Hetrick on Feb. 11, 2020
  For one GOP Senate aide, a new job with Walgreen Co. was just what the doctor ordered. read more

• Telecommunications lobbyist takes Senate subcommittee job

  Posted by Jenna Ebersole on Feb. 27, 2015
  A telecommunications lobbyist has returned to the Senate for a legislative assistant position on the Commerce, Science and Transportation Committee's Communications, Technology, Innovation and the Internet Subcommittee under Sen. Roger Wicker (R-Miss.). read more

• Posted by Garrett Snedeker on May 4, 2012
  One Sen. Roger Wicker (R-Miss.) aide got a call up to the big leagues in 2012; just not the call he once hoped for. read more

• Sen. Wicker keeps aide on staff after strip club arrest

  Posted by LegiStorm on Dec. 8, 2011
  An aide to Sen. Roger Wicker (R-Miss.) is staying employed there after charges were dropped following his recent arrest on running an illegal strip club in Jackson, Miss., a spokesman for his office told Caught Our Eye. read more

• Posted by Jock Friedly on Dec. 7, 2011
  An aide to Sen. Roger Wicker (R-Miss.) is staying employed there after charges were dropped following his recent arrest on running an illegal strip club in Jackson, Miss., a spokesman for his office told Caught Our Eye. read more