Congressional Directory for the 108th Congress (2003-2004), November 2003.
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[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]


                               MISSISSIPPI

                      (Population 2000, 2,844,658)

                                SENATORS

    THAD COCHRAN, Republican, of Jackson, MS; born in Pontotoc, MS, 
December 7, 1937; education: B.A., University of Mississippi, 1959; 
J.D., University of Mississippi Law School, 1965; received a Rotary 
Foundation Fellowship and studied international law and jurisprudence at 
Trinity College, University of Dublin, Ireland, 1963-64; military 
service: served in U.S. Navy, 1959-61; employment: admitted to 
Mississippi bar in 1965; board of directors, Jackson Rotary Club, 1970-
71; Outstanding Young Man of the Year Award, Junior Chamber of Commerce 
in Mississippi, 1971; president, young lawyers section of Mississippi 
State bar, 1972-73; married: the former Rose Clayton of New Albany, MS, 
1964; two children and a grandson; elected to the 93rd Congress, 
November 7, 1972; reelected to 94th and 95th Congresses; elected to the 
U.S. Senate, November 7, 1978, for the six-year term beginning January 
3, 1979; subsequently appointed by the governor, December 27, 1978, to 
fill the vacancy caused by the resignation of Senator James O. Eastland; 
reelected to each subsequent Senate term; chairman of the Senate 
Republican Conference, 1990-96; committees: Appropriations; chairman, 
Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry; Rules and Administration; Joint 
Committee on the Library of Congress; Joint Committee on Printing; co-
chairman, National Security Working Group.


                  Office Listings
 
                        http://cochran.senate.gov
 
113 Dirksen Senate Office Building, Washington, DC        (202) 224-5054
 20510.................................................
  Chief of Staff.--Mark E. Keenum.
  Legislative Director.--Clayton Heil.
  Office Manager.--Fred Pagan.
  Scheduler.--Doris Wagley.
188 East Capitol Street, Suite 614, Jackson, MS 39201..   (601) 965-4459
P.O. Box 1434, Oxford, MS 38655........................   (601) 236-1018
14094 Customs Boulevard, Suite 201, Gulfport, MS 39503.   (228) 867-9710
 


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    TRENT LOTT, Republican, of Pascagoula, MS; born on October 9, 1941, 
in Grenada, MS; son of Chester P. and Iona (Watson) Lott; University of 
Mississippi, B.P.A., 1963, J.D., 1967; served as field representative 
for the University of Mississippi, 1963-65; acting Law Alumni Secretary 
of the Ole Miss Alumni Association, 1966-67; practiced law in Pascagoula 
in 1967 with Bryan and Gordon law firm; administrative assistant to 
Congressman William M. Colmer, 1968-72; member: Sigma Nu social 
fraternity, Phi Alpha Delta legal fraternity, Jackson County Bar 
Association, American Bar Association, the Masons, First Baptist Church 
of Pascagoula; married Patricia E. Thompson of Pascagoula, 1964; two 
children: Chester T., Jr. and Tyler Elizabeth; elected to the 93rd 
Congress, November 7, 1972; reelected to each succeeding Congress; 
member, Judiciary Committee, Merchant Marine and Fisheries, 93rd 
Congress; Committee on Rules and Post Office and Civil Service 
Committee, 94th and 95th Congresses; chairman, House Republican Research 
Committee, 96th Congress; House Republican Whip, Committee on Rules, 
97th-100th Congresses; member, Committee on Small Business, 101st 
Congress; member, Committee on Budget, 102nd Congress; chairman, 
Republican Committee on Committees, 102nd Congress; member, Committee on 
Energy and Natural Resources, Joint Committee on the Reorganization of 
Congress, Secretary of Republican Conference, 103rd Congress; member, 
Committee on Ethics, 101st and 102nd Congresses; member, Committee on 
Armed Services, Committee on Commerce, Science and Transportation, 
101st-103rd Congresses; elected to the U.S. Senate on November 8, 1988; 
reelected in 1994 and 2000; Senate Republican Whip, 1995-1996; Senate 
Republican Leader, 1996-2003; committees: Commerce, Science, and 
Transportation (chairman of Aviation Subcommittee); Finance; chairman, 
Rules and Administration; 
Select Committee on Intelligence; Joint Committee on the Library of 
Congress.


                  Office Listings
 
                         http://lott.senate.gov
 
487 Russell Senate Office Building, Washington, DC        (202) 224-6253
 20510.................................................
  Chief of Staff.--William Gottshall.                      FAX: 224-2262
  Scheduler.--Hardy Lott.
  Press Secretary.--Lee Youngblood.
  Legislative Director.--Jim Sartucci.
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245 East Capitol Street, Suite 226, Jackson, MS 39201..   (601) 965-4644
3100 South Pascagoula Street, Pascagoula, MS 39567.....   (228) 762-5400
1 Government Plaza, Suite 428, Gulfport, MS 39502......   (228) 863-1988
911 Jackson Avenue, Suite 127, Oxford, MS 38655........   (662) 234-3774
200 East Washington Street, Suite 145, Greenwood, MS      (662) 453-5681
 38930.................................................
 


                             REPRESENTATIVES

                             FIRST DISTRICT

    ROGER F. WICKER, Republican, of Tupelo, MS; born in Pontotoc, MS, 
July 5, 1951; education: graduated, Pontotoc High School; University of 
Mississippi: B.A., 1973, J.D., 1975; president, Associated Student Body, 
1972-73; Mississippi Law Journal, 1973-75; Air Force ROTC; U.S. Air 
Force, 1976-80; lieutenant colonel, U.S. Air Force Reserve, 1980-
present; U.S. House of Representatives Rules Committee staff for 
Representative Trent Lott, 1980-82; private law practice, 1982-94; Lee 
County Public Defender, 1984-87; Tupelo City Judge pro tempore, 1986-87; 
Mississippi State Senate, 1988-94, chairman: Elections Committee (1992), 
Public Health and Welfare Committee (1993); member: Lions Club; 
University of Mississippi Hall of Fame; Sigma Nu Fraternity; Omicron 
Delta Kappa; Phi Delta Phi; religion: deacon, adult choir, of the First 
Baptist Church, Tupelo, MS; married: Gayle Long Wicker; children: 
Margaret, Caroline and McDaniel; committees: Appropriations; Budget; 
deputy majority whip; Republican Policy Committee; elected to the 104th 
Congress, November 8, 1994; president, Republican freshman class, 1995; 
reelected to each succeeding Congress.


                  Office Listings
 
                       http://www.house.gov/wicker
 
2455 Rayburn House Office Building, Washington, DC        (202) 225-4306
 20515.................................................
  Chief of Staff.--John Keast.
500 West Main Street, Suite 210, P.O. Box 1482, Tupelo,   (662) 844-5437
 MS 38802..............................................
  Administrative Assistant / Press Secretary.--Kyle
   Steward.
8700 Northwest Drive, Suite 102, P.O. Box 70,             (662) 342-3942
 Southaven, MS 38671...................................
1360 Sunset Drive, Suite 2, Grenada, MS 38901..........   (662) 294-1321
523 Main Street, Columbus, MS 39701....................   (662) 327-0748
 

Counties: Alcorn, Benton, Calhoun, Chickasaw, Choctaw, Clay, DeSoto, 
        Grenada, Ittawamba, Lafayette, Lee, Lowndes, Marshall, Monroe, 
        Panola, Pontotoc, Prentiss, Tate, Tippah, Tishomingo, Union, 
        Webster (part), Winston (part), Yalobusha. Population (2000), 
        711,160.
ZIP Codes: 38601-03, 38606, 38610-11, 38618-21, 38625, 38627, 38629, 
        38632-35, 38637-38, 38641-42, 38647, 38649-52, 38654-55, 38658-
        59, 38661, 38663, 38665-66, 38668, 38670-74, 38677, 38679-80, 
        38683, 38685-86, 38801-04, 38820-21, 38824-29, 38833-35, 38838-
        39, 38841, 38843-44, 38846-52, 38854-60, 38862-66, 38868-71, 
        38873-80, 38901-02, 38913-16, 38920, 38922, 38925-27, 38929, 
        38940, 38948-49, 38951, 38953, 38955, 38960-61, 38965, 39108, 
        39339, 39701-05, 39710, 39730, 39735-37, 39740-41, 39743-46, 
        39750-56, 39759, 39766-67, 39769, 
        39771-73, 39776

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                             SECOND DISTRICT

    BENNIE G. THOMPSON, Democrat, of Bolton, MS; born in Bolton, MS, on 
January 28, 1948; graduated, Hinds County Agriculture High School; B.A., 
Tougaloo College, 1968; M.S., Jackson State University, 1972; teacher; 
Bolton Board of Aldermen, 1969-73; mayor of Bolton, 1973-79; Hinds 
County Board of Supervisors, 1980-93; married to the former London 
Johnson, Ph.D.; one daughter: BendaLonne; committees: Agriculture; 
Select Committee on Homeland 
Security; subcommittees: ranking member, Emergency Preparedness and 
Response; member: 
Congressional Black Caucus; Sunbelt Caucus; Rural Caucus; Progressive 
Caucus; Housing 
Assistance Council; NAACP 100 Black Men of Jackson, MS; Southern 
Regional Council; Kappa Alpha Psi Fraternity; elected to the 103rd 
Congress in a special election; reelected to each succeeding Congress.

                  Office Listings
 
      http://www.house.gov/thompson    [email protected]
 
2432 Rayburn House Office Building, Washington, DC        (202) 225-5876
 20515.................................................
  Administrative Assistant.--Marsha G. McCraven.           FAX: 225-5898
  Communications Director.--Lanier Avant.
  Office Manager.--Minnie Langham.
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107 West Madison Street, P.O. Box 610, Bolton, MS 39041-  (601) 866-9003
 0610..................................................
  District Director.--Charlie Horhn.
263 East Main Street, Marks, MS 38646..................   (662) 326-9003
Mound Bayou City Hall, Room 134, 106 West Green Street,   (662) 741-9003
 Mound Bayou, MS 38762.................................
509 Highway 82 West, Greenwood, MS 38930...............   (662) 455-9003
910 Courthouse Lane, Greenville, MS 38701..............   (662) 335-9003
 

Counties: Attala, Bolivar, Carroll, Claiborne, Coahoma, Copiah, Hinds 
        (part), Holmes, Humphreys, Issaquena, Jefferson, Leake (part), 
        Leflore, Madison (part), Montgomery, Quitman, Sharkey, 
        Sunflower, Tallahatchie, Tunica, Warren, Washington, Yazoo. 
        Population (2000), 711,164.
ZIP Codes: 38606, 38609, 38614, 38617, 38621-23, 38626, 38628, 38630-31, 
        38639, 38643-46, 38664-65, 38669-70, 38676, 38701-04, 38720-23, 
        38725-26, 38730-33, 38736-40, 38744-46, 38748-49, 38751, 38753-
        54, 38756, 38758-62, 38764-65, 38767-69, 38771-74, 38776, 38778, 
        38780-82, 38901, 38912, 38917, 38920-21, 38923-25, 38927-28, 
        38930, 38935, 38940-41, 38943-48, 38950, 38952-54, 38957-59, 
        38961-64, 38966-67, 39038-41, 39045-46, 39051, 39054, 39056, 
        39058-61, 39063, 39066-67, 39069, 39071-72, 39077-79, 39083, 
        39086, 39088, 39090, 39095-97, 39107-08, 39110, 39113, 39115, 
        39120, 39144, 39146, 39150, 39154, 39156-57, 39159-60, 39162-63, 
        39166, 39169-71, 39173-77, 39179-83, 39191-92, 39194, 39201-07, 
        39209-10, 39212-13, 39215-17, 39225, 39235, 39269, 
        39271-72, 39282-84, 39286, 39289, 39296, 39653, 39661, 39668, 
        39745, 39747, 39767

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                             THIRD DISTRICT

    CHARLES W. (CHIP) PICKERING, Jr., Republican, of Laurel, MS; born on 
August 10, 1963; B.A., Business Administration, University of 
Mississippi, 1986; M.B.A., Baylor University; farmer; legislative aide 
to Senate Majority Leader Trent Lott, 1992-96; Bush administration 
appointee, U.S. Department of Agriculture, 1989-91; Southern Baptist 
missionary to Budapest, Hungary, 1986-87; married to the former Leisha 
Jane Prather; children: Will, Ross, Jackson, Asher, and Harper; 
committees: Agriculture; Energy and Commerce; assistant whip at large; 
subcommittees: Energy and Air Quality; General Farm Commodities and Risk 
Management; Health; Livestock and Horticulture; Telecommunications and 
the Internet; Congressional Wireless Caucus; elected to the 105th 
Congress; reelected to each succeeding Congress.


                  Office Listings
 
                     http://www.house.gov/pickering
 
229 Cannon House Office Building, Washington, DC 20515.   (202) 225-5031
  Chief of Staff.--Susan Butler.                           FAX: 225-5797
  Press Secretary.--Brian Perry.
  Legislative Director.--John Rounsaville.
  Scheduler.--Marcy Scoggins.
110-D Airport Road, Pearl, MS 39208....................   (601) 932-2410
  District Director.--Stanley Shows.
823 22nd Avenue, Meridian, MS 39301....................   (601) 693-6681
  Staff Assistants: Lynne Compton, Carol Mabry.
1 Research Boulevard, Suite 201, Starkville, MS 39759..   (662) 324-0007
  District Representative.--Henry Moseley.
230 South Whitworth Street, Brookhaven, MS 39601.......   (601) 823-3400
  Staff Assistant.--Mary Martha Dixon.
308 Franklin Street, Natchez, MS 39120.................   (601) 442-2515
 

Counties: Adans, Amite, Covington, Franklin, Hinds (part), Jasper 
        (part), Jeff Davis, Jones (part), Kemper, Lauderdale, Lawrence, 
        Leake (part), Lincoln, Madison (part), Marion (part), Neshoba, 
        Newton, Noxubee, Oktibbeha, Pike, Rankin, Scott, Simpson, Smith, 
        Walthall, Webster (part), Wilkinson, Winston. Population (2000), 
        711,164.
ZIP Codes: 39041-44, 39046-47, 39051, 39057, 39062, 39069, 39071, 39073-
        74, 39078, 39080, 39082-83, 39087, 39090, 39092, 39094, 39098, 
        39108-12, 39114, 39116-17, 39119-22, 39130, 39140, 39145, 39148-
        49, 39151-53, 39157-58, 39161, 39165, 39167-68, 39189-91, 39193, 
        39202, 39206, 39208-09, 39211, 39213, 39216, 39218, 39232, 
        39236, 39288, 39298, 39301-05, 39307, 39309, 39320, 39323, 
        39325-28, 39332, 39335-39, 39341-42, 39345-46, 39350, 39352, 
        39354, 39358-59, 39361, 39364-65, 39402, 39421-22, 39427-29, 
        39439, 39443, 39460, 39474, 39478-80, 39482-83, 39601-03, 39629-
        33, 39635, 39638, 39641, 39643, 39645, 39647-49, 39652-54, 
        39656-57, 39661-69, 39701, 39735, 39739, 39743, 39750, 39755, 
        39759-60, 39762, 39769

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                             FOURTH DISTRICT

    GENE TAYLOR, Democrat, of Bay St. Louis, MS; born in New Orleans, 
LA, on 
September 17, 1953; graduated from De LaSalle High School, New Orleans, 
LA, 1971; B.A., Tulane University, New Orleans, LA, 1974; graduate 
studies in business and economics, 


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University of Southern Mississippi, August 1978-April 1980; U.S. Coast 
Guard Reserves, 1971-84, first class petty officer, search and rescue 
boat skipper; sales representative, Stone Container Corporation, 1977-
89; city councilman, Bay St. Louis, 1981-83; State Senator, 
1983-89; member: American Legion; Rotary; Boys and Girls Club of the 
Gulf Coast; committees: Armed Services; Transportation and 
Infrastructure; married the former Margaret Gordon, 1978; three 
children: Sarah, Emily, Gary; elected to the 101st Congress, by special 
election, on October 17, 1989, to fill the vacancy caused by the death 
of Larkin Smith; reelected to each succeeding Congress.

                  Office Listings
 
                     http://www.house.gov/genetaylor
 
2311 Rayburn House Office Building, Washington, DC        (202) 225-5772
 20515.................................................
  Chief of Staff.--Wayne Weidie.                           FAX: 225-7074
  Legislative Director.--Stephen Peranich.
  Executive Assistant.--Courtney Littig.
2424 Fourteenth Street, Gulfport, MS 39501.............   (228) 864-7670
  District Manager.--Beau Gex.
215 Federal Building, 701 Main Street, Hattiesburg, MS    (601) 582-3246
 39401.................................................
1314 Government Street, Ocean Springs, MS 39564........   (228) 872-7950
527 Central Avenue, Laurel, MS 39440...................   (601) 425-3905
 

Counties: Clarke, Forrest, George, Greene, Hancock, Harrison, Jackson, 
        Jasper (part), Jones, Lamar, Marion (part), Pearl River, Perry, 
        Stone, Wayne. Cities and townships: Biloxi, Gulfport, 
        Hattiesburg, Laurel, and Pascagoula. Population (2000), 711,170.
ZIP Codes: 39301, 39307, 39322, 39324, 39330, 39332, 39347-48, 39355-56, 
        39360, 39362-63, 39366-67, 39401-04, 39406, 39422-23, 39425-26, 
        39429, 39436-37, 39439-43, 39451-52, 39455-57, 39459, 39461-66, 
        39470, 39475-78, 39480-82, 39501-03, 39505-07, 39520-22, 39525, 
        39529-35, 39540, 39552-53, 39555-56, 39558, 39560-69, 
        39571-74, 39576-77, 39581, 39595