    Congressional Directory for the 110th Congress (2007-2008), August 2008.
    [Pages 147-148]
    [From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]

        GENE TAYLOR, Democrat, of Bay St. Louis, MS; born in New Orleans,
    LA,
    September 17, 1953; education: graduated from De LaSalle High School,
    New Orleans, LA, 1971; B.A., Tulane University, New Orleans, LA, 1974;
    graduate studies in business and
    economics, 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; married the former Margaret Gordon, 1978; children:
    Sarah, Emily, Gary; committees: Armed Services; Transportation and
    Infrastructure; 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

    2269 Rayburn House Office Building, Washington, DC        (202) 225-5772
     20515.................................................

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      Chief of Staff.--Stephen Peranich.                       FAX: 225-7074
      Legislative Director.--Courtney Littig.
      Executive Assistant.--Elizabeth Harris.
    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