Congressional Directory for the 110th Congress (2007-2008), August 2008.
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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; professional: 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 three grandchildren; committees: Agriculture, Nutrition, 
and Forestry; Appropriations; Rules and Administration; elected to the 
93rd Congress, November 7, 1972; reelected to 94th and 95th Congresses; 
chairman of the Senate Republican Conference, 1990-96; 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 succeeding Senate term.


                  Office Listings

                        http://cochran.senate.gov

113 Dirksen Senate Office Building, Washington, DC        (202) 224-5054
 20510.................................................
  Chief of Staff.--Jenny Manley.
  Legislative Director.--T.A. Hawks.
  Press Secretary.--Margaret Wicker.
  Scheduler.--Doris Wagley.
188 East Capitol Street, Suite 614, Jackson, MS 39201..   (601) 965-4459
P.O. Box 1434, Oxford, MS 38655........................   (662) 236-1018
14094 Customs Boulevard, Suite 201, Gulfport, MS 39503.   (228) 867-9710


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    TRENT LOTT, Republican, of Pascagoula, MS; born in Grenada, MS, 
October 9, 1941; son of Chester P. and Iona (Watson) Lott; education: 
B.P.A., 1963, J.D., 1967, University of Mississippi; 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; committees: Commerce, Science, and 
Transportation; Finance; Rules and Administration; elected to the 93rd 
Congress, November 7, 1972; reelected to each succeeding Congress; 
Republican Whip, 1995-96; Senate Republican Leader, 1996-2003; 
committees: Republican Whip; Commerce, Science and Transportation; 
Finance; Rules and Administration; elected to the U.S. Senate on 
November 8, 1988; reelected to each succeeding Senate term.


                  Office Listings

                         http://lott.senate.gov

487 Russell Senate Office Building, Washington, DC        (202) 224-6253
 20510.................................................
  Chief of Staff.--Bret Boyles.                            FAX: 224-2262
  Scheduler.--Hardy Lott.
  Press Secretary.--Lee Youngblood.
  Legislative Director.--Jim Sartucci.
245 East Capitol Street, Suite 226, Jackson, MS 39201..   (601) 965-4644
3118 South Pascagoula Street, Pascagoula, MS 39567.....   (228) 762-5400
2012 15th Street, Suite 451, Gulfport, MS 39501........   (228) 863-1988
911 Jackson Avenue, Suite 127, Oxford, MS 38655........   (662) 234-3774



                             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;

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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, 1980-2004; 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-
94); member: Lions Club; University of Mississippi Hall of Fame; Sigma 
Nu Fraternity Hall of Fame; Omicron Delta Kappa; Phi Delta Phi; 
religion: Southern Baptist, deacon, adult choir, First Baptist Church, 
Tupelo, MS; married: Gayle Long Wicker; children: Margaret, Caroline and 
McDaniel; committees: Appropriations; Republican Policy Committee; 
Deputy Republican Whip; 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

2350 Rayburn House Office Building, Washington, DC        (202) 225-4306
 20515.................................................
  Chief of Staff.--Michelle Barlow.                        FAX: 225-3549
  Legislative Director.--Susan Sweat.
  Press Secretary.--Kyle Steward.
  Scheduler.--Ariel Owens.
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, January 
28, 1948; 
education: graduated, Hinds County Agriculture High School; B.A., 
Tougaloo College, 1968; M.S., Jackson State University, 1972; 
professional: teacher; Bolton Board of Aldermen, 1969-73; mayor of 
Bolton, 1973-79; Hinds County Board of Supervisors, 1980-93; 
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; married to the 
former London Johnson, Ph.D.; one daughter: BendaLonne; committees: 
chair, Homeland Security; elected to the 103rd Congress in a special 
election; reelected to each succeeding Congress.

                  Office Listings

                      http://www.house.gov/thompson

2432 Rayburn House Office Building, Washington, DC        (202) 225-5876
 20515.................................................
  Administrative Assistant.--Marsha G. McCraven.           FAX: 225-5898
  Communications Director.--Lanier Avant.
  Legislative Director.--Karis Gutter.
107 West Madison Street, P.O. Box 610, Bolton, MS 39041-  (601) 866-9003
 0610..................................................
  District Director.--Charlie Horhn.
3607 Medgar Evers Boulevard, Jackson, MS 39213.........   (601) 982-8582
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-

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        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 
in Laurel, August 10, 1963; education: B.A., Business Administration, 
University of Mississippi, 1986; M.B.A., Baylor University; 
professional: 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; Congressional Wireless Caucus; married: the former Leisha Jane 
Prather; children: Will, Ross, Jackson, Asher, and Harper; committees: 
Energy and Commerce; 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.--Mike Lipski.
  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 206, 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, 
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