    Congressional Directory for the 111th Congress (2009-2010), December 2009.
    [Pages 147-150]
    [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: ranking member,
    Appropriations; Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry; Rules and
    Administration; Joint Committee on the Library; 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.--T.A. Hawks.
      Legislative Director.--Steven Wall.
      Press Secretary.--Chris Gallegos.
      Scheduler.--Doris Wagley.
    190 East Capitol Street, Suite 550, Jackson, MS 39201..   (601) 965-4459
    911 East Jackson Avenue, Suite 249, Oxford, MS 38655...   (662) 236-1018
    2012 15th Street, Suite 451, Gulfport, MS 39501........   (228) 867-9710

                                     *  *  *

        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; U.S. Air Force Reserve, 1980-2004 (retired with rank of
    lieutenant colonel); 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 of First Baptist Church, Tupelo, MS;
    married: Gayle Long Wicker; children: Margaret (Manning) McPhillips,
    Caroline (Kirk) Sims, and McDaniel; committees: Armed Services;
    Commerce, Science and Transportation; Foreign Relations; Small Business
    and Entrepreneurship; Veterans' Affairs; elected to the 104th Congress,
    November 8, 1994; president, Republican freshman class, 1995; reelected
    to each succeeding Congress; appointed by the governor, December 31,
    2007, to fill the vacancy caused by the resignation of Senator Trent
    Lott; elected to the U.S. Senate on November 4, 2008.

                      Office Listings

                            http://wicker.senate.gov

    555 Dirksen Senate Office Building, Washington, DC        (202) 224-6253
     20510.................................................
      Chief of Staff.--Michelle Barlow.                        FAX: 228-0378
      Legislative Director.--Susan Sweat.
      Scheduler.--Hardy Lott.
      Communications Director.--Jordan Stoick.
    245 East Capitol Street, Suite 226, Jackson, MS 39201..   (601) 965-4644
                                                               FAX: 695-4007
    452 Courthouse Road, Suite F, Gulfport, MS 39507.......   (228) 604-2383
                                                               FAX: 896-4359
    3118 Pascagoula Street, Suite 179, Pascagoula, MS 39567   (228) 762-5400
                                                               FAX: 762-0137
    2801 West Main Street, Tupelo, MS 38801................   (662) 844-5010
                                                               FAX: 844-5030

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    321 Losher Street, P.O. Box 385, Hernando, MS 38632....   (662) 429-1002
                                                               FAX: 429-6002

                                 REPRESENTATIVES

                                 FIRST DISTRICT

        TRAVIS W. CHILDERS, Democrat, of Booneville, MS; born in Booneville,
    March 29, 1958; education: graduated, Booneville High School; B.B.A.,
    University of Mississippi, 1980; professional: Chancery Clerk, 1991-
    2007; President of Chancery Clerks Association, 2001-02; co-chair, Rural
    Caucus; Sportsmen Caucus; Blue Dog Coalition; religion: Southern
    Baptist; married: Tami Childers; children: Dustin and Lauren;
    committees: Agriculture; Financial Services; elected to the 110th
    Congress by special election on May 13, 2008, to fill the vacancy caused
    by United States Representative Roger Wicker; reelected to the 111th
    Congress on November 4, 2008.

                      Office Listings

                          http://www.childers.house.gov

    1708 Longworth House Office Building, Washington, DC      (202) 225-4306
     20515.................................................
      Chief of Staff.--Brad Morris.                            FAX: 225-3549
      Legislative Director.--Benjamin Lincoln.
      Press Secretary.--Dana Edelstein.
      Scheduler.--Richard Davidson.
    337 East Main Street, Suite A, Tupelo, MS 38804........   (662) 841-8808
    523 Main Street, P.O. Box 1072, Columbus, MS 39703.....   (662) 327-0748
    2564 Highway 51 South, Hernando, MS 38632..............   (662) 449-3090

    Counties: Alcorn, Benton, Calhoun, Chickasaw, Choctaw, Clay, DeSoto,
            Grenada, Ittawamba, Lafayette, Lee, Lowndes, Marshall, Monroe,
            Panola, Pontotoc, Prentiss, Tate, Tippah, Tishimingo, 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

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    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

                                     *  *  *

                                 THIRD DISTRICT

        GREGG HARPER, Republican, of Pearl, MS; born in Jackson, MS, June 1,
    1956; education: graduated from Pearl High School, Pearl, MS, 1974;
    B.S., Mississippi College, Clinton, MS, 1978; J.D., University of
    Mississippi, Oxford, MS, 1981; professional: prosecuting attorney;
    member, Pearl Chamber of Commerce, Rankin County Chamber of Commerce;
    Republican Steering Committee; religion: Southern Baptist; married: the
    former Sidney Carol Hancock; children: Livingston and Maggie;
    committees: Budget; House Administration; Judiciary; Standards of
    Official Conduct; Joint Committee on the Library; elected to the 111th
    Congress on November 4, 2008.

                      Office Listings

                           http://www.harper.house.gov

    307 Cannon House Office Building, Washington, DC 20515.   (202) 225-5031
      Chief of Staff.--Michael Cravens.                        FAX: 225-5797
      Policy Director.--Scot Malvaney.
      Communications Director.--Adam Buckalew.
      Scheduler.--Marcy Scoggins.
    2507-A Old Brandon Road, Pearl, MS 39208...............   (601) 932-2410
      District Director.--Chip Reynolds.
    823 22nd Avenue, Meridian, MS 39301....................   (601) 693-6681
      Special Assistants: Lynne Compton, Sally Wilkinson.
    1 Research Boulevard, Suite 206, Starkville, MS 39759..   (662) 324-0007
      Special Assistant.--Henry Moseley.
    230 South Whitworth Street, Brookhaven, MS 39601.......   (601) 823-3400
      District Field Representative.--Evan Gardner.

    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.

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                      Office Listings

                           http://www.taylor.house.gov

    2269 Rayburn House Office Building, Washington, DC        (202) 225-5772
     20515.................................................
      Chief of Staff.--Stephen Peranich.                       FAX: 225-7074
      Legislative Director.--Ethan Rabin.
      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.................................................
    2900-B 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