Congressional Directory for the 111th Congress (2009-2010), December 2009.
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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: 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


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    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

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                             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