Congressional Directory for the 114th Congress (2015-2016), February 2016.
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[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]
MISSISSIPPI
(Population 2010, 2,967,297)
SENATORS
THAD COCHRAN, Republican, of Oxford, 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 the 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; widowed: 2014; two children and three grandchildren; committees:
chairman, Appropriations; Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry; 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.--Keith Heard.
Legislative Director.--Adam Telle.
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 (Kellee) Wicker; grandchildren:
Caroline McPhillips; Henry McPhillips; Maury McPhillips, Evelyn Sims;
Commission on Security and Cooperation in Europe; committees: Armed
Services; Budget; Commerce, Science, and Transportation; Environment and
Public Works; Rules and Administration; 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; reelected to the
U.S. Senate on November 6, 2012.
Office Listings
http://wicker.senate.gov http://facebook.com/senatorwicker
555 Dirksen Senate Office Building, Washington, DC (202) 224-6253
20510.................................................
Chief of Staff.--Michelle Barlow Richardson. FAX: 228-0378
Legislative Director.--Bob Foster.
Communications Director.--Ryan Taylor.
Scheduler.--Hall Carter.
U.S. Federal Courthouse, 501 East Court Street, Suite (601) 965-4644
3.500, Jackson, MS 39201..............................
FAX: 695-4007
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2909 13th Street, Suite 303, Gulfport, MS 39501........ (228) 871-7017
FAX: 896-4359
330 West Jefferson Street, Suite B, Tupelo, MS 33804... (662) 844-5010
321 Losher Street, Hernando, MS........................ (662) 429-1002
FAX: 429-6002
REPRESENTATIVES
FIRST DISTRICT
TRENT KELLY, Republican, of Saltillo, MS; born in Union, MS, March
1, 1966; education: Union High School, Union, MS, 1984; Associate of
Arts, East Central Community College, Decatur, MS, 1986; Bachelor of
Business Administration, marketing, University of Mississippi, Oxford,
MS, 1989; Juris Doctor, University of Mississippi, Oxford, MS, 1994;
Master's in Strategic Studies, United States Army War College, Carlisle,
Pennsylvania, 2010; professional: private law practice, Saltillo, MS,
1995-99; City Prosecutor, Tupelo, MS, 1999-2011; Forfeiture Attorney,
North Mississippi Narcotics Unit, 2000-11; District Attorney for Lee,
Pontotoc, Alcorn, Monroe, Itawamba, Prentiss and Tishomingo Counties,
2012-June 2015; military: 29 years in the Mississippi Army National
Guard as an Engineer; currently a Colonel; Mobilized for Desert Storm as
an Engineer Second Lieutenant, 1990; deployed as a Major to Iraq with
the 155th Brigade as the Operations Officer of the 150th Engineer
Battalion, 2005; deployed as a Lieutenant Colonel to Iraq as the
Battalion Commander of Task Force Knight of the 155th Brigade Combat
Team and commanded over 670 troops from Mississippi, Ohio, and Kentucky,
2009-10; awards: two Bronze Stars; Combat Action Badge; DeFleury Medal,
and numerous other federal and state awards; religion: Methodist;
married: Sheila Stephens Kelly; children: John Forrest, Morgan, and
Jackson; committees: Agriculture; Small Business; elected to the 114th
Congress on June 2, 2015, by special election, to fill the vacancy
caused by the death of United States Representative Alan S. Nunnelee.
Office Listings
http://trentkelly.house.gov www.facebook.com/reptrentkelly
twitter: @reptrentkelly
1427 Longworth House Office Building, Washington, DC (202) 225-4306
20515.................................................
Chief of Staff.--Ted Maness. FAX: 225-3549
Deputy Chief of Staff.--Elizabeth Parks.
District Director / Scheduler.--Mabel Murphree.
431 West Main Street, Suite 450, Tupelo, MS 38804...... (662) 841-8808
FAX: 841-8845
318 Seventh Street North, Suite D, Columbus, MS 39701.. (662) 327-0748
Mailing: P.O. Box 1012, Columbus, MS 39703............. FAX: 328-5982
2565 Caffey Street, #200, Hernando, MS 38632........... (662) 449-3090
Mailing: P.O. Box 218, Hernando, MS 38632.............. FAX: 449-4836
Counties: Alcorn, Benton, Calhoun, Chickasaw, Choctaw, Clay, Desoto,
Itawamba, Lafayette, Lee, Lowndes, Marshall, Monroe, Pontotoc,
Prentiss, Tate, Tippah, Tishomingo, Union, Webster, Winston, and
Oktibbeha (part). Population (2013), 756,459.
ZIP Codes: 38601, 38603, 38606 (part), 38610-11, 38618, 38619 (part),
38625, 38627, 38629, 38632-33, 38635, 38637, 38641-42, 38647,
38650-52, 38654-55, 38659, 38661, 38663, 38665, 38668, 38671-74,
38677, 38680, 38683, 38685, 38801, 38804, 38821, 38824, 38826-
29, 38833-34, 38838, 38841, 38843-44, 38846-52, 38855-60, 38862-
66, 38868-71, 38873, 38876, 38878-79, 38913-16, 38929 (part),
38949, 38951, 38965 (part), 39108 (part), 39339, 39346 (part),
39354 (part), 39701-02, 39705, 39730, 39735-37, 39740-41, 39743
(part), 39744, 39745 (part), 39746, 39750 (part), 39751-52,
39755 (part), 39756, 39766-67, 39769 (part), 39771, 39772
(part), 39773, 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; Congressional Gaming Caucus; Congressional
Sportsmen's Caucus; House Education Caucus; Rural Caucus; Progressive
Caucus; Housing Assistance Council; NAACP 100 Black Men of Jackson, MS;
Southern Regional Council; Kappa Alpha Psi Fraternity; married
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to the former London Johnson, Ph.D.; one daughter: BendaLonne;
committees: ranking member, Homeland Security; elected to the 103rd
Congress in a special election; reelected to each
succeeding Congress.
Office Listings
http://www.benniethompson.house.gov
2466 Rayburn House Office Building, Washington, DC (202) 225-5876
20515.................................................
Chief of Staff.--Lanier Avant. FAX: 225-5898
Legislative Director.--Cory Horton.
Press Secretary/Legislative Assistant.--LeMia
Jenkins.
Legislative Assistant.--John ``Trey'' Baker.
Scheduler.--Andrea Lee.
Staff Assistant.--Daphene Brooks.
107 West Madison Street, P.O. Box 610, Bolton, MS 39041- (601) 866-9003
0610..................................................
District Director.--Vacant.
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, Grenada,
Hinds (part), Holmes, Humphreys, Issaquena, Jefferson, Leake,
LeFlore, Madison (part), Montgomery, Panola, Quitman, Sharkey,
Sunflower, Tallahatchie, Tunica, Warren, Washington, Yalobusha,
and Yazoo. Population (2010), 741,862.
ZIP Codes: 38606, 38614, 38617, 38619-23, 38626, 38630-31, 38639, 38643-
46, 38658, 38664-66, 38670, 38676, 38701-04, 38720-23, 38725-26,
38730-32, 38736-38, 38740, 38744-46, 38748-49, 38751, 38753-54,
38756, 38759-62, 38764-65, 38767-69, 38771-74, 38778, 38781,
38901, 38914, 38917, 38920-25, 38927-30, 38940-41, 38943-48,
38950, 38952-54, 38957-58, 38961-67, 39038-41, 39045-46, 39051,
39054, 39056, 39059, 39061, 39063, 39066-67, 39069, 39071,
39078-79, 39083, 39086, 39088, 39090, 39094-97, 39108, 39110,
39113, 39115, 39120, 39144, 39146, 39150, 39154, 39156-57,
39159-60, 39162, 39166, 39169-70, 39174-77, 39179-80, 39183,
39189, 39191-92, 39194, 39201-04, 39206, 39209, 39211-13, 39216-
17, 39272, 39365, 39653, 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: private practice attorney
and prosecuting attorney; member, Pearl Chamber of Commerce, Rankin
County Chamber of Commerce; religion: Southern Baptist; married: the
former Sidney Carol Hancock; children: Livingston and Maggie;
committees: chair, Joint Committee on Printing; vice-chair, Joint
Committee on the Library; Energy and Commerce; House Administration;
elected to the 111th Congress on November 4, 2008; reelected to each
succeeding Congress.
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.--Jordan See.
2507-A Old Brandon Road, Pearl, MS 39208............... (601) 932-2410
District Director.--Chip Reynolds.
Scheduler.--Debra Boutwell.
1901 Front Street, Suite A, Meridian, MS 39301......... (601) 693-6681
Special Assistant.--Frances White.
1 Research Boulevard, Suite 206, Starkville, MS 39759.. (662) 324-0007
Special Assistant.--Henry Moseley.
Senior Field Representative.--Kyle Jordan.
Counties: Adams, Amite, Clark (part), Covington, Franklin, Hinds (part),
Jasper, Jefferson Davis, Kemper, Lauderdale, Lawrence, Lincoln,
Madison (part), Neshoba, Newton, Noxubee, Oktibbeha (part),
Pike, Rankin, Scott, Simpson, Smith, Walthall, and Wilkinson.
Population (2014), 711,115.
ZIP Codes: 39042, 39044, 39046-07, 39501, 39057, 39062, 39071, 39073-74,
39082, 39092, 39094, 39110-11, 39114, 39116-17, 39119-20, 39410,
39145, 39149, 39152-53, 39157, 39167-68, 39189, 39191, 39193,
39201, 39203-04, 39206, 39208-09, 39211-13, 39216, 39218, 39232,
39269, 39301, 39305, 39307, 39309, 39320, 39323, 39325-28,
39330, 39332, 39335-38, 39341-42, 39345-48, 39350, 39352, 39354-
56, 39358-61, 39363-66, 39401-02, 39421-22, 39428-29, 39439,
39443, 39474, 39478-83, 39601, 39629-31, 39633, 39635, 39638,
39641, 39643, 39645, 39647-48, 39652-54, 39657, 39661-63, 39666-
69, 39743, 39750, 39759-60, 39762, 39769
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FOURTH DISTRICT
STEVEN M. PALAZZO, Republican, of Biloxi, MS; born in Gulfport, MS,
February 21, 1970; education: B.S., University of Southern Mississippi,
Hattiesburg, MS, 1994; M.P.A.,
University of Southern Mississippi, Hattiesburg, 1996; professional:
accountant; military: United States Marine Corps Reserve, 1988-96;
Mississippi Army National Guard, 2007-present;
member of Mississippi State House of Representatives, 2007-10;
commissions and caucuses: Congressional Sportsmen's Caucus; Gulf Coast
Caucus; Home Protection Caucus; National Guard Caucus; Shipbuilding
Caucus; family: spouse, Lisa; children: Barrett, Aubrey, and Bennett;
committees: Appropriations; Science, Space, and Technology; elected to
the 112th Congress on November 2, 2010; reelected to each succeeding
Congress.
Office Listings
http://www.palazzo.house.gov www.facebook.com/stevenpalazzo
twitter.com/congpalazzo
331 Cannon House Office Building, Washington, DC 20515. (202) 225-5772
Chief of Staff.--Casey Street. FAX: 225-7074
Legislative Director.--Patrick Large.
Scheduler.--Leslie Churchwell.
1325 25th Avenue, Gulfport, MS 39501................... (228) 864-7670
Deputy Chief of Staff.--Hunter Lipscomb.
641 Main Street, Suite 215, Hattiesburg, MS 39401...... (601) 582-3246
3118 Pascagoula Street, Suite 181, Pascagoula, MS 39567 (228) 202-8104
FAX: 202-8105
72 Technology Boulevard, Suite 216, Ellisville, MS (601) 428-9711
39437.................................................
Counties: Clarke (part), Forrest, George, Greene, Hancock, Harrison,
Jackson, Jones, Lamar, Marion, Pearl River, Perry, Stone, and
Wayne. Cities and townships: Biloxi, Gulfport, Hattiesburg,
Laurel, and Pascagoula. Population (2010), 741,776.
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
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