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Sen. Roger Wicker (R-Miss.)

District: Junior Senator from Mississippi
Residence: Tupelo
Born: July 5, 1951; Pontotoc, Miss.
Religion: Southern Baptist
Family: Wife, Gayle Wicker; three children
Education: U. of Mississippi, B.A. 1973 (political science & journalism); U. of Mississippi, J.D. 1975
Military Service: Air Force 1976-80; Air Force Reserve 1980-2004
Political Highlights: Miss. Senate, 1988-94; U.S. House, 1995-2007; U.S. Senate, 2007-present
Elected: Appointed: 2007 (1st term); Defeated Ronnie Musgrove, D, in a special election to succeed Trent Lott, R, who resigned
Committee Assignments: Armed Services (Airland; Seapower - Ranking Member; Strategic Forces); Banking, Housing & Urban Affairs (Economic Policy; Housing, Transportation & Community Development; Securities, Insurance & Investment); Commerce, Science & Transportation (Aviation Operations, Safety & Security; Communications, Technology & the Internet; Consumer Protection, Product Safety & Insurance; Oceans, Atmosphere, Fisheries & Coast Guard; Science & Space; Surface Transportation and Merchant Marine - Ranking Member); Veterans' Affairs

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State Information: Mississippi

Election History
Year	Election	Candidate	Votes	Percent
2008	general	Roger Wicker (R)	683,409	55%
2008	general	Ronnie Musgrove (D)	560,064	45%
2006	general	Trent Lott (R)	388,399	63.6%
		Erik Fleming (D)	213,000	34.9%
		Harold Taylor (LIBERT)	9,522	1.6%
2000	general	Trent Lott (R)	654,941	65.9%
		Troy Brown (D)	314,090	31.6%
		Jim Giles (I)	9,344	0.9%
		Lewis Napper (LIBERT)	8,454	0.8%
		Shawn O'Hara (REF)	7,315	0.7%
1994	general	Trent Lott (R)	418,333	68.8%
1994	general	Ken Harper (D)	189,752	31.2%
1988	general	Trent Lott (R)	510,380	54%
1988	general	Wayne Dowdy (D)	436,339	46%

Vote For President
Year	Democrat	Republican
2008	Barack Obama: 43%	John McCain: 56.18%
2004	John Kerry: 39%	George W. Bush: 59%
2000	Al Gore: 41%	George W. Bush: 58%
1996	Bill Clinton: 44%	Robert Dole: 49%
1992	Bill Clinton: 41%	George H. W. Bush: 50%
1988	Michael Dukakis: 39%	George H. W. Bush: 60%
1984	Walter F. Mondale: 37%	: