Roger F. Wicker (R)
About The Candidate
- Office Sought: Senator, Mississippi
- Birth Date: July 5, 1951
- Occupation: Attorney
- Religion: Southern Baptist
- Web site: http://www.wickerforsenate.com/
Education
- University of Mississippi, BA
- University of Mississippi School of Law, JD
Roger F. Wicker was born in Pontotoc, Miss., and lives in nearby Tupelo. He graduated from the University of Mississippi in 1973 and earned a law degree there in 1975.
He served in the Air Force from 1976 to 1980 and retired from the Air Force Reserve in 2004 as a lieutenant colonel. He was a state senator from 1987 to 1994.
Wicker was first elected to the U.S. House in 1994.
He and his wife, Gayle, have three children.
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