Senator Thad Cochran

Mississippi, Republican
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Name
Thad Cochran
 
Birth Place
Pontotoc, MS
 
Birth Date
12/07/1937
 
Education
JD, University of Mississippi Law School, 1965
Rotary Foundation Fellowhip, Jurisprudence/International Law, Trinity College, University of Dublin, Ireland, 1963-1964
Graduated, United States Navy School of Justice
BA, Psychology/Politicial Science, University of Mississippi, 1959.

 
Religion
Baptist
 
Family
Wife: Rose
2 Children: Clayton, Katherine.
 
 
 
 
Professional Experience
Attorney, Mississippi Bar 1965
Instructor, Military Law/Naval Orientation, Officer Candidate School, 1962-1964
Lieutenant Junior Grade, United States Navy Reserve, 1959-1961
Partner, Watkins and Eager.

 
Political Experience
Senator, United States Senate, 1978-present
Representative, United States House of Representatives, 1972-1978
Executive Director, Mississippi Citizens for Nixon-Agnew, 1968.

 
Organizations
President, Young Lawyers Division of the Mississippi Bar Association, 1972-1973
Jackson Rotary Club, Board of Directors, 1970-1971
Board of Visitors, Air Force Academy
Charter President, American Field Service, Mississippi Chapter
Eagle Scout
Past President, Jackson Men's Y Club
Chair, Legal Services Program, Jackson Junior Bar
Member, Migratory Bird Conservation Commission
Chair of the Board, Military Academy at West Point
Chair, Mississippi Law Institute
Past Board Member, Mississippi Opera, Incorporated
Board, Museum of American History
Member, National Educations Goals Panel
Member, Northminster Baptist Church
Pi Kappa Alpha
Conference Chair, Republican Leadership
Board of Regents Member, Smithsonian Institution
Board Member, United States Naval Academy.

 
Current Office
Senator
 
State
Mississippi
 
Party
Republican
 
First Elected
11/07/78
 
Washington, D.C. Address
113 Dirksen Senate Office Building
Washington, DC 20510-2402
Phone: 202-224-5054
Fax: 202-224-9450
 
District Address
14094 Customs Boulevard, Suite 201
Gulfport, MS 39503
Phone: 228-867-9710
Fax: 228-867-9789
 
District Address
188 East Capitol Street, Suite 614
Jackson, MS 39201-2125
Phone: 601-965-4459
Fax: 601-965-4919
 
District Address
United States Federal Courthouse 911 East Jackson Avenue, Suite 249
Oxford, MS 38655
Phone: 662-236-1018
Fax: 662-236-7618
 
 
 
Website
http://cochran.senate.gov/
 
 
 
 
 
Committees
chairman, Appropriations
Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry
Rules and Administration
Joint Committee on the Library of Congress
Joint Committee on Printing
co- chairman, National Security Working Group
 
 
 
 
Caucuses:
Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry Committee
Committee on Standards of Official Conduct
House Republican Policy Committee
Co-Chair, House/Senate International Education Study Group
Policy Committee
Republican Task Force to Study the Energy Crisis
Select Committee on Ethics
Chair, Senate Republican Conference.
 
 
 
 
 
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