| Roger Wicker  AKA Roger Frederick Wicker
Born: 5-Jul-1951
Birthplace: Pontotoc, MS
Gender: Male
Religion: Baptist [1]
Race or Ethnicity: White
Sexual orientation: Straight
Occupation: Politician
Party Affiliation: Republican Nationality: United States
Executive summary: US Senator from Mississippi Military service: USAF (1976-80); USAF Reserve (1980-) Appointed to replace retiring Senator Trent Lott. With Rep. Jay Dickey, Wicker co-authored the Dickey-Wicker Amendment (1995), which prohibits the use of federal funds for medical research that will destroy an embryo, restricting human embryonic stem cell research.
[1] Deacon, First Baptist Church, Tupelo, MS.
Wife: Gayle Long (two daughters, one son)
Daughter: Margaret
Daughter: Caroline
Son: McDaniel
High School: Pontotoc High School, Pontotoc, MS (1969)
University: BA, Political Science and Journalism, University of Mississippi (1973)
Law School: JD, University of Mississippi (1975)
US Senator, Mississippi (2008-)
US Congressman, Mississippi 1st (1995-2007)
Mississippi State Senate (1987-94)
Mississippi State Official Public Defender, Lee County, MS (1984-87)
Congressional Staff for Trent Lott, House Rules Committee (1980-82)
American Legislative Exchange Council
Lions Club
Mississippi Bar Association 1975
National Student Leadership Conference Honorary Board of Advisors
Congressional Pages
Global Warming Skeptics
Official Website:
http://www.wickerforsenate.com/
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