Chip Pickering
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| Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Mississippi's 3rd district |
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In office January 3, 1997 – January 3, 2009 |
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| Preceded by | Sonny Montgomery |
| Succeeded by | Gregg Harper |
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Charles Willis Pickering, Jr. August 10, 1963 Laurel, Mississippi |
| Political party | Republican |
| Children | Will, Ross, Jackson, Asher, & Harper |
| Residence | Jackson, Mississippi |
| Alma mater | University of Mississippi, Baylor University |
| Occupation | politician |
| Religion | Southern Baptist |
Charles Willis "Chip" Pickering, Jr. (born August 10, 1963) is a politician in the U.S. state of Mississippi. He represented Mississippi's 3rd congressional district as a Republican in the United States House of Representatives. First elected in 1996, he chose not to run again in 2008. He is currently the CEO at Incompas.
Pickering was born in Laurel, Mississippi. His father is Judge Charles Pickering, Sr., a Mississippi lawyer, former municipal judge, retired Federal judge, and prominent Republican politician. He graduated from the University of Mississippi where he was a legacy member of the Eta Chapter of Sigma Chi. He went on to receive a Master's degree from Baylor University in 1989.
Pickering served as a Southern Baptist missionary to Hungary, after the end of Hungarian government persecution of religious believers. In 1989, President George H. W. Bush appointed Pickering as a Department of Agriculture liaison to the former European Communist countries.
From 1992 to 1996, Pickering served on the staff of Senator Trent Lott. Pickering helped shape the Telecommunications Act of 1996, the first major overhaul of US telecoms law since 1934. After a year at the Senate Commerce Committee, Pickering ran for Congress as a family values conservative.
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