Roger Wicker
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United States Senator from Mississippi |
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Assumed office December 31, 2007 Serving with Thad Cochran |
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| Preceded by | Trent Lott |
| Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Mississippi's 1st district |
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In office January 3, 1995 – December 31, 2007 |
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| Preceded by | Jamie Whitten |
| Succeeded by | Travis Childers |
| Member of the Mississippi Senate from the 6th district |
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In office January 5, 1988 – January 3, 1995 |
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| Preceded by | ??? |
| Succeeded by | Alan Nunnelee |
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Roger Frederick Wicker July 5, 1951 , Mississippi, U.S. |
| Political party | Republican |
| Spouse(s) | Gayle Wicker |
| Children | 3 |
| Education | University of Mississippi, Oxford (BA, JD) |
| Website | Senate website |
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 United States
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| Service/branch |
 United States Air Force
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| Years of service | 1976–2004 |
| Rank |
 Lieutenant Colonel
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| Unit | Air Force Judge Advocate General's Corps |
Roger Frederick Wicker (born July 5, 1951) is an American politician and member of the Republican Party who serves as the junior United States Senator from Mississippi, in office since 2007.
After graduating from the University of Mississippi, Wicker served in the United States Air Force from 1976 to 1980 and worked as a political counselor to then-Congressman Trent Lott. He then served in the Mississippi State Senate from 1988 to 1994, when he was elected to the U.S. House of Representatives from Mississippi's 1st congressional district, succeeding long-time retiring Democrat Jamie L. Whitten, for whom Wicker had once been a Page.
Wicker served in the House from January 1995 to December 2007, when he was appointed by Governor Haley Barbour to fill the seat vacated by Trent Lott. He subsequently won the 2008 special election for the remainder of the term and was re-elected to a full term in 2012. He is currently serving as Chairman of the National Republican Senatorial Committee for the 114th U.S. Congress.
Wicker was born on July 5, 1951 in , the son of Wordna Glen (née Threadgill) and Thomas Frederick Wicker. In 1967, the 16-year-old Wicker worked as a United States House of Representatives Page for Democratic Congressman Jamie L. Whitten of Mississippi's 1st congressional district. He earned a bachelor's degree in journalism and political science and a law degree from the University of Mississippi where he was a member of the Sigma Nu fraternity. Wicker was the student body president at Ole Miss.
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