Travis Childers
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| Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Mississippi's 1st district |
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In office May 13, 2008 – January 3, 2011 |
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| Preceded by | Roger Wicker |
| Succeeded by | Alan Nunnelee |
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Travis Wayne Childers March 29, 1958 Booneville, Mississippi, U.S. |
| Political party | Democratic |
| Spouse(s) | Tami Childers |
| Children | Dustin Lauren |
| Alma mater |
Northeast Mississippi Community College University of Mississippi, Oxford |
| Religion | Southern Baptist |
| Website | Government website |
Travis Wayne Childers (born March 29, 1958) is an American, Southern populist politician who served as the U.S. Representative for Mississippi's 1st congressional district from 2008 to 2011. The district included much of the northern portion of the state including New Albany, Columbus, Oxford, Southaven, and Tupelo. A member of the Democratic Party, Childers previously served as Chancery Clerk of Prentiss County from 1992 until his election to Congress. On March 1, 2014, Childers announced that he was running for the United States Senate. He won his party's nomination for the Senate seat in the Democratic primary on June 3. He lost the general election to incumbent Thad Cochran.
Childers was born in Booneville in Prentiss County, Mississippi, on March 29, 1958. He is the son of John Wayne and Betty (Stokes) Childers. His father, a native of Glen, died when Travis was 16 years old. In high school, Travis worked nights and weekends at a convenience store in Booneville to help his mother, Betty, and sister, Tammy.
Childers attended Northeast Mississippi Junior College and then the University of Mississippi, where he received his bachelor's degree in business administration in 1980.
While still a student at Ole Miss, Childers became licensed as a Real Estate Salesperson by the Mississippi Real Estate Commission (MREC) and became a realtor. After graduating from college, he joined Robert Davis' real estate business in Booneville and worked there throughout the 1980s.
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