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William Thad Cochran (born December 7 1937) is the senior United States Senator from Mississippi and a member of the Republican Party. First elected to the Senate in 1978 he is currently the ranking member of the Senate Agriculture Committee having previously chaired that Committee from 2003 to 2005 and also chaired the Senate Appropriations Committee from 2005 to 2007. Cochran is the third most-senior Senator and the second most-senior Republican member.

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active years end date
1978-12-26, 2005-01-03, 2007-01-03
active years start date
1973-01-03, 1978-12-27, 2003-01-03, 2005-01-03
alma mater
University of Mississippi, Juris Doctor
associate
Roger Wicker
birth date
1937-12-07
birth name
William Thad Cochran
birth place
Pontotoc Mississippi
military branch
United States Navy
order in office
Chairman of the Senate Committee on Appropriations, Chairman of the Senate Committee on Agriculture Nutrition and Forestry
party
Republican Party (United States)
region
Mississippi's 4th congressional district, Mississippi
religion
Southern Baptist Convention
residence
Jackson Mississippi
service end year
1961-01-01T00:00:00+02:00
service start year
1959-01-01T00:00:00+02:00

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