Biography:

Roger F. Wicker was born in Pontotoc, Miss., and resides in Tupelo, Miss. He graduated from the University of Mississippi in 1973 and got a law degree there in 1975.

He served in the Air Force from 1976 to 1980 and continues to serve in the Air Force Reserve. He was a state senator from 1987 to 1994.

He was first elected to the U.S. House in 1994.

Wicker and his wife, Gayle, have three children.

Past Campaigns:

Roger Wicker served in the state Senate from 1987 to 1994. He was elected to the U.S. House in 1994, defeating Democrat Bill Wheeler with 63 percent of the vote.

In 1996, he was re-elected with 68 percent of the vote against Democrat Henry Boyd. Wicker won a third U.S. House term in 1998, defeating Democrat Rex Weathers with 67 percent of the vote. He was re-elected in 2000 with 70 percent of the vote and in 2002 with 71 percent of the vote.

Redistricting in 2002 only made Wicker's district more conservative.

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