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|state=Mississippi

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|terms=December 27, 1978 – Present

|terms=December 27, 1978 – April 1, 2018

|preceded=James Eastland

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'''Thad Cochran''', born December 7, 1937 (age {{age|1937|12|7}}), is the senior [[Republican]] United States Senator from Mississippi.  A [[RINO]], Cochran is serving his fifth term in office.

'''William Thaddeus Cochran''', known as '''Thad Cochran''', (born December 7, 1937 (age {{age|1937|12|7}}), is the former senior [[Republican Party|Republican]] [[United States Senator]] from [[Mississippi]].  A [[RINO]]in his later senatorial years, Cochran was serving his fifth term in office until he resigned because of serious health issues.

Cochran was the first Republican to hold statewide office in [[Mississippi]] since [[Reconstruction]], and in April 2006 he was honored by Time magazine as one of "America's 10 Best Senators."<ref>http://www.time.com/time/nation/article/0,8599,1183976,00.html</ref>

Cochran was the first Republican to hold statewide office in Mississippi since [[Reconstruction]]. In April 2006, he was honored by ''[[Time magazine]]'' as one of "America's 10 Best Senators."<ref>http://www.time.com/time/nation/article/0,8599,1183976,00.html</ref>

Cochran won the 2014 Republican primary against Conservative Tea Party challenger [[Chris McDaniel]], albeit with the use of ethically questionable yet legal tactics. After the primary where neither won 50% and where McDaniel led with 49.5% Cochran courted African American Democrats to vote in the runoff which was open. Cochran, using these questionable tactics, won a majority of votes with the expanded electorate featuring African American Democrats.

Cochran won the 2014 Republican primary against Conservative Tea Party challenger [[Chris McDaniel]], albeit with the use of ethically questionable yet legal tactics. After the primary where neither won 50% and where McDaniel led with 49.5% Cochran courted African American Democrats to vote in the runoff which was open. Cochran, using these questionable tactics, won a majority of votes with the expanded electorate featuring African American Democrats.

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