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

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

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]], 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>