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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> | ||
| + | ==Early Life== | ||
| + | Thad Cochran was born in Pontotoc, Mississippi. His father, William Holmes Cochran, was the principal and his mother, Emma Grace Cochran, a teacher in schools in Pontotoc, Tippah, and Hinds Counties. Cochran earned Eagle Scout as a youth and was awarded the Distinguished Eagle Scout Award as an adult. He graduated from Byram High School near Jackson and received a B.A. degree from the [[University of Mississippi]] with a major in psychology and a minor in [[political science]] in 1959. Despite being a life-long Democrat, Cochran changed party affiliation to Republican in the 1960's ans went on to serve as Mississippi executive director of [[Richard Nixon[['s 1968 presidential campaign. | ||
==External Links== | ==External Links== | ||
*[http://cochran.senate.gov/bio.htm Official Biography] | *[http://cochran.senate.gov/bio.htm Official Biography] | ||
Revision as of 23:18, August 26, 2007
Thad Cochran (born December 7, 1937) is the senior Republican United States Senator from Mississippi. A conservative, Cochran will complete his fifth term in office in 2008.
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."[1]
Early Life
Thad Cochran was born in Pontotoc, Mississippi. His father, William Holmes Cochran, was the principal and his mother, Emma Grace Cochran, a teacher in schools in Pontotoc, Tippah, and Hinds Counties. Cochran earned Eagle Scout as a youth and was awarded the Distinguished Eagle Scout Award as an adult. He graduated from Byram High School near Jackson and received a B.A. degree from the University of Mississippi with a major in psychology and a minor in political science in 1959. Despite being a life-long Democrat, Cochran changed party affiliation to Republican in the 1960's ans went on to serve as Mississippi executive director of [[Richard Nixon[['s 1968 presidential campaign.