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MISSISSIPPI

Drs. David Curtis and Heber Simmons, Jr. (team leader)

NOTE it’s at your discretion how many of these offices you wish to visit, since Heber will be tagging along with visits to key Members in other states. Heber of course visits these offices on many of his D.C. monthly trips

Congressman Travis W. Childers [D-Mississippi, 1st District]

Dr. Curtis practices in his district

|[pic] |Longworth House Office Building, 1708, Washington, DC 20515-2401 |

| |Tel: (202) 225-4306 |

| |Fax: (202) 225-3549 |

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Began Service: 2008

Date of Birth: March 29, 1958

Education: Mississippi 1980 BBA

Home City: Booneville

Religion: Baptist

Current Memberships: Member, East Booneville Baptist Church

Career: Realtor, Robert Davis Realty; Chancery Clerk, County of Prentiss, Mississippi (1992-2008); President, Mississippi Chancery Clerks’ Association (2001-2002).

Committee Assignments

|Committee |Subcommittee(s) |

|Committee on Agriculture |Subcommittee on Department Operations, Oversight, Nutrition, and Forestry |

| |Subcommittee on General Farm Commodities and Risk Management |

|Committee on Financial Services |Subcommittee on Capital Markets, Insurance and Government Sponsored Enterprises |

| |Subcommittee on Financial Institutions and Consumer Credit |

Scheduler: Executive Assistant Jordan Musgrove

E-mail: jordan.musgrove@mail.

Health staff: Legislative Director Jenny Materio

Legislative Responsibilities: Agricultural Issues; Appropriations; Budget; Defense; Foreign Affairs; Franking; Health Care; Rural Caucus; Telecommunications; Transportation

E-mail: jenny.materio@mail.

Education: Florida 2005 BA, 2006 MA

Career: Staff Assistant, Office of Representative Tim Mahoney (D-FL, District 16), United States House of Representatives; Legislative Correspondent, Office of Representative Tim Mahoney (D-FL, District 16), United States House of Representatives (2007-2008); Legislative Assistant, Office of Representative Tim Mahoney (D-FL, District 16), United States House of Representatives (2008); Legislative Assistant, Office of Representative Travis W. Childers (D-MS, District 1), United States House of Representatives (2008-2009); Senior Legislative Assistant, Office of Representative Travis W. Childers (D-MS, District 1), United States House of Representatives (2009-2010)

Also note: chief of staff is Sen. Blanche Lincoln’s cousin:

Chief of Staff Ben Lincoln

E-mail: benjamin.lincoln@mail.

Career: Legislative Assistant, Office of Representative John S. Tanner (D-TN, District 8), United States House of Representatives (2006-2008); Legislative Director, Office of Representative Travis W. Childers (D-MS, District 1), United States House of Representatives (2008-2010)

Congressman Bennie G. Thompson [D-Mississippi, 2nd District]

U. Miss. Dental School is located in his district; Dr. Simmons resides in his district

|[pic] |Rayburn House Office Building, 2432, Washington, DC 20515-2402 |

| |Tel: (202) 225-5876 |

| |Fax: (202) 225-5898 |

| |E-mail: benniethompson@mail. |

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Began Service: 1993

Date of Birth: January 28, 1948

Education: Tougaloo 1968 BA; Jackson State U 1972 MS

Home City: Bolton

Religion: Methodist

Current Memberships: Member, Asbury United Methodist Church; Member, Kappa Alpha Psi Fraternity Inc.; Founding Member, Mississippi Association of Black Mayors; Founding Member, Mississippi Association of Black Supervisors; Member, National Association for the Advancement of Colored People

Career: Teacher, Franklin County School District, County of Franklin, Mississippi (1968-1969); Teacher, Madison County School District, County of Madison, Mississippi (1969-1970); Alderman, Board of Aldermen, City of Bolton, Mississippi (1969-1973); Mayor, Office of the Mayor, City of Bolton, Mississippi (1973-1979); Member, Board of Supervisors, County of Hinds, Mississippi (1980-1993).

Committee Assignments

|Committee |Subcommittee(s) |

|Committee on Homeland Security, Chairman |Subcommittee on Border, Maritime and Global Counterterrorism, Ex Officio, non-voting |

| |Subcommittee on Emergency Communications, Preparedness, and Response, Ex Officio, |

| |non-voting |

| |Subcommittee on Emerging Threats, Cybersecurity, and Science and Technology, Ex |

| |Officio, non-voting |

| |Subcommittee on Intelligence, Information Sharing and Terrorism Risk Assessment, Ex |

| |Officio, non-voting |

| |Subcommittee on Management, Investigations, and Oversight, Ex Officio, non-voting |

| |Subcommittee on Transportation Security and Infrastructure Protection, Ex Officio, |

| |non-voting |

Scheduler: Scheduler Andrea Lee

E-mail: andrea.lee@mail.

Health staff: Legislative Assistant Tara Smith

Legislative Responsibilities: Arts/Culture/Entertainment; Business/Commerce/Economics; Computers; Education; Employment; Family; Foreign Policy; Gun Control; Health Care; Homeland Security; Housing; Immigration; International Affairs; Judiciary; Medicaid; Medicare; Minority Affairs; Native American Affairs; Science/Space; Small Business Issues; Technology Issues; Terrorism; Trade; Welfare; Women’s Issues

Career: Staff Assistant/Systems Administrator, Office of Representative Bennie G. Thompson (D-MS, District 2), United States House of Representatives (2005-2006)

Congressman Gregg Harper [R-Mississippi, 3rd District]

 Dr. Simmons practices in his district

|[pic] |Cannon House Office Building, 307, Washington, DC 20515-2403 |

| |Tel: (202) 225-5031 |

| |Fax: (202) 225-5797 |

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Began Service: 2009

Date of Birth: June 1, 1952

Education: Mississippi Col 1978 BS; Mississippi 1981 JD

Home City: Pearl

Current Memberships: Deacon, Crossgates Baptist Church; Member, Pearl Chamber of Commerce; Member, Rankin County Chamber of Commerce

Career: Steering Committee Member, Pickering for Congress; City Prosecutor, Office of the City Prosecutor, City of Brandon, Mississippi; Chair, Hurricane Katrina Relief Effort, Crossgates Baptist Church; City Prosecutor, Office of the City Prosecutor, City of Richland, Mississippi

Committee Assignments

|Committee |Subcommittee(s) |

|Committee on House Administration |Subcommittee on Elections |

|Committee on Standards of Official Conduct|Investigative Subcommittee - Richardson, Ranking Member |

|Committee on the Budget |No subcommittee assignments |

|Committee on the Judiciary |Subcommittee on Courts and Competition Policy |

| |Subcommittee on Immigration, Citizenship, Refugees, Border Security, and International|

| |Law |

|Joint Committee on the Library |This committee has no subcommittees |

(202) 225-5031

Scheduler: Director of Scheduling Marcy Thoms Scoggins

Fax: (601) 965-4598

E-mail: marcy.scoggins@mail.

2507A Old Brandon Road, Pearl, MS 39208

Career: Scheduler, Office of Representative Charles W. “Chip” Pickering, Jr. (R-MS, District 3), United States House of Representatives; Scheduler, Pearl Office, Office of Representative Charles W. “Chip” Pickering, Jr. (R-MS, District 3), United States House of Representatives

Health staff:

Communications Director/Legislative Assistant Adam Buckalew

Legislative Responsibilities: Alcohol/Tobacco/Firearms; Banking; Elections; Finance; Food and Drug; Government Affairs; Government Reform; Health; Health Care; Housing; National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA); Postal Issues; Science; Small Business Issues; Space Issues; Stem Cell Research

E-mail: adam.buckalew@mail.

Education: Southern Mississippi 2006 BA

Career: Statewide Field Director, Friends of Phil Bryant, Mississippi (2007); Special Assistant to the Chief of Staff, Office of the Lieutenant Governor, State of Mississippi (2008)

Policy Director Scot Malvaney

Legislative Responsibilities: Adoption; Appropriations; American Recovery and Reinvestment Act (ARRA); Auto Industry Issues; Budget; Children’s Issues; Commerce; Employment; Energy; Environment; Foreign Policy; International Affairs; International Trade; Labor; Legislative Affairs; Lobbying; Medicaid; Medicare; Minority Affairs; Native American Affairs; Pensions; Social Security; Tax Issues; Teenager Issues; Welfare; Women’s Issues

E-mail: scot.malvaney@mail.

Education: U of the South BA

Career: Legislative Director, Office of Representative Michael Paul Parker (R-MS, District 4), United States House of Representatives; Chief of Staff, Office of Representative Michael Paul Parker (R-MS, District 4), United States House of Representatives; Policy Director, Office of the Lieutenant Governor, State of Mississippi (2008)

[pic][pic]Senator Thad Cochran [R-Mississippi]

|[pic] |Dirksen Senate Office Building, SD-113, Washington, DC 20510-2402 |

| |Tel: (202) 224-5054 |

| |Fax: (202) 224-9450 |

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Reelection Year: 2008

Began Service: 1978

Date of Birth: December 7, 1937

Education: Mississippi 1959 BA, 1965 JD

Home City: Jackson

Religion: Baptist

Current Memberships: Member, Northminster Baptist Church; Member, The International Legal Fraternity of Phi Delta Phi

Career: LT United States Navy (1959-1961); Attorney, Watkins & Eager PLLC (1965-1972); U.S. Representative, (R-MI), Office of Representative William Thad Cochran, United States House of Representatives (1973-1978).

Committee Assignments

|Committee |Subcommittee(s) |

|Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition and |Subcommittee on Hunger, Nutrition and Family Farms |

|Forestry |Subcommittee on Production, Income Protection, and Price Support |

| |Subcommittee on Rural Revitalization, Conservation, Forestry, and Credit |

|Committee on Appropriations, Vice Chairman|Subcommittee on Agriculture, Rural Development, Food and Drug Administration, and |

| |Related Agencies |

| |Subcommittee on Commerce, Justice, Science, and Related Agencies, Ex Officio, |

| |Non-Voting |

| |Subcommittee on Defense, Ranking Member |

| |Subcommittee on Energy and Water Development |

| |Subcommittee on Financial Services and General Government, Ex Officio, Non-Voting |

| |Subcommittee on Homeland Security |

| |Subcommittee on Interior, Environment, and Related Agencies |

| |Subcommittee on Labor, Health and Human Services, Education, and Related Agencies, |

| |Ranking Member (Acting) |

| |Subcommittee on Military Construction, Veterans’ Affairs, and Related Agencies, Ex |

| |Officio, Non-Voting |

| |Subcommittee on State, Foreign Operations, and Related Programs, Ex Officio, |

| |Non-Voting |

| |Subcommittee on the Legislative Branch, Ex Officio, Non-Voting |

| |Subcommittee on Transportation, Housing and Urban Development and Related Agencies, Ex|

| |Officio, Non-Voting |

|Committee on Rules and Administration |No subcommittee assignments |

|Joint Committee on the Library |This committee has no subcommittees |

Scheduler Doris Wagley

E-mail: doris_wagley@cochran.

Career: Personal Secretary (Appointments), (R-MN), Office of Senator Norm Coleman, United States Senate

Health staff: Legislative Assistant Will Crump

Legislative Responsibilities: Appropriations (Health and Human Services, Housing and Urban Development, Labor, Veterans); Employment/Labor; Health; Health Care; Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD); Medicare/Medicaid; Social Security; Veterans’ Affairs

E-mail: will_crump@cochran.

Career: Staff Assistant, Office of Senator Thad Cochran (R-MS), United States Senate (2006-2007); Legislative Aide, Office of Senator Thad Cochran (R-MS), United States Senate (2007-2008)

Senator Roger F. Wicker [R-Mississippi]

|[pic] |Dirksen Senate Office Building, SD-555, Washington, DC 20510-2404 |

| |Tel: (202) 224-6253 |

| |Fax: (202) 228-0378 |

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Reelection Year: 2012

Began Service: 2007

Date of Birth: July 5, 1951

Education: Mississippi 1973 BA, 1975 JD

Home City: Tupelo

Religion: Baptist

Current Memberships: Member, Community Development Foundation; Deacon, First Baptist Church, Tupelo; Member, Tupelo Lions Club, Lions Clubs International

Career: Page, United States House of Representatives; U.S. Air Force (1976-1980); LtCol United States Air Force Reserve (1980-2004); Staff Assistant, Committee on Rules, United States House of Representatives (1980-1982); Attorney, Sparks, Wicker and Colburn (1982-1994); Public Defender, Office of the Public Defender, County of Lee, Mississippi (1984-1987); Judge Pro Tem, Municipal Court, City of Tupelo, Mississippi (1986-1987); State Senator (R-MS), Mississippi Legislature (1988-1994); Chairman, Tennessee Valley Authority Congressional Caucus, United States Congress; Member, Committee on the Budget, United States House of Representatives; Deputy Majority Whip, Office of Republican Whip Roy Blunt, United States House of Representatives (2006); Member, Committee on the Budget, United States House of Representatives; Member, Subcommittee on Labor, Health and Human Services, Education and Related Agencies, Committee on Appropriations, United States House of Representatives; Member, Republican Study Committee, United States House of Representatives; Chairman, Interstate 69 Mid-Continent Highway Caucus, United States House of Representatives; Deputy Whip, Office of the Chief Deputy Minority Whip, United States House of Representatives (2007); Co-Chair, Community College Caucus, United States House of Representatives; Member, House Republican Policy Committee, United States House of Representatives (2001-2007); Member, Congressional Furnishings Caucus, United States House of Representatives; Member, Military Veterans Caucus, United States House of Representatives; Member, Executive Committee, National Republican Congressional Committee, United States House of Representatives; Member, Air Force Caucus, United States Congress; Member, Congressional Farmer Cooperative Caucus, United States Congress; Member, House Manufacturing Caucus, United States House of Representatives; Member, Congressional Shipbuilding Caucus, United States House of Representatives; Member, House Cancer Caucus, United States House of Representatives; Member, Congressional Immigration Reform Caucus, United States House of Representatives; Member, Congressional Anti-Terrorism Caucus, United States House of Representatives; Member, Coalition for Autism Research and Education, United States Congress; Member, Congressional Human Rights Caucus, United States Congress; Member, Congressional Diabetes Caucus, United States House of Representatives; Member, Committee on Appropriations, United States House of Representatives (1995-2007); Member, Subcommittee on Defense, Committee on Appropriations, United States House of Representatives; Ranking Member, Subcommittee on Military Construction, Veterans’ Affairs, and Related Agencies, Committee on Appropriations, United States House of Representatives (2007); U.S. Representative, (R-MS, District 1), United States House of Representatives (1995-2007); Speaker of the House Appointed Board Member, United States Naval Academy Board of Visitors, United States Naval Academy; Member, National Republican Congressional Committee, United States House of Representatives; Member, Tennessee Valley Authority Congressional Caucus, United States Congress; Member, House Cancer Caucus, United States House of Representatives; Member, Subcommittee on Space, Aeronautics, and Related Sciences, Committee on Commerce, Science and Transportation.

Committee Assignments

|Committee |Subcommittee(s) |

|Committee on Armed Services |Subcommittee on Emerging Threats and Capabilities |

| |Subcommittee on Personnel |

| |Subcommittee on Seapower, Ranking Member |

|Committee on Commerce, Science and |Subcommittee on Aviation Operations, Safety, and Security |

|Transportation |Subcommittee on Communications, Technology, and the Internet |

| |Subcommittee on Consumer Protection, Product Safety, and Insurance, Ranking Member |

| |Subcommittee on Oceans, Atmosphere, Fisheries, and Coast Guard |

| |Subcommittee on Surface Transportation and Merchant Marine Infrastructure, Safety, and|

| |Security |

|Committee on Foreign Relations |Subcommittee on East Asian and Pacific Affairs |

| |Subcommittee on European Affairs |

| |Subcommittee on International Development and Foreign Assistance, Economic Affairs and|

| |International Environmental Protection |

| |Subcommittee on International Operations and Organizations, Human Rights, Democracy, |

| |and Global Women’s Issues, Ranking Member |

|Committee on Small Business and |No subcommittee assignments |

|Entrepreneurship | |

|Committee on Veterans’ Affairs |No subcommittee assignments |

Scheduler: Scheduler Hardy Lott

E-mail: hardy_lott@wicker.

Career: Scheduler, (R-MS), Office of Senator Trent Lott, United States Senate

Health Staff: Legislative Director Susan Sweat

E-mail: susan_sweat@wicker.

Education: Mississippi Col 2001 BA; Georgetown

Career: Legislative Correspondent, Office of Representative Roger F. Wicker; Legislative Assistant, (R-MS, District 1), Office of Representative Roger F. Wicker, United States House of Representatives (2003-2006); Legislative Director, (R-MS, District 1), Office of Representative Roger F. Wicker, United States House of Representatives (2006-2007)

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