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Summary

Senator Thad Cochran

Full Name: Thad Cochran
Office: U.S. Senate (MS) - Sr, Republican
First Elected: 11/07/1978
Last Elected: 11/04/2008
Next Election: 2014
Gender: Male
Family: Wife: Rose; 2 Children: Clayton, Katherine
Birth Date: 12/07/1937
Birth Place: Pontotoc, MS
Home City: Jackson, MS
Religion: Baptist

Recent Key Votes

HR 1586 - Aid To States for Medicaid, Teacher Employment, and Other Purposes
Legislation (Nay)

Aug. 5, 2010 - Appropriates $10 billion for the Education Jobs Fund to be allocated to states for the retention, rehiring, or hiring of elementary and secondary education ...

HR 4872 - Health Care Reconciliation Act
Legislation (Nay)

March 25, 2010 - Amends the penalty for individuals who fail to maintain "minimum essential health care coverage" as follows (Sec. 1002): Amends the income exemption from ...

HR 1388 - National Volunteer Program Expansion
Legislation (Yea)

March 26, 2009 - Authorizes funding to promote, operate, and expand service-learning programs in elementary and secondary schools through training, curriculum development, program assessment methods, and community outreach ...

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Recent Public Statements

Agriculture Reform, Food, and Jobs Act of 2013

June 10, 2013 - BREAK IN TRANSCRIPT Mr. COCHRAN. Madam President, I am pleased to join the distinguished Senator from Michigan in urging approval of this bill by the ...

Cochran Statement for Senate Passage of the Agriculture Reform, Food and Jobs Act of 2013 (S.954)

June 10, 2013 - Madam President, I am pleased to join the distinguished Senator from Michigan in urging approval of this bill by the Senate. It has been a ...

Cochran: 2013 Farm Bill Meets Needs of AG Producers & Consumers

June 10, 2013 - U.S. Senator Thad Cochran, ranking Republican on the Senate Agriculture, Nutrition and Forestry Committee, today praised Senate passage of a new farm bill that benefits ...

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Recent Interest Group Ratings

Span Name Rating
2011 National Association for College Admission Counseling Positions 0%
2011 National Education Association Positions 0%
2010 Teachers of English to Speakers of Other Languages (TESOL) Positions 0%
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Campaign Finances

Election Cycle 2012
Total Income $2,660,993.00
Total Spent $2,526,883.00
Cash On Hand $480,184.00
Debt $0.00
Source OpenSecrets.org
Updated 12/31/2012
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Issue Positions (Political Courage Test)

Thad Cochran repeatedly refused to provide any responses to citizens on the issues through the 2008 Political Courage Test when asked to do so by national leaders of the political parties, prominent members of the media, Project Vote Smart President Richard Kimball, and Project Vote Smart staff.

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Contact Information

Washington, D.C. Webmail
http://www.cochran.senate.gov/public/index.cfm/email-me

Washington, D.C. Website
http://cochran.senate.gov/

Washington, D.C.
113 Dirksen Senate Office Building
Washington, DC 20510
Phone: 202-224-5054

District
United States Federal Courthouse
911 East Jackson Avenue
Suite 249
Oxford, MS 38655
Phone: 662-236-1018

District
190 East Capitol Street
Suite 550
Jackson, MS 39201
Phone: 601-965-4459

District
2012 15th Street
Suite 451
Gulfport, MS 39501
Phone: 228-867-9710

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