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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

S Amdt 109 - Hollywood Productions Tax Credit
Amendment (Yea)

Feb. 3, 2009

S Amdt 1569 - NEA Funding
Amendment (Yea)

Aug. 5, 1999

HR 2107 - Interior Department FY98 Appropriations bill
Legislation (Yea)

Oct. 28, 1997 - Prohibits the Secretary of the Interior from using appropriated funds to purchase land to establish a new unit of the National Wildlife Refuge System, ...

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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

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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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