Full Name:
Gregg Harper
Gender:
Male
Family:
Wife: Sidney; 2 Children: Livingston, Maggie
Birth Date:
06/01/1956
Birth Place:
Jackson, MS
Home City:
Pearl, MS
Religion:
Southern Baptist
JD, University of Mississippi School of Law, 1981
BS, Chemistry, Mississippi College, 1978
Representative, United States House of Representatives, District 3, 2008-2019
Member, Air Force Caucus, present
Member, Army Aviation Caucus, present
Member, Balanced Budget Amendment Caucus, present
Member, Biomass Caucus, present
Member, Coal Caucus, present
Member, Community College Caucus, present
Member, Diabetes Caucus, present
Member, Fire Caucus, present
Co-Chair, Fragile-X Caucus, present
Member, Library of Congress Caucus, present
Member, Missile Defense Caucus, present
Member, National Guard and Reserve Components Caucus, present
Member, Natural Gas Caucus, present
Member, Prayer Caucus, present
Member, Shipbuilding Caucus, present
Member, Spina Bifida Caucus, present
Member, Steel Caucus, present
Member, Taiwan Caucus, present
Member, Tennessee Valley Authority Congressional Caucus, present
Member, Travel and Tourism Caucus, present
Member, Veterans Caucus, present
Member, Wounded to Work Caucus, present
Former Member, Congressional Sportsmen's Caucus
Former Vice Chair, Digital Commerce and Consumer Protection Subcommittee, United States House of Representatives
Former Member, Energy and Commerce Committee, United States House of Representatives
Former Chair, House Administration Committee, United States House of Representatives
Former Chair, Joint Committee on Printing, United States Congress
Former Member, Joint Committee on Printing, United States House of Representative
Former Vice Chair, Joint Committee on the Library, United States Congress
Former Chair, Joint Committee on the Library, United States House of Representatives
Former Member, Subcommittee on Commerce, Manufacturing and Trade, United States House of Representatives
Former Member, Subcommittee on Energy (Energy and Commerce), United States House of Representatives
Former Member, Subcommittee on Energy, United States House of Representatives
Former Vice Chair, Subcommittee on Environment and the Economy, United States House of Representatives
Former Member, Subcommittee on Environment, United States House of Representatives
Former Chair, Subcommittee on Oversight and Investigations (Energy and Commerce), United States House of Representatives
Member, Tea Party Caucus
Republican Representative, Mississippi Secretary of States Election Task Force, 2001
Former Prosecutor, City of Brandon, Mississippi
Former Prosecutor, City of Richland, Mississippi
Former Attorney, Sanford and Harper
Member, Crossgates Baptist Church, present
Member, National Rifle Association (NRA), present
Member, Pearl County Chamber of Commerce, present
Member, Rankin County Chamber of Commerce, present
Former Sunday School Teacher, Crossgates Baptist Church
Former Deacon, Crossgates Baptist Church
Former Board Attorney, Mississippi Baptist Children's Village
Former Member, Mississippi Oil and Gas Board
Former Member, Mississippi Oil and Gas Board
Member, Rankin County Chamber of Commerce
Chair, Republican Executive Committee, Rankin County, 2000-2008
Delegate, Republican National Convention, 2000, 2004, 2008
Chair, Get Out The Vote, Rankin County, Mississippi, 2007
Member, Campaign Steering Committee, Lieutenant Governor Phil Bryant, Rankin County, 2007
Legal Volunteer, Senator Jim Talent, 2006
Legal Volunteer, Presidential Recount, Ohio, 2004
Member, Campaign Steering Committee, Lieutenant Governor Amy Tuck, Rankin County, 2003
Chair, Chief Justice Jim Smiths Re-election to the Mississippi Supreme Court, Rankin County, 2000
Legal Volunteer, Presidential Recount, Florida, 2000
Father's Occupation:
Petroleum engineer
Favorite Book:
Of course, I do enjoy reading my Bible. Poor Richard's Almanac by Benjamin Franklin, and anything by Chuck Colson.
Favorite Movie:
It's a Wonderful Life, Dumb & Dumber, and Pride & Prejudice
Favorite Musician:
Josh Turner, and Allison Kraus & Union Station
Favorite Quote:
Proverbs 21:31
Favorite TV Shows:
The Andy Griffith Show (The Black & White episodes ONLY!)
Hobbies or Special Talents:
Sports collectibles, reading, college football, and American history.