Full Name:
Charles 'Chip' W. Pickering, Jr.
Gender:
Male
Family:
Wife: Leisha Jane Prather; 5 Children: Will, Ross, Jackson, Asher, Harper
Birth Date:
08/10/1962
Birth Place:
Laurel, MS
Home City:
Laurel, MS
Religion:
Baptist
MBA, Baylor University, 1987
BA, Business Administration, University of Mississippi, 1986
Attended, Mississippi College, 1981-1982
Assistant Majority Whip, United States House of Representatives
Representative, United States House of Representatives, 1996-2008
Co-Chair, Mississippi for Bush, 2000, 2004
Co-Chair, Congressional Wireless Caucus
Member, National Republican Congressional Committee
Member, Republican Policy Committee
Congressional Aide, Senator Trent Lott, 1991-1995
Appointee, Bush Administration, United States Department of Agriculture, 1989-1991
Southern Baptist Missionary, Budapest, Hungary, 1986-1987
Member, National Guard and Reserve Components Organization
Astrological Sign:
Leo
Awards:
-Herbert H. Bateman Outstanding Leadership Award, American Shipbuilding Association, 2002
-Award for Fiscal Responsibility, Concord Coalition, 2001
-'Sonny' Montgomery Eagle Award, Enlisted Association of National Guard, 2000
-Major General G.V. 'Sonny' Montgomery Award, National Guard of the United States, 2000
-Legislator of the Year, Senior Army Reserve Commanders, 2000
-L. Mendel Rivers Award of Excellence, Air Force Sergeants Association
-Treasury Guardian, Taxpayers for Common Sense Action
Hobbies or Special Talents:
Boating