Former Chair, Republican Conference, United States Senate

Representative, United States House of Representatives, 1972-78

Senator, United States Senate, 1978-2018

Executive Director, Mississippi Citizens for Nixon-Agnew, 1968

Member, Congressional Sportsmen's Caucus, present

Former Member, Agriculture, Nutrition and Forestry Committee, United States Senate

Former Chair, Appropriations Committee, United States Senate

Former Member, Appropriations Subcommittee on Transportation, Housing, and Urban Development & Related Programs, United States Senate

Former Member, Committee on Standards of Official Conduct, United States House of Representatives

Former Member, Public Works and Transportation Committee, United States House of Representatives

Former Member, Republican Policy Committee, United States House of Representatives

Former Member, Republican Task Force to Study the Energy Crisis

Former Member, Rules and Administration Committee, United States Senate

Former Member, Select Committee on Ethics, United States House of Representatives

Former Member, Subcommittee on Agriculture, Rural Development, Food and Drug Administration, and Related Agencies, United States Senate

Former Member, Subcommittee on Commodities, Risk Management and Trade, United States Senate

Former Member, Subcommittee on Conservation, Forestry and Natural Resources, United States Senate

Former Chair, Subcommittee on Defense, United States Senate

Former Member, Subcommittee on Energy And Water Development, United States Senate

Former Member, Subcommittee on Homeland Security, United States Senate

Former Member, Subcommittee on Interior, Environment, and Related Agencies, United States Senate

Former Member, Subcommittee on Labor, Health and Human Services, Education, and Related Agencies, United States Senate

Former Member, Subcommittee on Rural Development and Energy, United States Senate

Instructor, Military Law, Officer Candidate School, 1962-64

Instructor, Naval Orientation, Officer Candidate School, 1962-64

Lieutenant, United States Naval Reserve, 1959-61

Former Partner, Watkins and Eager Law Firm

Partner/Attorney, Watkins & Eager, Jackson, Mississippi, 1965

Legal Officer, United States Naval Reserve, 1961

Regent Emeritus, Board of Regents, Smithsonian Institution, present

Member, Board of Trustees, Kennedy Center, present

Former Charter President, American Field Service, Mississippi Chapter

Former Member, Board of Visitors, Air Force Academy

Eagle Scout, Boy Scouts of America

Former Co-Chair, House/Senate International Education Study Group

Former President, Jackson Men's Y Club

Member, Board of Directors, Jackson Rotary Club, 1970-71

Former Chair, Legal Services Program, Jackson Junior Bar

Former Member, Migratory Bird Conservation Commission

Former Board Chair, Military Academy at West Point

Former Member, Mississippi Bar Association

President, Young Lawyers Division, Mississippi Bar Association, 1972-73

Former Chair, Mississippi Law Institute

Former Board Member, Mississippi Opera Inc.

Former Board Member, Museum of American History

Former Member, National Educations Goals Panel

Member, Northminster Baptist Church

Former President, Pi Kappa Alpha

Former Board Member, United States Naval Academy

Astrological Sign:

Sagittarius

Awards:

Conservation Achievement Award, National Wildlife Federation; Lifetime Achievement Award, The Nature Conservancy; Conservationist of the Year in Mississippi, Ducks Unlimited; Jackson's Young Man of the Year, Jaycees, 1971; Herbert H. Bateman Award, American Shipbuilding Association, 2010; Sea Service Award, Navy League of the United States, 2010; Navy Distinguished Public Service Award, 2013; Conservationist of the Year, North American Waterfowl Federation, 1996; National Wetlands and Wildlife Award, 2012

Father's Name:

William Holmes Cochran

Father's Occupation:

School Principal

Mother's Name:

Emma Grace Cochran

Mother's Occupation:

School Teacher

Number of Grandchildren:

3