Senator Roger Wicker (R-Mississippi)
First elected:
CWPAC Endorsed: 2008
Residence: Tupelo
Marital Status: Married (Gayle)
Prev. Occupation: Air Force Reserve Officer, Pro-tem Judge, Public Defender
Prev. Political Exp.: Mississippi State Senate (1988-1994), United States House of Representatives (1994-2007), Former Staff Senator Trent Lott
Education: BA University of Mississippi (1969); J.D. University of Mississippi (1973)
Birthdate: 07/05/1951
Birthplace: Pontotoc, Mississippi
Church: Tupelo First Baptist Church
Campaign Website: www.wickerforsenate.com
Why CWPAC Endorsed
Senator Wicker is a pro-life, pro-family leader.
Senator Wicker isn’t just a consistent vote; he is someone who leads the charge to protect our families. He protects marriage as between one man and one woman and has introduced a constitutional amendment to ensure that the sanctity of marriage is preserved. Senator Wicker has had a long commitment to protecting life from conception to natural death. As a state senator, he authored legislation that put in place regulations for abortion clinics and created the twenty-four hour waiting period for abortions. In the U.S. Senate, he introduced the Life At Conception Act, which defines life as beginning at conception. He is at the forefront to protect our children from the filthy programming that is inundating our airwaves. Throughout his career, he consistently leads the charge against the culture war we are battling in this country. It is for these reasons, CWPAC is proud to endorse Roger Wicker for Senate in Mississippi.
2008 Race Outlook
This is a crucial race to ensure that Liberals will not have a filibuster-proof Senate majority. The Democrats need only 9 seats to reach that magic number of 60 seats.
While GOP Senate losses might still be kept to just six or seven seats, the possibility of an eight seat loss is now very real, and a nine seat loss is not beyond the range of possibility. As things are playing out now, Republican Senate losses in the open seats in Virginia and New Mexico seem to be inevitable, while incumbent Ted Stevens’ fortunes seem inextricably linked to his legal trial in Washington. Democratic chances in the open seat in Colorado and against incumbent John Sununu in New Hampshire seem slightly better than 50-50. Incumbents Norm Coleman in Minnesota, Elizabeth Dole in North Carolina and Gordon Smith in Oregon are even, though some would say a bit worse. If they were all to fall, Democrats would handed eight seats. The only thing standing between that and nine seats would be either appointed incumbent Roger Wicker in Mississippi or Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell, whose race has closed some in recent weeks.
And, Senator Wicker has never run a statewide race while his opponent Ronnie Musgrove has won statewide. Even more disturbing is that Senator Wicker's old House seat was filled by a Democrat in the special election after he moved to the Senate
Cook Report: Toss up
Rothenberg: Lean toward Wicker
CWPAC’s take -- This is a tight race and a seat we can’t lose. If we can keep this seat, then the chances of the liberals getting the votes they need to take a firm majority in the Senate and blocking any filibuster will be thwarted.
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