Roger F. Wicker
Republican · MS · U.S. Senate
Bio
Roger Frederick Wicker is an American politician, attorney, and former Air Force officer serving as the senior United States senator from Mississippi, a seat he has held since 2007. A member of the Republican Party, Wicker was a Mississippi State Senator from 1988 to 1995 and the U.S. representative from Mississippi's 1st congressional district from 1995 until 2007.
Full bio on Wikipedia →Record of service
- In office
- 31.6 years
- Chambers
- House 13y, Senate 18.6y
- First took office
- 1995 (11 terms)
- Seniority
- 11 of 100 by time served
- Age
- 75
- Senate class
- 1 · senior senator
- Gulfport, MS · 228-871-7017
- Hernando, MS · 662-429-1002
- Jackson, MS · 601-965-4644
- Tupelo, MS · 662-844-5010
- Tupelo, MS · 662-844-5010
Service history, offices and identifiers from unitedstates/congress-legislators (public domain). Years served sum each term rather than subtracting the first start date, so a break in service is not counted as time in office.
Reported net worth
- Assets
- $467k – $1.1M
- Liabilities
- $600k – $1.3M
- Net worth
- −$783k – $505k
- Since 2018
- +$43k
From annual financial disclosures, which report every asset and debt as a bracket — so these are ranges, and the figure shown is their midpoint. A primary residence is not a reportable asset while its mortgage is a reportable debt, which pushes some members negative. How this is calculated →
Overall lean (DW-NOMINATE)
Issue profile
Each issue runs left ↔ right, scored from how the member voted on bills tagged to that issue (−1…+1). Issues with too few votes are blank. Overall lean uses DW-NOMINATE.
How they score against the parties
Roger F. Wicker's voting record compared with each party's national platform, issue by issue — the same similarity score used across the site.
On the political map
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Caucuses & committees
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Committees
- Senate Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportationcenter · 28 members
- Senate Committee on Environment and Public Workscenter · 19 members
- Senate Committee on Rules and Administrationcenter · 17 members
Most and least aligned members
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Recent notable votes
Latest news
‘Stop embarrassing yourself’: Congressional Republicans clash over international eventThe Scoop A transcontinental dispute between two senior Republican lawmakers escalated over the weekend when one briefly barred the other from their own delegation’s return flight to Washington. The rift between Mississippi Sen. Roger Wicker and South Carolin…
Biztoc.com · July 7, 2026- 'Markets, munitions and midterms' pushed Trump to Iran deal, Michael Doran says - PBS
'Markets, munitions and midterms' pushed Trump to Iran deal, Michael Doran saysPBS Trump’s Iran agreement draws rare reproach from powerful RepublicansCNN Senate Republicans in somber, pessimistic mood over Trump deal with IranThe Hill Chairman Wicker Issues …
Slashdot.org · June 19, 2026 
Senator Wicker Criticizes Trump’s Memorandum of Understanding with IranSenate Armed Services Committee Chairman Roger Wicker (R-MS) on Thursday issued a statement criticizing the memorandum of understanding (MOU) President Donald Trump signed with Iran, warning that the deal’s terms undermine military gains and allocate funds th…
Naturalnews.com · June 19, 2026
Senate Armed Services chair slams Iran peace dealSenate Armed Services Chair Roger Wicker on Thursday panned the Iran peace deal signed by President Donald Trump this week, saying the agreement “negotiates away the victories of Operation Epic Fury in ways that are completely out of step with the president’s…
Biztoc.com · June 18, 2026
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