Gregg Harper

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Gregg Harper

Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Mississippi's 3rd district
Incumbent
Assumed office January 3, 2009
Preceded by	Chip Pickering
Personal details
Born	(1956-06-01) June 1, 1956 Jackson, Mississippi, U.S.
Political party	Republican
Spouse(s)	Sidney Harper
Children	2
Alma mater	Mississippi College University of Mississippi, Oxford
Religion	Southern Baptist

Gregory "Gregg" Harper (born June 1, 1956) is the U.S. Representative for Mississippi's 3rd congressional district, serving since 2009. He is a member of the Republican Party. The district includes the wealthier portions of the state capital, Jackson, along with most of that city's suburbs. Other cities in the district include Meridian, Natchez, Starkville, and Brookhaven.

Early life, education and career

Harper was born in Jackson, Mississippi. He spent eight years working as Chairman of the Rankin County, Mississippi Republican Party, and served as a delegate to the 2000 Republican National Convention. He was appointed by the party as an observer during the controversial 2000 Florida presidential recount.

Harper graduated from Mississippi College in 1978 with a degree in Chemistry and from the University of Mississippi School of Law in 1981. He has worked as a private practice attorney since receiving this degree. He was the prosecuting attorney for the cities of Brandon, Mississippi and Richland, Mississippi.^[1]

As for his personal life, he is a deacon of Crossgates Baptist Church in Brandon, Mississippi, where he had also been a Sunday School teacher.

U.S. House of Representatives

Committee assignments

Elections

Gregg Harper won the Republican nomination in Mississippi's 3rd congressional district on April 1, 2008 with 57% of the vote.^[2] This was tantamount to election in this heavily Republican district. He defeated his Democratic opponent, Joel Gill in the November General Election winning 63% of the vote.^[3]

References

↑ Harper Campaigns in Meridian McLain, Sheila. WTOK. Jan 10, 2008. Retrieved April 7, 2008
↑ HARPER WINS 3RD DISTRICT GOP NOD Associated Press. April 2, 2008. Retrieved April 7, 2008
↑ REPUBLICAN HARPER WINS 3RD DISTRICT The Meridian Star. November 5, 2008. Retrieved November 19, 2008

External links

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Congressman Gregg Harper official U.S. House site
Gregg Harper for Congress

Biography at the Biographical Directory of the United States Congress

Biography, voting record, and interest group ratings at Project Vote Smart

Financial information (federal office) at the Federal Election Commission

Legislation sponsored at The Library of Congress
Profile at SourceWatch

United States House of Representatives
Preceded by Chip Pickering	Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Mississippi's 3rd congressional district 2009–present	Incumbent
United States order of precedence (ceremonial)
Preceded by Brett Guthrie	United States Representatives by seniority 243rd	Succeeded by Jim Himes

v t e Mississippi's current delegation to the United States Congress

Senators	Thad Cochran (R) Roger Wicker (R)

Representatives (ordered by district)	Alan Nunnelee (R) Bennie Thompson (D) Gregg Harper (R) Steven Palazzo (R)

Other states' delegations	Alabama Alaska Arizona Arkansas California Colorado Connecticut Delaware Florida Georgia Hawaii Idaho Illinois Indiana Iowa Kansas Kentucky Louisiana Maine Maryland Massachusetts Michigan Minnesota Mississippi Missouri Montana Nebraska Nevada New Hampshire New Jersey New Mexico New York North Carolina North Dakota Ohio Oklahoma Oregon Pennsylvania Rhode Island South Carolina South Dakota Tennessee Texas Utah Vermont Virginia Washington West Virginia Wisconsin Wyoming Non‑voting: American Samoa District of Columbia Guam Northern Mariana Islands Puerto Rico U.S. Virgin Islands

Persondata
Name	Harper, Gregg
Alternative names
Short description	American politician
Date of birth	June 1, 1956
Place of birth	Jackson, Mississippi
Date of death
Place of death

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