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JACKSON, Miss. — Gov. Haley Barbour announced his choice Monday to replace Trent Lott in the Senate: Rep. Roger Wicker, a conservative congressman.
Barbour said it was important to select a person with Lott’s “conservative values” who would be able to work with Mississippi Sen. Thad Cochran, also a Republican.
“I am a mainstream conservative in the mold of Trent Lott, Thad Cochran, Haley Barbour and (U.S. Rep.) Chip Pickering, and I believe the vast majority of Mississippians share this philosophy,” Wicker, 56, said.
He will serve until a state-mandated special election on Nov. 4.
The Associated Press
