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Senate Years of Service: 1989-2007 Party: Republican
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LOTT, Chester Trent, a Representative and a Senator from Mississippi; born in Grenada,
Grenada County, Miss., October 9, 1941; graduated from Pascagoula public
schools; B.P.A., University of Mississippi 1963; J.D., same university 1967;
served as field representative for the University of Mississippi 1963-1965;
admitted to the Mississippi bar in 1967 and commenced practice in Pascagoula;
administrative assistant to United States Representative William M. Colmer
1968-1972; elected as a Republican to the Ninety-third and to the seven
succeeding Congresses (January 3, 1973-January 3, 1989); minority whip
(1981-1989); elected to the United States Senate in 1988 and reelected in 1994,
2000, and again in 2006 and served from January 3, 1989, until his resignation
on December 18, 2007; Republican party whip (1995-1996, 2007); majority leader
(1996-January 3, 2001, January 20-June 6, 2001); minority leader (January 3-20,
2001; June 6, 2001-January 6, 2003); chair, Committee on Rules and
Administration (One Hundred Eighth and One Hundred Ninth Congresses).
BibliographyLott, Trent.
Herding Cats: A Life in Politics. New York: Regan Books, 2005.
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