Rep. Pickering not seeking re-election
In a surprise move, six-term Third District U.S. Rep. Chip Pickering, R-Miss., announced today he will not seek re-election in 2008.
Pickering said he wanted to devote more time to his family in Flora. He serves on the House Energy & Commerce Committee and is assistant minority whip.
He was first elected to the congressional seat in 1996 and has easily won re-election since. The district stretches like a sash across the state’s mid-section from Wilkinson County to Noxubee County.
His most serious challenge came in 2002 when Pickering defeated Democrat Ronnie Shows.
Clarion Ledger
8/15/7
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