Barbour names Wicker to Senate seat
Wicker, a Republican originally from Pontotoc, has been mentioned among insiders as a possible successor since Lott officially resigned Dec. 18, the day the U.S. Senate session closed.
Barbour said he chose Wicker because he shared Trent Lott’s mainstream
conservative philosoph.
Barbour’s decision will leave a new vacancy — this time in the U.S. House of Representatives. He did not say who he would appoint to serve in the interim or when a special election would be for Wicker’s post.
Clarion Ledger
12/31/7
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