U.S. Senator Thad Cochran (R-Miss.), who represented Mississippi in Congress for more than 45 years, passed away peacefully early Thursday morning in Oxford. Services are pending.
Cochran, a Navy veteran who eventually served as chairman of the Senate Appropriations Committee and Senate Agriculture Committee, resigned from the Senate in April 2018 due to health concerns.
Cochran’s family extends its gratitude for the support shown to the Senator by Mississippians over the years.
You can read Senator Cochran’s final address to the Senate before his retirement below:
032218 Cochran Farewell Address by yallpolitics on Scribd
See Senator Thad Cochran’s tribute video here.
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