Service history
32 years in the U.S. Congress · since 1995
- Senator MS 2009–present
- Representative MS-1 2007–2007
- Senator MS 2007–2009
- Representative MS-1 1995–2007
Background
- role Senior United States senator from Mississippi since 2007
- background Attorney and former Air Force officer (1976-1980, Reserves 1980-2003)
- role U.S. representative from Mississippi's 1st congressional district from 1995 to 2007
- role Mississippi State Senator from 1988 to 1995, representing the 6th district
- role Chair of Senate Armed Services Committee
- role Chair of National Republican Senatorial Committee from 2015 to 2017
Track record
Assembled from Congress.gov · FEC · official disclosures — each fact links its own source
- Roll-call participation →
voted in 30 recorded roll calls · chamber median 100.0%
Missing a vote is not inherently negative — an absence can be excused, reflect leadership or committee duty, or a recorded pairing.
- Bills sponsored →
plus 293 cosponsored
A count of bills introduced as the primary sponsor; most legislation never advances, regardless of who sponsors it.
- Sponsored bills enacted →
of 46 bills sponsored
Whether a bill becomes law depends on the whole Congress, not the sponsor alone; substantive provisions often pass folded into other vehicles.
- Party-unity voting →
votes with the party majority · median 100% · on 11 party-line votes
Party-unity is how often a member votes with their own party's majority on party-line votes — it reflects agenda alignment, not loyalty, independence, or virtue.
- Cross-party voting →
votes with the other party's majority on those same votes
The share of the same party-line votes cast with the OTHER party's majority — a descriptive rate, not a measure of principle.
- Documented positions →
no positions documented yet
Documented, sourced positions we have on record — the absence of a documented position is not the absence of a view.
- Committee assignments →
committees and subcommittees
Committee seats are assignments made by party leadership — a measure of role and jurisdiction, not an achievement or a conflict in itself.
Assembled from CivicGate's ingested public records for Roger F. Wicker. A fact shown as “—” means we don't yet hold that data — not that the value is zero.
Voting record
Data from senate.gov roll-call records
Full voting record (30 roll calls) → · Congress 119 · based on 30 of 890 recorded roll calls
Committee assignments (19)
Data from Congress.gov committee memberships
- Armed Services Committee Chairman · oversees Defense
- Airland Subcommittee Ex Officio
- Chemical Safety, Waste Management, Environmental Justice, and Regulatory Oversight Subcommittee · oversees Energy
- Clean Air, Climate, and Nuclear Innovation and Safety Subcommittee Subcommittee
- Commerce, Science, and Transportation Committee · oversees Technology, Telecom
- Commission on Security and Cooperation in Europe (U.S. Helsinki Commission) Cochairman
- Emerging Threats and Capabilities Subcommittee Ex Officio
- Environment and Public Works Committee · oversees Energy
- Intelligence (Select) Committee Ex Officio
- Personnel Subcommittee Ex Officio
- Readiness and Management Support Subcommittee Ex Officio
- Rules and Administration Committee
- Seapower Subcommittee Ex Officio
- Strategic Forces Subcommittee Ex Officio
- Transportation and Infrastructure Subcommittee
- Coast Guard, Maritime, and Fisheries Subcommittee
- Cybersecurity Subcommittee Ex Officio
- Surface Transportation, Freight, Pipelines, and Safety Subcommittee
- Telecommunications and Media Subcommittee
Issue positions (3)
Documented + CivicGate vote-derived — stated positions link their source; derived positions come from votes on direction-tagged bills
- DefenseFull support from votes
- Economy & TaxesFull support from votes
- Foreign PolicyFull support from votes
Documented relationships
Documented facts about Wicker, aggregated from public records. A documented relationship is not evidence of wrongdoing — it is context, not a conclusion.
No documented relationships of this kind on record — absence is not a finding.
Frequent co-sponsors
Connections network
Sponsored / cosponsored bills (200)
- SRES 843A resolution expressing support for the designation of the first week of August 2026, as "National Community Health Center Week", encouraging all people of the United States to participate by visiting their local community health center, and celebrating the important partnership between community health centers and the communities they serve.cosponsoredAug 6, 2026
- SRES 841A resolution celebrating the 35th anniversary of the independence of Ukraine from the former Soviet Union.cosponsoredAug 5, 2026
- SRES 837A resolution designating the week of August 22 through August 30, 2026, as "National Park Week".cosponsoredAug 5, 2026
- S 5279National American History and Founders Month ActsponsoredAug 5, 2026
- S 5323A bill to designate a building of the Chancery of the United States in Pristina, Kosovo, as the "Elliot L. Engel Building".cosponsoredAug 5, 2026
- S 5332Cooperative Institute Act of 2026cosponsoredAug 5, 2026
- SRES 831A resolution recognizing the 100th anniversary of Northwest Mississippi Community College and celebrating a century of educational excellence, workforce development, student success, and service to the people of Mississippi and the United States.sponsoredAug 4, 2026
- S 5224Runway SAFE-T ActcosponsoredAug 3, 2026
- S 5213SMASH 2.0 ActcosponsoredAug 2, 2026
- SRES 824A resolution designating August 1, 2026, as "Gold Star Children's Day".sponsoredJul 29, 2026
- SRES 821A resolution designating July 30, 2026, as "National Whistleblower Appreciation Day".cosponsoredJul 29, 2026
- SRES 825A resolution commending Mississippi Christian University for 200 years of service to the State of Mississippi and the United States.cosponsoredJul 29, 2026
- S 5131CORE Pacific ActcosponsoredJul 22, 2026
- S 5095Tire Safety Modernization Act of 2026sponsoredJul 22, 2026
- S 5025Lindsey O. Graham Sanctioning Russia Act of 2026cosponsoredJul 15, 2026
- S 4952Protecting American Taxpayers ActcosponsoredJul 12, 2026
- SRES 801A resolution honoring the life and legacy of the Honorable Lindsey Olin Graham, a Senator from the State of South Carolina.cosponsoredJul 12, 2026
- SRES 794A resolution expressing support for the designation of July 10, 2026, as Journeyman Lineworkers Recognition Day.cosponsoredJun 23, 2026
- SRES 787A resolution celebrating the historic anniversary of the June 24, 2022, decision of the Supreme Court of the United States in Dobbs v. Jackson Women's Health Organization.cosponsoredJun 23, 2026
- S 4873Promoting Human Flourishing in Foreign Assistance ActcosponsoredJun 22, 2026
- S 4826SABER Act of 2026cosponsoredJun 17, 2026
- S 4805Save Our Shrimpers ActcosponsoredJun 16, 2026
- S 4802Hurricane Hunter Aircraft Recapitalization ActcosponsoredJun 16, 2026
- S 4784National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2027sponsoredJun 14, 2026
- S 4730Community College Agriculture Advancement Act of 2026cosponsoredJun 9, 2026
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