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Trent Lott |
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Previously Candidate for U.S. Senate |
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November 2006 General Election |
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Party: |
Mississippi Republican Party |
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Email: |
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Website: |
lott.senate.gov |
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Phone: |
601.965.4644 |
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Address: |
245 E. Capitol St. Suite 226
Jackson, MS 39201 |
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Legislative Assignements: |
Senate Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation
Senate Subcommittee on Aviation
Senate Subcommittee on Fisheries and The Coast Guard
Senate Subcommittee on Science and Space
Senate Subcommittee on Surface Transportation and Merchant Marine
Senate Subcommittee on National Ocean Policy Study
Senate Subcommittee on Technology, Innovation, and Competitiveness
Senate Committee on Finance
Senate Subcommittee on International Trade
Senate Subcommittee on Social Security and Family Policy
Senate Subcommittee on Taxation and IRS Oversight
Minority Whip
Senate Committee on Rules and Administration
Joint Committee on The Library
Joint Committee on Printing
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General: (political statement of goals, objectives, views, philosophies) |
Trent Lott is entering his 33rd year of service in the United States Congress on behalf of the people of the State of Mississippi. A champion of a strong national defense, he remains dedicated to encouraging economic growth and protecting Americans’ economic security by getting government off their backs and out of their pocketbooks.
Seven Presidents have known both his cooperation and his opposition, for he has kept Mississippi and his country ahead of partisan and personal concerns.
Senator Lott's top priorities for the State of Mississippi are its schools and its transportation system, the keys to the state's continuing economic progress and expanded job opportunities. Senator Lott helped secure major transportation projects like Interstate 69, now under construction, which will bring much needed commerce to the economically-challenged Mississippi Delta. He continues efforts to bring Mississippians more veins of interstate commerce by supporting proposals to build Interstate 14 through South Central Mississippi, Interstate 22 through the rapidly-expanding Northeast Mississippi region and Interstate 85 in East Mississippi.
Senator Lott has helped double federal research funding for Mississippi's public universities which has enabled a new generation of Mississippians to build a brighter future. He is especially supportive of university research programs that can both enhance the academic curriculum and help create new private industries within Mississippi. Recognizing Senator Lott’s exemplary legacy of leadership through public service and in education, the University of Mississippi in Oxford named its leadership institute, designed to cultivate leadership qualities in a new generation of Mississippians, for Senator Lott. The University of Southern Mississippi in Hattiesburg recognized Senator Lott’s efforts in economic development by naming its Center for Excellence in Economic Development and Entrepreneurship for him. This center will help train professional economic developers who will help Mississippi win jobs, as Senator Lott has done.
Senator Lott's focus on economic development and job creation was instrumental to Nissan Motor Company's selection of Canton, Mississippi, for its $1 billion automotive manufacturing facility. This has brought 6,000 manufacturing jobs to Central Mississippi and an estimated 30,000 jobs for suppliers around the state. Senator Lott has helped make Mississippi a destination for aerospace jobs. He convinced Lockheed Martin to place a state-of-the-art space satellite manufacturing facility at NASA's Stennis Space Center in Hancock County, providing over 500 high-tech jobs at one of the nation's most promising space-related installations. More recently, Senator Lott’s advocacy led to Rolls-Royce’s selection of the space center as its first engine testing facility outside the company's native Britain and the expansion of its existing marine propulsion facility in Jackson County. With Senator Lott’s leadership, Mississippi is now a center for the manufacture of unmanned, drone aircraft. Northrop Grumman in Pascagoula, with strong encouragement from Senator Lott, has selected Mississippi as its site to manufacture its two outstanding unmanned aerial vehicles: Fire Scout and Global Hawk. These two cutting-edge systems are giving our forces an unmatched edge in the War on Terror, and providing hundreds of good-paying, skilled jobs for Mississippians. |
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Personal: (Gender, age, marital status, spouse's name and age, children's name and
ages, home town, current residence) |
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Trent Lott was born on October 9, 1941, the only child of Chester and Iona Lott, in the little town of Grenada, Mississippi. He is married to Patricia (Tricia) Thompson Lott, his college sweetheart. They have two children – Chester Trent Lott, Jr. and Tyler Lott Armstrong – and have been blessed with four grandchildren, Chester Trent Lott III, Lucie Sims Lott, Shields Elizabeth Armstrong and Addison States Armstrong. |
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Education: (times and places of schools, colleges, major, degrees, activities, sports) |
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Trent Lott attended a public school in Pascagoula, MS, that would later bear his name. He received his Bachelor of Science in Public Administration in 1963 and his Juris Doctorate in 1967 from the University of Mississippi in Oxford. |
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Profession: (profession and work experience outside politics) |
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Attorney |
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Military: (branch, years of service, active duty experience, highest rank, medals,
honors, discharge date and type) |
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Civic: (past and present organizations, charities involvement) |
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Political: (dates and titles of previously held political offices) |
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16 years in the House of Representatives and 16 years in the Senate. Elected to the Senate in 1988. |
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Religion: (current and past religious affiliations, beliefs) |
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Accomplishments: (significant accomplishments, awards, achievements) |
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No Response |