Mississippi was admitted as the twentieth state in the United States on December 20, 1817, and Mississippi’s first two senators took their place in Congress the very next day. Since that time, Mississippi has had forty-five great men represent the state in the Senate. Some have served over 30 years in the Senate while others have only served their six year term (www.mshistory.k12.ms.us). One of Mississippi’s current senators is Roger Wicker.
Roger F. Wicker was elected to the United States Senate on November 4, 2008, and currently serves with Senator Thad Cochran representing the state of Mississippi (www.senate.gov). Each state always has two senators in the Senate regardless of its population size. Since there are fifty states that means there are one hundred senators currently serving in the Senate. Out of the one hundred senators, one-third of them come up for election every two years, because the terms are staggered. The interesting fact about the Senate seats is that senators who seek re-election usually win with a ninety percent success rate (www.wikipedia.com). The United States Senate has the responsibility to advise and consent to the President's government appointments, it must ratify all treaties with foreign governments, it tries all impeachments, and elects the Vice President in the event that no one gets a majority of the electoral votes in an election. Senators are elected to represent the state from which they are elected. They are assigned to serve on committees and review bills or proposed laws. Senator Wicker currently serves on five committees. Most of Senator Wicker’s policies that he sponsors centers on creating jobs, reducing spending, limiting federal overreach, and maintaining a strong nation...
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Robert Latham Owen, Jr. was one of the first two senators to represent the State of Oklahoma. Owen was a Cherokee through his mother who was a big part of his life. Owen helped Native Americans in many ways in the first part of the 20th century. Owen used his position to secure monetary gains for Native Americans through action in the U.S. Court System and through legislation in Congress.
Dianne Feinstein, the oldest currently serving senior United States Senator from California, was born in San Francisco California in June 22nd, 1933. She became a mayor of San Francisco when the assigned San Francisco mayor was shot and killed in 1978. Although she lost the governor of California in 1990, she became the first woman elected U.S. senator from California in 1992.
Secondly, it is important to discuss the people of the state. According to Wikipedia, the 2010 U.S. census stated, “ Mississippi is an ethnic diverse state with 59% of the residents being White, 37% African American, 0.5% American Indian, 0.9% Asian American and 2% other. With this many ethnic group, the area is filled with cultural activities to promote their ethnic backgrounds. Prior to the 1830s there were many tribes of Indians in Mississippi. However, in the 1830s the Treaty of Dancing Rabbit Creek, most of the Indian population was moved to Oklahoma. Now, the Mississippi Band of Choctaw Indians is located in Philadelphia, Mississippi and the surrounding counties”. According to the same census, “Mississippi has the highest proportion of African American in the nation.
This territory stretched from the Appalachian Mountains to the Mississippi River. As one of his first acts, McNairy gave Jackson the job as the district’s Prosecuting attorney.
Mississippi is known for a lot of things including their crops, it can also be found as the Home of Confederate and, the Mississippi Band of Choctaw Indians has made many of the states traditions. The people, places and, events tell the story of Mississippi. The Modern History of Mississippi has made it the beautiful and popular state it is today.
It is necessary for us to have some background on the time period and the man to
Carter states in his book that, when there was a question concerning the reapportionment of the state Senate, he had made his decision to run as a candidate for the senate. He had made the decision that if there was a lack of new information regarding the reapportionment, he would place a notice in a newspaper announcing his campaign. Originally, his career had him working on a school board. However, he knew it would be many years before any significant changes could be made to the educational system and he had made the decis...
-In 1803, the Federalists in the state legislature elected John Quincy Adams U.S. senator of Massachusetts.
Norman Ornstein is regarded as one of our nation's foremost experts on Congress. Mr. Ornstein received a Ph.D.. from the University of Michigan, he writes for the NewYork Times, USA Today, Washington Post, and he has a regular column in Roll Call newspaper called 'Congress Inside Out';. Mr. Ornstein is also an election analyst for CBS and appears frequently on television shows including the Today Show, Nightline and the Mac Neil/Lehre News Hour where he has been a consultant and contributor for
At first Georgia’s state legislation denied him a seat because of his opposition to the Vietnam War, saying that he was disloyal no matter how many times the people voted him as their representative, the legislation overlooked it. Bond’s case went all the way to supreme court, fighting for his rightful chair. The supreme court ruled that legislation must seat him, and that they were being unconstitutional. “‘Not everyone has shook Julian’s hand and welcomed him to the House,’ said State Representative Ben Brown, a Negro and long-time friend of Mr. Bond, ‘but several have and nobody is causing him any trouble. I think he can be as effect in the legislature as he wants to be.’”(Roberts 1). Thereafter, Julian Bond served in the Georgia House of Representatives for six terms. While he was serving his terms, he argued for the one dollar and forty cent minimum wage in Georgia, which is one thing he didn’t succeed at. Because of Bond’s involvement in politics, the Democratic party elected him a candidate for vice president in the election of 1968. He ultimately withdrew because he was seven years too young and didn't feel like it was his
So great was his sway over Alabama that by the time he had been in office
JANUARY 26, 1837 In Washington, D.C., President Andrew Jackson signs the bill making Michigan the nation's 26th state.
17 May 1787 -. The Senate is composed of 100 Members, 2 from each State, who are. elected to serve for a term of 6 years. Senators were originally chosen by the State legislature. This procedure was changed by the 17th amendment to the Constitution, adopted in 1913, which made the Constitution. election of Senators a function of the people.
Byrd, Robert C. The Senate, 1789-1989: Addresses on the History of the US Senate, Vol. 1. (New York: Bernan Associates, 1989).