Senator thad cochran biography of michael jordan

• Cochran known by many names, including 'Gentleman Thad,' 'The Quiet Persuader' and 'King of Pork'
• State's recovery from Hurricane Katrina owed largely to Cochran's work in Congress.
• In , Cochran became the first Republican in more than years to win a statewide election.

Former longtime U.S. Sen. Thad Cochran died early Thursday morning in Oxford, according to his former congressional office. He was

Cochran was first elected to the Senate in , becoming the first Republican in more than years to win a statewide election in Mississippi. He was the 10th-longest-serving senator in U.S. history. Cochran previously served three terms in the House of Representatives, from , before winning an election to replace longtime Sen. James Eastland, who retired.

Cochran, a Republican, was re-elected in to a seventh six-year term that began in January He served as chairman of the powerful Senate Appropriatio Biography of larry bird.