Congressman Named to Fill Lott’s Senate Seat - New York Times

Congressman Named to Fill Lott’s Senate Seat - New York Times: "Congressman Named to Fill Lott’s Senate Seat

Gov. Haley Barbour of Mississippi appointed a seven-term congressman, Roger Wicker, to fill the seat of departing Senator Trent Lott on Monday, opting for a conservative Republican who was a major figure in the party’s 1994 takeover of the House of Representatives."