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PARKER, Michael (Mike)

PARKER, Michael (Mike)
Collection of the U.S. House of Representatives
PARKER, Michael (Mike)
1949–

Office

Representative

State/Territory

Mississippi

Party

Democrat, Republican

Congress(es)

101st (1989–1991), 102nd (1991–1993), 103rd (1993–1995), 104th (1995–1997), 105th (1997–1999)

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Concise Biography

PARKER, Michael (Mike), a Representative from Mississippi; born in Laurel, Jones County, Miss., October 31, 1949; graduated from Franklin County High School, Meadville, Miss., 1967; B.A., William Carey College, Hattiesburg, Miss., 1970; small businessman; elected as a Democrat to the One Hundred First and to the three succeeding Congresses, changed party affiliation from a Democrat to a Republican on November 10, 1995, elected as a Republican to the One Hundred Fifth Congress (January 3, 1989-January 3, 1999); was not a candidate for reelection to the One Hundred Sixth Congress in 1998; unsuccessful candidate for Governor of Mississippi in 2000; assistant secretary of the Army for civil works, 2001-2002.

View Record in the Biographical Directory of the U.S. Congress

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External Research Collections

University of Oklahoma
The Julian P. Kanter Political Commercial Archive, Department of Communication

Norman, OK
Videocassettes: 1988, 5 commercials on 3 videocassettes. The commercials were used during Mike Parker's campaign for the 1988 U.S. congressional election in District 4 of Mississippi, Democratic Party.
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Bibliography / Further Reading

Parker, Mike. The Politics of Coal's Decline: The Industry in Western Europe. London: The Royal Institute of International Affairs, Energy and Environmental Programme: Earthscan Publications: Washington, D.C.: Distributed in North America by The Brookings Institution, 1994.

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