Senator Wicker is the second-highest ranking Republican member of the Senate Armed Services Committee. His other committee assignments include the Environment and Public Works Committee; and the Rules and Administration Committee.
Senator Wicker served on active duty in the U.S. Air Force and then joined the Air Force Reserve. He retired from the Reserve in 2004 with the rank of lieutenant colonel.
Prior to his service in the Senate, Mr. Wicker served in the United States House of Representatives and the Mississippi State Senate.
A native of Pontotoc, Mississippi, the Senator received his B.A. and law degrees from the University of Mississippi. Senator Wicker is married to the former Gayle Long of Tupelo. They have three children and seven grandchildren.