Gregg HARPER, Congress, MS (1956)

HARPER Gregg , a Representative from Mississippi; born in Jackson, Hinds County, Miss., June 1, 1956; graduated from Pearl High School, Pearl, Miss., 1974; B.S., Mississippi College, Clinton, Miss., 1978; J.D., University of Mississippi, Oxford, Miss., 1981; lawyer, private practice; prosecutor, Brandon, Miss.; prosecutor, Richland, Miss.; chairman, Rankin County, Miss. Republican Party, 2000-2007; elected as a Republican to the One Hundred Eleventh and to the four succeeding Congresses (January 3, 2009-January 3, 2019); was not a candidate for reelection to the One Hundred Sixteenth Congress in 2018; chair, Joint Committee on the Library of Congress (One Hundred Thirteenth and One Hundred Fifteenth Congresses); chair, Joint Committee on Printing (One Hundred Fourteenth Congress); chair, Committee on House Administration (One Hundred Fifteenth Congress).

Source: Biographical Directory of the United States Congress, 1771-Present