| # | Industry | Yr Amount | Career Amount |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Crop Production & Basic Processing | $458,025 | $1,007,189 |
| 2 | Leadership PACs | $418,800 | $559,081 |
| 3 | Lawyers/Law Firms | $284,300 | $670,185 |
| 4 | Lobbyists | $219,851 | $416,520 |
| 5 | Retired | $193,721 | $292,021 |
| 6 | Agricultural Services/Products | $178,500 | $463,348 |
| 7 | Oil & Gas | $177,305 | $401,290 |
| 8 | Defense Aerospace | $173,500 | $392,986 |
| 9 | Misc Defense | $155,600 | $246,350 |
| 10 | Insurance | $149,600 | $346,812 |
| 18 | Telephone Utilities | $87,600 | $191,530 |
| # | Donor | Yr Amount | Career Amount |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Telapex Inc | $71,350 | $91,450 |
| 2 | General Atomics | $57,100 | $63,100 |
| 3 | Baker, Donelson et al | $45,450 | $62,250 |
| 4 | Tenax Aerospace | $41,500 | $41,500 |
| 5 | Votesane PAC | $35,500 | $35,500 |
| 6 | Northrop Grumman | $34,000 | $66,225 |
| 7 | Balch & Bingham | $32,950 | $45,450 |
| 8 | Raytheon Co | $30,000 | $55,300 |
| 9 | Southern Co | $24,000 | $50,000 |
| 10 | Huntington Ingalls Industries | $22,700 | $22,700 |
COCHRAN, William Thad, (1937 - ) Senate Years of Service: 1978- Party: Republican COCHRAN, William Thad, a Senator and a Representative from Mississippi; born in Pontotoc, Pontotoc County, Miss., December 7, 1937; educated in the public schools of Mississippi; graduated, University of Mississippi, Oxford 1959 and the University of Mississippi Law School 1965; studied international law and jurisprudence at Trinity College, University of Dublin, Ireland 1963-1964; served in the United States Navy 1959-1961; admitted to the Mississippi bar in 1965 and commenced practice in Jackson; elected as a Republican to the Ninety-third Congress in 1972; reelected to the Ninety-fourth and Ninety-fifth Congresses and served from January 3, 1973, until his resignation on December 26, 1978; was not a candidate for reelection to the House of Representatives, but was elected in 1978 to the United States Senate for the term commencing January 3, 1979; subsequently appointed by the Governor, December 27, 1978, to fill the vacancy caused by the resignation of James O. Eastland for the term ending January 3, 1979; reelected in 1984, 1990, 1996, 2002, and again in 2008 for the term ending January 3, 2015; chair, Senate Republican Conference (1991-97), Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry (One Hundred Eighth Congress); Committee on Appropriations (One Hundred Ninth Congress).
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