Governor Haley R. Barbour
(Republican - Mississippi)
BIOGRAPHICAL
FACTS:
POLITICAL:
Field Organizer, Nixon for President Campaign, 1968. State Director,
US Census, 1970. Executive Director, Mississippi Republican Party,
1973-76. Southeastern US Coordinator, President Ford Committee,
1976. GOP nominee for US Senate, 1982. Director, White House Office
of Political Affairs, 1985-87. Chair, Republican National Committee,
1993-97. Governor, 2004-present (Elected 2003).
PROFESSIONAL:
Attorney and Lobbyist.
EDUCATION:
Undergraduate studies, University of Mississippi (six credits
short of graduating). J.D., University of Mississippi Law School,
1973.
PERSONAL:
Born October 22, 1947, in Yazoo City, Mississippi. Married to
Marsha Dickson Barbour. Two children. Presbyterian.