FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

May 23, 2008 


COCHRAN ANNOUNCES STATE REPRESENTATIVE TO LEAD SOUTH MISSISSIPPI FIELD OPERATIONS

Oxford, MS- United States Senator Thad Cochran announced today that he has chosen State Representative Michael Janus to lead his South Mississippi field operations in his re-election campaign for a sixth term in the U.S. Senate.


“Representative Michael Janus is a highly respected member of the community and the Mississippi Legislature,” said Mindy Maxwell, Campaign Manager for Cochran. “Senator Cochran has great confidence in Michael’s ability to serve as a liaison to the campaign because he is articulate, approachable, and has a genuine heart for the needs and interests of this area of the state.”


“In word and deed, Senator Cochran has demonstrated his concern for the people of South Mississippi, and more specifically, the Gulf Coast,” Janus said. “Senator Cochran is prepared to run an energized campaign, and it is an honor to be on his team.”


Janus is a 1984 graduate of Biloxi High School and a 1989 graduate of the University of South Alabama, where he received his undergraduate degree in Political Science. He then graduated from the University of Mississippi earning a master’s degree in Public Administration. Michael was elected in 1995 by the people of Harrison County to the Mississippi House of Representatives and stills serves in that capacity today. He is married to the former Nathalie Cousins, and they have two daughters, Hannah, 10, and Sarah, 9.


Representative Janus will be located at the campaign office in Biloxi at 2434 Pass Road, Suite E. More information regarding Senator Cochran’s campaign can be found at http://www.thadforsenate.com/.


Thad Cochran, who currently lives in Oxford, ran unopposed in the primary race. He has served Mississippi in his Senate post since 1978 and has been overwhelmingly re-elected in each consecutive bid. As Mississippi's Senior Senator, Cochran serves as the Ranking Member of the Senate Appropriations Committee and the Homeland Security Appropriations Subcommittee. He also holds a seat on the Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry, and Rules Committees. 

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