U.S. Senator (R-MS)

• Roger Wicker has been in Mississippi politics since 2007, serving as a State Senator, public defender, and congressional staffer after previously serving in the U.S. Air Force.

• Wicker has supported the American Legislative Exchange Council’s model bills and is an alumni member of the organization. He has been a key figure in the climate denial movement, funded by oil giants such as ExxonMobil.

• As a member of the Senate Armed Services Committee, Wicker has been an advocate of expanding the U.S. military-industrial complex, seeking to expand the Department of Defense’s budget; escalate military confrontation with Russia, Iran, and China; increase arms shipments to Israel and Ukraine; increase U.S. Air Force capabilities; and defend the “peace through strength” strategy outlined in Project 2025, in preparation for Trump’s second presidential term.

• Wicker is one of the most pro-Israel members of Congress, sponsoring more than 30 pieces of pro-Israel legislation since 2018, supporting the Israel lobby on key issues such as opposition to the Iran nuclear deal, sanctioning the Boycott Divestment Sanctions (BDS) movement, withholding aid to Gaza and relocating the funds to arm Israel instead, among other key issues.

• He has received more than $700,000 from the Israel lobby since his election to the Senate, with the American Israel Public Affairs Committee (AIPAC) being his single largest campaign contributor. Wicker has also received more than $800,000 since 2018 from the largest U.S. military contractors, including Lockheed Martin, General Atomics, and RTX Corporation.

• Wicker frequently meets with lobbying firms representing military contractors and law firms with an Israeli or Middle Eastern practice. One of his largest campaign donors is the lobbying firm BGR Group, led by Mississippi governor Haley Barbour and advised by former Israeli Prime Minister Ehud Barak.

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