Gregg Harper

About Gregg

First elected to Congress in 2009, Gregg served five terms representing Mississippi’s 3rd Congressional District. During his time in Congress, he served as a member of the influential House Committee on Energy and Commerce which has jurisdiction over a broad swath of the economy including healthcare, energy, transportation, and telecommunications.  On the Energy and Commerce Committee, Gregg served as Chairman of the Oversight and Investigations subcommittee and Vice Chairman of the Digital Commerce and Consumer Protection subcommittee. In addition, Gregg was selected by Speaker Paul Ryan to serve as the Chairman of the Committee on House Administration for the 115th Congress where he was instrumental in reforming the ways that Congress handles sexual harassment allegations.   He was also the Chairman of the Joint Committee on the Library of Congress and served two terms on the Committee on Ethics.Prior to being elected to Congress, Gregg practiced law for twenty-seven years, including serving as the prosecuting attorney for the cities of Brandon and Richland, Mississippi. He served on the Mississippi Oil and Gas Board, remained active in his community as a member of both the Pearl and Rankin County Chambers of Commerce, and served as the board attorney for the Mississippi Baptist Children’s Village.Gregg is currently a member of the law firm of Watkins & Eager in Jackson, Mississippi, where he focuses on government relations on the local, state and federal levels. He currently resides in Pearl, Mississippi with his wife of forty years, Sidney. They have a son, Livingston, a daughter and son in law, Maggie and Brett Bailey, and a grandson, Lee. 

 

Favorite Quotes

“If you want to know how to worship God…this young man knows how to worship.” - Gregg Harper

“I think you can always judge somebody’s character by how they treat someone with special needs.” -Gregg Harper

“Let your child do those things that they want to try to do.” -Gregg Harper

“Stop worrying about what they can’t do and focus on the strengths and the things that they can do.” -Gregg Harper

 

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