In May 2015, Sen. Thad Cochran, R-Mississippi, married his longtime aide, Kay Webber, in a private ceremony in Gulfport. Here they are at a Kennedy Center event in 2010.
In May 2015, Sen. Thad Cochran, R-Mississippi, married his longtime aide, Kay Webber, in a private ceremony in Gulfport. Here they are at a Kennedy Center event in 2010.
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Cochran embraces his first wife, Rose, after winning the GOP nomination for the U.S. Senate in 1978. The couple were married for 50 years until Rose's death last year.
Cochran embraces his first wife, Rose, after winning the GOP nomination for the U.S. Senate in 1978. The couple were married for 50 years until Rose's death last year.
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Cochran addresses supporters in June 2014 in Jackson after holding on to his Senate seat in a narrow victory over tea party-aligned Chris McDaniel. Cochran's relationship with Webber was the subject of scrutiny during the bruising primary battle.
Cochran addresses supporters in June 2014 in Jackson after holding on to his Senate seat in a narrow victory over tea party-aligned Chris McDaniel. Cochran's relationship with Webber was the subject of scrutiny during the bruising primary battle.
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The race between Cochran, left, and McDaniel was so close it went to a three-week runoff election. A photo of Cochran's ailing wife, Rose Cochran, in a nursing home bed created a political firestorm in the campaign. She was suffering from dementia at the time.
The race between Cochran, left, and McDaniel was so close it went to a three-week runoff election. A photo of Cochran's ailing wife, Rose Cochran, in a nursing home bed created a political firestorm in the campaign. She was suffering from dementia at the time.
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