Which school did Gregg Harper go to before Sep 1973?
Gregg Harper Gregory Livingston Harper ( born June 1 , 1956 ) is a former American politician who served as the U.S . Representative for from 2009 to 2019 . He is a member of the Republican Party . The district includes the wealthier portions of the state capital , Jackson , along with most of that citys suburbs . Other cities in the district include Meridian , Natchez , Starkville , and Brookhaven . In January 2018 , Harper announced he would retire from Congress and not run for re-election . Early life , education and career . Harper was born in Jackson , Mississippi . He spent eight years working as Chairman of the Rankin County , Mississippi Republican Party , and served as a delegate to the 2000 Republican National Convention . He was appointed by the party as an observer during the controversial 2000 Florida presidential recount . Harper graduated from Mississippi College in 1978 with a degree in Chemistry and from the University of Mississippi School of Law in 1981 . He has worked as a private practice attorney since receiving this degree . He was the prosecuting attorney for the cities of Brandon , Mississippi and Richland , Mississippi . U.S . House of Representatives . Committee assignments . - Joint Committee of Congress on the Library ( Chairman ) - Committee on Energy and Commerce - Subcommittee on Digital Commerce and Consumer Protection ( Vice Chairman ) - Subcommittee on Environment and Economy - Committee on Ethics - Committee on House Administration ( Chairman ) - Subcommittee on Elections Caucus memberships . - Republican Study Committee - Congressional Arts Caucus - Veterinary Medicine Caucus - U.S.-Japan Caucus Tenure . Harper introduced the Gabriella Miller Kids First Research Act ( H.R . 2019 ; 113th Congress ) into the House on May 16 , 2013 . The bill , which passed in both the House and the Senate , would end taxpayer contributions to the Presidential Election Campaign Fund and divert the money in that fund to pay for research into pediatric cancer through the National Institutes of Health . The total funding for research would come to $126 million over 10 years . As of 2014 , the national conventions got about 23% of their funding from the Presidential Election Campaign Fund . Harper was ranked as the 89th most bipartisan member of the U.S . House of Representatives during the 114th United States Congress ( and the most bipartisan member of the U.S . House of Representatives from Mississippi ) in the Bipartisan Index created by The Lugar Center and the McCourt School of Public Policy . In December 2017 , as chairman of the House Committee on Administration , Harper supported a review of overhauling the Congressional Accountability Act which makes it harder for victims of sexual harassment to come forward with allegations than victims in the private sector . Harper said a review was long overdue . Elections . Gregg Harper won the Republican nomination in Mississippis 3rd congressional district on April 1 , 2008 with 57% of the vote . This was tantamount to election in this heavily Republican district . He defeated his Democratic opponent , Joel Gill in the November General Election winning 63% of the vote . Personal life . He is a deacon of Crossgates Baptist Church in Brandon , Mississippi , where he had also been a Sunday School teacher . He has a 31-year old son with Fragile X syndrome ; as a Congressman , Harper started a congressional internship program for students with developmental disabilities through the Mason Life Program at George Mason University .