Paxton Stratton (left), a Delta State University junior, served Senator Thad Cochran (right) and Senator Cindy Hyde-Smith during Cochran’s retirement transition.
U.S. Senator Cindy Hyde-Smith (R-Miss.) commended Paxton Stratton, a Delta State junior, for his service as an intern for both her and retired Senator Thad Cochran (R-Miss.).
Stratton, of Fort Worth, Texas, is a junior exercise science major and mathematics minor at Delta State.
He was selected by Cochran as a spring semester intern in his Washington office. With Cochran’s retirement, Stratton continued his internship with Hyde-Smith. He used the four-month internship to assist both Senators in several capacities, including administrative, scheduling and constituent services.
He also aided the senators’ legislative staff on agricultural and healthcare issues.
Stratton is the son of Mike and Jennifer Stratton of Fort Worth.
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