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      • Bennie Thompson Party
      • Party

        Democratic
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      • Current Office

        U.S. House
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      • First Elected

        4/13/1993
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      • Next Election

        2014
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      • Missed Vote %

        4.28%
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      • Votes with Party

        91.50%
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      910 Courthouse Lane Greenville, MS

      Ph: 662-335-9003
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    • Bennie G. Thompson is the U.S. Representative for Mississippi's 2nd congressional district, serving since 1993, and the ranking member of the Committee on Homeland Security since 2011. He is a member of the Democratic Party.
      The district includes most of Jackson and is the only majority-black district in the state. The district is approximately 275 miles (443 km) long, 180 miles (290 km) wide and borders the Mississippi River. The Mississippi Delta comprises the vast majority of the 2nd District. He is both the first Democrat and the first African American to chair the Homeland Security Committee in the House....
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Date Born

BORN

1/28/1948

Official Birthplace

BIRTHPLACE

Bolton, MS

Home City

HOME CITY

Bolton, MS

Religion

Religion

  Methodist

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

Administrator, Tri-County Community Development Center, 1972-1974 Administrator, Jackson Hinds Comprehensive Health Center, 1970-1972 Teacher, Madison County School District, 1969-1970 Teacher, Franklin County School District, 1968-1969

POLITICAL EXPERIENCE

Representative, United States House of Representatives, 1993-present Member, Board of Supervisors, Hinds County, Mississippi, 1980-1983 Mayor, Bolton, Mississippi, 1973-1980 Alder, Bolton, Mississippi, 1969-1973 Regional Whip, United States House of Representatives

EDUCATION

MS, Education, Jackson State University, 1972 BA, Political Science, Tougaloo College, 1968

FAMILY

Wife: London; 1 Child: BendaLonne

COMMITTEES JOINED
  • Rep. Bennie Thompson

    Committee on Homeland Security, Ranking Member,