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Bennie Gordon Thompson (born January 28, 1948) is an American politician serving as the U.S. representative for Mississippi's 2nd congressional district since 1993. A member of the Democratic Party , Thompson served as the chair of the Committee on Homeland Security from 2019 to 2023 and from 2007 to 2011. [1]
Jun 4, 2022 · In Washington, Thompson is “Mr. Chairman,” but in his hometown of Bolton, Mississippi, he’s still Bennie. Home every weekend, back to the same small town where he ran as mayor in the 1970s,...
Jun 17, 2022 · Doug Mills/The New York Times. Mr. Thompson, who is also chair of the House Homeland Security Committee, has spent nearly 30 years on Capitol Hill, but his leadership of the Jan. 6 committee...
Jul 12, 2022 · Jan. 6 committee's Bennie Thompson, a historic Black lawmaker, sees echoes of America's 'dark history' The chairman is the longest-serving Black elected official in Mississippi. By Kyla Guilfoil. July 12, 2022, 5:07 AM. 1:18.
Jun 8, 2022 · Mandel Ngan/AFP via Getty Images. Mississippi Democratic Rep. Bennie Thompson is facing one of the most high-profile moments in a political career spanning more than 50 years — leading this...
Jul 12, 2021 · House Homeland Security Committee Chairman Bennie Thompson avoids making too many promises when it comes to his new select committee to investigate the deadly insurrection at the US Capitol.
