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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]
Oct 22, 2009 · Bennie G. Thompson, United States Representative from Mississippi’s Second Congressional District, is the chair of the House Homeland Security Committee and as such is one of the most influential African American members of Congress. Thompson was born in Bolton, Mississippi on January 28, 1948 to Will Thompson, an auto mechanic, and Annie ...
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Bennie G. Thompson 1948 –. Congressman from Mississippi. At a Glance …. Became Mayor of Bolton. Sources. A longtime politician and grassroots political activist, Bennie G. Thompson has been a member of the United States Congress since 1993. Representing Mississippi ’ s second congressional district, a mostly African American, rural, and ...
The career of Congressman Bennie Thompson reflects the arc of African American political power after the civil rights movement. Now in his thirteenth term in the United States House of Representatives, Thompson is the longest-serving African American elected official in the state of Mississippi. Born in Bolton in 1948, Thompson graduated from Tougaloo College in […]
Sep 9, 2021 · Bennie Thompson is tasked with the most important responsibility of his political career: Investigating why pro-Trump rioters attacked the Capitol.
Bennie Gordon Thompson is an American politician serving as the U.S. representative for since 1993. A member of the Democratic Party, Thompson has been the chair of the Committee on Homeland...
Jan 6, 2022 · Congressman Bennie G. Thompson is the longest-serving African-American elected official in the State of Mississippi and the lone Democrat in the Mississippi Congressional Delegation.
