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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 2007 to 2011 and from 2019 to 2023. [ 1 ]
Jun 17, 2022 · 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 represents his most...
Jul 12, 2022 · The longest serving African-American elected official in Mississippi, Thompson started his political career just four years after the Civil Rights Act of 1965 granted him access to his local government. Now 74, Thompson heads the House's Jan. 6 committee investigating the insurrection at the U.S. Capitol by a pro-Trump mob.
Jun 4, 2022 · For Bennie Thompson, the invasion of the US Capitol on January 6, 2021, was a significant moment of déjà vu. From his perch in the House gallery above the chamber that day, he couldn’t quite ...
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Congressman Bennie G. Thompson is an elected member of the United States House of Representatives from Mississippi’s 2nd Congressional District. Congressman Thompson claimed his seat in the House on April 20, 1993.
Jun 10, 2022 · “Jan. 6 was the culmination of an attempted coup,” Mr. Thompson said. Both leaders had blistering words for Mr. Trump and about the threat he poses to American democracy.
Jul 12, 2021 · CNN — 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...
