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Bennie G. Thompson

U.S. Representative, MS-2

Democratic Mississippi since Jan 3, 2025

Office record: unitedstates/congress-legislators CC0-1.0

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Issue areas

Derived from issue-tagged bills they sponsored and stated positions — each links to the underlying record. AI-derived tags

Offices & terms

OfficePartyFromToSource
U.S. Representative, MS-2 current
Mississippi
Democratic Jan 3, 2025 Jan 3, 2027 unitedstates/congress-legislators CC0-1.0
U.S. Representative, MS-2
Mississippi
Democratic Jan 3, 2023 Jan 3, 2025 unitedstates/congress-legislators CC0-1.0
U.S. Representative, MS-2
Mississippi
Democratic Jan 3, 2021 Jan 3, 2023 unitedstates/congress-legislators CC0-1.0
U.S. Representative, MS-2
Mississippi
Democratic Jan 3, 2019 Jan 3, 2021 unitedstates/congress-legislators CC0-1.0
U.S. Representative, MS-2
Mississippi
Democratic Jan 3, 2017 Jan 3, 2019 unitedstates/congress-legislators CC0-1.0
U.S. Representative, MS-2
Mississippi
Democratic Jan 6, 2015 Jan 3, 2017 unitedstates/congress-legislators CC0-1.0
U.S. Representative, MS-2
Mississippi
Democratic Jan 3, 2013 Jan 3, 2015 unitedstates/congress-legislators CC0-1.0
U.S. Representative, MS-2
Mississippi
Democratic Jan 5, 2011 Jan 3, 2013 unitedstates/congress-legislators CC0-1.0
U.S. Representative, MS-2
Mississippi
Democratic Jan 6, 2009 Jan 3, 2011 unitedstates/congress-legislators CC0-1.0
U.S. Representative, MS-2
Mississippi
Democratic Jan 4, 2007 Jan 3, 2009 unitedstates/congress-legislators CC0-1.0
U.S. Representative, MS-2
Mississippi
Democratic Jan 4, 2005 Jan 3, 2007 unitedstates/congress-legislators CC0-1.0
U.S. Representative, MS-2
Mississippi
Democratic Jan 7, 2003 Jan 3, 2005 unitedstates/congress-legislators CC0-1.0
U.S. Representative, MS-2
Mississippi
Democratic Jan 3, 2001 Jan 3, 2003 unitedstates/congress-legislators CC0-1.0
U.S. Representative, MS-2
Mississippi
Democratic Jan 6, 1999 Jan 3, 2001 unitedstates/congress-legislators CC0-1.0
U.S. Representative, MS-2
Mississippi
Democratic Jan 7, 1997 Jan 3, 1999 unitedstates/congress-legislators CC0-1.0
U.S. Representative, MS-2
Mississippi
Democratic Jan 4, 1995 Jan 3, 1997 unitedstates/congress-legislators CC0-1.0
U.S. Representative, MS-2
Mississippi
Democratic Apr 13, 1993 Jan 3, 1995 unitedstates/congress-legislators CC0-1.0

Committee assignments

Ideology — academic context, not a GovTally claim

DW-NOMINATE coordinates (Congress 119): economic dim. -0.519, social dim. 0.391. Voteview DW-NOMINATE Voteview-academic

Roll-call votes (583 recorded)

VotePositionDateResultSource
HR 6422 — American Water Stewardship Act Yea Mar 24, 2026 Passed U.S. House Clerk roll-call votes US-GOV-PD
HR 4638 — Federal Working Animal Protection Act Not voting Mar 19, 2026 Passed U.S. House Clerk roll-call votes US-GOV-PD
HJRES 139 — Proposing an amendment to the Constitution of the United States requiring a balanced budget for the Federal Government. Nay Mar 18, 2026 Failed U.S. House Clerk roll-call votes US-GOV-PD
HR 1958 — Deporting Fraudsters Act of 2026 Nay Mar 18, 2026 Passed U.S. House Clerk roll-call votes US-GOV-PD
HR 556 — Protecting Access for Hunters and Anglers Act Nay Mar 18, 2026 Passed U.S. House Clerk roll-call votes US-GOV-PD
HR 556 — Protecting Access for Hunters and Anglers Act Yea Mar 18, 2026 Failed U.S. House Clerk roll-call votes US-GOV-PD
HRES 1115 — Providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 556) to prohibit the Secretary of the Interior and the Secretary of Agriculture from… Nay Mar 17, 2026 Passed U.S. House Clerk roll-call votes US-GOV-PD
HRES 1115 — Providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 556) to prohibit the Secretary of the Interior and the Secretary of Agriculture from… Nay Mar 17, 2026 Passed U.S. House Clerk roll-call votes US-GOV-PD
S 3971 — Small Business Innovation and Economic Security Act Yea Mar 17, 2026 Passed U.S. House Clerk roll-call votes US-GOV-PD
HR 4294 — MAWS Act of 2026 Yea Mar 17, 2026 Passed U.S. House Clerk roll-call votes US-GOV-PD
HR 7744 — Department of Homeland Security Appropriations Act, 2026 Nay Mar 5, 2026 Passed U.S. House Clerk roll-call votes US-GOV-PD
HR 7744 — Department of Homeland Security Appropriations Act, 2026 Yea Mar 5, 2026 Failed U.S. House Clerk roll-call votes US-GOV-PD
HCONRES 38 — Directing the President pursuant to section 5(c) of the War Powers Resolution to remove United States Armed Forces from unauthorized… Yea Mar 5, 2026 Failed U.S. House Clerk roll-call votes US-GOV-PD
HRES 1099 — Reaffirming Iran remains the largest state sponsor of terrorism. Yea Mar 5, 2026 Passed U.S. House Clerk roll-call votes US-GOV-PD
HRES 1100 — Directing the Committee on Ethics to preserve and publicly release records of the Committee's review of violations or alleged violations of… Yea Mar 4, 2026 Passed U.S. House Clerk roll-call votes US-GOV-PD
HR 6472 — Territorial Student Access to Higher Education Act Yea Mar 4, 2026 Passed U.S. House Clerk roll-call votes US-GOV-PD
S 723 — Tribal Trust Land Homeownership Act of 2025 Yea Mar 4, 2026 Passed U.S. House Clerk roll-call votes US-GOV-PD
HRES 1095 — Providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 7744) making appropriations for the Department of Homeland Security for the fiscal year… Nay Mar 4, 2026 Passed U.S. House Clerk roll-call votes US-GOV-PD
HRES 1095 — Providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 7744) making appropriations for the Department of Homeland Security for the fiscal year… Nay Mar 4, 2026 Passed U.S. House Clerk roll-call votes US-GOV-PD
HR 4758 — Homeowner Energy Freedom Act Nay Feb 25, 2026 Passed U.S. House Clerk roll-call votes US-GOV-PD
HR 4758 — Homeowner Energy Freedom Act Yea Feb 25, 2026 Failed U.S. House Clerk roll-call votes US-GOV-PD
HR 4626 — Home Appliance Protection and Affordability Act Nay Feb 24, 2026 Passed U.S. House Clerk roll-call votes US-GOV-PD
HR 4626 — Home Appliance Protection and Affordability Act Yea Feb 24, 2026 Failed U.S. House Clerk roll-call votes US-GOV-PD
HRES 1075 — Providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 4626) to amend the Energy Policy and Conservation Act to prohibit the Secretary of Energy… Nay Feb 24, 2026 Passed U.S. House Clerk roll-call votes US-GOV-PD
HRES 1075 — Providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 4626) to amend the Energy Policy and Conservation Act to prohibit the Secretary of Energy… Nay Feb 24, 2026 Passed U.S. House Clerk roll-call votes US-GOV-PD

Campaign funding

877 recorded contributions totalling $1,225,144. Amounts and dates come straight from FEC filings; funding-type labels are software-classified from those filings classified — 86 of 877 classified so far.

Funding typeContributionsTotalShare
Big donor 60 $178,468 15%
Small-dollar 21 $1,479 0%
Super PAC 5 $1,410 0%
Unclassified 791 $1,043,787 85%

Largest contributions

AmountDonorTo committeeTypeDateSource
$5,000 MAX PAC FRIENDS OF BENNIE THOMPSON unclassified Aug 14, 2023 FEC openFEC API US-GOV-PD
$5,000 AMERICAN CRYSTAL SUGAR COMPANY PAC FRIENDS OF BENNIE THOMPSON unclassified Sep 29, 2023 FEC openFEC API US-GOV-PD
$5,000 INTERNATIONAL UNION OF PAINTERS AND ALLIED TRADES POLITICAL ACTION TOGETHER POLITICAL COMMITTEE FRIENDS OF BENNIE THOMPSON unclassified Aug 7, 2023 FEC openFEC API US-GOV-PD
$5,000 AIR LINE PILOTS ASSOCIATION PAC FRIENDS OF BENNIE THOMPSON unclassified Oct 4, 2024 FEC openFEC API US-GOV-PD
$5,000 UNITED FOOD AND COMMERCIAL WORKERS ACTIVE BALLOT CLUB FRIENDS OF BENNIE THOMPSON unclassified Oct 4, 2024 FEC openFEC API US-GOV-PD
$5,000 DELTA AIRLINES PAC FRIENDS OF BENNIE THOMPSON unclassified Oct 4, 2024 FEC openFEC API US-GOV-PD
$5,000 BUILD PAC FRIENDS OF BENNIE THOMPSON unclassified Oct 11, 2024 FEC openFEC API US-GOV-PD
$5,000 EPEC INTERNATIONAL UNION OF OPERATING ENGINEERS FRIENDS OF BENNIE THOMPSON unclassified Sep 17, 2024 FEC openFEC API US-GOV-PD
$5,000 COMMITTEE ON LETTER CARRIERS POLITICAL EDUCATION ACTION FUND FRIENDS OF BENNIE THOMPSON unclassified Aug 16, 2024 FEC openFEC API US-GOV-PD
$5,000 SAVE OUR STATE, INC. PAC FRIENDS OF BENNIE THOMPSON unclassified Sep 9, 2024 FEC openFEC API US-GOV-PD
$5,000 NATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF REALTORS PAC FRIENDS OF BENNIE THOMPSON unclassified Aug 22, 2024 FEC openFEC API US-GOV-PD
$5,000 AMERICA'S CREDIT UNION PAC OF CREDIT UNION NATIONAL ASSOCIATION, INC. FRIENDS OF BENNIE THOMPSON unclassified Sep 17, 2024 FEC openFEC API US-GOV-PD
$5,000 UAW V CAP FRIENDS OF BENNIE THOMPSON unclassified Jul 18, 2024 FEC openFEC API US-GOV-PD
$5,000 TRANSPORT WORKERS UNION POLITICAL CONTRIBUTIONS COMMITTEE FRIENDS OF BENNIE THOMPSON unclassified Jul 5, 2023 FEC openFEC API US-GOV-PD
$5,000 AMERICAN CRYSTAL SUGAR COMPANY PAC FRIENDS OF BENNIE THOMPSON unclassified Sep 29, 2023 FEC openFEC API US-GOV-PD

Largest by amount; not the full set. FEC contributor data may not be used for commercial solicitation.

Sponsored legislation (1 as lead sponsor)

Social media

Recent posts

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