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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

Healthcare 1

Offices & terms

Office	Party	From	To	Source
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

House Committee on Homeland Security — Ranking Member unitedstates/congress-legislators CC0-1.0

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)

Vote	Position	Date	Result	Source
HR 6359 — Pregnant Students’ Rights Act	Nay	Jan 22, 2026	Passed	U.S. House Clerk roll-call votes US-GOV-PD
HR 6359 — Pregnant Students’ Rights Act	Yea	Jan 22, 2026	Failed	U.S. House Clerk roll-call votes US-GOV-PD
HR 7148 — Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2026	Yea	Jan 22, 2026	Passed	U.S. House Clerk roll-call votes US-GOV-PD
HR 7148 — Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2026	Nay	Jan 22, 2026	Failed	U.S. House Clerk roll-call votes US-GOV-PD
HR 7148 — Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2026	Nay	Jan 22, 2026	Failed	U.S. House Clerk roll-call votes US-GOV-PD
HR 7147 — Homeland Security and Further Additional Continuing Appropriations Act, 2026.	Nay	Jan 22, 2026	Passed	U.S. House Clerk roll-call votes US-GOV-PD
HRES 1014 — Providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 7148) making further consolidated appropriations for the fiscal year ending September 30…	Nay	Jan 22, 2026	Passed	U.S. House Clerk roll-call votes US-GOV-PD
HRES 1014 — Providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 7148) making further consolidated appropriations for the fiscal year ending September 30…	Yea	Jan 22, 2026	Agreed to	U.S. House Clerk roll-call votes US-GOV-PD
HRES 1014 — Providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 7148) making further consolidated appropriations for the fiscal year ending September 30…	Nay	Jan 22, 2026	Passed	U.S. House Clerk roll-call votes US-GOV-PD
HJRES 140 — Providing for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, of the rule submitted by the Bureau of Land…	Nay	Jan 21, 2026	Passed	U.S. House Clerk roll-call votes US-GOV-PD
HR 6945 — Supporting Pregnant and Parenting Women and Families Act	Nay	Jan 21, 2026	Passed	U.S. House Clerk roll-call votes US-GOV-PD
HR 6945 — Supporting Pregnant and Parenting Women and Families Act	Yea	Jan 21, 2026	Failed	U.S. House Clerk roll-call votes US-GOV-PD
HRES 1009 — Providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 6945) to amend part A of title IV of the Social Security Act to clarify the authority of…	Nay	Jan 21, 2026	Passed	U.S. House Clerk roll-call votes US-GOV-PD
HRES 1009 — Providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 6945) to amend part A of title IV of the Social Security Act to clarify the authority of…	Nay	Jan 21, 2026	Passed	U.S. House Clerk roll-call votes US-GOV-PD
HR 5764 — AI for Main Street Act	Yea	Jan 20, 2026	Passed	U.S. House Clerk roll-call votes US-GOV-PD
HR 5763 — Main Street Parity Act	Yea	Jan 20, 2026	Passed	U.S. House Clerk roll-call votes US-GOV-PD
HR 2988 — Protecting Prudent Investment of Retirement Savings Act	Nay	Jan 15, 2026	Passed	U.S. House Clerk roll-call votes US-GOV-PD
HR 2988 — Protecting Prudent Investment of Retirement Savings Act	Yea	Jan 15, 2026	Failed	U.S. House Clerk roll-call votes US-GOV-PD
HR 2988 — Protecting Prudent Investment of Retirement Savings Act	Yea	Jan 15, 2026	Agreed to	U.S. House Clerk roll-call votes US-GOV-PD
HR 7006 — Financial Services and General Government and National Security, Department of State, and Related Programs Appropriations Act, 2026	Yea	Jan 14, 2026	Passed	U.S. House Clerk roll-call votes US-GOV-PD
HR 7006 — Financial Services and General Government and National Security, Department of State, and Related Programs Appropriations Act, 2026	Nay	Jan 14, 2026	Failed	U.S. House Clerk roll-call votes US-GOV-PD
HR 7006 — Financial Services and General Government and National Security, Department of State, and Related Programs Appropriations Act, 2026	Nay	Jan 14, 2026	Failed	U.S. House Clerk roll-call votes US-GOV-PD
HRES 992 — Providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 7006) making further consolidated appropriations for the fiscal year ending September 30…	Nay	Jan 14, 2026	Passed	U.S. House Clerk roll-call votes US-GOV-PD
HRES 992 — Providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 7006) making further consolidated appropriations for the fiscal year ending September 30…	Nay	Jan 14, 2026	Passed	U.S. House Clerk roll-call votes US-GOV-PD
HR 4593 — SHOWER Act	Nay	Jan 13, 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 type	Contributions	Total	Share
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

Amount	Donor	To committee	Type	Date	Source
$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)

HR 9163 US · Jun 4, 2026
Critical Access Hospital RIP Act of 2026

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