Representative Bennie Thompson (D)

Current Office: Representative
District: MS-2
First Elected: 04/13/1993
Next Election: 2012
Party: Democratic

General

Gender: Male
Family: Wife: London; 1 Child: BendaLonne
Birth date: 01/28/1948
Birthplace: Bolton, MS
Home City: Bolton MS
Religion: Methodist

Profession

Administrator, Tri-County Community Development Center, 1972-1974 Administrator, Jackson Hinds Comprehensive Health Center, 1970-1972 Teacher, Madison County School District, 1969-1970 Teacher, Franklin County School District, 1968-1969

Education

MS, Education, Jackson State University, 1972 BA, Political Science, Tougaloo College, 1968

Committees

Homeland Security

Recent Votes

HR 4310 National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2013
Stage: Passage
Vote: Nay

H Amdt 1127 Repeals Indefinite Military Detention Provisions
Stage: Amendment Vote
Vote: Yea

HR 4310 National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2013
Stage: Passage
Vote: Nay

H Amdt 1127 Repeals Indefinite Military Detention Provisions
Stage: Amendment Vote
Vote: Yea

H Amdt 1140 Prohibits Reductions to Strategic Nuclear Arms Required by New START
Stage: Amendment Vote
Vote: Nay

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