Members of Congress / Bennie Thompson

THOMPSON, Bennie, a Representative from Mississippi; born in Bolton, Hinds County, Miss., January 28, 1948; B.A., Tougaloo College, Tougaloo, Miss., 1968; M.S., Jackson State University, Jackson, Miss., 1972; teacher; Bolton, Miss., board of aldermen, 1969-1973; mayor of Bolton, Miss., 1973-1979; Hinds County, Miss., board of supervisors, 1980-1993; elected as a Democrat to the One Hundred Third Congress by special election to fill the vacancy caused by the resignation of United States Representative Mike Espy, reelected to the eight succeeding Congresses (April 13, 1993-present); chair, Committee on Homeland Security (One Hundred Tenth and One Hundred Eleventh Congresses). (Source.)

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· 111th Congress: Representative, Mississippi (Dist. 2), Democratic. Jan. 3, 2009, to Jan. 3, 2011.
· 110th Congress: Representative, Mississippi (Dist. 2), Democratic. Jan. 4, 2007, to Jan. 3, 2009.
· 109th Congress: Representative, Mississippi (Dist. 2), Democratic. Jan. 3, 2005, to Jan. 3, 2007.
· 108th Congress: Representative, Mississippi (Dist. 2), Democratic. Jan. 3, 2003, to Jan. 3, 2005.
· 107th Congress: Representative, Mississippi (Dist. 2), Democratic. Jan. 3, 2001, to Jan. 3, 2003.
· 106th Congress: Representative, Mississippi (Dist. 2), Democratic. Jan. 3, 1999, to Jan. 3, 2001.
· 105th Congress: Representative, Mississippi (Dist. 2), Democratic. Jan. 3, 1997, to Jan. 3, 1999.
· 104th Congress: Representative, Mississippi (Dist. 2), Democratic. Jan. 3, 1995, to Jan. 3, 1997.
· 103rd Congress: Representative, Mississippi (Dist. 2), Democratic. Jan. 3, 1993, to Jan. 3, 1995.

See how Bennie Thompson voted on key votes -- the most important bills, nominations and resolutions that have come before Congress, as determined by washingtonpost.com.

Bennie Thompson has missed 29 votes (2.8%) during the current Congress. See a list of his missed votes since 1991 or see a full list of vote missers.

Bennie Thompson has voted with a majority of his Democratic colleagues 98.2% of the time during the current Congress. This percentage does not include votes in which Thompson did not vote. See a list of his votes against his party since 1991, a list of all Representatives in the 111th Congress with a similar score, or a full list of party voters.

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