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Bennie Thompson
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, he has been the Chairman of the Committee on Homeland Security since 2019, previously holding the position from 2007 to 2011. The district includes most of Jackson and is the only majority-black district in the state. It is approximately 275 miles (443 km) long, 180 miles (290 km) wide, and borders the Mississippi River. The Mississippi Delta comprises the vast majority of the 2nd congressional district. Thompson was both the first Democrat and the first African American to chair the House Homeland Security Committee (2007–2011). He is the dean of Mississippi's congressional delegation.
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Born
1948-01-28
Birth Place
Bolton, Mississippi, U.S.
Education
Tougaloo_College
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Spouse(s)
London Johnson
Children
1
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Congressman Bennie Thompson Awards $3 Million in Community Project Funding to Jackson State University

U.S. Representative Bennie Thompson visited Jackson State University (JSU) on Thursday to award two ceremonial checks to the historically black schools in his district: JSU was awarded $3 million to support the Center for Living, Learning and Cultural Engagement; and Tougaloo College was awarded $1 million to support the Reuben V. Anderson Institute for Social Justice.
JACKSON, MS
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Congressman Bennie Thompson discusses hate crimes against AAPI community, Jan. 6 insurrection

U.S. Rep. Bennie Thompson recently met with Margaret Huang, president and CEO of the Southern Poverty Law Center, in Thompson’s home state of Mississippi, where they discussed his efforts in passing hate crimes legislation and his role as chairman of the House Select Committee to Investigate the Jan. 6th Attack on the United States Capitol.
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Congressman Bennie Thompson Announces Millions in Federal Funding for JSU and Tougaloo College

This is a good week for Jackson State University and Tougaloo College. Thursday U.S. Congressman Bennie Thompson announced the two schools are slated to receive millions of dollars in federal funding. Thompson made the announcement along with the Presidents of JSU and Tougaloo in the Bank Plus Atrium in the JSU College of Business. Thompson says the schools were chosen in part to help level the funding playing field.
JACKSON, MS
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Congressman Bennie Thompson Applauds $7.9 Million in Funding to Close Homework Gap

One year after the American Rescue Plan became law, Representative Bennie G. Thompson (D-MS) announced on March 11 that Mississippi Second Congressional District has received $7,945,336 to date from the Federal Communications Commission’s (FCC) Emergency Connectivity Fund Program (ECF). The Federal Communications Commission’s (FCC) Emergency Connectivity Fund Program (ECF),...
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Jan. 6 panel has spoken to former AG Bill Barr, Chairman Bennie Thompson says

WASHINGTON — The House panel investigating the Jan. 6 riot has spoken to former Attorney General William Barr, committee chairman Rep. Bennie Thompson, D-Miss., said Sunday. In an interview on CBS' "Face the Nation," Thompson was asked by host Margaret Brennan if the panel intends to speak with Barr about a draft executive order prepared for former President Donald Trump that appears to be among the files the committee has been seeking to obtain from the National Archives.
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January 6th Committee in talks with Ex-Atttorney General William Barr According to Rep. Bennie Thompson

The House select committee investigating the Capitol Riots is in talks with former Attorney General William Barr according to the committee’s chairman. During a televised interview, Representative Bennie Thompson said ‘we’ve had conversations with the former attorney general already.’ … ‘we’ve talked to the Department of Defense individuals. We are concerned that our military was part of this big lie on promoting that the election was false.’ The answer was in response to a question regarding a draft of an executive order that had been presented to former President Trump in December 2020 to have the Secretary of Defense seize voting machines in battleground states. Barr resigned in December 2020 after rebuking former President Trump’s false claims about widespread election fraud.
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