In his opening remarks at last year’s hearing on the 2021 riot, Rep. Bennie Thompson, chair of the House select committee investigating the Jan. 6 insurgency, had termed the whole situation as culmination of a coup attempt.
How long has Bennie Thompson been in office?
The American politician has delegated much of the spotlight to Representative Liz Cheney, a Wyoming Republican and the committee’s vice-chair.
Bennie Thompson, who also chairs the House Homeland Security Committee, has been on Capitol Hill for nearly three decades, but his leadership of the House Homeland Security Committee on Jan. 6 is his most significant turn in the national spotlight.
It also fits thematically with a public life forged in Mississippi during a period of disenfranchisement achieved through deception, intimidation, and violence.
When will Bennie Thompson leave office?
The 74 year- old politician has been a United States marketing consultant representing Mississippi’s 2nd congressional district since April 20, 1993. His current time interval will end next year on January 3, 2023.
