Congressman Bennie G. Thompson, who was born in a place with a particular history of racial inequity, draws inspiration from the legacies of Medgar Evers, Fannie Lou Hamer, Aaron Henry, and Henry Kirksey.
It is an honor for the Bolton, Mississippi native to walk in the footsteps of Mississippi civil rights leaders who blazed the way decades ago.
What is Bennie Thompson’s district?
Thompson serves Mississippi’s Second Congressional District in the United States House of Representatives, where he has dedicated his whole life trying to better the lives of all people.
What has Bennie Thompson done for Mississippi?
His track record of problem solving and coalition building helped him win election to Congress in 1993, representing Mississippi’s largest Congressional District, which includes the state’s capital city, Jackson, as well as the Mississippi Delta.
Congressman Thompson has put his enthusiasm for public service to good use.
He drafted legislation that established the National Center for Minority Health and Health Care Disparities in 2000, which was later signed into law.
Which current Representative from Mississippi has served in the house the longest?
Congressman Bennie G. Thompson is the state’s longest-serving African-American public official and the Mississippi Congressional Delegation’s lone Democrat.
