+ − Upcoming Hearings (2)
April 27, 2021 at 2:00pm EDT
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Committee:Border and Maritime Security
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April 28, 2021 at 12:00pm EDT
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+ − Contact Information
Phone: (202) 225-5876
Fax: (202) 225-5898
Office Address:
2466 Rayburn House Office Building
Washington, DC
+ − Biography
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; member of the Bolton, Miss., board of aldermen, 1969-1973; Mayor of Bolton, Miss., 1973-1979; member of the 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 Alphonso Michael (Mike) Espy, and reelected to the thirteen succeeding Congresses (April 13, 1993-present); chair, Committee on Homeland Security (One Hundred Tenth, One Hundred Eleventh, and One Hundred Sixteenth Congresses).