DemocratIn office since Apr 1993

Bennie Thompson

U.S. Representative, MS-2 since 1993. Re-elected in 2026. Next on the ballot in 2028.

U.S. Representative, MS-2Born 1948Teacher

Official website Wikipedia Congress.gov FEC filings

In office: 33 yrs; Since 1993
Bills became law: 1; 15 sponsored, 119th Congress
Votes missed: 4.0%; Chamber median 2.1%
With party: 99%; On votes splitting the parties
Last margin: +37.6; Won 2026
Next election: 2028; Nov 7, 2028

Source: Wikidata, congress-legislators and Open States; 99chambers legislative recordsUpdated Nov 7, 2026, 3:00 PM ET

Committees

119th Congress.

House Committee on Homeland Security · Ranking Member

Source: congress-legislators committeesUpdated Nov 7, 2026, 3:00 PM ET

Legislation

119th Congress · 15 sponsored · 1 became law

BillIntroCmteHouseSenateLaw

HR 4467 Vicksburg National Military Park Boundary Modification Act
Public Lands and Natural Resources · Became law Oct 2026

HR 9163 Critical Access Hospital RIP Act of 2026
Health · Introduced Jun 2026

HR 7382 Nonprofit Security Grant Program Transparency Act
Emergency Management · Introduced Feb 2026

HR 7124 Realigning Mobile Phone Biometrics for American Privacy Protection Act
Immigration · Introduced Jan 2026

HR 6548 DHS Suicide Prevention and Resiliency for Law Enforcement Act
Government Operations and Politics · Introduced Dec 2025

Source: Congress.gov billsUpdated Nov 6, 2026, 3:27 PM ET

Voting record

119th Congress · placement by roll-call votes

Where Thompson sits in the U.S. House

Thompson is closer to the center than 34% of the chamber's Democrats.

Closest: Betty McCollum, Jamie Raskin, Frank Pallone

Source: 99chambers roll-call scalingUpdated Nov 6, 2026, 5:06 PM ET

With Thompson’s party

Votes with the chamber's Democrats99%
Cosponsorships of the other party's bills15%

Black tick: the average of Democrats in the U.S. House.

Source: 99chambers legislative scores from roll calls and cosponsorships

Key votes

Votes chosen for their effect, not their side: Thompson’s vote, each party’s majority, and the result. An orange vote differs from most Democrats.

Date	Bill	Thompson	Dem. majority	Rep. majority	Result
Sep 16, 2026	HR 5334: Lindsey O. Graham Sanctioning Russia and Iran Act of 2026	No	No	Yes	Passed 262–159
Jun 30, 2026	HCONRES 108: Directing the President pursuant to section 5(c) of the War Powers Resolution to…	Yes	Yes	No	Failed 189–235
Jun 9, 2026	S 2: Secure America Act	No	No	Yes	Passed 214–212
May 13, 2026	HR 1346: To amend the Clean Air Act with respect to the ethanol waiver for Reid Vapor Pressure…	Yes	No	Yes	Passed 218–203
Feb 12, 2026	HR 2189: To modernize Federal firearms laws to account for advancements in technology and…	Yes	No	Yes	Passed 233–185

Source: 99chambers key votes from Congress.gov, Voteview and Open States roll calls

Career

Offices held, and every time Thompson was on a ballot. Filled marks are general elections won; hollow marks are primaries; an orange outline is a loss.

199620002004200820122016202020242028U.S. House, MS-2

Source: 99chambers results archive (MEDSL, Klarner, state election offices)

Elections

Margin against the seat’s presidential baseline: how the seat voted for president in the same or nearest year.

Year	Race	Result	Margin	Seat	+/−
2026	Mississippi's 2nd District	Won	D+37.6	D+20.7	+16.9
2024	U.S. House, MS-2	Won	D+24.0	—	—
2022	U.S. House, MS-2	Won	D+19.4	—	—
2020	U.S. House, MS-2	Won	D+32.0	—	—
2018	U.S. House, MS-2	Won	D+50.1	—	—
2016	U.S. House, MS-2	Won	D+38.0	—	—
2014	U.S. House, MS-2	Won	D+43.2	—	—
2012	U.S. House, MS-2	Won	D+36.2	—	—
2010	U.S. House, MS-2	Won	D+23.8	—	—
2008	U.S. House, MS-2	Won	D+38.1	—	—
2006	U.S. House, MS-2	Won	D+28.5	—	—
2004	U.S. House, MS-2	Won	D+17.7	—	—
2002	U.S. House, MS-2	Won	D+12.4	—	—
2000	U.S. House, MS-2	Won	D+33.9	—	—
1998	U.S. House, MS-2	Won	D+42.3	—	—
1996	U.S. House, MS-2	Won	D+21.7	—	—
1994	U.S. House, MS-2	Won	D+14.8	—	—