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History and Government—Congressional Biographies—MississippiBennie THOMPSON
(1948- )
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; Bolton, Miss., board of aldermen, 1969-1973; mayor of
Bolton, Miss., 1973-1979; 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 Mike Espy,
reelected to the nine succeeding Congresses (April 13,
1993-present); chair, Committee on Homeland Security (One Hundred
Tenth and One Hundred Eleventh Congresses).
Source: Biographical Directory of the United States Congress, 1771-Present
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