THOMPSON, BENNIE G.

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THOMPSON, BENNIE G.
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: Experience: House: District 2, 1993-Present; Home State: Mississippi; Running: President, United States, 2016; Total Raised: $724,228Coverage End: Thursday, June 30, 2016; Winning: Won with 0.00%; Write a Review

Personal

Full Name: Bennie G. Thompson

Gender: Male

Family: Wife: London; 1 Child: BendaLonne

Birth Date: 01/28/1948

Birth Place: Bolton, MS

Home City: Bolton, MS

Religion: Methodist

Education

MS, Education, Jackson State University, 1972

BA, Political Science, Tougaloo College, 1968

Political Experience

Representative, United States House of Representatives, District 2, 1993-present

Regional Whip, United States House of Representatives

Won Special Election, United States House of Representatives, April 13, 1993

County Supervisor, Board of Supervisors, Hinds County, Mississippi, 1980-1983

Mayor, Bolton, Mississippi, 1973-1980

Alderman, Bolton, Mississippi, 1969-1973

Current Legislative Committees

Homeland Security, Ranking Member

Caucuses/Non-Legislative Committees

Member, Congressional Black Caucus, present

Member, Congressional Progressive Caucus, present

Member, Congressional Rural Caucus, present

Member, Congressional Sunbelt Caucus, present

Member, Gaming Caucus, present

Member, Tennessee Valley Authority Caucus, present

Former Member, Congressional Children's Working Group

Former Member, Congressional Travel and Tourism Caucus

Professional Experience

Administrator, Tri-County Community Development Center, 1972-1974

Administrator, Jackson Hinds Comprehensive Health Center, 1970-1972

Teacher, Madison County School District, 1969-1970

Teacher, Franklin County School District, 1968-1969

Religious, Civic, and other Memberships

Lifetime Member, Asbury United Methodist Church, present

Member, National Guard and Reserve Components Congressional Members Organization, present

President, Mississippi Association of Black Mayors

Founding Member, Mississippi Association of Black Mayors

Founding Member, Mississippi Association of Black Supervisors, 1980-1993

General Survey

Issue Title	Candidate's Answers
1. Abortion is a woman's unrestricted right	Strongly Support Abortion should be decided by a woman herself. It is an important part of their health rights and reproductive freedom.
2. Stricter punishment reduces crime	Strongly Oppose The death penalty should be abolished. We should let judges and juries decide what penalties to apply in each case.
3. Marijuana is a gateway drug
4. Higher taxes on the wealthy	Strongly Support A progressive income tax is necessary in modern society. That is the right way to run our tax system.
5. Stimulus better than market-led recovery	Strongly Support The federal government should intervene in the economy and inject as much funding as needed to recover from the Great Recession, including direct federal job creation.
6. Vouchers for school choice	Strongly Oppose Public schools are an important component of American society. We should improve public schools rather than destroying them with vouchers.
7. Make voter registration easier	Support Voter ID laws just make it harder for people to vote, but what we should do is to make voting easier.
8. Prioritize green energy	Support We should establish a market-based solution for excess carbon emissions. The Kyoto Protocol should require developing countries' participation to make the solution work.
9. Avoid foreign entanglements
10. Expand the military	Support It is necessary to expand military under financial budgets. Only our military are strong enough, our people can live freely enough.
11. Support & expand free trade	Strongly Oppose We should restrict trade with any country which costs us jobs or which creates a trade deficit. And International trade just ships jobs overseas.
12. Support American Exceptionalism
13. Absolute right to gun ownership	Strongly Oppose Availability of guns should be absolutely limited, because more guns mean more killing.
14. Expand ObamaCare	Strongly Support Very few Americans have adequate health insurance. The government should make funds available for all citizens.
15. Pathway to citizenship for illegal aliens	Support The government should make few restrictions on immigration but not treat illegal aliens as criminals.
16. EPA regulations are too restrictive	Oppose We should consider about both nature rights and human needs, accounting for nature's value for humans as well as for other environmental benefits.
17. Keep God in the public sphere	Oppose Faith-based origanizations and prayer in schools are inappropriate because they fail to recognize American pluralism and religious diversity.
18. Legally require hiring more women & minorities	Strongly Support Past discrimination should be corrected. Government should enforce Affirmative Action laws in companies.
19. Comfortable with same-sex marriage	Support Homosexuals are equal with any other members of society. We should acknowledge the legitimacy of homosexual partners, but civil unions are preferable to using the term "marriage".
20. Privatize Social Security	Strongly Oppose Government should control the Social Security forever. The Trust Fund should not be invested in anything with risk.

Total: 166

Introduced Date	Bill Number	Bill Title	Last Action
03/14/2007	H.R.399	To designate the United States Courthouse to be constructed in Jackson, Mississippi, as the "R. Jess Brown United States Courthouse".	03/14/2007 Referred to the Committee on Environment and Public Works. (All Actions)
02/23/2007	H.R.863	Improving Communications Interoperability Grant Program Act	02/23/2007 Referred to the Subcommittee on Emergency Communications, Preparedness, and Response. (All Actions)
02/16/2007	H.Res.191	Providing amounts for the expenses of the Committee on Homeland Security in the One Hundred Tenth Congress.	02/16/2007 Referred to the House Committee on House Administration. (All Actions)
02/09/2007	H.R.978	Intelligence Community Audit Act of 2007	02/09/2007 Referred to the Committee on Intelligence (Permanent Select), and in addition to the Committee on Oversight and Government Reform, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned. (All Actions)
02/08/2007	H.Res.151	Recognizing and honoring York for his role in the Lewis and Clark Expedition.	02/08/2007 Referred to the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform. (All Actions)
09/28/2006	H.R.6252	Intelligence Community Audit Act of 2006	09/28/2006 Referred to the Committee on Intelligence (Permanent Select), and in addition to the Committee on Government Reform, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned. (All Actions)
07/20/2006	H.Res.931	Expressing the sense of the House of Representatives that on August 27, 2006, people of goodwill throughout the United States should remember the victims of Hurricane Katrina, both living and dead, and pledge to work toward the repair, rebuilding, and resettlement of the Gulf Coast of the United States.	07/20/2006 Referred to the House Committee on Government Reform. (All Actions)
07/20/2006	H.Res.930	Recognizing and honoring York for his role in the Lewis and Clark Expedition.	07/20/2006 Referred to the House Committee on Government Reform. (All Actions)
07/12/2006	H.R.5714	Rail and Public Transportation Security Act of 2006	07/12/2006 Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (All Actions)
05/18/2006	H.Con.Res.406	Expressing the sense of Congress that the needs of children affected by major disasters are unique and should be given special consideration in conducting disaster preparedness, response, recovery, and mitigation activities, and for other purposes.	05/18/2006 Referred to the Subcommittee on Economic Development, Public Buildings and Emergency Management. (All Actions)
03/07/2006	H.R.4840	PREPARE Act	03/07/2006 Referred to the Subcommittee on Management, Integration, and Oversight. (All Actions)
02/16/2006	H.R.4564	Securing Useful and Responsive Giving in Emergencies (SURGE) Act	02/16/2006 Referred to the Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, and Homeland Security. (All Actions)
12/19/2005	H.R.4611	Small Business Disaster Relief and Recovery Participation Act of 2005	12/19/2005 Referred to the Subcommittee on Economic Development, Public Buildings and Emergency Management. (All Actions)
11/21/2005	H.R.4427	To direct the Secretary of Homeland Security to establish a database of small businesses for purposes of consultation by Federal agencies prior to awarding contracts relating to declared emergencies.	11/21/2005 Referred to the Subcommittee on Economic Development, Public Buildings and Emergency Management. (All Actions)
11/21/2005	H.R.4426	To designate the United States Courthouse to be constructed in Jackson, Mississippi, as the "R. Jess Brown United States Courthouse".	11/21/2005 Referred to the Subcommittee on Economic Development, Public Buildings and Emergency Management. (All Actions)
11/07/2005	H.R.3890	To provide for the participation in Head Start programs and Early Head Start programs, by children affected by Hurricane Katrina.	11/07/2005 Referred to the Subcommittee on Education Reform. (All Actions)
10/07/2005	H.R.4009	Department of Homeland Security Reform Act of 2005	10/07/2005 Referred to the Subcommittee on Highways, Transit and Pipelines. (All Actions)
09/16/2005	H.R.3815	American Evacuation Planning Act	09/16/2005 Referred to the Subcommittee on Economic Development, Public Buildings and Emergency Management. (All Actions)
07/27/2005	H.R.3041	Privacy Officer With Enhanced Rights Act of 2005	07/27/2005 Referred to the Subcommittee on Management, Integration, and Oversight. (All Actions)
04/28/2005	H.R.2035	9/11 Commission Full Funding Act	04/28/2005 Referred to the House Committee on Homeland Security. (All Actions)

Total: 3410

Date	Bill Number	Bill Title
06/12/2017	H.Res.380	Commemorating one year since the Pulse nightclub shooting in Orlando, Florida, on June 12, 2016.
06/08/2017	H.R.2854	To amend the Help America Vote Act of 2002 to permit an individual who is subject to a requirement to present identification as a condition of voting in an election for Federal office to meet such requirement by presenting a sworn written statement attesting to the individual's identification, and for other purposes.
05/22/2017	H.R.2589	To waive the 24-month waiting period for Medicare eligibility for individuals disabled by Huntington's disease.
05/22/2017	H.R.1370	Department of Homeland Security Blue Campaign Authorization Act of 2017
05/18/2017	H.R.2514	To amend title 49, United States Code, to ensure that revenues collected from passengers as aviation security fees are used to help finance the costs of aviation security screening by repealing a requirement that a portion of such fees be credited as offsetting receipts and deposited in the general fund of the Treasury.
05/18/2017	H.Res.341	Recognizing the contributions of Defense laboratories to national security and supporting the designation of May 18, 2017, as the "Department of Defense Laboratory Day 2017".
05/18/2017	H.R.2281	Border Enforcement Security Task Force Reauthorization Act of 2017
05/17/2017	H.R.2477	To amend the Higher Education Act of 1965 to provide for the refinancing of certain Federal student loans, and for other purposes.
05/17/2017	H.R.356	Protecting Our Democracy Act
05/09/2017	H.R.267	Martin Luther King, Jr. National Historical Park Act of 2017
05/04/2017	H.Res.314	Recognizing National Foster Care Month as an opportunity to raise awareness about the challenges of children in the foster care system, and encouraging Congress to implement policy to improve the lives of children in the foster care system.
05/04/2017	H.R.2328	Low-Income Sewer and Water Assistance Program Act of 2017
05/02/2017	H.R.2282	Equality Act
04/27/2017	H.R.1135	To reauthorize the Historically Black Colleges and Universities Historic Preservation program.
04/26/2017	H.R.1372	Homeland Security for Children Act
04/17/2017	H.R.1927	African American Civil Rights Network Act of 2017
04/08/2017	H.R.2084	Year-Round Pell Grant Restoration Act
04/07/2017	H.R.1902	Social Security 2100 Act
04/06/2017	H.R.2045	Community College Energy Training Act of 2017
04/04/2017	H.R.1870	Police Training and Independent Review Act of 2017

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