# Bennie Thompson

Bennie Thompson is a Democratic member of the U.S. House for Mississippi’s 2nd district.

- Party: Democrat
- Seat: U.S. House, Mississippi’s 2nd district
- Serving since: 1993-04-20
- Current term: 119th Congress (2025–27)
- Next election: 2026-11-03
- Bioguide ID: T000193
- FEC candidate IDs: H4MS02068

Source: https://americaspoliticalpulse.com/p/T000193 (America’s Political Pulse, Polarization Research Lab), data through 2026-10-27. Data under CC BY 4.0. Cite as: Westwood, Sean J., and Yphtach Lelkes. 2024. America's Political Pulse [data set].

## Headline

20% of the 15 bills Thompson sponsored got out of committee, in the top 5% of House Democrats.

## What Thompson says (119th Congress (2025–27))

895 classified statements: 604 posts on X, 194 Congressional Record speeches, 96 press releases, 1 newsletter. Each rate is the share of statements with the label, against the House Democrats average; rank 1 is the highest rate.

| Label | Thompson | House Democrats average | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| Personal attacks | 7.7% | 6.6% | 74 of 216 |
| Policy criticism | 23.2% | 27.5% | 151 of 216 |
| Policy discussion | 64.4% | 73.2% | 193 of 216 |
| Bipartisanship | 3.5% | 9.8% | 201 of 216 |
| Credit claiming | 20.9% | 22.7% | 117 of 216 |
| Extreme labels | 1.6% | 1.9% | 100 of 216 |

Most discussed policy areas: Health 25% (House Democrats 26%); Education 23% (House Democrats 9.8%); Government Operations and Politics 20% (House Democrats 20%); Economics and Public Finance 17% (House Democrats 20%); Civil Rights and Liberties, Minority Issues 16% (House Democrats 13%).

## Ideology (CSIP)

CSIP score −0.99 (standard error 0.01), from 1,338 donors and 7,268 roll calls. Negative is left of 0, positive right of it, on one scale for every official. 50% of House Democrats score lower.

## Votes (119th Congress (2025–27))

674 roll calls. Attendance 96.1% (House Democrats 96.9%). Party unity 98.9% (96.4%). 12 votes against the party majority.

Key votes:

- 2026-09-16 · voted yea · On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Pass · S. 2403 Retire through Ownership Act · Passed · https://voteview.com/rollcall/RH1190674
- 2026-09-16 · voted nay · On Passage · H.J.Res. 213 Providing for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, of the rule issued by the Environmental Protection Agency… · Passed · https://voteview.com/rollcall/RH1190671
- 2026-09-16 · voted nay · On Passage · H.R. 10326 PROOF Act · Passed · https://voteview.com/rollcall/RH1190670
- 2026-09-16 · voted nay · On Passage · H.R. 9576 National Fraud Enforcement Division Act · Passed · https://voteview.com/rollcall/RH1190669
- 2026-09-16 · voted nay · On Motion to Concur in the Senate Amendments · H.R. 5334 An Act to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to allow early childhood educators to take the educator expense deduction, and for other purposes · Passed · https://voteview.com/rollcall/RH1190668
- 2026-09-15 · voted nay · On Passage · H.J.Res. 210 Providing for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, of the rule submitted by the Environmental Protection… · Passed · https://voteview.com/rollcall/RH1190666
- 2026-09-15 · voted yea · On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Pass · H.R. 2140 Diesel Emissions Reduction Act · Passed · https://voteview.com/rollcall/RH1190664
- 2026-09-14 · voted yea · On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Pass, as Amended · H.R. 3276 Local Communities & Bird Habitat Stewardship Act · Passed · https://voteview.com/rollcall/RH1190657
- 2026-09-14 · voted yea · On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Pass, as Amended · H.R. 4219 National Wildlife Refuge System Invasive Species Strike Team Act · Passed · https://voteview.com/rollcall/RH1190656
- 2026-09-03 · voted nay · On Passage · H.R. 4795 Protect Economic and Academic Freedom Act · Passed · https://voteview.com/rollcall/RH1190655

## Legislation (119th Congress (2025–27))

Sponsored 15 bills: 15 reached committee, 1 passed one chamber, 1 passed both, 1 became law. Cosponsored 452. 20.0% of sponsored bills got out of committee (House Democrats 4.9%; rank 4 of 207).

Recent sponsored bills:

- H.R. 9163: Critical Access Hospital RIP Act of 2026 (in committee, 2026-06-04) https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-bill/9163
- H.R. 7382: Nonprofit Security Grant Program Transparency Act (in committee, 2026-02-05) https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-bill/7382
- H.Res. 1035: Condemning Federal workforce reductions that undermine preparedness, response, and recovery, and expressing concern regarding proposed future staffing cuts to… (in committee, 2026-02-04) https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-resolution/1035
- H.R. 7124: Realigning Mobile Phone Biometrics for American Privacy Protection Act (in committee, 2026-01-16) https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-bill/7124
- H.R. 6548: DHS Suicide Prevention and Resiliency for Law Enforcement Act (in committee, 2025-12-11) https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-bill/6548
- H.Res. 698: Recognizing the victims, survivors, and thousands of other Americans impacted by the September 11, 2001, attacks, and for other purposes. (in committee, 2025-09-10) https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-resolution/698
- H.R. 4971: Terrorist Watchlist Data Accuracy and Transparency Act (in committee, 2025-08-18) https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-bill/4971
- H.R. 4579: FEMA Cybersecurity Improvement Act (in committee, 2025-07-22) https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-bill/4579
- H.R. 4467: Vicksburg National Military Park Boundary Modification Act (became law, 2026-10-20) https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-bill/4467
- H.Res. 567: Commemorating and honoring the 40-year anniversary of Entergy's Grand Gulf Nuclear Station located in Port Gibson, Mississippi, and recognizing the important… (in committee, 2025-07-02) https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-resolution/567

## Campaign money (2026 cycle)

Raised $928.2K (House Democrats median $2.0M). 4.0% of individual money came in gifts of $200 or less. 16% of itemized individual money came from in state. Aggregates only; no individual donors.

## Recent statements

Newest first. Posts on X are listed by date and link only.

- 2026-10-26 · Post on X · https://x.com/BennieGThompson/status/2114732868270506036
- 2026-10-22 · Post on X · labels: policy discussion, credit claiming · https://x.com/BennieGThompson/status/2113277149591265299
- 2026-10-22 · Post on X · labels: policy discussion · https://x.com/BennieGThompson/status/2113327185708896325
- 2026-10-21 · Post on X · labels: policy discussion · https://x.com/BennieGThompson/status/2112946704072785964
- 2026-10-21 · Press release · Congressman Thompson Joins Mississippi Delegation in Celebrating Vicksburg National Military Park Bill Signing · labels: policy discussion, credit claiming · https://benniethompson.house.gov/media/press-releases/congressman-thompson-joins-mississippi-delegation-celebrating-vicksburg
- 2026-10-20 · Post on X · labels: policy criticism, policy discussion · https://x.com/BennieGThompson/status/2112608493668593967
- 2026-10-20 · Post on X · labels: policy discussion · https://x.com/BennieGThompson/status/2112665174595268921
- 2026-10-20 · Press release · Congressman Thompson Announces Over $5.9 Million in Federal Funding for Storm-Damaged Roads and Infrastructure Across Mississippi · labels: policy discussion, credit claiming · https://benniethompson.house.gov/media/press-releases/congressman-thompson-announces-over-59-million-federal-funding-storm-damaged
- 2026-10-20 · Press release · Congressman Thompson Announces Over $1 Million in Federal Grants to Strengthen Community Supervision and Correctional Safety in Mississippi · labels: policy discussion, credit claiming · https://benniethompson.house.gov/media/press-releases/congressman-thompson-announces-over-1-million-federal-grants-strengthen
- 2026-10-19 · Post on X · labels: policy criticism, policy discussion · https://x.com/BennieGThompson/status/2112233054542430667

## Links

- Official site: https://benniethompson.house.gov
- X: https://x.com/BennieGThompson
- Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/CongressmanBennieGThompson
- Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/benniegthompson
- YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/RepBennieThompson
- Congress.gov: https://bioguide.congress.gov/search/bio/T000193

Full profile, with every chart and the methods: https://americaspoliticalpulse.com/p/T000193