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
04/06/2005	H.Res.188	Recognizing and honoring firefighters for their many contributions throughout the history of the Nation.	04/06/2005 Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection. (All Actions)
11/05/2004	H.R.5182	Homeland Security Civil Rights and Civil Liberties Protection Act of 2004	11/05/2004 Referred to the Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, and Homeland Security. (All Actions)
07/26/2004	H.Con.Res.476	Recognizing the 40th anniversary of the founding of the Mississippi Freedom Democratic Party and encouraging the people of the United States to recognize the accomplishments of the Mississippi Freedom Democratic Party by committing themselves to the fundamental principles of freedom, equality, and democracy.	07/26/2004 Referred to the Subcommittee on Civil Service and Agency Organization. (All Actions)
06/28/2004	H.Con.Res.457	Expressing the sense of Congress with respect to the murders of James E. Chaney, Michael Schwerner, and Andrew Goodman.	06/28/2004 Referred to the Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, and Homeland Security. (All Actions)
10/20/2003	H.R.3250	Child Nutrition Improvement Act of 2003	10/20/2003 Referred to the Subcommittee on Education Reform. (All Actions)
08/13/2003	H.R.2811	To assist local educational agencies in providing financial incentives to attract teachers to teach in rural and high-poverty areas.	08/13/2003 Referred to the Subcommittee on Education Reform. (All Actions)
08/04/2003	H.R.2796	Consumer Credit Protection Act Amendments of 2003	08/04/2003 Referred to the Subcommittee on Financial Institutions and Consumer Credit. (All Actions)
07/27/2003	H.R.2894	Theodore Roosevelt National Wildlife Refuge Act	07/27/2003 Referred to the Subcommittee on Fisheries Conservation, Wildlife and Oceans. (All Actions)
06/18/2003	H.Con.Res.220	Commending Medgar Wiley Evers and his widow, Myrlie Evers-Williams, for their lives and accomplishments.	06/18/2003 Referred to the Committee on the Judiciary. (All Actions)
10/15/2002	H.R.5643	To designate the United States Courthouse to be constructed in Jackson, Mississippi, as the "R. Jess Brown United States Courthouse".	10/15/2002 Referred to the House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure. (All Actions)
06/17/2002	H.R.3307	Vicksburg National Military Park Boundary Modification Act	06/17/2002 Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 304. (All Actions)
09/19/2001	H.R.2676	Black Farmer Equal Remedy Act of 2001	09/19/2001 Executive Comment Requested from USDA. (All Actions)
05/22/2001	H.R.1852	To amend the Natural Gas Act to limit the extent to which natural gas prices charged to end users may be increased.	05/22/2001 Referred to the Subcommittee on Energy and Air Quality. (All Actions)
05/15/2001	H.R.1853	To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to extend enterprise communities for the same period as empowerment zones.	05/15/2001 Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means. (All Actions)
10/18/2000	H.R.3250	Health Care Fairness Act of 1999	10/18/2000 Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 581. (All Actions)
06/28/2000	H.R.4687	To provide for the identification and discipline of members of county and area committees established under the Soil Conservation and Domestic Allotment Act, and employees of such committees, who discriminate against farmers, ranchers, and other participants in programs of the Department of Agriculture on the basis of race, sex, national origin, marital status, religion, age, or handicap.	06/28/2000 Referred to the Subcommittee on Department Operations, Oversight, Nutrition and Forestry. (All Actions)
04/11/2000	H.Res.466	Expressing the sense of the House of Representatives with regard to the continued display of Confederate flags.	04/11/2000 Referred to the Subcommittee on the Constitution. (All Actions)
03/30/2000	H.R.4123	Yazoo Tax Base Protection Act	03/30/2000 Referred to the Subcommittee on Water Resources and Environment. (All Actions)
03/29/2000	H.R.1279	To designate the Federal building and United States post office located at 223 Sharkey Street in Clarksdale, Mississippi, as the "Aaron E. Henry Federal Building and United States Post Office".	03/29/2000 Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Environment and Public Works. (All Actions)
11/18/1999	H.R.3497	Mississippi Civil Rights Trail Study Act of 1999	11/18/1999 Executive Comment Requested from Interior. (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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