Representative · Mississippi's 2nd district

Bennie G. Thompson

Bennie G. Thompson is a Democratic representative for Mississippi's 2nd district, in Congress since 1993. In the 119th Congress, 675 roll calls were held while they served; they missed 26, and cast 453 of 458 party-unity votes with the majority of their caucus.

Party
Democrat
Chamber
House
Current
In Congress since
Apr 13, 1993
Term ends
Jan 3, 2027
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Record by Congress

Counts with their denominators for each Congress and chamber served. Ranks are among members who served most of that Congress (100 or more roll calls): rank 1 did it most often. A description, not a grade.

CongressRoll callsMissedVotes with partySponsoredCosponsored across the aisle
119th CongressHouse of Representatives6753.9%26 of 675 · rank 107 of 43999%453 of 458 · rank 154 of 439150 became law15%68 of 451
118th CongressHouse of Representatives1,2222.9%36 of 1,222 · rank 181 of 44299%832 of 838 · rank 49 of 442140 became law12%45 of 374
117th CongressHouse of Representatives9970.2%2 of 997 · rank 389 of 44399%564 of 572 · rank 165 of 443140 became law5%21 of 398

Ideology (DW-NOMINATE)

Voteview's DW-NOMINATE first dimension estimates where members sit from all their roll calls: liberal (−1) to conservative (+1). It describes voting patterns, not views. Shown for the 119th Congress (House), with each party's median and the chamber's range.

Liberal −1−0.52+1 Conservative

Source: Lewis, Jeffrey B., Keith Poole, Howard Rosenthal, Adam Boche, Aaron Rudkin, and Luke Sonnet (2026). Voteview: Congressional Roll-Call Votes Database. https://voteview.com/

Votes against their party

The latest party-unity votes on bills and amendments where the member voted yea or nay against most of their caucus.

  1. H.R. 1346: To amend the Clean Air Act with respect to the ethanol waiver for Reid Vapor Pressure under that Act, and for other purposes.Yea
    May 13, 2026· House· Passage· On Passage· Passed 218–203· Against party
  2. H.R. 2189: To modernize Federal firearms laws to account for advancements in technology and less-than-lethal weapons, and for other purposes.Yea
    Feb 12, 2026· House· Passage· On Passage· Passed 233–185· Against party
  3. H.R. 3095: To direct the United States Postal Service to designate single, unique ZIP Codes for certain communities, and for other purposes.Yea
    Jul 21, 2025· House· Passage· On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Pass, as Amended· Passed 278–121· Against party
  4. H.R. 881: DHS Restrictions on Confucius Institutes and Chinese Entities of Concern ActYea
    May 7, 2025· House· Passage· On Passage· Passed 266–153· Against party
  5. H.J.Res. 88: Providing congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, of the rule submitted by the Environmental Protection Agency relating to "California State Motor Vehicle and Engine Pollution Control Standards; Advanced Clean Cars II; Waiver of Preemption; Notice of Decision".Yea
    May 1, 2025· House· Passage· On Passage· Passed 246–164· Against party
  6. H.R. 5009: Servicemember Quality of Life Improvement and National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2025Yea
    Dec 11, 2024· House· Passage· On Motion to Concur in the Senate Amendment with an Amendment· Passed 281–140· Against party
  7. H.R. 8790: Fix Our Forests ActYea
    Sep 24, 2024· House· Passage· On Passage· Passed 268–151· Against party
  8. H.R. 7888: Reforming Intelligence and Securing America ActYea
    Apr 12, 2024· House· Amendments· On Agreeing to the Amendment· Agreed to 227–193· Against party

Recent votes

The latest roll calls on bills and amendments, with the member's recorded position.

  1. S. 2403: Retire through Ownership ActYea
    Sep 16, 2026· House· Passage· On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Pass· Passed 401–14
  2. H.R. 9497: Water Resources Development Act of 2026Yea
    Sep 16, 2026· House· Passage· On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Pass, as Amended· Passed 415–9
  3. H.R. 9340: Ratepayer Protection ActYea
    Sep 16, 2026· House· Passage· On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Pass, as Amended· Passed 417–3
  4. 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 relating to the "California State Nonroad Engine Pollution Control Standards; Commercial Harbor Craft Regulations; Notice of Decision".Nay
    Sep 16, 2026· House· Passage· On Passage· Passed 214–208
  5. H.R. 10326: PROOF ActNay
    Sep 16, 2026· House· Passage· On Passage· Passed 217–207
  6. H.R. 9576: National Fraud Enforcement Division Act of 2026Nay
    Sep 16, 2026· House· Passage· On Passage· Passed 352–72· Against party
  7. H.R. 5334: Lindsey O. Graham Sanctioning Russia and Iran Act of 2026Nay
    Sep 16, 2026· House· Passage· On Motion to Concur in the Senate Amendments· Passed 262–159
  8. H.Con.Res. 93: Directing the President, pursuant to section 5(c) of the War Powers Resolution, to remove United States Armed Forces from hostilities with Iran.Yea
    Sep 15, 2026· House· Passage· On Agreeing to the Resolution· Passed 220–204
  9. 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 Agency relating to "California State Nonroad Engine Pollution Control Standards; Ocean-Going Vessels At-Berth; Notice of Decision".Nay
    Sep 15, 2026· House· Passage· On Passage· Passed 216–211
  10. H.R. 9500: Tax Relief for Fraud Victims ActYea
    Sep 15, 2026· House· Passage· On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Pass, as Amended· Passed 408–17
  11. H.R. 2140: Diesel Emissions Reduction Act of 2025Yea
    Sep 15, 2026· House· Passage· On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Pass· Passed 343–79
  12. H.R. 4646: Whistleblower Protection Act of 2025Yea
    Sep 15, 2026· House· Passage· On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Pass, as Amended· Passed 424–0

Sponsored bills

Bills and resolutions the member introduced as sponsor in the loaded Congresses. Volume is not quality: most measures never leave committee.

43 sponsored · 0 became law

How far they got

  1. Introduced3070%
  2. Reported by committee49.3%
  3. Passed one chamber819%
  4. Passed both chambers12.3%

Policy areas

  1. Government Operations and Politics11
  2. Emergency Management9
  3. Congress5
  4. Crime and Law Enforcement4
  5. Immigration3
  6. Armed Forces and National Security2
  7. Transportation and Public Works2
  8. Civil Rights and Liberties, Minority Issues1

Latest activity

  1. H.R. 4467 Vicksburg National Military Park Boundary Modification Act
    Passed both chambers· Public Lands and Natural Resources· Sep 24, 2026
  2. H.R. 9163 Critical Access Hospital RIP Act of 2026
    Introduced· Health· Jun 4, 2026
  3. H.R. 7382 Nonprofit Security Grant Program Transparency Act
    Introduced· Emergency Management· Feb 5, 2026
  4. H.Res. 1035 Condemning Federal workforce reductions that undermine preparedness, response, and recovery, and expressing concern regarding proposed future staffing cuts to the Federal Emergency Management Agency.
    Introduced· Emergency Management· Feb 4, 2026
  5. H.R. 7124 Realigning Mobile Phone Biometrics for American Privacy Protection Act
    Introduced· Immigration· Jan 16, 2026
  6. H.R. 6548 DHS Suicide Prevention and Resiliency for Law Enforcement Act
    Introduced· Government Operations and Politics· Dec 11, 2025
  7. H.Res. 698 Recognizing the victims, survivors, and thousands of other Americans impacted by the September 11, 2001, attacks, and for other purposes.
    Introduced· Crime and Law Enforcement· Sep 10, 2025
  8. H.R. 4971 Terrorist Watchlist Data Accuracy and Transparency Act
    Introduced· Armed Forces and National Security· Aug 18, 2025

Committees

Seats as published by the congress-legislators project. Past seats are those no longer listed since Analisa began recording them.

Current seats

Federal contracts in the district

Contract obligations attributed to Mississippi's 2nd district by each action's county and its award's ZIP code (land shares through census tracts); an estimate where ZIP codes cross district lines. Shown next to the member's record: neither explains the other.

Obligations · FY2026
$482.8M
Per resident
$673
Rank in Mississippi
3 of 4
Contract actions
6,378
New awards: 4,546

By fiscal year

  1. 565.3MFY2017
  2. 754MFY2018
  3. 671.8MFY2019
  4. 637MFY2020
  5. 547MFY2021
  6. 674.8MFY2022
  7. 638.4MFY2023
  8. 672.3MFY2024
  9. 652.6MFY2025
  10. 482.8MFY2026

Top buyers

  1. Department of the Army$224.5M47%
    Department of Defense
  2. Department of the Navy$33.8M7.0%
    Department of Defense
  3. Department of the Air Force$30.8M6.4%
    Department of Defense
  4. Agricultural Marketing Service$28.7M6.0%
    Department of Agriculture
  5. Public Buildings Service$28.3M5.9%
    General Services Administration
  6. Federal Prison System / Bureau of Prisons$27.9M5.8%
    Department of Justice
  7. Office of the Assistant Secretary for Administration and Management$19.1M4.0%
    Department of Labor
  8. Defense Logistics Agency$18.3M3.8%
    Department of Defense

Top recipients

  1. V2X AEROSPACE LLC$62.4M13%
    65 awards
  2. BAE SYSTEMS TECHNOLOGY SOLUTIONS & SERVICES INC.$47.2M9.8%
    1 award
  3. CIRCLE, LLC$23.9M4.9%
    3 awards
  4. INLAND DREDGING COMPANY, L.L.C.$18.9M3.9%
    4 awards
  5. ROSS GROUP CONSTRUCTION CORPORATION, LLC$18.9M3.9%
    1 award
  6. EATON AEROSPACE, LLC$18M3.7%
    30 awards
  7. BOWHEAD MISSION SOLUTIONS, LLC$13.4M2.8%
    1 award
  8. AMERICAS CATCH INC$11.4M2.4%
    2 awards
  9. SEVEN CORNERS INC$10.7M2.2%
    42 awards
  10. ADAMS AND ASSOCIATES INC$10.5M2.2%
    1 award
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Campaign money

What the member's campaigns reported receiving, per FEC two-year cycle, and the federal contracts of the organizations that sponsor the giving PACs (each sponsor matched to a contract recipient by AI, with its probability). Comparisons of public records: neither explains the other.

2026 cycle

Raised
$771K
through Jun 30, 2026
Cash on hand
$1.4M
From committees
$619.6K
172 committees
From contractor PACs
$125.5K
38 PACs · 20% of committee money
IndividualsPACsPartySelf

Largest gifts from PACs of federal contractors, 2026

PAC sponsorGivenMatched contract recipientIts contracts, FY2026
microsoft corporationmicrosoft corporation stakeholders voluntary pac - msvpac$7,500MICROSOFT CORPORATIONAI match · 99% · the same organization$444.3M
entergy corporationentergy corporation employee political action committee (enpac)$7,000ENTERGY LOUISIANA, LLCAI match · 100% · of one corporate family$7.5M
charter communications inc.charter communications inc. political action committee$6,000CHARTER COMMUNICATIONS OPERATING, LLCAI match · 100% · of one corporate family$130.5K
international union of painters and allied tradesinternational union of painters and allied trades political action together political committee$5,000INTERNATIONAL UNION OF PAINTERS AND ALLIED TRADESAI match · 99% · the same organization—
northrop grumman corporationemployees of northrop grumman corporation pac$5,000NORTHROP GRUMMAN SYSTEMS CORPORATIONAI match · 100% · of one corporate family$1.1B
honeywell internationalhoneywell international inc. technologies public affairs council (honpac)$5,000HONEYWELL INTERNATIONAL INC.AI match · 100% · the same organization$260.5M
micron technology, inc.micron technology, inc. employee pac$5,000MICRON TECHNOLOGY INCAI match · 100% · the same organization—
general dynamics corporationgeneral dynamics corporation political action committee (general dynamics employee pac)$4,500GENERAL DYNAMICS-OTS, INC.AI match · 100% · of one corporate family$29.3K
at&t inc.at&t inc. employee federal political action committee (at&t employee federal pac)$4,500AT&T CORP.,AI match · 100% · of one corporate family-$3,412
huntington ingalls industries, inc.huntington ingalls industries, inc. employees political action committee (hiipac)$4,500HUNTINGTON INGALLS INCAI match · 100% · of one corporate family$3.1B

By cycle

CycleRaised (FEC summary)From committeesFrom contractor PACs
2026$771K$619.6K$125.5K38 PACs · 20% of committee money
2024$1.2M$825.5K$224.5K53 PACs · 27% of committee money
2022$1.5M$899K$206.5K47 PACs · 23% of committee money

Raised is the FEC's cumulative summary of the candidacy; committee money counts each contribution reported, so the two cover slightly different dates.

Terms

Every term in the House or Senate, as published by the congress-legislators project.

  1. House · Mississippi's 2nd districtJan 3, 2025 – Jan 3, 2027
  2. House · Mississippi's 2nd districtJan 3, 2023 – Jan 3, 2025
  3. House · Mississippi's 2nd districtJan 3, 2021 – Jan 3, 2023
  4. House · Mississippi's 2nd districtJan 3, 2019 – Jan 3, 2021
  5. House · Mississippi's 2nd districtJan 3, 2017 – Jan 3, 2019
  6. House · Mississippi's 2nd districtJan 6, 2015 – Jan 3, 2017
  7. House · Mississippi's 2nd districtJan 3, 2013 – Jan 3, 2015
  8. House · Mississippi's 2nd districtJan 5, 2011 – Jan 3, 2013
  9. House · Mississippi's 2nd districtJan 6, 2009 – Jan 3, 2011
  10. House · Mississippi's 2nd districtJan 4, 2007 – Jan 3, 2009
  11. House · Mississippi's 2nd districtJan 4, 2005 – Jan 3, 2007
  12. House · Mississippi's 2nd districtJan 7, 2003 – Jan 3, 2005
  13. House · Mississippi's 2nd districtJan 3, 2001 – Jan 3, 2003
  14. House · Mississippi's 2nd districtJan 6, 1999 – Jan 3, 2001
  15. House · Mississippi's 2nd districtJan 7, 1997 – Jan 3, 1999
  16. House · Mississippi's 2nd districtJan 4, 1995 – Jan 3, 1997
  17. House · Mississippi's 2nd districtApr 13, 1993 – Jan 3, 1995

Contact

Official channels, as published.

Website
benniethompson.house.gov
Phone
202-225-5876
Office
2466 Rayburn House Office Building

Identifiers

The same member in other public records.

Sources and method

Every figure on this page traces to these records.

  • Members of Congress, their terms, committees and identifiers (The @unitedstates project (from the Biographical Directory of the U.S. Congress, the House and the Senate))unitedstates/congress-legislators: legislators, committees and current committee membership · data current to Oct 3, 2026 · loaded Oct 3, 2026 · license: CC0 1.0 (public domain dedication)
  • House roll-call votes (Office of the Clerk, U.S. House of Representatives)Office of the Clerk, U.S. House of Representatives, roll-call vote records · data current to Oct 3, 2026 · loaded Oct 3, 2026 · license: Public domain (U.S. Government work, 17 U.S.C. § 105)
  • Senate roll-call votes and DW-NOMINATE scores (Voteview (UCLA Department of Political Science))Lewis, Jeffrey B., Keith Poole, Howard Rosenthal, Adam Boche, Aaron Rudkin, and Luke Sonnet (2026). Voteview: Congressional Roll-Call Votes Database. https://voteview.com/ · data current to Oct 3, 2026 · loaded Oct 3, 2026 · license: Free to use with the required citation
  • Bill status: bills and resolutions, sponsors, actions, subjects and CRS summaries (U.S. Government Publishing Office (GovInfo), from Congress.gov (Library of Congress))GovInfo Bill Status bulk data (Congress.gov; summaries by the Congressional Research Service) · data current to Oct 10, 2026 · loaded Oct 10, 2026 · license: Public domain (U.S. Government work, 17 U.S.C. § 105)
  • Congressional district boundaries and relationship files (U.S. Census Bureau)U.S. Census Bureau, Cartographic Boundary Files (congressional districts) and 2020 relationship files · release cd116+cd118+cd119 · loaded Oct 3, 2026 · license: Public domain (U.S. Government work, 17 U.S.C. § 105)
  • ZIP code (ZCTA) to congressional district crosswalk (U.S. Census Bureau)U.S. Census Bureau, 2020 relationship files (ZCTAs, tracts and congressional districts); shares computed by Analisa · release 2020 · loaded Oct 3, 2026 · license: Public domain (U.S. Government work, 17 U.S.C. § 105)
  • Federal contract transactions (Federal Procurement Data System) (U.S. Department of the Treasury, USAspending.gov)USAspending.gov, prime award contract transactions (FPDS) · data current to Oct 10, 2026 · loaded Oct 10, 2026 · license: Public domain (U.S. Government work, 17 U.S.C. § 105)
  • Committees, candidates and committee contributions to candidates (Federal Election Commission)FEC bulk data: committee master, candidate master (candidates' names, no addresses), linkages, PAC summaries, all-candidates summaries and contributions from committees (no individual contributors) · data current to Oct 10, 2026 · loaded Oct 10, 2026 · license: Public domain (U.S. Government work, 17 U.S.C. § 105)
  • Positions are shown only where a roll call recorded them; voice votes and unanimous consent record none.
  • Activity counts describe volume and attendance; they are not a measure of quality.
  • Money and votes are shown side by side; neither explains the other.