Federal · U.S. House
Bennie G. Thompson
U.S. Representative · MS-2 · Party: Democratic
510 final-passage votes on record.
Record at a glance
Counts of recorded votes only. ThePillory doesn't score or grade officials.
Office
- Office
- U.S. Representative
- District
- MS-2
- Party
- Democratic
- Term
- Since 1993
- Website
- Official site ↗
Source
Last verified Oct 9, 2026.
Official source ↗Photo: Image, Congressional Pictorial Directory, 109th.
No platform recorded yet
This tab shows Bennie G. Thompson's platform in two parts. In their own words: a short excerpt, word for word, from their own Issues or Priorities page, with a link to the whole page, and statements their office submits, labeled as such. Commitments tracked: specific, checkable promises (signing a named bill, funding a program at a stated amount, finishing a project by a date), each quoted with its date and source and checked in code before it's published, with a status that changes only with evidence.
How the platform is recordedShowing every recorded vote. Procedural, amendment, committee, and nomination votes are labeled.
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H.R. 2872
To amend the Permanent Electronic Duck Stamp Act of 2013 to allow the Secretary of the Interior to issue electronic stamps under such Act, and for other purposes
On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Concur in the Senate Amendment
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S. 3250
To provide remote access to court proceedings for victims of the 1988 Bombing of Pan Am Flight 103 over Lockerbie, Scotland
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H.Res. 957
Denouncing the Biden administration’s open-borders policies, condemning the national security and public safety crisis along the southwest border, and urging President Biden to end his administration’s open-borders policies
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H.R. 5862
To amend the Homeland Security Act of 2002 relating to authority of U.S. Customs and Border Protection to consolidate, modify, or reorganize Customs revenue functions
On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Pass, as Amended
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H.Res. 969
Providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 6914) Pregnant Students’ Rights Act; providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 6918) Supporting Pregnant and Parenting Women and Families Act; providing for consideration of the resolution (H.Res. 957)
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H.J.Res. 98
Providing for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, of the rule submitted by the National Labor Relations Board relating to “Standard for Determining Joint Employer Status”
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S.J.Res. 38
Providing for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, of the rule submitted by the Federal Highway Administration relating to “Waiver of Buy America Requirements for Electric Vehicle Chargers”
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H.Res. 947
Providing for consideration of (H.R. 788) Stop Settlement Slush Funds Act; (H.J. Res. 98) congressional disapproval of the rule relating to Standard for Determining Joint Employer Status; (S.J. Res. 38) congressional disapproval of the rule relating to Waiver of Buy America Requirements for Electric Vehicle Chargers
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H.Res. 947
Providing for consideration of (H.R. 788) Stop Settlement Slush Funds Act; (H.J. Res. 98) congressional disapproval of the rule relating to Standard for Determining Joint Employer Status; (S.J. Res. 38) congressional disapproval of the rule relating to Waiver of Buy America Requirements for Electric Vehicle Chargers
On Motion to Reconsider
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H.Res. 947
Providing for consideration of (H.R. 788) Stop Settlement Slush Funds Act; (H.J. Res. 98) congressional disapproval of the rule relating to Standard for Determining Joint Employer Status; (S.J. Res. 38) congressional disapproval of the rule relating to Waiver of Buy America Requirements for Electric Vehicle Chargers
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H.Res. 947
Providing for consideration of (H.R. 788) Stop Settlement Slush Funds Act; (H.J. Res. 98) congressional disapproval of the rule relating to Standard for Determining Joint Employer Status; (S.J. Res. 38) congressional disapproval of the rule relating to Waiver of Buy America Requirements for Electric Vehicle Chargers
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Raised · 2025–2026
$770,971
Spent $947,613 · Cash on hand $1,449,522 as of Jun 30, 2026
Money raised by Bennie G. Thompson's campaign committees in 2025–2026, through Jun 30, 2026 (latest report: july quarterly 2026), as reported to the Federal Election Commission. These are facts about money, shown beside the voting record; they don't explain any vote.
Where it came from
- Small individual donors ($200 or less)$6,4191%
- Larger individual donors (more than $200)$196,54925%
- PACs and other political committees$562,24473%
- Political party committees$4,5001%
- The candidate (own money and loans)$00%
- Other (transfers, refunds, interest)$1,2590%
For comparison, the average of the 426 House members with 2025–2026 filings loaded: raised $2,381,004; PACs 36% of money raised; small donors 10%; cash on hand $1,617,553.
Top PACs
- SHEET METAL AIR RAIL TRANSPORTATION POLITICAL ACTION LEAGUE$10,000
- TRANSPORT WORKERS UNION POLITICAL CONTRIBUTIONS COMMITTEE$10,000
- AMERICAN FEDERATION OF STATE, COUNTY AND MUNICIPAL EMPLOYEES PEOPLE$10,000
- AIR LINE PILOTS ASSOCIATION PAC$10,000
- INTERNATIONAL LONGSHOREMEN'S ASSOCIATION COMMITTEE ON POLITICAL EDUCATION$10,000
- DELOITTE FEDERAL PAC$10,000
- HOLLAND AMERICA LINE INC. PAC$10,000
- OSI SYSTEMS, INC. PAC$10,000
- ATMOS ENERGY CORPORATION PAC$8,500
- AMERICAN FEDERATION OF GOVERNMENT EMPLOYEES PAC$7,500
The 10 largest of $562,244 from PACs and other political committees (73% of all money raised). Every PAC contribution at the FEC ↗
Outside spending for and against
- SAVE OUR STATE INC.$970
- SIERRA CLUB INDEPENDENT ACTION$10
None reported.
Independent expenditures: spending on ads and outreach about this member, without coordinating with the campaign. This money isn't given to the campaign. FEC record ↗
Top contributing industries (approximate)
- Labor unions$95,803
- Finance, insurance and banking$64,553
- Technology and telecommunications$41,000
- Agriculture and food$38,214
- Energy and utilities$36,461
- Transportation$21,200
- Health care$19,980
- Defense and aerospace$18,740
Approximate. Industries are assigned by keywords in PAC and employer names (how); 63% of these dollars matched an industry, and the rest are left unclassified rather than guessed. Employer amounts count only donors who gave more than $200, from the campaign's principal committee.
Donors' employers
- CARNIVAL CRUISE LINE$8,500
- GRAIN COMMUNICATIONS GROUP INC$6,724
- THE GROUP$6,243
- OWNER$2,080
- PILLSBURY WINTHROP SHAW PITTMAN$1,980
- ICEMILLER$1,250
- CAPITOL HILL CONSULTING GROUP$932
Employers named by donors who gave more than $200, summed; an employer is listed only when 3 or more people named it. Individual donors are never listed.
Source: Federal Election Commission (Bennie G. Thompson at the FEC ↗), 2025–2026. Read Oct 5, 2026. Federal law bars using contributor information from FEC reports to ask for contributions or for commercial purposes; ThePillory shows totals only and has no donor export. Methodology
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