Bennie Thompson

GPTKB entity

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Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:human
gptkbp:almaMater gptkb:Jackson_State_University
gptkb:Tougaloo_College
gptkbp:awardReceived gptkb:Honorary_Doctorate,_Tougaloo_College
gptkbp:birthDate 1948-01-28
gptkbp:birthPlace gptkb:Bolton,_Mississippi,_United_States
gptkbp:boardMemberOf gptkb:Committee_on_Homeland_Security
gptkb:Committee_on_the_Budget
gptkb:Committee_on_Agriculture
gptkbp:chairman gptkb:House_Homeland_Security_Committee
gptkbp:children gptkb:BendaLonne_Thompson
gptkbp:education Bachelor of Arts in Political Science
Master of Science in Educational Administration
gptkbp:ethnicity gptkb:African-American
gptkbp:firstElectedToCongress 1993
gptkbp:focus Civil rights
Education
Agriculture
Disaster response
Homeland security
gptkbp:formerPosition gptkb:Hinds_County_Board_of_Supervisors
gptkb:Mayor_of_Bolton,_Mississippi
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Bennie Thompson
gptkbp:memberOf gptkb:United_States_House_of_Representatives
gptkbp:milestone Longest-serving African-American elected official in Mississippi
Only Democrat in Mississippi congressional delegation (as of 2024)
gptkbp:nationality gptkb:United_States
gptkbp:notableRole gptkb:Chairman_of_the_United_States_House_Select_Committee_on_the_January_6_Attack
gptkbp:occupation politician
gptkbp:party gptkb:Democratic_Party
gptkbp:precededBy gptkb:Mike_Espy
gptkbp:religion gptkb:Baptist
gptkbp:represents gptkb:Mississippi's_2nd_congressional_district
gptkbp:residence gptkb:Bolton,_Mississippi,_United_States
gptkbp:signature Bennie Thompson signature.svg
gptkbp:socialMedia @CongressmanBennieGThompson
gptkbp:spouse gptkb:London_Johnson
gptkbp:termEnd_(Homeland_Security_Committee,_previous) 2011
gptkbp:termStart 1993
gptkbp:termStart_(Homeland_Security_Committee) 2019
gptkbp:termStart_(Homeland_Security_Committee,_previous) 2007
gptkbp:termStart_(Jan_6_Committee) 2021
gptkbp:twitter @BennieGThompson
gptkbp:website https://benniethompson.house.gov/
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:House_Committee_on_Homeland_Security
gptkb:House_Committee_on_Select_Committee_on_the_January_6th_Attack
gptkb:House_Homeland_Security_Committee
gptkb:House_Select_Committee_on_the_January_6_Attack
gptkbp:bfsLayer 5