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