What is Bennie Thompson?
{{Infobox officeholder |name = Bennie Thompson |image = Bennie Thompson 118th Congress.jpeg |office = Chair of the [[United States House Committee on Homeland Security|House Homeland Security Committee]] |term_start = January 3, 2019 |term_end = |predecessor = [[Michael McCaul]] |successor = |term_start1 = January 3, 2007 |term_end1 = January 3, 2011 |predecessor1 = [[Peter T. King]] |successor1 = Peter T. King |office2 = Ranking Member of the [[United States House Committee on Homeland Security|House Homeland Security Committee]] |term_start2 = January 3, 2011 |term_end2 = January 3, 2019 |predecessor2 = Peter T. King |successor2 = [[Mike Rogers (Alabama politician)|Mike Rogers]] |term_start3 = January 3, 2005 |term_end3 = January 3, 2007 |predecessor3 = [[Jim Turner (politician)|Jim Turner]] |successor3 = Peter T. King |state4 = [[Mississippi]] |district4 = {{ushr|MS|2|2nd}} |term_start4 = April 13, 1993 |term_end4 = |predecessor4 = [[Mike Espy]] |successor4 = |birth_name = Bennie Gordon Thompson |birth_date = {{birth date and age|1948|1|28}} |birth_place = [[Bolton, Mississippi]], U.S. |death_date = |death_place = |party = [[Democratic Party (United States)|Democratic]] |spouse = {{marriage|London Johnson|1968}} |children = 1 |education = [[Tougaloo College]] ([[Bachelor of Arts|BA]])<br>{{nowrap|[[Jackson State University]] ([[Master of Science|MS]])}} |website = [https://benniethompson.house.gov/ House website] }} '''Bennie Gordon Thompson''' (born January 28, 1948) is an American politician. He was the [[United States House of Representatives|U.S. Representative]] for {{ushr|MS|2}} since 1993. He is a member of the [[United States Democratic Party|Democratic Party]]. He has been the Chairman of the [[United States House Committee on Homeland Security|Committee on Homeland Security]] since 2019.<ref>{{cite news|title=Rep. Bennie Thompson|url=http://www.govtrack.us/congress/members/bennie_thompson/40040