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Bennie Thompson

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Bennie Gordon Thompson (born January 28, 1948) is an American politician and educator serving as the U.S. representative for Mississippi's 2nd congressional district since 1993. A member of the Democratic Party, Thompson served as the chair of the Committee on Homeland Security from 2007 to 2011 and from 2019 to 2023. He was both the first Democrat and the first African American to chair the committee. Since 2011, he has been the only Democrat in Mississippi's congressional delegation, and since 2018 he has been the dean of the delegation after Thad Cochran left Congress. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Bennie Thompson is the 18,819th most popular politician (up from 18,905th in 2019), the 16,463rd most popular biography from United States (up from 16,800th in 2019) and the 1,338th most popular American Politician.

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Among POLITICIANS

Among politicians, Bennie Thompson ranks 18,819 out of 19,576. Before him are Kevin Stitt, Eric Holcomb, Helge Braun, Mimoza Kusari-Lila, Amineh Kakabaveh, and Nikola Dimitrov. After him are Zoe Lofgren, Per-Kristian Foss, Ana Carolina da Silva, Pete Aguilar, Lene Espersen, and Jaana Pelkonen.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1948, Bennie Thompson ranks 795. Before him are Colin Todd, Fred Brown, Trevor Cherry, Bob Barr, Dan Gable, and Barbara Mandrell. After him are Michael Wood, Bob Woolmer, Protima Bedi, Earl Blumenauer, and Rod Grams.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, Bennie Thompson ranks 16,472 out of 20,380. Before him are American McGee (1972), Christine Lakin (1979), Michelle Branch (1983), Chris Weidman (1984), Kristine Froseth (1996), Chris Potter (1971), Karl Yune (1975), and Rick Mahorn (1958). After him are Jill Flint (1977), Kristen Anderson-Lopez (1972), Jennifer Freeman (1985), and Zoe Lofgren (1947).

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Among POLITICIANS In United States

Among politicians born in United States, Bennie Thompson ranks 1,338. Before him are Claiborne Pell (1918), Terry McAuliffe (1957), Joshua Bolten (1954), Keith Ellison (1963), Kevin Stitt (1972), and Eric Holcomb (1968). After him are Zoe Lofgren (1947), Pete Aguilar (1979), Christine Todd Whitman (1946), Todd Akin (1947), Lawton Chiles (1930), and Darrell Issa (1953).

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