Honorable Bennie G. Thompson

Bennie G. Thompson is a Tougaloo College graduate and the long-serving U.S. representative from Mississippi’s 2nd District. He has chaired the House Homeland Security Committee and led high-profile investigations into threats to democratic institutions.

• U.S. representative from Mississippi since 1993.
• Chaired the House Homeland Security Committee and the January 6th committee.
• Inducted into the National Black College Alumni Hall of Fame in 2009.