U.S. House candidate · Mississippi 2nd District
Bennie Thompson
Overview
Poliscope ↗$771K
Raised this cycle
$0
Outside support
$0
Outside opposition
40%
Small-dollar share
15%
In-state share
4
Flags
Bennie G. Thompson is a Democratic Representative from MS (District 02). Thompson's campaign has raised $771K from 156 donors. Funding includes 0.4% from small-dollar donors (under $200) and 13.9% from in-state contributors. Top funding sources by employer include Legal Services, Health Care & Pharmaceuticals, Transportation. Campaign committees include BENNIE THOMPSON.
Gambling industry money
- American Gaming Association PAC gave $1,500 (2024)
Union PAC money
- SEIU COPE gave $5,000 (2026)
- AFSCME PEOPLE gave $10,000 (2026)
- AFSCME PEOPLE gave $10,000 (2024)
- UFCW Active Ballot Club gave $3,000 (2026)
- UFCW Active Ballot Club gave $6,000 (2024)
- Teamsters DRIVE gave $7,500 (2026)
- Teamsters DRIVE gave $5,000 (2024)
- AFT COPE gave $2,500 (2026)
- AFT COPE gave $2,500 (2024)
- UAW V-CAP gave $5,000 (2026)
- UAW V-CAP gave $5,000 (2024)
- LIUNA PAC gave $2,500 (2026)
- LIUNA PAC gave $10,000 (2024)
- CWA COPE gave $10,000 (2024)
- NALC PAC gave $5,000 (2026)
- NALC PAC gave $10,000 (2024)
- Carpenters Legislative Improvement Committee gave $5,000 (2024)
Realtors PAC money
- National Association of Realtors PAC gave $5,000 (2026)
- National Association of Realtors PAC gave $10,000 (2024)
Mostly out-of-state money
- 85% of itemized money from out of state
Money
Poliscope ↗$771K
Total raised
2026 cycle
$203K
From individuals
$6K unitemized
$562K
From PACs
156
Donors
avg $892
19%
Large-donor share
By election cycle
- 2008 1,177 donors$2.15M
- 2010 909 donors$1.81M
- 2012 588 donors$1.21M
- 2014 508 donors$1.20M
- 2016 397 donors$1.03M
- 2018 420 donors$1.02M
- 2020 565 donors$1.38M
- 2022 677 donors$1.52M
- 2024 582 donors$1.25M
- 2026 322 donors$771K
Contribution sizes
- <$200 23 gifts · 45%$884
- $200-$499 83 gifts · 15%$29K
- $500-$999 43 gifts · 17%$34K
- $1,000-$2,899 46 gifts · 34%$68K
- $2,900+ 19 gifts · 33%$66K
Top donor industries and employers
- Legal Services 13 gifts$13K
- Health Care & Pharmaceuticals 6 gifts$7K
- Transportation 4 gifts$5K
- Business & Professional Services 1 gifts$3K
- Finance & Investment 1 gifts$2K
- Insurance 2 gifts$1K
- Energy & Natural Resources 1 gifts$960
- Technology & Internet 1 gifts$960
- Education 2 gifts$730
- Government & Public Administration 1 gifts$480
- Construction 1 gifts$480
- Agriculture 2 gifts$480
- Nonprofits & Advocacy 2 gifts$336
Top contributors
| Contributor | Type | State | Total | From PACs | Gifts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| HARRIS, WILLIAM MR. | individual | AL | $7,000 | — | 2 |
| MIRESKANDARI, AMIR MR. | individual | TX | $7,000 | — | 2 |
| GRAIN, DAVID | individual | FL | $6,722 | — | 4 |
| Fernandez, Jose Mr. | individual | FL | $5,361 | — | 3 |
| DENNINGTON, LEPHIEW MR. | individual | AR | $5,000 | — | 2 |
| ARISON, MADELEINE MRS | individual | FL | $5,000 | — | 2 |
| BELL, DEMARCO MR. | individual | TX | $5,000 | — | 2 |
| ARISON, MICKY | individual | FL | $5,000 | — | 2 |
| ANIM-ADDO, EDWARD DR. | individual | FL | $5,000 | — | 2 |
| JAMES, LOUIS | individual | NC | $4,802 | — | 2 |
| COLLINS, ARTHUR | individual | VA | $4,802 | — | 2 |
| DUPREE, JOHNNY L. | individual | MS | $3,500 | — | 1 |
| KIRKLAND, CARLA MS. | individual | MS | $3,500 | — | 1 |
| WEINSTIEN, JOSHUA MR. | individual | FL | $3,500 | — | 1 |
| RIOS, DANIEL O. MR. | individual | TX | $3,361 | — | 1 |
PAC contributors
| PAC | State | Total | Gifts |
|---|---|---|---|
| CARNIVAL/PRINCESS HOLLAND AMERICA LINE INC. PAC (HALPAC) | WA | $10,000 | 2 |
| INTERNATIONAL LONGSHOREMEN'S ASSOCIATION COMMITTEE ON POLITICAL EDUCATION | NJ | $10,000 | 2 |
| DELOITTE POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE | DC | $10,000 | 3 |
| TRANSPORT WORKERS UNION OF AMERICA POLITICAL CONTRIBUTIONS COMMITTEE | DC | $10,000 | 2 |
| OSI SYSTEMS INC PAC OSI PAC | VA | $10,000 | 2 |
| AIR LINE PILOTS ASSOCIATION PAC | VA | $10,000 | 2 |
| AMERICAN CRYSTAL SUGAR COMPANY POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE | MN | $10,000 | 2 |
| INTERNATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF SHEET METAL, AIR, RAIL AND TRANSPORTATION WORKERS POLITICAL ACTION LEAGUE | DC | $10,000 | 2 |
| AMERICAN FEDERATION OF STATE COUNTY & MUNICIPAL EMPLOYEES P E O P L E | DC | $10,000 | 4 |
| AMERICAN SUGAR CANE LEAGUE OF USA, INC PAC | LA | $9,000 | 2 |
| D.R.I.V.E. - DEMOCRAT, REPUBLICAN, INDEPENDENT VOTER EDUCATION (THE PAC OF THE INTERNATIONAL BROTHERHOOD OF TEAMSTERS) | DC | $7,500 | 5 |
| AMERICAN FEDERATION OF GOVT. EMPL. POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE | DC | $7,500 | 3 |
| AFLAC POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE (AFLAC PAC) | GA | $7,500 | 3 |
| VERIZON COMMUNICATIONS, INC. POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE (VERIZON PAC) | DC | $7,500 | 3 |
| GRIDIRON-PAC | NY | $7,500 | 3 |
Where the money comes from
- MS 15% · home state$30K
- FL 14%$27K
- MD 13%$27K
- TX 12%$23K
- VA 8%$16K
- DC 8%$16K
- AL 5%$11K
- AR 5%$9K
- MA 4%$8K
- AZ 3%$6K
- PR 3%$5K
- TN 3%$5K
Outside spending & dark money
FEC ↗Independent expenditures by super PACs and other groups, for and against.
No records in Poliscope for this section.
Voting record
Congress.gov ↗1,866 roll calls on record: 849 yea, 377 nay, 44 not voting.
800 of 800
| Date | Bill | Question | Position | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | 8884 Removing Barriers to Work for Disabled Americans Act | Yea-and-Nay | Nay | Passed 232–188 |
| — | 113 Establishing the congressional budget for the United States Government for fiscal year 2027 and setting forth the appropriate budgetary levels for fiscal years 2028 through 2036. | Yea-and-Nay | Nay | Passed 216–214 |
| — | 7008 Stop Insider Trading Act | Yea-and-Nay | Yea | Failed 211–218 |
| — | 8800 National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2027 | Yea-and-Nay | Nay | Passed 216–212 |
| — | Recorded Vote | No | Agreed to 232–199 | |
| — | Recorded Vote | No | Agreed to 221–210 | |
| — | 6955 Main Street Capital Access Act | Yea-and-Nay | Yea | Failed 210–216 |
| — | Recorded Vote | No | Agreed to 221–203 | |
| — | Recorded Vote | No | Agreed to 215–214 | |
| — | Recorded Vote | No | Failed 76–350 | |
| — | Recorded Vote | No | Failed 201–224 | |
| — | Recorded Vote | No | Agreed to 215–214 | |
| — | Recorded Vote | Aye | Agreed to 265–161 | |
| — | Recorded Vote | No | Failed 65–359 | |
| — | 1438 Providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 8800) to authorize appropriations for fiscal year 2027 for military activities of the Department of Defense, for military construction, and for defense activities of the Department of Energy, to prescribe military personnel strengths for such fiscal year, and for other purposes; providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 8884) to amend title II of the Social Security Act to reauthorize demonstration authority for the disability insurance program; providing for consideration of the concurrent resolution (H. Con. Res. 113) establishing the congressional budget for the United States Government for fiscal year 2027 and setting forth the appropriate budgetary levels for fiscal years 2028 through 2036; providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 7008) to amend chapter 131 of title 5 to require certain restrictions on stocks for Members of Congress and their spouses and dependents, and for other purposes; providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 6955) to make improvements to the Federal banking laws, and for other purposes; providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 9770) making continuing appropriations for fiscal year 2027, and for other purposes; and for other purposes. | Recorded Vote | No | Passed 214–211 |
| — | 1438 Providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 8800) to authorize appropriations for fiscal year 2027 for military activities of the Department of Defense, for military construction, and for defense activities of the Department of Energy, to prescribe military personnel strengths for such fiscal year, and for other purposes; providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 8884) to amend title II of the Social Security Act to reauthorize demonstration authority for the disability insurance program; providing for consideration of the concurrent resolution (H. Con. Res. 113) establishing the congressional budget for the United States Government for fiscal year 2027 and setting forth the appropriate budgetary levels for fiscal years 2028 through 2036; providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 7008) to amend chapter 131 of title 5 to require certain restrictions on stocks for Members of Congress and their spouses and dependents, and for other purposes; providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 6955) to make improvements to the Federal banking laws, and for other purposes; providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 9770) making continuing appropriations for fiscal year 2027, and for other purposes; and for other purposes. | Yea-and-Nay | Nay | Passed 213–209 |
| — | 8823 Putting Patients First by Strengthening Provider Accountability in FECA Act | 2/3 Yea-And-Nay | Yea | Passed 396–0 |
| — | 4541 To reauthorize the Young Women’s Breast Health Education and Awareness Requires Learning Young Act of 2009. | 2/3 Yea-And-Nay | Yea | Passed 394–6 |
| — | 5362 To name the Department of Veterans Affairs multispecialty clinic in Marietta, Georgia, as the "Colonel Michael H. Boyce Department of Veterans Affairs Multispecialty Clinic". | 2/3 Yea-And-Nay | Yea | Passed 418–0 |
| — | 8595 Making appropriations for national security, Department of State, and related programs for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2027, and for other purposes. | Yea-and-Nay | Nay | Passed 217–209 |
| — | Recorded Vote | No | Failed 136–291 | |
| — | Recorded Vote | No | Failed 6–421 | |
| — | Recorded Vote | Aye | Failed 104–314 | |
| — | Recorded Vote | No | Failed 79–348 | |
| — | 1181 Protecting Privacy in Purchases Act | Yea-and-Nay | Nay | Passed 221–201 |
Bills sponsored and cosponsored
Congress.gov ↗| Bill | Title | Role | Policy area | Latest action | Law? |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6995 | To designate the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 825 Highway 198 in Beaumont, Mississippi, as the Jeremy Malone Post Office. | cosponsor | Government Operations and Politics | Aug 6, 2026 | — |
| 209 | Supporting the designation of November 9 of each year as "Gold Star Father's Day". | cosponsor | Families | Aug 3, 2026 | — |
| 9959 | To establish a Green New Deal for public schools. | cosponsor | Education | Jul 27, 2026 | — |
| 9882 | DHS Acquisition Documentation Integrity Act | cosponsor | Government Operations and Politics | Jul 23, 2026 | — |
| 9849 | Tuskegee Airmen Memorial Act of 2026 | cosponsor | Public Lands and Natural Resources | Jul 22, 2026 | — |
| 9827 | Wildfire Reduction Market Expansion Act of 2026 | cosponsor | Energy | Jul 22, 2026 | — |
| 6610 | Pharmacists Fight Back [in Federal Employee Health Benefit Plans Act] | cosponsor | Health | Jul 22, 2026 | — |
| 114 | Recognizing the significance of equal pay and the disparity in wages paid to men and to Black women. | cosponsor | Labor and Employment | Jul 21, 2026 | — |
| 9544 | Save MEDICARE Act of 2026 | cosponsor | Health | Jul 17, 2026 | — |
| 3514 | Improving Seniors’ Timely Access to Care Act of 2025 | cosponsor | Health | Jul 15, 2026 | — |
| 9704 | Tariff Impacted Farmer Support Act of 2026 | cosponsor | Agriculture and Food | Jul 15, 2026 | — |
| 9693 | Patients First Act of 2026 | cosponsor | Health | Jul 15, 2026 | — |
| 3106 | Weatherizing Infrastructure in the North and Terrorism Emergency Readiness Act of 2025 | cosponsor | Emergency Management | Jul 14, 2026 | — |
| 8874 | Homeland Security Capabilities Preservation Reporting Act of 2026 | cosponsor | Emergency Management | Jul 14, 2026 | — |
| 1427 | Expressing support for the designation of July 10th as Journeyman Lineworkers Recognition Day. | cosponsor | Labor and Employment | Jul 13, 2026 | — |
Committees
FEC ↗Campaign committees
| Committee | ID | Type | Relationship | Raised |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| FRIENDS OF BENNIE THOMPSON | C00279851 | H / P | principal | $15.7M |
Terms in Congress
| end | type | party | start | state | district |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1995-01-03 | rep | Democrat | 1993-04-13 | MS | 2 |
| 1997-01-03 | rep | Democrat | 1995-01-04 | MS | 2 |
| 1999-01-03 | rep | Democrat | 1997-01-07 | MS | 2 |
| 2001-01-03 | rep | Democrat | 1999-01-06 | MS | 2 |
| 2003-01-03 | rep | Democrat | 2001-01-03 | MS | 2 |
| 2005-01-03 | rep | Democrat | 2003-01-07 | MS | 2 |
| 2007-01-03 | rep | Democrat | 2005-01-04 | MS | 2 |
| 2009-01-03 | rep | Democrat | 2007-01-04 | MS | 2 |
| 2011-01-03 | rep | Democrat | 2009-01-06 | MS | 2 |
| 2013-01-03 | rep | Democrat | 2011-01-05 | MS | 2 |
| 2015-01-03 | rep | Democrat | 2013-01-03 | MS | 2 |
| 2017-01-03 | rep | Democrat | 2015-01-06 | MS | 2 |
| 2019-01-03 | rep | Democrat | 2017-01-03 | MS | 2 |
| 2021-01-03 | rep | Democrat | 2019-01-03 | MS | 2 |
| 2023-01-03 | rep | Democrat | 2021-01-03 | MS | 2 |
| 2025-01-03 | rep | Democrat | 2023-01-03 | MS | 2 |
| 2027-01-03 | rep | Democrat | 2025-01-03 | MS | 2 |
Stock trades
Filings ↗STOCK Act periodic transaction reports. Amounts are the ranges filers report.
No records in Poliscope for this section.
Gifts & travel
No records in Poliscope for this section.
Lobbying ties
Poliscope ↗Does not appear as a registered lobbyist in LDA filings.
Top donor industries: Legal Services, Health Care & Pharmaceuticals, Transportation, Business & Professional Services, Finance & Investment. See money.
Financial disclosures
Poliscope ↗Executive-branch (OGE 278e) disclosures, which apply to candidates who served as federal appointees.
No records in Poliscope for this section.
Past races
FEC ↗| Cycle | Office | State | District | FEC ID | Raised |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | House | MS | 02 | H4MS02068 | $771K |
| 2024 | House | MS | 02 | H4MS02068 | $1.25M |
| 2022 | House | MS | 02 | H4MS02068 | $1.52M |
| 2020 | House | MS | 02 | H4MS02068 | $1.38M |
| 2018 | House | MS | 02 | H4MS02068 | $1.02M |
| 2016 | House | MS | 02 | H4MS02068 | $1.03M |
| 2014 | House | MS | 02 | H4MS02068 | $1.20M |
| 2012 | House | MS | 02 | H4MS02068 | $1.21M |
| 2010 | House | MS | 02 | H4MS02068 | $1.81M |
| 2008 | House | MS | 02 | H4MS02068 | $2.15M |
Source: Poliscope (poliscope.org), compiled from FEC, Congress.gov, LDA, SEC, OGE and congressional gift and travel records. Snapshot Sep 11, 2026. Flags are definitions of this site, listed on the hot buttons page; each is checked with documented rules against the filings above.