Rep. Bennie G. Thompson

Share this page	Birthdate: b. 01/28/1948 Birthplace: Bolton, MS District: represents MS-02 Political Party: Democratic Religion: Methodist Education: MS, Educational Administration, Jackson State University, 1972 BA, Political Science, Tougaloo College, 1968. Last elected in 2006 receiving 100,160 (64.0%) votes. Official website
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Money Raised $1,369,429 (#108) Spent 41% (#500) From self 0% (#34) From individuals 39% (#401) From PACs 60% (#109) PAC = Political Action Committees. Money data from the FECfor the 200X cycle.	Earmarks Requested 5 (#487) Total cost $1,400,000 (#504) Received 5 (#487) Total cost $1,562,000 (#501) Data for fiscal year 2008 from Taxpayers for Common Sense.
Voting Analysis Ideology 48% left-wing (#374) Predictable 97% (#144) Data and terminology from VoteView. Unpredictable measures how often members vote against their party. Speeches Spoke 8 times (#175) Avg. length 2,757 words (#13) Data for 110th Congress from GovTrack.	Bills Co-sponsored 1,874 (#86) Introduced 74 (#224) Debated 14 (#152) Enacted 4 (#177) Data from GovTrack.
Interest Group Alignment Interest Group Alignment compares a politician’s votes to positions taken by interest groups. [ more ] Group Agreement American Nurses Association 100% (5/5 votes) NAACP 100% (7/7 votes) National Association for the Advancement of Colored People 100% (6/6 votes) AFL-CIO 100% (13/13 votes) National Association of Realtors 100% (8/8 votes) International Brotherhood of Teamsters 100% (7/7 votes) Mortgage Bankers Association 83% (5/6 votes) Public Citizen 80% (8/10 votes) National Association of Home Builders 71% (5/7 votes) Friends Committee on National Legislation 60% (3/5 votes) American Civil Liberties Union 40% (2/5 votes) National Retail Federation 20% (1/5 votes) US Chamber of Commerce 16% (1/6 votes) U.S. Chamber of Commerce 14% (2/14 votes) More interest groups → Data from Maplight.org , for the 11Xth Congress.
Top Contributors Individuals reporting the same zip code who have donated to a lawmaker's political campaign. Use with caution: based on raw FEC data. 1 Crymes G. Pittman $12,700 from June 11, 2001 to March 11, 2008 2 William Liston $9,400 from September 8, 2000 to March 11, 2008 3 John A. Eaves Jr. $9,000 from October 28, 2002 to October 19, 2005 4 Frank White $8,100 from May 5, 2003 to December 7, 2007 5 Jerry Adams $7,200 from May 5, 2006 to October 25, 2007 More contributors → Source: FEC data from the 1980 to 2000 election cycles.
Top Contributor Employers Campaigns disclose the employers of their contributors; this list aggregates them. Use with caution: this list is based on raw FEC data 1 Self $533,692 2 Vicking Range $12,000 3 Jefferson Consulting Group $11,950 4 Blackstone Group $11,500 5 Park Place Entertainment $9,750 More contributors → Source: FEC data from the 1980 to 2000 election cycles.
Top Lobby Contributors New rules require lobbyists to disclose their giving, and giving by the PACs they control. Use with caution: This data compiled from raw filings 1 Government Affairs Department - Air Line Pilots Association $5,000 2 Daniel Cohen - American Association For Justice $5,000 3 Ms. Patricia Ann Kmieciak - United Steel, Paper & Forestry, Rubber, Manufacturing, Energy... $5,000 4 Ms. Rebecca C. Smith - Unisys Corporation $5,000 5 Government Affairs Department - Air Line Pilots Association $5,000 More lobby contributors → Source: Senate Office of Public Records LD-203 disclosure database; data from 2008.
Some campaign finance information from Open Secrets.

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