Beenie Thompson has been the lone Democrat in Mississippi’s congressional delegation since 2011.

His district encompasses the bulk of Jackson and is the state’s only majority-black district. It is approximately 275 miles (443 kilometers) long, 180 miles (290 kilometers) broad, and borders the Mississippi River. The district’s significant majority is made up of the Mississippi Delta.

Is Bennie Thompson a lawyer?

Bennie Thompson is not a lawyer as of 2022.

Where did Bennie Thompson go to school?

He attended public schools in Hinds County and graduated from Hinds County Agricultural High School.

He subsequently went on to Tougaloo College, where he received a Bachelor of Arts in political science in 1968. In 1972, he received a Master of Science in educational administration from Jackson State University. Thompson worked as a teacher in Madison, Mississippi. He was an alderman in Bolton from 1969 to 1973 and then mayor from 1973 to 1980 before being elected to the Hinds County Board of Supervisors, where he served from 1980 to 1993.