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Democrat

Bennie Thompson

Running for U.S. House District 22026 election

Raised · 2026 cycle

$771K

Source: FEC

Top PAC industries

Labor Unions · Defense & Aerospace · Banking

By PAC dollars · Source: FEC

As of July 2026, Bennie Thompson is a Democratic candidate for U.S. House District 2 in Mississippi in the 2026 election. Federal Election Commission filings report $770,971 in total receipts for the 2026 cycle. The largest identified industry sources of PAC money to the campaign are Labor Unions, Defense & Aerospace, and Banking. All figures on this page are drawn from primary sources — FEC filings, congressional records, and STOCK Act disclosures — and link back to them.

Data last updated July 2026.

Bennie Thompson (Democratic Party) is a member of the U.S. House representing Mississippi's 2nd Congressional District, having assumed office on April 20, 1993. Born in 1948 in Bolton, Mississippi, he earned a B.A. from Tougaloo College and an M.S. from Jackson State University. He served as mayor of Bolton from 1973 to 1979 and on the Hinds County Board of Supervisors from 1980 until his election to Congress, and worked as a school teacher before entering politics. He is running for re-election to the same seat in the November 3, 2026 general election.

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More than half of this campaign's money — 73% — comes from PACs and political committees.

$771K

Total raised

$948K

Total spent

$1.4M

Cash on hand

Where the money comes from

Individual donations ≥$200$197K · 25%
Small dollar donations <$200$6K · 1%
PAC contributions$562K · 73%
Party committee contributions$5K · 1%

Reflects money received by the campaign committee itself. “Loans and other receipts” covers candidate or bank loans, offsets to operating expenditures, interest and other non-contribution receipts reported to the FEC. Independent expenditures by super PACs are not included.

Totals through 2026-06-30 · Source: FEC

Former staff and officials who held a role at this office and currently work in lobbying, law, advocacy, or the private sector. Sourced from sworn LDA filings.

Lanier Avant
Former: Chief of Staff
LobbyistatAVANT BISHOP WASHINGTON & BLACK LLCLobbying firm

Sources: LDA filings via lda.gov · PolTraPro entity resolution. Confidence: confirmed only.