HOMELAND SECURITY
Bennie Thompson
Mississippi
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Thompson, 59, has been in public office since he was 21 years old, when he was elected alderman in his rural hometown of Bolton.
In Congress since 1993, he funneled aid to his many impoverished constituents through his perch on the Agriculture Committee and also made a name as one of the House's most outspoken civil rights proponents.
In 2005, he was named the ranking Democrat on the Homeland Security Committee. He championed the cause of first responders and stirred controversy by laying off top staffers and hiring more minorities. As chairman, he is likely to press for more grants for rural areas and to conduct oversight hearings critical of the Department of Homeland Security.
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