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U.S. House, District 2: who gets your vote?

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Bennie G. Thompson

Bennie G. Thompson

U.S. House · Mississippi District 2

NationalDemocrat

Candidate
RE

Ron Eller

Running for U.S. House · Mississippi District 2

NationalRepublican

Bennie G. ThompsonCurrent repRon EllerChallenger

Job fit

Bennie G. Thompson

Offices held

  • member of the Hinds County, Miss., board of supervisors, 1980-1993; 1
  • On July 1, 2021, Speaker Nancy Pelosi appointed him Chairman of the Select Committee to Investigate the January 6th Attack on the United States Capitol. 2

Education

  • M.S., Jackson State University, Jackson, Miss., 1972; 1

Ron Eller

Offices held

  • He retired as a Captain. Ron’s journey in public service started when he joined the Army as a “Combat Medic 91B.” 3

Other work

  • Ron continues to work in cardiac and thoracic surgery 3

Education

  • Bachelor of Science Degree as a Physician Associate (W/DIST)<br /> University of Oklahoma Oklahoma City, Ok 1989-91 3

Top issues

Ranked by what Americans say matters most (Pew, 2026)

Bennie G. Thompson

No stated positions on file yet.

Ron Eller

  • Health care costs
    Eller told iVoterGuide a single-payer government healthcare system 'would result in a two-tiered system' and 'a rationed healthcare system.' 4
  • Cost of living & jobs
    Eller campaigns on 'economic growth, lower taxes... and expanding opportunity for working families throughout the district.' 5
  • Guns
    Eller told iVoterGuide he believes 'it would be of benefit to eliminate gun free zones' and that a concealed carry permit 'should be good in all 50 states.' 4
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How they voted on top issues

Bennie G. Thompson

  • Elections that are easy to vote in and hard to cheat → Making it easier to vote (4 of 4 votes) 6
  • What kids are taught in school → Teachers deciding, with lessons that include everyone (4 of 4 votes) 6
  • Fair trade and prices at the store → Free trade and lower tariffs (3 of 3 votes) 6

Ron Eller

Nothing found for this candidate yet.

Who pays them

Bennie G. Thompson

Where the campaign money came from7

small donorslarge donorscompanieslabor unionsindustry associationsOther kinds of donors
small donors$6Klarge donors$197Kcompanies$254Klabor unions$164Kindustryassociations$100KOther kinds ofdonors$73K$770K raised
$6,4197Small individual donors
$196,5497Large individual donors

Ron Eller

Where the campaign money came from8

small donorslarge donorspolitical allies (same party)
small donors$6Klarge donors$36Kpolitical allies(same party)$100$43K raised
$6,1188Small individual donors
$36,2008Large individual donors

Checks

Bennie G. Thompson

Checks run: missed votes

Nothing raised by these checks.

Not checked yet: stock trades

Ron Eller

No voting record to check yet

Based on current data. May change in a future update.

Sources

  1. THOMPSON, Bennie | US House of Representatives: History, Art & Archives · checked 2026-10-15 used in: Experience
  2. About | Congressman Bennie Thompson · checked 2026-10-15 used in: Experience
  3. Meet Ron | Ron Eller · checked 2026-10-15 used in: Experience
  4. ivoterguide.com used in: Top issues
  5. desotocountynews.com used in: Top issues
  6. Congress.gov roll-call votes · 2022-11-04 to 2026-11-04 used in: How they voted on top issues
  7. FEC · 2026 cycle used in: Money
  8. FEC · 2026 cycle used in: Money
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Candidate A

Bennie Foster

Independent

We don't have campaign money records for this race yet.

Sources

1 Background: Meet Foster | Who is Bennie Foster? — Elect Bennie Foster for U.S. Congress MS-02 · checked 2026-10-15

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Bennie G. Thompson
Candidate B

Bennie G. Thompson

DemocratShown above

🚩 $770K raised, 26% from large donors, 73% from organized interests. Group amounts exceed the filed PAC total. These sources do not reconcile; no complete split or remainder is claimed.
Filed PAC total: $562,244.37 (73% of $769,711.69 raised), 2026 cycle.
Named group amounts (not a complete filed split): $590,100.00, Group filing cutoff unavailable. Group source

Their votes pushed for: cutting pollution and moving to clean energy, more legal ways in, and protection for people already here, government spending and worker protections.

Sources

1 Background: THOMPSON, Bennie | US House of Representatives: History, Art & Archives · checked 2026-10-15

2 Background: About | Congressman Bennie Thompson · checked 2026-10-15

3 The money: FEC · 2026 cycle

4 Roll calls: Congress.gov roll-call votes · 2022-11-04 to 2026-11-04

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Candidate C

Ron Eller

RepublicanShown above

🚩 No federal record yet. Campaign money: $43K raised, 84% from large donors, 0% from organized interests. Group coverage unverified: filing cutoffs and receipt scope have not been reconciled. Named amounts are not a complete split of the filed PAC total.
Filed PAC total: $150.00 (0% of $42,889.56 raised), 2026 cycle.
Named group amounts (not a complete filed split): $100.00, Group filing cutoff unavailable. Group source

Says they are for: leaving health care to the market, lower taxes and fewer rules on business, protecting the right to own and carry guns.

Sources

1 Background: Meet Ron | Ron Eller · checked 2026-10-15

2 The money: FEC · 2026 cycle

3 leaving health care to the market: Candidate statement

4 lower taxes and fewer rules on business: Candidate statement

5 protecting the right to own and carry guns: Candidate statement

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