Rep. Bennie Thompson Fends Off Primary Challengers

Rep. Bennie Thompson (D-Miss.) defeated challengers Evan Turnage and Pertis Williams III in the March 10 Democratic primary election to run for Mississippi’s 2nd Congressional District. The 78-year-old congressman is a longtime civil rights leader who chaired the House select committee that investigated the Jan. 6 U.S. Capitol breach. He currently serves as the ranking member of the House Homeland Security Committee and has represented the district in Congress for more than three decades. Turnage, 34, was part of a broader effort by younger Democrats to challenge long-serving party incumbents. He previously worked as an adviser to Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-N.Y.) and Sen. Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.). His platform focused on government reform, lowering costs, protecting voting rights, creating good-paying jobs, investing in infrastructure and education, expanding healthcare access, reforming the criminal justice system, regulating major technology companies, and supporting agriculture....