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Post by bot on Sept 14, 2007 19:41:39 GMT -5
Thompson, Bennie G., Mississippi, 2nd benniethompson.house.gov/The second congressional district covers most of the largely rural Mississippi Delta region as well as most of Jackson, the state capital. The state's only African American-majority district, it includes all of Attala, Bolivar, Carroll, Claiborne, Coahoma, Copiah, Holmes County, Humphreys, Issaquena, Jefferson, Leflore, Montgomery, Quitman, Sharkey, Sunflower, Tallahatchie, Tunica, Warren, Washington, and Yazoo counties. Most of Hinds, Leake, and Madison counties also lie within the second district. In addition to Jackson, other large cities in the district include Greenville, Vicksburg, Clinton, Greenwood, and Clarksdale. The district has been represented by Democrat Bennie Thompson since 1993. en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mississippi%27s_2nd_congressional_district
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