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On the recordApril 15, 2019
I would not be elected in Mississippi had it not been for the Voting Rights Act.
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Bennie Thompson
Democratic · Mississippi

Editor's note · Context

Thompson credits the Voting Rights Act for his electoral success in Mississippi.

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