Frequently Asked Questions

Mike Thompson is a lifelong public servant and a combat veteran. He was born, grew up, and still lives in our district. His wife, Jan, is a nurse. One of their sons is law enforcement officer, the other is a retired firefighter. Prior to serving in Congress, Mike served in the State Senate and worked as a maintenance supervisor at Beringer Winery. Mike sits on the most powerful committee in Congress where he works hard to deliver for our community.

Mike Thompson has been in public service his whole life. He was first elected to Congress in 1999 and continues to deliver for our community today.

Mike Thompson is proud of the fact that he was born, grew up, and still lives in the 4th Congressional District.

In Congress, Rep. Thompson has focused his legislative work on lowering costs for families, making sure corporations pay their fair share in taxes, gun violence prevention, clean energy, environmental conservation, economic growth, infrastructure investment, education, and health care.

In Congress, Rep. Thompson has focused his legislative work on lowering costs for families, making sure corporations pay their fair share in taxes, protecting our communities from disasters like wildfires, gun violence prevention, clean energy, environmental conservation, economic growth, infrastructure investment, education, and health care.

Yes. Mike Thompson is a combat veteran who was wounded in action and received a Purple Heart. Mike dropped out of high school to join the Army, and upon returning from combat he continued his service by training others as an instructor at the Army’s Airborne School.

Yes. Mike Thompson is a farmer. He grows grapes, olives and hay on about 20 acres in Lake County, California.

Mike Thompson wrote and passed the bill that made the largest investment in fighting climate change in our country’s history. Thompson’s bill created 400,000 jobs and generated $400 billion in economic investments. As Chair of the Gun Violence Prevention Task Force, Thompson helped write and pass the most significant gun violence prevention reform signed into law in decades. It’s helping to keep guns out of the hands of domestic abusers and to target illegal gun trafficking. Mike Thompson also delivered $98 million in low-income housing tax credits, helping build affordable housing in communities hit hardest by disasters. His credits have helped to build 1,564 homes in our district, with more under construction.

Yes. Mike Thompson is among the most effective legislators in Congress. Mike Thompson wrote and passed the bill that made the largest investment in fighting climate change in our country’s history. Thompson’s bill created 400,000 jobs and generated $400 billion in economic investments. As Chair of the Gun Violence Prevention Task Force, Thompson helped write and pass the most significant gun violence prevention reform signed into law in decades. It’s helping to keep guns out of the hands of domestic abusers and to target illegal gun trafficking. Mike Thompson also delivered $98 million in low-income housing tax credits, helping build affordable housing in communities hit hardest by disasters. His credits have helped to build 1,564 homes in our district, with more under construction.

Yes. Mike Thompson has brought hundreds of millions of federal dollars to the 4th District. Since Thompson’s team began tracking casework data in 2016, Mike Thompson and his office have worked to close over 17,000 cases for residents and returned over $115 million owed to constituents by federal agencies. Mike Thompson has also brought home over $64 million in earmarks for local projects, from infrastructure safety projects to support for local food banks. USASpending.gov data for the 4th district is missing large datasets. Mike Thompson brings home similar amounts of federal funding as his colleagues in Northern California.

Mike Thompson has brought hundreds of millions of federal dollars to the 4th District. Since Thompson’s team began tracking casework data in 2016, Mike Thompson and his office have worked to close over 17,000 cases for residents and returned over $115 million owed to constituents by federal agencies. Mike Thompson has also brought home over $64 million in earmarks for local projects, from infrastructure safety projects to support for local food banks. USASpending.gov data for the 4th district is missing large datasets. Mike Thompson brings home similar amounts of federal funding as his colleagues in Northern California.

Yes. Mike Thompson delivered $99 million for fire recovery after the devastating 2017, 2018, and 2019 fires. He also passed a bipartisan bill getting $500 million in tax relief for fire survivors harmed by the fires caused by PG&E.

Mike Thompson has helped rename post office in his district, including naming one after a local war hero. But Mike Thompson has done much more than name post offices. Mike Thompson wrote and passed the bill that made the largest investment in fighting climate change in our country’s history. Thompson’s bill created 400,000 jobs and generated $400 billion in economic investments. As Chair of the Gun Violence Prevention Task Force, Thompson helped write and pass the most significant gun violence prevention reform signed into law in decades. It’s helping to keep guns out of the hands of domestic abusers and to target illegal gun trafficking. Mike Thompson also delivered $98 million in low-income housing tax credits, helping build affordable housing in communities hit hardest by disasters. His credits have helped to build 1,564 homes in our district, with more under construction.

Mike Thompson has helped ensure the rich pay their fair share. Mike Thompson led the effort to create the corporate alternative minimum tax, so that corporations can’t use loopholes to pay nothing. Mike Thompson also worked to pass a tax on stock buybacks and to strengthen the IRS to go after wealthy tax cheats. He also led the passage of a bill to raise nearly $2.1 trillion in taxes on the wealthy and large corporations.

Mike Thompson was born, grew up, and still lives in our district – which means he grew up in ag. Mike Thompson is a farmer himself. He grows grapes, olives and hay on about 20 acres in Lake County, California.

Yes, Mike Thompson supports a Congressional stock trading ban. In fact, Mike Thompson is a co-sponsor of several bills to do just that. Mike doesn’t own or trade individual stocks and believes other members should not either.

Mike Thompson doesn’t just support expanding Medicare to include hearing, vision, and dental benefits – he is the lead Democrat on the bill to do just that. Mike Thompson will be a leader on healthcare policy in the next Congress, where he will work to expand telehealth, bring down prescription drug costs, and expand Medicare.

Yes, Mike Thompson has been a co-author of the legislation to create Medicare for All since 2017.

Yes, Mike Thompson supports lowering prescription drug costs. In fact, Mike Thompson voted to pass the legislation that allowed the federal government to negotiate Medicare prescription drug costs.

Mike Thompson has fought and continues to fight corruption. Mike Thompson believes no one, including the President, should use their position in public office to enrich themselves. That’s why Mike Thompson is a co-author of legislation to ban the President and members of Congress from trading stocks.

Mike is opposed to the Iran war which raises costs, costs billions and makes our country less safe. Mike Thompson voted multiple times to end the war and voted against funding for the war. As a combat veteran, Mike Thompson knows the terrible cost of war and believes that we should go to war as a last resort. Congressman Thompson was one of the few members that voted against authorizing the Iraq war. Congressman Thompson did the right thing despite getting criticized for voting against war.

Mike Thompson supports guardrails on AI to ensure these technologies are developed safely and responsibly. He supports strong protections for children online, including safeguards against potential harms from AI. Congressman Thompson is concerned about autonomous weapons and support appropriate safeguards to ensure AI is not used in ways that threaten national or global security. Congressman Mike Thompson believes that local communities should have the final say in the development of data centers and also believes that developers should pay the full cost of any development. This means that consumers should not have to pay more for their water or electricity because of any data center development.

Congressman Mike Thompson believes that local communities should have the final say in the development of data centers and also believes that developers should pay the full cost of any development. This means that consumers should not have to pay more for their water or electricity because of any data center development.

No, Congressman Thompson does not support sending offensive weapons to Israel. Mike Thompson is a cosponsor of legislation to prevent offensive weapons to Israel and has continued to support humanitarian aid for Palestinian civilians and a two-state solution.