Thompson Recognizes Mary Jane Bowker as 2019 Woman of the Year in Napa County

Napa, CA – Today Rep. Mike Thompson (CA-05) formally announced Mary Jane Bowker as this year's Woman of the Year in Napa County. Each year, Thompson honors women from the Fifth Congressional District who make exceptional contributions to our community.

"For nearly 20 years, Mary Jane has been an integral member of both our Napa community and of my own team. Her leadership and dedication to progressive values is constant and unwavering and I am honored to have her as a friend," said Thompson. "It's only natural that we honor her today as Napa County's Woman of the Year and laud her tireless fight to organize our community and build up the next generation of political leaders."

This is the fifth annual Women of the Year Awards, started in honor of Women's History Month. Each year, Thompson recognizes one woman from each of the counties in our district to be recognized for her service to our community.

A complete list of 2019 winners includes:

• Tranzena "Kandie" Jones, Contra Costa County
• Marie Beery, Lake County
• Mary Jane Bowker, Napa County
• Verna Mustico, Solano County
• Lorez Bailey, Sonoma County
• Deputy Riley Michele Jarecki, Honorary Woman of the Year and First Responder of the Year

Congressman Mike Thompson is proud to represent California's 5^th Congressional District, which includes all or part of Contra Costa, Lake, Napa, Solano and Sonoma Counties. He is a senior member of the House Committee on Ways and Means where he chairs the Subcommittee on Tax Policy. Rep. Thompson is Chairman of the House Gun Violence Prevention Task Force. He is also Co-Chair of the bipartisan, bicameral Congressional Wine Caucus and a member of the fiscally-conservative Blue Dog Coalition.