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Mike Thompson

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Mike Thompson currently serves the 1st Congressional district of California

C. Michael Thompson, a Democrat, has represented the 1st Congressional District of California in the United States House of Representatives since 1999. (map)

Contents

Record and controversies

General information about important bills and votes for can be found in Congresspedia's articles on legislation. You can add information you find on how Mike Thompson voted by clicking the "[edit]" link to the right and typing it in. Remember to cite your sources!

Iraq War

Thompson voted against the Authorization for Use of Military Force Against Iraq Resolution of 2002 that started the Iraq War.[1]

For more information see the chart of U.S. House of Representatives votes on the Iraq War.

Environmental record

For more information on environmental legislation, see the Energy and Environment Policy Portal

Biography

Thompson was born January 24, 1951 in St. Helena, California, and educated at California State University. He served in the United States Army, was a vineyard owner and maintenance supervisor, taught Public Administration and State Government at San Francisco State University and California State University, Chico and was a member of the California State Senate before entering the House.

He is married to Janet Thompson and has two sons. He is a member of the Blue Dog and New Democratic Coalitions.

Thompson was first elected to this seat in 1998.

2006 elections

In 2006, the Republicans nominated John W. Jones to face Thompson in his November 2006 bid for reelection. (See U.S. congressional elections in 2006) [1] Thompson retained his seat.

2008 elections

 This information was gathered by volunteer researchers as part of the Superdelegate Transparency Project on the superdelegates for the 2008 Democratic presidential primary. For more info see the California superdelegate tracker or visit the STP homepage.


Before Hillary Clinton conceded the race, Mike Thompson, as a superdelegate, had endorsed her for President.

For more information and sources, see the state page for this superdelegate linked to in the blue box above.

Money in Politics

This section contains links to – and feeds from – money in politics databases. For specific controversies, see this article's record and controversies section. <crpcontribdata>cid=N00007419&cycle=2006</crpcontribdata>

Links to more campaign contribution information for Mike Thompson
from the Center for Responsive Politics' OpenSecrets.org site.
Fundraising profile: 2006 election cycle Career totals
Top contributors by organization/corporation: 2006 election cycle Career totals
Top contributors by industry: 2006 election cycle Career totals


Committees and Affiliations

Committees

Committee assignments in the 109th Congress (2005-2006)

Coalitions and Caucuses

  • House Co Chair, Congressional Sportsman's Caucus
  • Co Chair, Congressional Wine Caucus
  • Co Chair, Military Veterans Caucus
  • New Democratic Coalition

Boards and other Affiliations

  • American Legion
  • Business and Professional Women's Association
  • Cal Trout
  • California Faculty Association
  • Ducks Unlimited
  • Native Sons of the Golden West
  • Sons of Italy
  • Vietnam Veterans of America, Redwood Chapter

More Background Data

Wikipedia also has an article on Mike Thompson. This article may use content from the Wikipedia article under the terms of the GFDL.

Contact

DC Office:
231 Cannon House Office Building
Washington, D.C. 20515-0501
Phone: 202-225-3311
Fax: 202-225-4335
Web Email
Website

District Office- Napa:
1040 Main Street, Suite 101
Napa, CA 94559-2605
Phone: 707-226-9898
Fax: 707-251-9800

District Office- Eureka:
317 3rd Street, Suite 1
Eureka, CA 95501-0487
Phone: 707-269-9595
Fax: 707-269-9598

District Office- Fort Bragg:
30 North Franklin, PO Box 2208
Fort Bragg, CA 95437
Phone: 707-962-0933
Fax: 707-962-0934

District Office- Woodland:
712 Main Street, Suite 1
Woodland, CA 95695
Phone: 530-662-5272
Fax: 530-662-5163

Articles and resources

Local blogs and discussion sites

Corresponding article on Wikipedia and Cause Caller. (If Cause Caller link does not work, pick from its list of senators and representatives.)

Current Office: U.S. House of Representatives
111th Congress
Leadership Position:
 Committees Chaired:
 Committees,
Ranking Member On:
 Caucuses:
Committees:
110th Congress
Leadership Position:
None		 Committees Chaired:
 Committees,
Ranking Member On:
 Caucuses:
House Co-chair Congressional Sportsman's Caucus, Co-Chair Congressional Wine Caucus, Co-Chair Military Veterans Caucus, New Democratic Coalition
Committees: House Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence, House Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence/Subcommittee on Terrorism Human Intelligence Analysis and Counterintelligence, House Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence/Subcommittee on Intelligence Community Management, House Committee on Ways and Means, House Committee on Ways and Means/Subcommittee on Health, House Committee on Ways and Means/Subcommittee on Select Revenue Measures
Congressional Career
First Elected to Current Office:
November 3, 1998		 First Took Current Office:
January 6, 1999		 Next Election:
November 2, 2010		 Term Ends:
Freshman Member?
No		 Previous Political Work?
California Senate, 1990-1998		 Other Party Membership:
District Offices:
1. 1040 Main Street, Suite 101 Napa, CA 94559-2605
Phone: 707-226-9898 / Fax: 707-251-9800
2. 317 3rd Street, Suite 1 Eureka, CA 95501-0487
Phone: 707-269-9595 / Fax: 707-269-9598
3. 30 North Franklin, PO Box 2208 Fort Bragg, CA 95437
Phone: 707-962-0933 / Fax: 707-962-0934
4. 712 Main Street, Suite 1 Woodland, CA 95695
Phone: 530-662-5272 / Fax: 530-662-5163
Campaign Contact:

Website:
Webform Email: / Email:

Campaign Offices:

1.
Phone: / Fax:
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Misc:

Date of Birth: January 24, 1951







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