Candidate · U.S. House, District 4
Mike Thompson
What this job does: Your district's one vote in the U.S. House. House members write and vote on federal laws, taxes and spending, and every bill to raise taxes has to start in the House. A term is two years.
- Holds this seat now
- Yes
- Office
- U.S. Representative, California District 4
- Occupation
- Member of Congress; vineyard owner
Background
- Served in combat in the Vietnam War with the U.S. Army's 173rd Airborne Brigade as a staff sergeant and platoon leader; wounded in action and awarded the Purple Heart. source: mikethompson.house.gov
- Served in the California State Senate (2nd District), where Thompson chaired the Budget Committee, before election to Congress. source: mikethompson.house.gov
- Attended Napa Valley Community College and earned a bachelor's degree and a master's in public administration from CSU Chico. source: mikethompson.house.gov
- Worked as a maintenance supervisor at Beringer Winery; owns a small vineyard; born and raised in St. Helena. source: mikethompson.house.gov
- Serves on the House Ways and Means Committee (Ranking Member, Tax Subcommittee) and chairs the House Gun Violence Prevention Task Force. source: mikethompson.house.gov
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