THOMPSON, MIKE MR.

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THOMPSON, MIKE MR.
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: Experience: House: District 5, 1999-Present; Home State: California; Running: President, United States, 2016; Total Raised: $1,487,181Coverage End: Thursday, June 30, 2016; Winning: Won with 0.00%; Write a Review

Personal

Full Name: Michael 'Mike' C. Thompson

Gender: Male

Family: Wife: Janet; 2 Children: Chris, Jon

Birth Date: 01/24/1951

Birth Place: Saint Helena, CA

Home City: Saint Helena, CA

Religion: Roman Catholic

Education

AA, Napa Valley College

MA, Public Administration, California State University, Chico, 1996

BA, Political Science, California State University, Chico, 1982

Political Experience

Representative, United States House of Representatives, District 05, 1999-present

Senator, California State Senate, 1991-1998

Current Legislative Committees

Subcommittee on Health (Ways and Means), Member

Subcommittee on Select Revenue Measures, Member

Ways and Means, Member

Caucuses/Non-Legislative Committees

Member, Blue Dog Coalition, present

Member, Blue Dog Coalition Task Force on Oversight and Regulatory Review, present

Member, Congressional Arts Caucus, present

Member, Congressional Farmer Cooperative Caucus, present

Member, Congressional Humanities Caucus, present

Co-Chair, Congressional Invasive Species Caucus, present

Co-Chair, Congressional Motorsports Caucus, present

Member, Congressional Nursing Caucus, present

Member, Congressional Organic Caucus, present

Co-Chair, Congressional Shellfish Caucus, present

Member, Congressional Sportsmen's Caucus, present

Chair, Congressional Wildlife Refuge Caucus, present

Co-Chair, Congressional Wild Salmon Caucus, present

Co-Chair, Congressional Wine Caucus, present

Member, Gun Violence Prevention Task Force, present

Member, House Law Enforcement Caucus, present

Member, House Renewable Energy and Energy Efficiency Caucus, present

Member, House Specialty Crops Caucus, present

Chair, Military Veterans Caucus, present

Co-Chair, Rural Health Care Coalition, present

Member, The Eisenhower Memorial Commission, present

Former Co-Chair, Congressional Sportsmen's Caucus

Co-Founder, Congressional Wine Caucus

Chair, E-Waste Working Group

Former Member, New Democratic Coalition

Professional Experience

Former Maintenance Supervisor, Beringer Winery

Teacher, Public Administration, California State University, Chico

Teacher, Public Administration, San Francisco State University

Instructor, United States Army Airborne School

Owner, Vineyard

Assembly Fellow, California State Assembly, 1982-1983

Staff Sergeant, 173rd Airborne Brigade, United States Army, Vietnam, 1969-1973

Religious, Civic, and other Memberships

Member, American Legion

Member, Business and Professional Women's Association

Member, California Faculty Association

Member, California Trout

Member, Ducks Unlimited

Member, Native Sons of the Golden West

Member, Redwood Chapter, Vietnam Veterans of America

Member, Sons of Italy

Additional Information

Awards:

Purple Heart, United States Army; Edgar Wayburn Award, Sierra Cl

General Survey

Issue Title	Candidate's Answers
1. Abortion is a woman's unrestricted right	Strongly Support Abortion should be decided by a woman herself. It is an important part of their health rights and reproductive freedom.
2. Stricter punishment reduces crime	Support It is necessary to keep "Three Strikes" laws and death penalty on the books, but we also need to avoid inappropriate imprisonment or sentencement.
3. Marijuana is a gateway drug
4. Higher taxes on the wealthy	Support Flatter taxes benefit the wealthy more than the lower and middle class. We should focus tax relief on the majority of taxpayers instead of on the richest.
5. Stimulus better than market-led recovery	Strongly Support The federal government should intervene in the economy and inject as much funding as needed to recover from the Great Recession, including direct federal job creation.
6. Vouchers for school choice	Strongly Oppose Public schools are an important component of American society. We should improve public schools rather than destroying them with vouchers.
7. Make voter registration easier	Strongly Support Voter ID laws are racist and intended to suppress minority voting. Taxpayer funds should be used for political campaigns.
8. Prioritize green energy	Strongly Support Overuse of fossil fuels causes serious problems that we should deal with immediately. And green energy is absolutly a good option for us to Stop Global Warming.
9. Avoid foreign entanglements
10. Expand the military	Oppose Expanding the military is not important and integrant for U.S. now. But when the country meets with defiance or agression, it is acceptable to continue expanding our military.
11. Support & expand free trade	No Opinion This question is not counted in the answers for any candidate.
12. Support American Exceptionalism
13. Absolute right to gun ownership	Support Most gun owners can use them safely and responsibly, and it expresses the principle of self-defense against violence. So gun ownership should not be restricted.
14. Expand ObamaCare	Strongly Support Very few Americans have adequate health insurance. The government should make funds available for all citizens.
15. Pathway to citizenship for illegal aliens	Strongly Support Immigration restrictions are racist because they keep out Hispanics and other non-whites. Social services should be offered to all residents of the United States regardless of immigration status.
16. EPA regulations are too restrictive	Strongly Oppose Animals have inherent rights, and nature has inherent value. It is necessary to support vegetarianism and protect environment.
17. Keep God in the public sphere	Oppose Faith-based origanizations and prayer in schools are inappropriate because they fail to recognize American pluralism and religious diversity.
18. Legally require hiring more women & minorities	Strongly Support Past discrimination should be corrected. Government should enforce Affirmative Action laws in companies.
19. Comfortable with same-sex marriage	Strongly Support In free country, people are free to choose their mate, whichever gender they like. Homosexual partners or marriages are equal with heterosexual ones.
20. Privatize Social Security	Oppose Social Security should remain under federal control, but you also want reforms on how the Trust Fund is handled.

Total: 183

Introduced Date	Bill Number	Bill Title	Last Action
03/17/2009	H.R.1572	Taxpayer Protection Act	03/17/2009 Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means. (All Actions)
02/04/2009	H.R.285	North Bay Water Reuse Program Act of 2009	02/04/2009 Referred to the Subcommittee on Water and Power. (All Actions)
02/04/2009	H.R.204	Northern California Ocean and Coastal Protection Act	02/04/2009 Referred to the Subcommittee on Energy and Mineral Resources. (All Actions)
01/22/2009	H.R.624	Airline Passenger Bill of Rights Act of 2009	01/22/2009 Referred to the Subcommittee on Aviation. (All Actions)
01/14/2009	H.R.546	Solar Stimulus for Job Creation and Energy Independence Act of 2009	01/14/2009 Referred to House Oversight and Government Reform (All Actions)
09/29/2008	H.R.7238	To provide a tax credit for qualified energy storage air conditioner property.	09/29/2008 Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means. (All Actions)
09/27/2008	H.Res.1499	Designating the third week of October as "National Estate Planning Awareness Week".	09/27/2008 Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection. (All Actions)
09/16/2008	H.R.236	North Bay Water Reuse Program Act of 2007	09/16/2008 Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 1010. (All Actions)
07/16/2008	H.Res.732	Designating the third week of October as "National Estate Planning Awareness Week".	07/16/2008 Ordered to be Reported (Amended) by Voice Vote. (All Actions)
06/27/2008	H.Con.Res.365	Honoring the life of Robert Mondavi.	06/27/2008 Received in the Senate. Read twice. Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 857. (All Actions)
06/12/2008	H.R.5954	To amend title 38, United States Code, to provide veterans for presumptions of service connection for purposes of benefits under laws administered by Secretary of Veterans Affairs for diseases associated with service in the Armed Forces and exposure to biological, chemical, or other toxic agents as part of Project 112, and for other purposes.	06/12/2008 Subcommittee Hearings Held. (All Actions)
06/11/2008	H.R.235	To allow for the renegotiation of the payment schedule of contracts between the Secretary of the Interior and the Redwood Valley County Water District, and for other purposes.	06/11/2008 Indefinitely postponed by Senate by Unanimous Consent. (All Actions)
06/02/2008	H.R.6163	Medicare Telehealth Enhancement Act of 2008	06/02/2008 Referred to the Subcommittee on Health. (All Actions)
10/10/2007	H.R.3820	Commercial Motor Vehicle Advanced Safety Technology Tax Act of 2007	10/10/2007 Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means. (All Actions)
09/18/2007	H.Con.Res.213	Celebrating the outstanding contributions of California's wine industry to the State, the Nation and winemaking as a whole and supporting the goals and ideals of "California Wine Month".	09/18/2007 Referred to the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform. (All Actions)
09/18/2007	H.R.2733	Trinity River Restoration Fund Act of 2007	09/18/2007 Subcommittee Hearings Held. (All Actions)
08/14/2007	H.R.3443	Drawback Simplification Act of 2007	08/14/2007 Referred to the Subcommittee on Trade. (All Actions)
08/04/2007	H.R.3456	Community Forestry Conservation Act of 2007	08/04/2007 Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means. (All Actions)
08/03/2007	H.R.2429	To amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to provide an exception to the 60-day limit on Medicare reciprocal billing arrangements between two physicians during the period in which one of the physicians is ordered to active duty as a member of a reserve component of the Armed Forces.	08/03/2007 Became Public Law No: 110-54. (TXT \| PDF) (All Actions)
07/17/2007	H.R.3071	Iraq Redeployment and Regional Security Act	07/17/2007 Referred to House Foreign Affairs (All Actions)

Total: 2570

Date	Bill Number	Bill Title
05/03/2017	H.R.2344	Crab Emergency Disaster Assistance Act of 2017
06/14/2017	H.R.381	To designate a mountain in the John Muir Wilderness of the Sierra National Forest as "Sky Point".
06/12/2017	H.Res.380	Commemorating one year since the Pulse nightclub shooting in Orlando, Florida, on June 12, 2016.
06/08/2017	H.R.2840	To amend the National Voter Registration Act of 1993 to require each State to ensure that each individual who provides identifying information to the State motor vehicle authority is automatically registered to vote in elections for Federal office held in the State unless the individual does not meet the eligibility requirements for registering to vote in such elections or declines to be registered to vote in such elections, and for other purposes.
05/19/2017	H.R.2556	To amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to expand access to telehealth services, and for other purposes.
05/18/2017	H.R.2519	To require the Secretary of the Treasury to mint commemorative coins in recognition of the 100th anniversary of The American Legion.
05/17/2017	H.R.2477	To amend the Higher Education Act of 1965 to provide for the refinancing of certain Federal student loans, and for other purposes.
05/17/2017	H.Res.335	Supporting the goals and ideals of National Purple Heart Recognition Day.
05/17/2017	H.R.1162	No Hero Left Untreated Act
05/17/2017	H.R.356	Protecting Our Democracy Act
05/11/2017	H.R.2242	Keep It in the Ground Act of 2017
05/04/2017	H.Res.314	Recognizing National Foster Care Month as an opportunity to raise awareness about the challenges of children in the foster care system, and encouraging Congress to implement policy to improve the lives of children in the foster care system.
05/03/2017	H.R.2330	Yurok Tribe Klamath River Chinook Salmon Emergency Disaster Assistance Act of 2017
05/03/2017	H.R.2317	United States Coast Guard Commemorative Coin Act of 2017
05/03/2017	H.Res.312	Recognizing the roles and contributions of America's teachers to building and enhancing the Nation's civic, cultural, and economic well-being.
05/02/2017	H.R.2282	Equality Act
05/02/2017	H.Con.Res.52	Expressing the sense of Congress that an appropriate site in the Memorial Amphitheater in Arlington National Cemetery should be provided for a memorial marker to honor the memory of those who have been awarded or are eligible for the Korean Defense Service Medal who are missing in action, are unaccounted for, or died in-theater.
05/02/2017	H.R.2052	PRIVATE Act
04/28/2017	H.Res.284	Expressing support for honoring Earth Day, and for other purposes.
04/25/2017	H.R.1358	Scientific Integrity Act

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