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Mike Thompson, D-St. Helena, Candidate for Congress, 5th Congressional District

Thompson has a long history of serving the valley.

General Information

Name : Mr. Mike Thompson
Age : 61
Place of residence : St. Helena, CA

Education

College

Attended college : Yes
College : CSU Chico
Degree : BA, Public Administration, minor in Economics
Year of graduation : 1982

Grad school

University : CSU Chico
Degree : Masters in Public Administration

Year of graduation : 1996

Military service

Has served in the military: Yes
Rank : US Army, Staff Sergeant
Date when discharged from duty : 01 January 1973

Employment Information

Job titles held : California State Senator and Budget Committee Chairman, California's 2nd District
Employers : U.S. House of Representatives, California State Senate

Political Information

Party affiliation : Democrat
Running for a: Federal office
Running for position: California's 5th Congressional District
Chamber/district: California's 5th Congressional District
Incumbent: Yes
First elected: 03 November 1998
Previous elective offices : State Senator, California Senate District 2
Unsuccessful bids for elective offices : None

Party HQ

Address PO Box 10541
Napa
CA
94581

Campaign Manager

Name : Mary Jane Bowker
Title : Campaign Coordinator

URLs

Website : http://www.mikethompsonforcongress.com/

Other facts

I am honored to represent Napa County in Congress, where I have one agenda: listening to the folks at home about the opportunities and challenges we face, fighting for our priorities in Washington, coming up with solutions, and returning home with results. As your representative I will continue working to create jobs and strengthen our middle class, bring fiscally responsible solutions to the federal government, protect Social Security and Medicare, and make sure our veterans and military families receive the benefits they’ve earned. I was born, grew up and still live in the Napa Valley. My wife is a nurse at St. Helena Hospital where my mother, father, our youngest son, one granddaughter and I were born. That son is a Deputy Sheriff here and our family is committed to our beautiful area. It is the highest honor to represent and work on behalf of my friends and neighbors and I look forward to continuing our work to strengthen our communities and deliver solutions to the challenges we face. Working together we will make our district a better place to live, work, raise a family and start a business. I would be honored to have your support on Election Day.

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Is there any way to remove the blogs from the news page? Blogs are not news. They are opinionRead More pieces, and I would like more news. thanks!
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Loui Loui June 13, 2013 at 10:25 pm
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Keri Brenner (Editor) June 17, 2013 at 06:19 pm
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gaylon June 6, 2013 at 03:39 pm
Loui Loui, Will do! So happy to hear of your interest in this important issue..
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