Mike Thompson (California politician)

Mike Thompson
Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from California
Incumbent
Assumed office January 3, 1999
Preceded by	Frank Riggs
Constituency	1st district (1999–2013) 5th district (2013–2023) 4th district (2023–present)
Member of the California State Senate from the 2nd district
In office May 20, 1993 – November 30, 1998
Preceded by	Barry Keene
Succeeded by	Wesley Chesbro
Member of the California State Senate from the 4th district
In office December 3, 1990 – May 20, 1993
Preceded by	Jim Nielsen
Succeeded by	Maurice Johannessen
Personal details
Born	Charles Michael Thompson (1951-01-24) January 24, 1951 (age 73) St. Helena, California, U.S.
Political party	Democratic
Spouse	Jan Thompson
Children	2
Residence(s)	St. Helena, California, U.S. Washington, D.C., U.S.
Education	Napa Valley College California State University, Chico (BA, MPA)
Website	House website
Military service
Branch/service	United States Army
Years of service	1967–1973[1]
Rank	Staff Sergeant[1]
Unit	173rd Airborne Brigade
Battles/wars	Vietnam War
Awards	Purple Heart[1]
Mike Thompson's voice Mike Thompson speaks on H.R.4719, the America Gives More Act of 2014 Recorded July 17, 2014

Charles Michael Thompson (born January 24, 1951)^[2] is an American politician serving as the U.S. representative for California's 4th congressional district (known as the 1st congressional district until 2013, and the California's 5th congressional district until 2023) since 1999. The district, in the outer northern portion of the San Francisco Bay Area, includes all of Napa County and parts of Contra Costa, Lake, Solano, Yolo and Sonoma counties. Thompson chairs the House Gun Violence Prevention Task Force.^[3] He is a member of the Democratic Party.