California — 4th District

Mike Thompson

Supports infrastructure investments and fiscal responsibility

Thompson identifies economic growth, job creation, and reducing the cost of living as his top priorities. He advocates for pay-as-you-go (PAYGO) budgeting, infrastructure investments, restoring clean energy tax incentives, and requiring corporations and high earners to pay their fair share.

• Supported major federal infrastructure investments for roads, bridges, public transit, and water systems.
• Authored clean energy and energy efficiency tax provisions and advocates for restoring provisions eliminated by recent legislation.
• Champions pay-as-you-go (PAYGO) budgeting to offset federal spending increases or tax cuts.
• Voted for the GENIUS Act (S.1582) to establish a regulatory framework for payment stablecoins.
• Voted against H.R.1 (One Big Beautiful Bill Act) reconciliation legislation.

“My number one priority as your member of Congress is growing our economy, creating good jobs and strengthening our middle class.”

“We have to get our debt and deficit under control – and the best way to do this is through a balanced approach that cuts spending, asks everyone to pay their fair share, and creates jobs.”

Mike Thompson

Supports universal criminal background checks

As chair of the House Gun Violence Prevention Task Force, Thompson advocates for expanding criminal background checks to all commercial firearm transactions while upholding Second Amendment rights for law-abiding owners.

• Chaired the House Gun Violence Prevention Task Force created after the Sandy Hook Elementary shooting.
• Authored bipartisan legislation requiring comprehensive criminal background checks for all commercial gun sales, including online and gun show purchases.
• Helped pass the 2022 Bipartisan Safer Communities Act, which enhanced background checks for young buyers and funded mental health programs.

“As a hunter and gun owner, I believe that we should protect the Second Amendment right of law-abiding individuals to own firearms. As a dad and grandfather, I also believe that we have a responsibility to make our schools, streets and communities safe.”

“Of all of my task force’s recommendations, the single most important thing we can do is expand comprehensive criminal background checks.”

Mike Thompson

Supports expanding ACA and telehealth services

Thompson supports strengthening the Affordable Care Act, empowering Medicare to negotiate prescription drug prices, and permanently expanding telehealth access.

• Voted for the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act to secure pre-existing condition protections and expand coverage.
• Helped enact Inflation Reduction Act provisions allowing Medicare to negotiate prescription drug prices.
• Introduced legislation to make pandemic-era telehealth expansions permanent.

“While the Affordable Care Act was far from perfect, it was an important first step towards making sure every American can get health insurance.”

Mike Thompson

Supports affordable housing and wildfire insurance relief

Thompson works to increase affordable housing construction, assist homeowners facing mortgage hardship, and address California's home insurance crisis through disaster risk reduction grants.

• Secured disaster recovery funding used to construct over 1,800 housing units in the district following local wildfires.
• Introduced bipartisan legislation offering tax credits and grants for communities to reduce disaster risks and lower property insurance rates.
• Highlighted the passage of the bipartisan 21st Century ROAD to Housing Act.

“We will not be able to grow our economy and strengthen our middle class without fixing our housing situation.”

Mike Thompson

Supports veteran healthcare, housing, and DOD transparency

Thompson, an Army veteran, advocates for fully funding healthcare, housing, and employment benefits for military veterans and demands DoD accounting transparency.

• Served in the U.S. Army (1969–1972) during the Vietnam War.
• Led a group of Democratic veteran lawmakers demanding DoD transparency regarding U.S. military casualties in the Iran War.
• Advocates for guaranteed healthcare, housing, and job benefits for returning veterans.

“No one who has fought for our nation in the Armed Forces should have to fight for a paycheck, proper health care or a roof over their head when they come home.”

Mike Thompson

Opposes the Bay Delta Conservation Plan

Thompson opposes the Bay Delta Conservation Plan (BDCP), arguing it prioritizes South-of-Delta water contractors over local farmers, fishermen, and ecological protections.

• Opposes constructing major new water diversion facilities to export water from the Sacramento-San Joaquin Delta.
• Demands transparent, science-based water solutions that protect Northern California Delta ecosystems and agricultural communities.

“The Bay Delta Conservation Plan (BDCP) creates a flawed process for moving forward to address our water challenges. It is not based on science and puts the interests of South-of-Delta water contractors before our farmers, fishermen and local communities.”

Mike Thompson

Supports comprehensive reform and guest worker programs

Thompson advocates for comprehensive immigration reform incorporating pathways to citizenship for long-term residents, DREAMer protections, agricultural guest worker programs, and border enforcement rules.

• Supports pathways to citizenship for long-tenured undocumented families playing by the rules.
• Supports protecting DREAMers and expanding higher education access for immigrant children.
• Supports establishing workable guest worker programs for agricultural sector labor.

“America is a nation of immigrants, and we are a stronger nation because of it. However, our current immigration system is broken and in need of repair.”

Mike Thompson

Supports Prop 50 and voting rights access

Thompson supports redistricting reform initiatives like California Proposition 50 and opposes federal voter documentation restrictions.

• Endorsed California Proposition 50 approving updated legislative congressional redistricting maps.
• Voted Nay on H.R. 22 (SAVE Act) requiring documentary proof of citizenship for federal election registration.