Mike Thompson (California politician)

Charles Michael " Mike" Thompson ( born January 24, 1951 in St. Helena, California) is an American politician of the Democratic Party. As a member of the U.S. House of Representatives, he represented 1999-2013 the first congressional district of the state of California. Since 2013 he is representing the fifth electoral district of his state. Previously, he was in the years 1982 and 1983 to the California Senate.

Politics

For a Catholic unusual Thompson is one of the " pro-choice " politicians, ie he advocated a liberal abortion legislation. Together with 47 other Catholic members of Congress, he signed a letter to Cardinal Theodore McCarrick in the Washington DC, with which this should be discouraged withhold Catholic MPs voting for their behavior, the sacraments.

Thompson is also a member of the moderate conservative Blue Dog Coalition.

Parliamentary work

He is a member of the following committees of the House of Representatives:

  • House Committee on Ways and Means

Family

Thompson is married and has two sons.

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