Mike Thompson
Progressive
Democrat
House Representative
California - District 4
Current Position: US House Representative CA-4
Running For: House Representative - District 4
Policy Positions
Economic Policy
- For balanced fiscal approach requiring everyone to pay their fair share in taxes while cutting spending
- Against the 2017 Republican tax bill that added $2.3 trillion to the national debt
- For PAYGO rules requiring tax cuts and spending increases to be offset with new revenues or spending cuts
- For taxing the President's $1.776 billion slush fund for January 6th rioters at 100 percent
- For reforming tax code to ensure everyone pays their fair share and supporting low-income and middle class families
- Against the 2017 Republican tax cuts that benefited large corporations and wealthy individuals
- For the Child Tax Credit that cut child poverty in half
- For the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law providing $550 billion in infrastructure investments
- For making the Work Opportunity Tax Credit permanent to help hire veterans
- Against President Trump's tariffs on Canada that hurt agricultural producers and small businesses
- For protecting Social Security and Medicare from privatization, benefit cuts, and ending the Medicare guarantee
- Against Social Security cuts proposed by DOGE (Department of Government Efficiency)
- For federal tax incentives to address housing affordability, including Low-Income Housing Tax Credits, Rehabilitation Tax Credit, and tax-exempt bonds that encourage housing investment
- For federal funding of housing assistance programs including Community Development Block Grant, Section 8 Tenant-Based Rental Assistance, and McKinney-Vento Homeless Assistance Grants
- For expanding eligibility for the HUD-VA Supportive Housing (HUD-VASH) program to help more veterans experiencing or at risk of homelessness access permanent housing
- For exempting from federal taxes rebates that homeowners receive for hardening their homes against natural disasters
Business & Labor
- For workplace equality legislation prohibiting salary history screening, making wage nondisclosure agreements illegal, and strengthening penalties for employer retaliation
Health Care
- For health care as a right and ensuring everyone has access to quality, affordable health care
- For the Affordable Care Act and working to improve and extend it
- For allowing Medicare to negotiate prescription drug prices and implementing a $2,000 out-of-pocket cap for Medicare recipients
- For extending telehealth access for seniors on Medicare
- For the PACT Act expanding VA health care and benefits for Veterans exposed to toxic substances
- For the VA MISSION Act reforming veterans' health system
- For protecting access to contraception; introduced legislation preventing state or local restrictions on contraceptive possession, sale, and use
Education
- For increasing Head Start funding by $1 billion through the American Rescue Plan Act
- For increasing IDEA funding to reach the promised 40 percent federal commitment for special education
- For debt-free college financing through the Pell Grant program
- For allowing student loan refinancing at low market rates
- For capping federal student loan interest rates at 2 percent through the Lowering Student Loans Act
Environment
- For addressing climate change through comprehensive action including the GREEN Act provisions in the Inflation Reduction Act
- For investing in clean energy, including 10+ years of tax credits for renewable technologies
- For land conservation, including protecting over 4 million acres and designating the Berryessa Snow Mountain National Monument
- For exempting wildfire settlement payments and compensation from federal taxation
Civil Rights
- For the Clergy Act providing greater retirement security for pastors and clergy members
- For universal, gender-neutral family and medical leave providing up to 12 weeks of paid leave
- For extending civil rights protections against discrimination to LGBTQ+ Americans in credit, education, employment, housing, and public accommodations
- For protecting women's access to reproductive healthcare; supports the Women's Health Protection Act and Ensuring Women's Right to Reproductive Freedom Act
- Against the Supreme Court's decision to overturn Roe v. Wade
Voting Rights & Democracy
- For requiring congressional authorization before military action in Iran
Immigration & Foreign Affairs
- Against unauthorized military action; requires congressional approval before deploying troops in combat
- For repealing the outdated 2001 and 2002 Authorizations for Use of Military Force
- Against President Trump's unauthorized strikes against Iran and Venezuela
- For expanding immigration benefits and protections for Armed Forces veterans
- For comprehensive immigration reform that secures borders and provides earned pathway to lawful status for hardworking immigrants
- For impeachment of Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem following ICE shootings in Minneapolis
- For cutting ICE funding and increased oversight of Immigration and Customs Enforcement operations
- Against ICE officers wearing clothing bearing the word 'police'
- For expanding citizenship opportunities for immigrant veterans and their families
- For bipartisan policies to reduce chaos at the border and move towards a more fair immigration system
- For prohibiting immigration officers from wearing clothing bearing the word 'police' to prevent ICE and CBP from identifying as local police
Public Safety
- For eliminating offsets under concurrent receipt of DIC and SBP survivor benefits
- For expanded background checks for gun sales and most transfers; supports universal background checks covering gun shows, internet sales, and private transfers
- For red flag laws, domestic violence protections, penalties for gun trafficking and straw purchasing, enhanced background checks for people under 21, and community violence intervention initiatives
- Against tax breaks for silencers, short-barreled shotguns and short-barreled rifles
- Against the Supreme Court's Bruen decision which struck down New York's concealed carry licensing law
- For modernizing policing practices and law enforcement accountability while ensuring adequate resources for law enforcement