Why Thompson voted against the bill I looked up that bill that Green Party congressional candidate Jason Kishineff claimed our Congressman Mike Thompson should not have voted against. It’s hard to believe that someone who claims to be paying attention to matters concerning the environment would be so out of touch with the work of […]
Letters: Thank you note and Thompson’s offshore oil drilling vote
Solano County Friends of Animals says thanks All of the volunteers who are dedicated to the animal rescue and adoption efforts of SCFOA want to thank every donor who has sent money to our organization during our ongoing “Give A Buck” campaign. We write personal thank you notes to each donor for whom we have […]
Letter: Difficulties in campaigning
Difficulties in campaigning I am a congressional candidate, one of four people on the ballot. It is very difficult to get your voice heard when you are an anti-establishment candidate running against a very establishment incumbent. A few papers have been very kind about printing a few letters and my press releases. I appreciate it. […]
Sonoma community organizer takes another shot at congressional seat
Two years after placing third in the congressional primary for California’s 5th District, Sonoma County teacher and nonprofit communications director Nils Palsson is giving it another go. Palsson, 32, is looking to unseat Democratic Rep. Mike Thompson, who has served in Congress since 1999. This is not the first time Palsson had run for […]
Letter: Questions for Rep. Thompson to answer
Questions for Rep. Thompson to answer I want to know why Congressman Mike Thompson, who talks about Trump like he’s crazy and dangerous at town hall meetings, voted to give Trump unlimited ability to make war? That seems a bit disingenuous, doesn’t it? If he thought Trump was so reckless, why would he have voted […]
Thompson: ‘Hearts are heavy’ following Yountville hostage crisis
Staff Report U.S. Rep. Mike Thompson (D-Napa) issued a statement Friday following the killing of three psychiatric workers at the Veterans Home of California in Yountville. The facility is located in Thompson’s district, which also includes Benicia. “Tonight as a community, we mourn the tragic shooting at the Yountville Veterans Home and the devastating loss […]
Rep. Thompson hosts town hall on gun violence
Rep. Mike Thompson (D-Napa) discussed his plans for curbing gun violence and took questions from his 5th District constituents at a town hall at Vallejo High School on Saturday. Thompson, who represents Benicia in the U.S. House of Representatives, began the town hall by talking about his goals of establishing a committee on gun violence […]
Thompson to make rounds in district in next 2 days
Rep. Mike Thompson, who represents Benicia in the U.S. House of Representatives, was in Washington, D.C. this weekend as the country was in the midst of a government shutdown that ended on Monday, but he is back in the Bay Area. The Democratic congressman is going to have a busy schedule in the next two […]
Thompson seeks bipartisan help with gun violence prevention
By Donna Beth Weilenman Martinez News-Gazette Special to the Herald Saying that more than 11,000 people have died so far this year through gunfire, U.S. Rep. Mike Thompson has asked for President Donald Trump’s help to find a solution to “the senseless and needless violence.” Of those, at least 59 died and more than 500 […]
Letters: Cannabis vote and contacting Rep. Thompson’s office
Contacting my office In response to her recent letter to the editor, I want to thank Ms. Dorothy Story for bringing her matter to my attention. I did receive Ms. Story’s inquiry and I sent her a letter in response this week. I wish I could have responded sooner, but with the volume of mail, […]