For a long time, Benicia has been in a congressional district that is colored blue on the electoral map. Jason Kishineff, an American Canyon resident, is hoping to turn it green. Kishineff, a stay at home father and former pharmacy technician, is challenging Rep. Mike Thompson’s seat. He has lived in American Canyon for the […]
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 […]
Letters: Congressional debates, gun control and FedEx
LWV should host congressional debate I am the Green Party candidate for Congress in this district, and I am trying to get the League of Women Voters in Benicia to host a debate. They are telling me that they will host a candidate forum only, and only if all candidates are present. The problem with […]
Rep. Mike Thompson to promote summer reading at JFK Library
Rep. Mike Thompson (D-Napa) will be visiting the John F. Kennedy Library in Vallejo to encourage children to read as many books as they can as part of California’s 5th District’s Summer Reading Challenge. This is the first year that Thompson– who represents Benicia as part of California’s 5th District– has hosted the Summer Reading […]
Lake County community organizer enters race for California’s 5th District
Having represented the area since 1999, Rep. Mike Thompson (D-Napa) is considered the favorite to win the June 7 primary. However, he will be facing opposition, even within his own party. Under California’s top-two primary system, the candidates who place first and second will compete in the general election, even if they are both […]
Seven questions with Rep. Mike Thompson
Rep. Mike Thompson has been serving in Congress since 1999. Following redistricting in 2013, Thompson has been representing California’s 5th district, which includes Napa County and parts of Contra Costa, Lake, Sonoma and Solano counties, including Benicia. On Friday, Thompson stopped by the Herald offices to discuss his upcoming election and vision for the district. […]