Mike Thompson represents California's 5th Congressional District. The district includes all of Napa and parts of Contra Costa, Lake, Solano and Sonoma Counties. He was first elected in 1998. Prior to serving in Congress, Thompson represented California's 2nd District in the California State Senate, where he chaired the powerful Budget Committee.
Thompson is a member of the House Committee on Ways and Means and serves as Chairman of the Select Revenue Measures Subcommittee and as a senior member of the Health Subcommittee.
Lack of affordable housing is devastating California families. Even with help, too many people in our district face housing insecurity. Sadly, the 2017 fires have only exacerbated this crisis.
As Chairman of the Ways and Means Subcommittee on Select Revenue Measures, which has jurisdiction over tax policy, I’m working to address housing affordability and homelessness using federal tax incentives, such as the Low-Income Housing Tax Credit, the Rehabilitation Tax Credit and tax-exempt bonds that encourage housing investment. I’ve also written the House Appropriations Committee to urge funding for important programs like the Community Development Block Grant, Section 8 Tenant-Based Rental Assistance and McKinney-Vento Homeless Assistance Grants.
Through these and other programs, I’ve worked to get our district millions of dollars in federal grants for homeless veterans and their children, for permanent and transitional housing and for service programs at shelters.
Please know I’m committed to making housing affordable for more Californians. I’ll continue working in the Ways and Means Committee, with the House Appropriation Committee and with federal agencies to provide whatever assistance I can.