Federal candidate · 2025–2026 cycle

Mike Thompson

Official portrait of Mike Thompson
Official portrait, U.S. Congress
Office
U.S. representative for California’s 4th district
Party
Democrat
Hometown
St. Helena, CA
Born
1951
In Congress
House since 1999 · 27 years in office
Current term
January 3, 2025 to January 3, 2027
FEC filing name
THOMPSON, MIKE MR.
Map of California with the current district highlighted

California, District 4

Biographical details from congress-legislators (CC0) and the House Clerk, retrieved October 23, 2026.

DemocraticU.S. House · California District 4IncumbentGeneral-election nominee

FEC candidate ID H8CA01109 · Principal campaign committee: MIKE THOMPSON FOR CONGRESS

CycleOfficeRaisedOutcome
2025–2026U.S. House · California District 4$5,223,270.09General-election nominee
2023–2024U.S. House · California District 4$2,434,299.38Won the general election
2021–2022U.S. House · California District 4$2,278,299.13Lost the general election (66.2%)
2019–2020U.S. House · California District 5$2,230,112.44Won the general election (76.1%)
Total raised$5,223,270.09
Total spent$4,918,116.64
Cash on hand$1,514,641.85
Debts owed by the campaign$58,835.94
Loans from the candidate$0.00

2025–2026 cycle totals through September 30, 2026, from the FEC’s candidate summary file. This is a dated snapshot, not live reporting; the FEC’s page for this candidate is the official source.

Where the money comes from

Individual contributions: $2,799,919.75PACs and other committees: $2,332,255.80Party committees: $2,709.72Transfers from joint fundraising and the candidate’s other committees: $43,309.34Other receipts (loans from others, refunds, interest): $45,075.48
  • Individual contributions$2,799,919.7554%
  • PACs and other committees$2,332,255.8045%
  • Party committees$2,709.720%
  • Transfers from joint fundraising and the candidate’s other committees$43,309.341%
  • Other receipts (loans from others, refunds, interest)$45,075.481%

Individual money

  • Contributions of $200 or less (small-dollar, including unitemized)$347,185.0015%
  • Contributions over $200$1,994,653.6885%
  • Itemized from inside California$1,672,583.7379%
  • Itemized from other states$448,130.8921%

Top out-of-state sources of itemized individual money: District of Columbia $74,402.00 · Texas $62,497.25 · Virginia $44,762.00 · Arizona $43,783.00 · Maryland $36,090.00. States with fewer than 10 contributions are not listed.

FEC-computed totals by contribution size and state, retrieved October 22, 2026. No individual contributor is named.

Raised and spent over time

$2.6M$0 APRIL QUARTERLY: raised $241,611.55APRIL QUARTERLY: spent $332,544.19JULY QUARTERLY: raised $446,491.15JULY QUARTERLY: spent $274,785.30OCTOBER QUARTERLY: raised $612,480.73OCTOBER QUARTERLY: spent $380,399.23YEAR-END: raised $738,682.39YEAR-END: spent $327,122.15APRIL QUARTERLY: raised $949,209.30APRIL QUARTERLY: spent $323,077.56PRE-PRIMARY: raised $494,921.55PRE-PRIMARY: spent $1,317,423.14JULY QUARTERLY: raised $720,616.46JULY QUARTERLY: spent $1,382,413.30OCTOBER QUARTERLY: raised $1,019,256.96OCTOBER QUARTERLY: spent $580,351.772025-032025-092026-032026-06

Raised per report Spent per report Cash on hand

Voting record, 119th Congress

Roll-call votes while serving674
Voted yea299
Voted nay371
Voted present2
Did not vote2 of 674
Bills and resolutions sponsored28
Sponsored that became law0
Cosponsored407

Recorded House roll-call votes from January 3, 2025 through September 16, 2026, the latest vote on record for this member. Each vote links to the official House Clerk record.

Latest roll-call votes

DateQuestionResultVote
Sep 16, 2026On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Pass · S 2403
Retire through Ownership Act
PassedYea
Sep 16, 2026On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Pass, as Amended · HR 9497
Water Resources Development Act
PassedYea
Sep 16, 2026On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Pass, as Amended · HR 9340
Ratepayer Protection Act
PassedYea
Sep 16, 2026On Passage · HJRES 213
Providing for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, of the rule issued by the Environmental Protection Agency relating to the “California State Nonroad Engine Pollution Control Standards; Commercial Harbo
PassedNay
Sep 16, 2026On Passage · HR 10326
PROOF Act
PassedNay
Sep 16, 2026On Passage · HR 9576
National Fraud Enforcement Division Act
PassedYea
Sep 16, 2026On Motion to Concur in the Senate Amendments · HR 5334
An Act to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to allow early childhood educators to take the educator expense deduction, and for other purposes
PassedNay
Sep 15, 2026On Agreeing to the Resolution · HCONRES 93
Directing the President, pursuant to section 5(c) of the War Powers Resolution, to remove United States Armed Forces from hostilities with Iran
PassedYea
Sep 15, 2026On Passage · HJRES 210
Providing for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, of the rule submitted by the Environmental Protection Agency relating to “California State Nonroad Engine Pollution Control Standards; Ocean-Going Vesse
PassedNay
Sep 15, 2026On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Pass, as Amended · HR 9500
Tax Relief for Fraud Victims Act
PassedYea

Latest bills and resolutions sponsored

  • H.Res. 1628 Supporting the designation of the week beginning on October 10, 2026, as "National Wildlife Refuge Week".
    Introduced Oct 15, 2026 · Latest action Oct 15, 2026: Referred to the House Committee on Natural Resources.
  • H.R. 10508 To strengthen services provided in rural areas, and for other purposes.
    Introduced Sep 17, 2026 · Latest action Sep 17, 2026: Referred to the Committee on Ways and Means, and in addition to the Committees on Energy and Commerce, the Judiciary, Agriculture, Education and Workforce, a…
  • H.R. 9489 GRACE for Military Survivors Act
    Introduced Jun 25, 2026 · Latest action Jun 25, 2026: Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.
  • H.Res. 1376 Supporting the contributions and goals of Lavender Growers Month.
    Introduced Jun 18, 2026 · Latest action Jun 18, 2026: Referred to the House Committee on Agriculture.
  • H.R. 9041 America Bikes Act
    Introduced May 26, 2026 · Latest action May 26, 2026: Referred to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure, and in addition to the Committee on Ways and Means, for a period to be subsequently determine…
  • H.R. 8910 SLUSH FUND Act of 2026
    Introduced May 19, 2026 · Latest action May 19, 2026: Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.
  • H.Res. 1297 Expressing support for the designation of May 17, 2026, as "Necrotizing Enterocolitis Awareness Day".
    Introduced May 15, 2026 · Latest action May 15, 2026: Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.
  • H.Res. 1145 Supporting the goals and ideals of National Women's History Month.
    Introduced Mar 27, 2026 · Latest action Mar 27, 2026: Referred to the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform.
  • H.R. 7810 Lowering Student Loans Act
    Introduced Mar 4, 2026 · Latest action Mar 4, 2026: Referred to the House Committee on Education and Workforce.
  • H.R. 7636 To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to establish the individual tariff refund credit.
    Introduced Feb 20, 2026 · Latest action Feb 20, 2026: Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.

Counts of the public record only; TerraCivic does not rate members or judge their votes. Votes: Voteview (Lewis, Jeffrey B., Keith Poole, Howard Rosenthal, Adam Boche, Aaron Rudkin, and Luke Sonnet (2026). Voteview: Congressional Roll-Call Votes Database. https://voteview.com/). Bills: GovInfo Bill Status (public domain). Retrieved October 23, 2026.

Committees

Assignments from unitedstates/congress-legislators (CC0), retrieved October 23, 2026.

PAC and committee contributors

510 committees reported giving $1,973,640.00 to this candidate, as filed by the giving committees through October 18, 2026. Timing differs from the campaign’s own reports, so this list may not match the totals above.

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Outside spending

  • Independent expenditures supporting Mike Thompson$1,880,351.67
  • Independent expenditures opposing Mike Thompson$1,457,062.68
  • Company and union communications to members about Mike Thompson$35,992.70

FEC totals for the 2026 cycle, including groups that are not political committees, retrieved October 24, 2026.

Independent expenditures by committees that are not part of the campaign, as reported by those committees. This money is spent separately, not given to the candidate.

The race

California U.S. House, District 4, 2026 · 11 registered candidates

CandidateRaisedCash on handThrough
Mike Thompson (D)$5,223,270.09$1,514,641.852026-09-30
Eric Jones (D)$13,256,263.59$1,192,258.712026-09-30
Raymond Riehle (R)$115,029.22$2,778.432026-09-30
Laurie John Mackenzie (R)$14,229.05$7,740.402026-10-14
Mandy Ghusar (R)$7,000.00$0.002026-06-20
Sharon Brown (R)$7,000.00$0.002026-06-25
Trevor Merrell (D)$6,435.12−$24.112026-03-31
John Wesley Tyler (I)$1,385.05$0.002026-07-16

Polling and ratings

Race ratings

  • Decision Desk HQSafe DJuly 14, 2026
  • The Cook Political ReportSolid DNovember 5, 2025
  • Inside ElectionsSolid DMarch 7, 2025
  • Sabato's Crystal BallSafe DJuly 15, 2025
  • The EconomistSafe DMay 6, 2026

Recent polls

No public polling found for this race.

Ratings and polls as listed on Wikipedia: 2026 United States House of Representatives elections in California (districts 1–26) (retrieved October 22, 2026), licensed CC BY-SA 4.0. TerraCivic does not rate races or compute its own average.

Sources and updates

  • Money: FEC bulk data (candidate summary, committee master, committee-to-candidate contributions), retrieved October 23, 2026. FEC candidate page · Principal campaign committee: MIKE THOMPSON FOR CONGRESS.
  • Polling, ratings and candidate status: Wikipedia, retrieved October 22, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
  • Status shown above comes from the race’s Wikipedia page.

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