Mike Thompson, Representative for California's 5th Congressional District

Thompson is the representative for California’s 5^th congressional district (view map) and is a Democrat. He has served since Jan 3, 2013. Thompson is next up for reelection in 2022 and serves until Jan 3, 2023.

He was previously the representative for California’s 1^st congressional district as a Democrat from 1999 to 2012.

Thompson has cosponsored 2 bills introduced in the current Congress by Republican legislators who fomented the terrorist attack on the Capitol on January 6, 2021 by calling for entire states to be disenfranchised in the 2020 presidential election.

Analysis

Legislative Metrics

Read our 2020 Report Card for Thompson.

Ideology–Leadership Chart

Thompson is shown as a purple triangle ▲ in our ideology-leadership chart below. Each dot is a member of the House of Representatives positioned according to our ideology score (left to right) and our leadership score (leaders are toward the top).

The chart is based on the bills Thompson has sponsored and cosponsored from Jan 3, 2017 to Mar 1, 2021. See full analysis methodology.

Ratings from Advocacy Organizations

Human Rights Campaign: 100% Planned Parenthood Action Fund: 100% League of Conservation Voters: 93% The National Organization for the Reform of Marijuana Laws: B United States Chamber of Commerce: 50% The Club for Growth: 7%

Enacted Legislation

Thompson was the primary sponsor of 14 bills that were enacted. The most recent include:

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Does 14 not sound like a lot? Very few bills are ever enacted — most legislators sponsor only a handful that are signed into law. But there are other legislative activities that we don’t track that are also important, including offering amendments, committee work and oversight of the other branches, and constituent services.

We consider a bill enacted if one of the following is true: a) it is enacted itself, b) it has a companion bill in the other chamber (as identified by Congress) which was enacted, or c) if at least about half of its provisions were incorporated into bills that were enacted (as determined by an automated text analysis, applicable beginning with bills in the 110^th Congress).

Bills Sponsored

Issue Areas

Thompson sponsors bills primarily in these issue areas:

Taxation (35%) Health (19%) Public Lands and Natural Resources (14%) Crime and Law Enforcement (8%) Armed Forces and National Security (7%) Commerce (7%) Government Operations and Politics (6%)

Recent Bills

Some of Thompson’s most recently sponsored bills include...

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Voting Record

Key Votes

Thompson voted Nay

H.R. 6157: Department of Defense Appropriations Act, 2019

Passed 359/49 on Jun 28, 2018.

H.R. 6157 provides $674.6 billion in total discretionary budget authority for the Department of Defense for fiscal year (FY) 2019. The bill provides $606.5 billion ...

Thompson voted Yea

H.R. 1039: Probation Officer Protection Act of 2017

Passed 229/177 on May 19, 2017.

H.R. 1039 amends the federal criminal code to authorize a probation officer to arrest a person, without warrant, if there is probable cause to believe ...

Thompson voted Nay

H.R. 1695: Register of Copyrights Selection and Accountability Act of 2017

Passed 378/48 on Apr 26, 2017.

This bill would change the appointment process for the head of the U.S. Copyright Office, known as the Register of Copyrights. Currently the Register of ...

Thompson voted No

S. 612: A bill to designate the Federal building and United States courthouse located at 1300 Victoria Street in Laredo, ...

Passed 360/61 on Dec 8, 2016.

The WIIN (Water Infrastructure Improvements for the Nation) Act was a 277-page bill dealing with federal water policies, particularly for drought-stricken areas. It’s so complex ...

Thompson voted Yea

H.R. 2048: Uniting and Strengthening America by Fulfilling Rights and Ensuring Effective Discipline Over Monitoring Act of 2015

Passed 338/88 on May 13, 2015.

The USA Freedom Act (H.R. 2048, Pub.L. 114–23) is a U.S. law enacted on June 2, 2015 that restored in modified form several provisions of ...

Thompson voted Nay

H.R. 83 (113th): Consolidated and Further Continuing Appropriations Act, 2015

Passed 219/206 on Dec 11, 2014.

This bill became the vehicle for passage of the Consolidated and Further Continuing Appropriations Act, 2015 [pdf], which was approved by the House on December ...

Thompson voted Yea

H.Res. 775 (113th): Providing for consideration of the bill (S. 2244) to extend the termination date of the Terrorism Insurance ...

Passed 231/189 on Dec 10, 2014.

Thompson voted No

H.R. 5771 (113th): Tax Increase Prevention Act of 2014

Passed 378/46 on Dec 3, 2014.

Thompson voted Aye

H.J.Res. 124 (113th): Continuing Appropriations Resolution, 2015

Passed 319/108 on Sep 17, 2014.

Thompson voted Yea

H.R. 3590 (113th): SHARE Act

Passed 268/154 on Feb 5, 2014.

Thompson voted Aye

H.R. 1249 (112th): Leahy-Smith America Invents Act

Passed 304/117 on Jun 23, 2011.

The Leahy–Smith America Invents Act (AIA) is a United States federal statute that was passed by Congress and was signed into law by President Barack ...

Thompson voted Aye

H.R. 839 (112th): HAMP Termination Act of 2011

Passed 252/170 on Mar 29, 2011.

Missed Votes

From Jan 1999 to Mar 2021, Thompson missed 213 of 14,530 roll call votes, which is 1.5%. This is on par with the median of 2.0% among the lifetime records of representatives currently serving. The chart below reports missed votes over time.

We don’t track why legislators miss votes, but it’s often due to medical absenses and major life events.

Show the numbers...

Time Period	Votes Eligible	Missed Votes	Percent	Percentile
1999 Jan-Mar	77	1	1.3%	30^th
1999 Apr-Jun	184	1	0.5%	12^th
1999 Jul-Sep	204	1	0.5%	27^th
1999 Oct-Nov	146	0	0.0%	0^th
2000 Jan-Mar	95	0	0.0%	0^th
2000 Apr-Jun	277	0	0.0%	0^th
2000 Jul-Sep	130	0	0.0%	0^th
2000 Oct-Dec	101	0	0.0%	0^th
2001 Jan-Mar	75	0	0.0%	0^th
2001 Apr-Jun	135	0	0.0%	0^th
2001 Jul-Sep	149	3	2.0%	51^st
2001 Oct-Dec	153	0	0.0%	0^th
2002 Jan-Mar	79	0	0.0%	0^th
2002 Apr-Jun	203	8	3.9%	73^rd
2002 Jul-Sep	141	11	7.8%	81^st
2002 Oct-Nov	61	3	4.9%	71^st
2003 Jan-Mar	94	0	0.0%	0^th
2003 Apr-Jun	239	2	0.8%	29^th
2003 Jul-Sep	193	3	1.6%	46^th
2003 Oct-Dec	151	0	0.0%	0^th
2004 Jan-Mar	104	0	0.0%	0^th
2004 Apr-Jun	221	3	1.4%	35^th
2004 Jul-Sep	161	0	0.0%	0^th
2004 Oct-Dec	58	0	0.0%	0^th
2005 Jan-Mar	90	3	3.3%	49^th
2005 Apr-Jun	272	0	0.0%	0^th
2005 Jul-Sep	146	0	0.0%	0^th
2005 Oct-Dec	163	1	0.6%	16^th
2006 Jan-Mar	81	0	0.0%	0^th
2006 Apr-Jun	276	3	1.1%	26^th
2006 Jul-Sep	159	0	0.0%	0^th
2006 Nov-Dec	27	2	7.4%	61^st
2007 Jan-Mar	213	0	0.0%	0^th
2007 Apr-Jun	393	2	0.5%	15^th
2007 Jul-Sep	317	2	0.6%	14^th
2007 Oct-Dec	263	24	9.1%	88^th
2008 Jan-Mar	149	5	3.4%	49^th
2008 Apr-Jun	321	0	0.0%	0^th
2008 Jul-Sep	205	1	0.5%	17^th
2008 Oct-Dec	15	0	0.0%	0^th
2009 Jan-Mar	174	2	1.1%	36^th
2009 Apr-Jun	303	2	0.7%	19^th
2009 Jul-Sep	268	1	0.4%	9^th
2009 Oct-Dec	246	8	3.3%	56^th
2010 Jan-Mar	195	3	1.5%	29^th
2010 Apr-Jun	219	5	2.3%	38^th
2010 Jul-Sep	151	2	1.3%	39^th
2010 Nov-Dec	99	0	0.0%	0^th
2011 Jan-Mar	212	3	1.4%	53^rd
2011 Apr-Jun	281	1	0.4%	19^th
2011 Jul-Sep	247	0	0.0%	0^th
2011 Oct-Dec	208	1	0.5%	15^th
2012 Jan-Mar	151	0	0.0%	0^th
2012 Apr-Jun	299	0	0.0%	0^th
2012 Jul-Sep	152	2	1.3%	45^th
2012 Nov-Dec	51	1	2.0%	35^th
2013 Jan-Jan	5	0	0.0%	0^th
2013 Jan-Mar	89	5	5.6%	76^th
2013 Apr-Jun	215	5	2.3%	55^th
2013 Jul-Sep	200	0	0.0%	0^th
2013 Oct-Dec	137	3	2.2%	55^th
2014 Jan-Mar	148	2	1.4%	38^th
2014 Apr-Jun	219	0	0.0%	0^th
2014 Jul-Sep	147	2	1.4%	46^th
2014 Nov-Dec	49	1	2.0%	54^th
2015 Jan-Mar	144	0	0.0%	0^th
2015 Apr-Jun	244	19	7.8%	89^th
2015 Jul-Sep	139	13	9.4%	88^th
2015 Oct-Dec	177	1	0.6%	30^th
2016 Jan-Mar	137	0	0.0%	0^th
2016 Apr-Jun	204	8	3.9%	69^th
2016 Jul-Sep	232	1	0.4%	21^st
2016 Nov-Dec	48	0	0.0%	0^th
2017 Jan-Mar	208	0	0.0%	0^th
2017 Apr-Jun	136	0	0.0%	0^th
2017 Jul-Sep	199	0	0.0%	0^th
2017 Oct-Dec	167	20	12.0%	96^th
2018 Jan-Mar	129	5	3.9%	65^th
2018 Apr-Jun	184	0	0.0%	0^th
2018 Jul-Sep	102	0	0.0%	0^th
2018 Nov-Dec	85	0	0.0%	0^th
2019 Jan-Mar	136	0	0.0%	0^th
2019 Apr-Jun	294	0	0.0%	0^th
2019 Jul-Sep	125	0	0.0%	0^th
2019 Oct-Dec	146	18	12.3%	96^th
2020 Jan-Mar	102	0	0.0%	0^th
2020 Apr-Jun	31	0	0.0%	0^th
2020 Jul-Sep	80	0	0.0%	0^th
2020 Oct-Dec	40	0	0.0%	0^th
2021 Jan-Mar	55	0	0.0%	0^th

Primary Sources

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unitedstates/congress-legislators, a community project gathering congressional information
The House and Senate websites, for committee membership and voting records
GPO Member Guide for the photo
GovInfo.gov, for sponsored bills

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Analysis

Legislative Metrics

Ideology–Leadership Chart

Ratings from Advocacy Organizations

Enacted Legislation

Bills Sponsored

Issue Areas

Recent Bills

Voting Record

Key Votes

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Missed Votes

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