NORTHERN CALIFORNIA – U.S. Rep. Mike Thompson has filed for reelection in the Fifth Congressional District.

The district includes all of Napa County and parts of Lake, Sonoma, Solano and Contra Costa counties.

“Today I am announcing that I have filed my reelection papers to again represent our Congressional District in Congress,” Thompson said in a Monday announcement. “It has been my honor to represent the place where I was born, grew up, raised my children, and still live today. The support of so many from across our diverse district is humbling, from supervisors, to mayors, to sheriffs, to business leaders, and to community advocates. Building strong working relationships with these community members has given me invaluable insight into the needs of the people I serve,” he said.

“Throughout my career in Congress, my number one priority has been to serve the people of our district. Together with so many partners in our community, we have been able to accomplish great things, including securing billions in federal disaster relief to aid recovery from the devastating fires of last fall. We have fought for policies that support our businesses, expand the use of renewable energy, and strengthen Medicare for our seniors. Through casework that helps constituents navigate the federal government, we have secured millions in benefits and payments owed to constituents,” Thompson continued.

“My work is not finished, which is why I am honored for the chance to again run to represent our district. This includes leading the fight in ensuring criminals and dangerous individuals can’t easily access guns, while protecting the Second Amendment rights of law-abiding individuals to own firearms. This also means working to protect and strengthen Social Security and Medicare so that we provide a secure retirement for our nation’s seniors. And as a Vietnam combat veteran, I will never stop working to support our veterans and their families,” he said.

“Working together, we will continue to develop and implement real solutions to the challenges we face as a district and a nation and ensure our district continues to be one of the best places in our nation to live, start a family, open a business, enjoy a secure retirement, and achieve the American dream,” Thompson concluded.

A list of those signing Rep. Thompson’s nomination papers follows.

Chris Kelley, Hercules mayor
Dan Romero, Hercules Vice mayor
Rob Schroder, Martinez mayor
Richard Zampa, retired president, District Council of Iron Workers of the State of California
Tim Farley, former Contra Costa Community College District Governing Board member
Carol Hatch, retired district director, Congressman George Miller
Ridge Greene, chairman, Port Costa Conservation Society
Roy and Rose Swearingen, Pinole City Council member
Brian Martin, Lake County sheriff
Brad Rasmussen, city of Lakeport Police chief
Madelene Lyon, board member, Lake County Office of Education
Peter Windrem, attorney at law, Kelseyville
Margaret Silveria, city manager, city of Lakeport
Kelly Cox, former Lake County administrative officer
David Weiss, vineyard management firm owner, Kelseyville
Moke Simon, Lake County supervisor
Rob Brown, Lake County supervisor
Becky Curry, community leader, Kelseyville
Janet Thompson, nurse
John Robertson, Napa County sheriff
Jon Thompson, sergeant, Napa County Sheriff’s Department
Jill Techel, mayor of Napa
Belia Ramos, Napa County supervisor
Mel Varrelman, CPA and retired Napa County supervisor
Diane Dillon, Napa County supervisor
Robert Torres, owner, Trinchero Family Estates
Amelia Ceja, winery owner and business woman
Maria Cisneros, former president, Napa County Hispanic Network
Hope Logo, community advocate and leader
Paul Bradford Onorato, community leader
Mary Jane Bowker, community leader
Erin Hannigan, Solano County supervisor
Bob Sampayan, mayor of Vallejo
Elizabeth Patterson, mayor of Benicia
Osby Davis, former Vallejo mayor
Anthony Intintoli Jr., former Vallejo mayor
Rosemary Thurston, trustee for Solano Community College
Jimmie Jackson, president Vallejo Branch NAACP
LaGuan Lea, real estate broker
Jon Riley, executive director, Napa Solano Central Labor Council
Buck Kamphausen, Vallejo business owner
Maureen Cottingham, Sonoma Valley Vintners & Growers Alliance executive director
Steve Page, Sonoma Raceway president and general manager, Sonoma
Tim Smith, former Sonoma County supervisor
William “Willie” Tamayo, business owner, Santa Rosa
Francis Meinenger, retired business owner
Michael Mulas, dairy farmer and grapegrower, Sonoma
Raymond Mulas, dairy farmer and grapegrower, Sonoma
Vicky Mulas, dairy farmer and grape grower
Margaret Fishman, Santa Rosa Junior College Board Trustee
Mark Landman, mayor of Cotati
Cheryl Ann Diehm, community activist
Chris Coursey, mayor of Santa Rosa
William Fishman, attorney at law
Timothy Smith, former Sonoma County supervisor