Rep. Mike Thompson, a U.S. Congressman representing California’s 4th district since 1999, addressed issues ranging from immigration and healthcare to agricultural support in a series of posts on March 18, 2026.
On the subject of immigration and crime, Thompson stated on his social media account: “According to award-winning research, immigration does not increase crime, and it never has.” (March 18, 2026).
Later that day, he criticized Congressional Republicans for recent changes to Medicaid coverage. On March 18, 2026, he posted: “Congressional Republicans cut $1 trillion from Medicaid, kicked 15 million people off their insurance, and then called a hearing on preventing kidney disease. You can’t prevent disease if you can’t afford to see a doctor. People won’t stop getting sick — they’ll just stop getting”.
Thompson also addressed the economic impact of a cannery closure in Modesto affecting local agriculture. He wrote: “The sudden closure of a cannery in Modesto has left California peach growers without contracts. I’m leading a bipartisan effort to work with the USDA to provide $9 million in emergency assistance to help farmers transition to new crops and help them find stability again. Our ag” (March 18, 2026).
Mike Thompson was born in St Helena, California in 1951 and currently resides there at age 72. He graduated from California State University, Chico in 1982 with a Bachelor of Arts degree.
