Representative
Thompson said local communities should take the lead and urged slowing data center development
Statements / Candidates / California: U.S. House, District 4
Mike Thompson
Democratic, the incumbent. Candidate for U.S. House, District 4, California, on the November 3, 2026 ballot.
Listed by the California Secretary of State, Certified List of Candidates for the November 3, 2026, General Election (Official Certified List of Candidates, 8/27/2026, 41 pages) (2026-08-27); FEC candidate H8CA01109, party as filed DEM. Office, district and party are as the list gives them; the record adds no judgment.
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Thompson said local communities should take the lead and urged slowing data center development (as reported, September 2, 2026)
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Statements on data centers 4
Representative
Thompson said data centers need protections for water, electric rates and workers
Representative
Mike Thompson said data centers could displace farms, consume water, and create few jobs
Representative
Thompson said we need to pump the brakes on data center rollout and require local control
Recorded votes on data center bills 1
- September 16, 2026 H.R. 9340: Ratepayer Protection Act. On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Pass, as Amended. Recorded as Yea.
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