Mike Thompson United States Congressman - First District of California

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Constituent Services

As your Congressman, it is my task to represent your interests in Washington, D.C., and to advance our local priorities while helping to craft responsible national policy. Additionally, my job is to help you, your family, friends, and neighbors with individual matters involving federal agencies.

In fact, the primary function of my district offices is to serve the needs of the constituents of the First District. 

You should know that, whether it's a legislative issue or a problem you're having with a federal agency, we're here to listen and to help represent your interests to the best of our ability.  Below is a list of popular services that I have the honor of providing to my constituents.

Please feel free to call my office or visit the following links:

My staff is also specifically trained to offer you assistance should you have problems or questions regarding any federal agencies and services, such as:

  • Social Security and Medicare benefits
  • Workers Compensation and Unemployment benefits
  • Veterans claims and Military Service issues
  • IRS and tax problems
  • Postal Service complaints
  • Environmental, Corps of Engineers, and wetlands issues
  • Grants and Economic Development resources
  • Small Business assistance
  • Immigration, Naturalization and Visa issues

It is an honor to serve you in Congress and to offer you the best service I possibly can.  I depend on your comments and suggestions to keep me informed about important issues.  I look forward to hearing from you soon.

Casework Services

As a resident of the 1st Congressional District of California, you may contact Congressman Mike Thompson's office to ask a caseworker on staff for assistance with a problem related to a federal government service.

Congressman Thompson has caseworkers in his district offices who specialize in assisting constituents with problems.  Our caseworkers work with several government agencies on a regular basis including the Departments of Defense, Veterans Affairs, Housing and Urban Development, the INS, Small Business Administration, the IRS, Social Security Administration, and Medicare.

It is possible that they may be able to assist with basic questions over the phone.  If your particular situation requires more than a simple telephone call, a caseworker may initiate a Congressional inquiry on behalf of a constituent in the form of a phone call or letter to an agency from the Congressman.

How We Can Help

Caseworkers are trained to assist constituents by cutting through a myriad of departments and phone numbers and can often direct people to the appropriate office, provide the necessary instructions, phone numbers and/or materials and check the status of an application or problem.

Our caseworkers are happy to assist constituents by forwarding information to the appropriate sources during the adjudication process.  Please be advised that our office does not have the authority or ability to instruct federal agencies to approve or deny any applications.

To contact Congressman Mike Thompson please address your correspondence to the appropriate district office.

The Privacy Act of 1974 requires Congressional offices to obtain written permission from an individual before an agency can release any case-specific information. In some time-sensitive circumstances, however, information may be provided to a caseworker who has received verbal permission from a constituent by phone and can provide the agency with pertinent information, such as the constituent’s full name, birth date, Social Security number and/or a file number.  A privacy release form is available in a downloadable format. This form can be mailed or faxed to the appropriate district office and caseworker.