b'KEYNOTE SPEAKERMike ThompsonU.S. House of RepresentativesCalifornias 5th district M ike Thompson representsU.S. Army as a staff sergeant/platoon Californias 5th Congressionalleader with the 173rd Airborne Brigade District, including all of Napa and parts ofwhere he was wounded and received a Contra Costa, Lake, Solano and SonomaPurple Heart. He was also an instructor Counties. He was first elected in 1998.at the Armys Airborne School.Prior to serving in Congress, Thompson represented Californias 2nd District in theThompsons number one priority in California State Senate, where he chairedCongress is to create jobs and grow the powerful Budget Committee. our economy. He has co-authored numerous pieces of legislation to Thompson is a member of the Houseimprove our nations infrastructure, Committee on Ways and Means andboost our renewable energy economy, serves as Chairman of the Selectand better our education system.Revenue Measures Subcommittee and as a senior member of the HealthAs Co-Chair of the bipartisan Military Subcommittee. Veterans Caucus, he led the effort to improve treatment options for Thompson is co-founder and co-chairservicemembers suffering from Post-of the bipartisan Congressional WineTraumatic Stress and Traumatic Brain Caucus, which consists of over 215Injury. He has authored bills to help U.S. Senators and Representatives. Heveterans find work as they make the is a member and was twice co-chairtransition back to civilian life. And, of the Congressional Sportsmensas someone who went to college on Caucus. He is also a member of thethe GI Bill himself, he helped lead Blue Dog Coalition, which is composedthe effort in Congress to pass the 21st of Democrats committed to bipartisanCentury GI Bill. problem solving and fiscal responsibility.With a national debt of more than In 1990, Thompson was the first Vietnam$17 trillion, Thompson is working on veteran elected to the California Statea balanced approach to get our fiscal Senate. He served in combat with thehouse in order that includes creating'