Press Release
Posted:
Napa, CA – Today, Rep. Mike Thompson (CA-04) released the following statement after a threatening letter containing white powder was mailed to his Napa district office:
“Recently, suspicious envelopes containing white powder have been mailed to Congressional offices across our country. Today, my office received one," stated Thompson.
“My team is trained to handle suspicious mail safely and I am relieved to report no one was hurt. Once my staff member identified the suspicious envelope, he did not open it and he alerted authorities immediately. Thank you to our local law enforcement and first responders who arrived on scene, including Napa County Fire Chief JC Greenberg, City of Napa Fire Chief Zach Curren, HazMat specialists with the Napa Interagency Hazardous Incident Team, and members of the Napa County Sheriff’s Office, Napa County Emergency Medical Services, and CalFire. The case has now been turned over to the FBI," he continued.
“Political violence has no place in our democracy. This attempt to intimidate public servants and our staff will not succeed. Team Thompson will continue to do our jobs and serve the people of California’s Fourth District with pride," Thompson concluded.
Congressman Mike Thompson is proud to represent California’s 4th Congressional District, which includes all or part of Lake, Napa, Solano, Sonoma and Yolo Counties. He is a senior member of the House Committee on Ways and Means. Rep. Thompson is Chairman of the House Gun Violence Prevention Task Force. He is also Co-Chair of the bipartisan, bicameral Congressional Wine Caucus and a member of the fiscally-responsible Blue Dog Coalition.