Federal: U.S. Representative, 32nd Congressional District

TOP * Brad Sherman (D) * Larry Thompson (R)

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TOP * Brad Sherman (D) * Larry Thompson (R)

Rep. Brad Sherman (D)

  • Party: Democrat
  • Age: 71
  • Residence: Sherman Oaks
  • Education: B.A. from UCLA, J.D. from Harvard
  • Employment & experience:
    • Member of the U.S. House of Representatives (1997-present)
    • California State Board of Equalization (1990-1995)
    • Law professor and tax attorney for an accounting firm
  • Priorities:
    • Preventing Gun Violence
    • Supporting Our Veterans
    • Protecting Our Environment
    • Supporting Israel in Congress
    • Standing with Armenia
    • Supporting the LGBTQ+ Community
  • Contributions  (All PACs that support this candidate may not be identifiable.)
    • Contributions (as of 6/30/2026): $2,138,877
    • Top Contributors:
  • Notable Endorsements:
    • U.S. Senators Adam Schiff, Alex Padilla, and Corey Booker
    • U.S. Assemblymembers Nancy Pelosi, Hakeen Jeffries, and Julia Brownley
    • Governor Gavin Newsom
    • Attorney General Rob Bonta
    • State Senator Henry Stern
    • State Assemblymember Jacqui Irwin
    • Ventura County Supervisors Matt LeVere and Vianey Lopez
    • Ventura County District Attorney Erik Nasarenko
    • Organizations – Planned Parenthood, Democrats for Israel, Equality California, National Organization for Women
    • Labor – construction trades, firefighters, SEIU, nurses, healthcare workers, teachers, transit workers, machinists and aerospace workers, electricians, painters, operating engineers, Teamsters, transportation workers, food and commercial workers, sheriffs
  • Links:

Sample of endorsements:

CADEM
dem. party of san fernando
Los Angeles dem. PartyNorth valley dem
Democrats for Israel
sierra club
Planned parenthood
NOW
equality CA
GUN SENSE CANDIDATE
Adam
Julia Brownley
Leiu
SALUD CARBAJAL
Leiu
GAVIN NEWSOM
Henry Stern
JACQUI IRWIN
Too many, see list
CA fed. of teachersCA Teachers association
UFCE 770
Central Coast Labor Council
Ventura Co. Professional Firefighters

(Pantless) Larry A. Thompson (R) – Attorney/ Film Producer
Another old guy with ZERO public service experience and a walking advertisement for age limits.

TOP * Brad Sherman (D) * Larry Thompson (R)

RECOMMENDATION: NO. God, not this pantless wonder again! We just forwarded what he did last time, but now he’s 2 years older, and according to his endorsements, just as right-wing and qualification-free!

Meet (Pantless) Larry A. Thompson! AND THIS WAS TWO YEARS AGO!

Seriously! Not everything gets better with age. Two years ago, we were guessing that this was either a “NURSE! GRANDPA IS SUNDOWNING AGAIN!” moment, or maybe he was just used to doing crap like this as a “joke” and women laugh because they need a paycheck. Hard to say, but easy to say “EEEEW!” Link to watch this whole sorry video: https://x.com/ltbeverlyhills/status/1831746545374622206?s=12&t=LhTf92s61u3cXnSI9q2j7w

Anyway, he hasn’t really updated his website since 2024, so we’re going to be repeating some stuff as well.

  • Party: Republican
  • Age: early 80s
  • Residence: Malibu
  • Education: B.A. and J.D. from University of Mississippi
  • Employment & experience:
    • Founder & President, Larry A. Thompson Organization (talent manager and film producer) (1978-present)
    • Founding Partner, Entertainment Law Firm of Thompson, Shankman, Bond, and Moss (1973-1978)
    • In-House Counsel, Capitol Records (1970-1973)
    • U.S. Army Reserve, Adjutant General’s Corps. (1968-1974)
  • Priorities:
    • Stand firmly with Israel and Jewish communities worldwide.
    • Secure the border, enforce existing laws, and deport those here illegally.
    • Oppose federal abortion bans and respect state-level determination.
    • Back the police, prosecute criminals strictly, and put the unhoused in specialized treatment facilities.
    • Lower taxes (eliminating taxes on Social Security, tips, and overtime) and cut the national debt.
    • Protect gun rights.
    • Guard against foreign policy overreach.
    • Support cryptocurrency.
  • Contributions  (All PACs that support this candidate may not be identifiable.)
    • Contributions (as of 6/30/2026): $15,025
    • Top Contributors:
  • Notable Endorsements:
    • Brock Pierce, Chairman of Bitcoin
    • Perianne Boring, CEO of the Chamber of Digital Commerce
    • Kelsey Grammer – actor
    • Stand with Crypto
  • Links:
SAN FERNANDO VALLEY REPUBLICAN ASSEMBLY

Larry gets an “A” rating
Hey, Pantless Larry, the “Sanity” candidate has added a star to his resume! Meaning he’s added even more repressive Christian Nationalist-flavored answered to the questionnaire below!

ELECTION FORUM QUESTIONNAIRE AND ASSOCIATED PLEDGES

(Election Forum Questionnaire)

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Election Forum: Candidate Endorsement Questionnaire for Congress

  • Endorsed…Giving you a 1 to 5 star rating
  • Not endorsed
  • Refused to disclose position

I look forward to hearing from you and hopefully giving you our endorsement.

  1. What is your name and what office are you running for?
  2. What is the proper role of the federal government in the economy?
  3. What is your view on abortion?
  4. Should the federal government fund Planned Parenthood?
  5. How would you reduce the federal deficit?
  6. Do you support Obamacare? Should it be repealed or kept?
  7. Do Americans pay too much, too little or just the right amount on Federal Taxes? What would you do about it?
  8. What federal politician do you admire most and why?
  9. Should the minimum wage be raised?
  10. Should the federal government do anything to support the value of the dollar on the world market? Why or why not? Should we modify any of our free trade agreements? Why or why not? Should we seek more free trade agreements?
  11. Have you signed a “no new tax” pledge? Why or why not?
  12. Have you signed the Manhattan Declaration or the Families First pledge? Why or why not? You can view the Manhattan Declaration here. You can view the Families First pledge here.
  13. Do you believe in absolute truth? Why or why not? If you believe in absolute truth, what is the source of absolute truth? If you do not believe in absolute truth, how do you determine what is true?

MANHATTAN DECLARATION:

Since Sam got 5 stars, we’re guessing he signed this rant against abortion and the civil rights of marriage LGBTQ+ to marry.

FAMILIES FIRST PLEDGE

So why does Pants-Optional-Larry think he’s qualified to be a congressman?

He’s just another old rich dude who, at 81 years old, has NEVER bothered to serve his community in any real capacity – like working with the public as a city councilmember, school board member or a dogcatcher. Stuffed to the gills with self-importance and bored, he’s decided he now deserves a retirement career in civil service, but only near the top – as a congressman.

He likes comparing himself to Brad Sherman, which we don’t think is as good a move for him as he does.

What else does he believe?

From his website…

(Paste)”This attitude shows how much contempt Republicans have for the very idea of government: they seem to think that you don’t have to know anything about government to run the government; hell, ANYONE can just walk in off the street and do it! This is because Republicans, in their heart of hearts, apparently don’t want America to have a government at all—or schools or taxes or health care or roads. The Republicans have been running for the past 36 years on a platform of anti-government rhetoric and worshipful veneration of the private sector; they act like this 21st Century high-tech Information Age nation should revert back to a feudal system of land barons and serfs, traveling via private toll roads, and paying tribute to whichever local church or warlord controls the biggest arsenal of AR-15 assault rifles.“

Here’s one of his great ideas!

One purpose of printing money, Larry, as opposed to monitoring how much should be in the economy – is to replace old money, which is increasingly getting replaced by electronic funds. Physical bills only last ±6.6 years. Also, the amount of physical currency that people actually use on a daily basis is small compared to the total money in a system. USE THE GOOGLE, LARRY!

Oh, and this…

So, back to Pants-Free-Larry…What else does he believe?

  • Well, this CATHOLIC candidate has some choice words for Jewish voters IN 2024!

Pantless-Larry is calling himself a “MODERATE” republican for a reason!

This is to trick the homophobes and xenophobes who realize that “real” Trumplicans are bad news, into voting for him. But he will be just another vote for whatever his Christofascist buddy Speaker Mike Johnson, or his heartthrob Musk is proposing, including nationwide abortion, contraception bans and all the other Project 2025’s oppressive proposals, no matter what his website says to the contrary.

ABORTION RIGHTS: Hahahaha, No. SERIOUSLY! WE DO NOT BELIEVE YOU!

Nor did we believe Trump’s last three SCOTUS pics who said the same damn thing, right before they nuked Roe v. Wade.

  • (ABCNews) Justice Neil Gorsuch: “That’s the law of the land [Roe v Wade], I accept the law of the land, senator. Yes,” Gorsuch replied.
  • Justice Brett Kavanaugh: “...I mean Roe v. Wade and Planned Parenthood v. Casey, been affirmed many times. Casey is precedent on precedent.”
  • Justice Amy Coney Barrett: “– who has described herself as a “faithful Catholic” — told senators that her “personal, moral religious views” won’t impact her judicial decision-making. “I have done that in my time on the 7th Circuit. If I stay there, I’ll continue to do that,” Barrett said. “If I’m confirmed to the Supreme Court, I will do that still.“
  • Larry A. Thompson: “I also do not believe in a federal law banning a woman’s right to choose.“

Larry, a Catholic dude, was a “Founding Member Enthusiast” of the Museum of The Bible in Washington, D.C., which has been described as “It’s not really a museum of the Bible, it’s a museum of American Protestantism. Their whole purpose is to show this country as a Christian country governed by Christian morality.” (i.e. Christian nationalism revisionism) See also “Hobby Lobby smuggling scandal.“

He was also knighted in Rome, Italy in 2017. Grand Prior, into the “prestigious Order of Saint Martin of Mount of the Beatitudes as a ‘Patron of the Arts and Protector of the Most Needy.'” though we see nothing in his bio justifying “Protector of the Most Needy.”

if we get another GOP House, the first time abortion and contraceptive bans come up, this guy will vote for them as fast as his pants his the floor.

Other views:
(cahighway.org) “This fellows website, unsurprisingly, raises a number of red flags. He starts out with “I am a Christian first. A Conservative second. A Centrist Republican third. I am a member of Stand With Crypto.” Stand With Crypto is a nonprofit advocating for clear, common-sense crypto regulations; in other words, he supports crypto. He states “I will always protect family values.” That’s coding for a anti-abortion, anti-women, and anti-LGBTQ+ agenda. His positions are across the board, but strongly conservative. He has the endorsement of the Republican party, and is the only Republican candidate. He does not mention Trump: either agreeing with him or disagreeing with him. He has no political background.

He does not understand what a congressman does, writing “Repairing the many potholes in our streets including Ventura Boulevard, Coldwater Canyon, Laurel Canyon, Benedict Canyon, Beverly Glen, and Topanga Canyon Boulevard”. City street repairs are the job of the city, not the Federal government. Department of Transportation funds do not go to pothole repair on city streets. He also writes: “Fight immediately for a futuristic, high-speed monorail service running alongside the 405 freeway with a beautiful view, connecting people traveling between the San Fernando Valley and the Westside of Los Angeles”. This ignores the fact that the studies have shown a monorail would be ineffective and not serve as many transit riders.  He also believes “addressing the homeless problem primarily as a mental health issue”, which aligns with Bianco’s mistaken views on addressing the unhoused.

His website is poorly designed and hard to navigate, and feels outdated.”