# Tom McClintock

Tom McClintock is a Republican member of the U.S. House for California’s 5th district.

- Party: Republican
- Seat: U.S. House, California’s 5th district
- Serving since: 2009-01-06
- Current term: 119th Congress (2025–27)
- Next election: 2026-11-03
- Bioguide ID: M001177
- FEC candidate IDs: H6CA21135, H8CA04152

Source: https://americaspoliticalpulse.com/p/M001177 (America’s Political Pulse, Polarization Research Lab), data through 2026-10-27. Data under CC BY 4.0. Cite as: Westwood, Sean J., and Yphtach Lelkes. 2024. America's Political Pulse [data set].

## Headline

90% of McClintock’s itemized money in the 2026 cycle came from California, in the top 5% of House Republicans.

## What McClintock says (119th Congress (2025–27))

422 classified statements: 267 posts on X, 111 Congressional Record speeches, 31 press releases, 13 newsletters. Each rate is the share of statements with the label, against the House Republicans average; rank 1 is the highest rate.

| Label | McClintock | House Republicans average | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| Personal attacks | 5.5% | 2.1% | 23 of 221 |
| Policy criticism | 25.8% | 15.1% | 14 of 221 |
| Policy discussion | 67.3% | 67.7% | 128 of 221 |
| Bipartisanship | 8.1% | 8.9% | 98 of 221 |
| Credit claiming | 24.2% | 37.4% | 189 of 221 |
| Extreme labels | 6.4% | 3.0% | 25 of 221 |

Most discussed policy areas: Immigration 33% (House Republicans 13%); Economics and Public Finance 23% (House Republicans 19%); Government Operations and Politics 23% (House Republicans 19%); Crime and Law Enforcement 22% (House Republicans 12%); Public Lands and Natural Resources 14% (House Republicans 4.0%).

## Ideology (CSIP)

CSIP score +1.28 (standard error 0.01), from 3,177 donors and 7,464 roll calls. Negative is left of 0, positive right of it, on one scale for every official. 84% of House Republicans score lower.

## Votes (119th Congress (2025–27))

674 roll calls. Attendance 96.7% (House Republicans 96.3%). Party unity 98.2% (97.1%). 49 votes against the party majority.

Key votes:

- 2026-09-16 · voted yea · On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Pass · S. 2403 Retire through Ownership Act · Passed · https://voteview.com/rollcall/RH1190674
- 2026-09-16 · voted yea · On Passage · H.J.Res. 213 Providing for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, of the rule issued by the Environmental Protection Agency… · Passed · https://voteview.com/rollcall/RH1190671
- 2026-09-16 · voted yea · On Passage · H.R. 10326 PROOF Act · Passed · https://voteview.com/rollcall/RH1190670
- 2026-09-16 · voted yea · On Passage · H.R. 9576 National Fraud Enforcement Division Act · Passed · https://voteview.com/rollcall/RH1190669
- 2026-09-16 · voted nay · On Motion to Concur in the Senate Amendments · H.R. 5334 An Act to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to allow early childhood educators to take the educator expense deduction, and for other purposes · Passed · https://voteview.com/rollcall/RH1190668
- 2026-09-15 · voted yea · On Passage · H.J.Res. 210 Providing for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, of the rule submitted by the Environmental Protection… · Passed · https://voteview.com/rollcall/RH1190666
- 2026-09-15 · voted nay · On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Pass · H.R. 2140 Diesel Emissions Reduction Act · Passed · https://voteview.com/rollcall/RH1190664
- 2026-09-14 · voted nay · On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Pass, as Amended · H.R. 3276 Local Communities & Bird Habitat Stewardship Act · Passed · https://voteview.com/rollcall/RH1190657
- 2026-09-14 · voted yea · On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Pass, as Amended · H.R. 4219 National Wildlife Refuge System Invasive Species Strike Team Act · Passed · https://voteview.com/rollcall/RH1190656
- 2026-09-03 · voted yea · On Passage · H.R. 4795 Protect Economic and Academic Freedom Act · Passed · https://voteview.com/rollcall/RH1190655

## Legislation (119th Congress (2025–27))

Sponsored 26 bills: 26 reached committee, 4 passed one chamber, 0 passed both, 0 became law. Cosponsored 73. 26.9% of sponsored bills got out of committee (House Republicans 16.7%; rank 40 of 216).

Recent sponsored bills:

- H.R. 10192: GRANT Reform Act of 2026 (in committee, 2026-08-31) https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-bill/10192
- H.R. 10128: To codify Secretary's Order 3434 of the Department of the Interior. (in committee, 2026-09-02) https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-bill/10128
- H.R. 8454: To provide for the transfer of administrative jurisdiction over certain Federal land in the State of California, and for other purposes. (passed one chamber, 2026-09-15) https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-bill/8454
- H.R. 8380: To amend the Congressional Budget and Impoundment Control Act of 1974 to establish certain procedures for consideration of annual appropriation bills, and for… (in committee, 2026-04-20) https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-bill/8380
- H.R. 7640: Shut Down Sanctuary Policies Act of 2026 (in committee, 2026-03-12) https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-bill/7640
- H.R. 5437: Protection of Lawful Commerce in Stone Slab Products Act (in committee, 2026-06-03) https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-bill/5437
- H.R. 4041: To exempt certain forest management activities in Yosemite National Park from requirements of section 102 of the National Environmental Policy Act of 1969,… (in committee, 2025-06-17) https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-bill/4041
- H.R. 3940: Open America's Waters Act (in committee, 2025-06-13) https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-bill/3940
- H.J.Res. 99: Proposing an amendment to the Constitution of the United States to provide that new States may be admitted to the United States upon a concurrence of two… (in committee, 2025-06-06) https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-joint-resolution/99
- H.R. 2566: End Taxpayer Subsidies for Electric Vehicles Act (in committee, 2025-04-01) https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-bill/2566

## Campaign money (2026 cycle)

Raised $1.3M (House Republicans median $2.2M). 13% of individual money came in gifts of $200 or less. 90% of itemized individual money came from in state. Aggregates only; no individual donors.

## Recent statements

Newest first. Posts on X are listed by date and link only.

- 2026-10-25 · Post on X · https://x.com/RepMcClintock/status/2114194888203858358
- 2026-10-22 · Post on X · labels: policy discussion · https://x.com/RepMcClintock/status/2113092360439546328
- 2026-10-16 · Post on X · https://x.com/RepMcClintock/status/2111151506355527968
- 2026-09-25 · Post on X · labels: policy discussion · https://x.com/RepMcClintock/status/2103356713617256947
- 2026-09-23 · Post on X · https://x.com/RepMcClintock/status/2102888641626505423
- 2026-09-21 · Post on X · labels: policy discussion · https://x.com/RepMcClintock/status/2102128930115235884
- 2026-09-20 · Post on X · labels: policy discussion · https://x.com/RepMcClintock/status/2101523045110214686
- 2026-09-19 · Press release · Statement by the Congressional Iran Human Rights and Democracy Caucus on the Planned Attendance of Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian at the 81st United Nat… · labels: policy discussion · https://mcclintock.house.gov/newsroom/press-releases/statement-congressional-iran-human-rights-and-democracy-caucus-planned
- 2026-09-16 · Post on X · labels: policy discussion · https://x.com/RepMcClintock/status/2100295822038663281
- 2026-09-15 · Post on X · labels: policy discussion · https://x.com/RepMcClintock/status/2099888022279827757

## Links

- Official site: https://mcclintock.house.gov
- X: https://x.com/RepMcClintock
- Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/81125319109
- Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/repmcclintock
- YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/McClintockCA04
- Congress.gov: https://bioguide.congress.gov/search/bio/M001177

Full profile, with every chart and the methods: https://americaspoliticalpulse.com/p/M001177