Tom McClintock

Background

Born

Bronxville, NY, July 10, 1956

Education

B.A., cum laude, political science, UCLA, Los Angeles, CA, 1978

Career and public service

Member, California State Assembly, 1982-92 and 1996-2000; member, California State Senate, 2000-08; director, Center for the California Taxpayer, National Tax Limitation Foundation, 1992-94; director, Economic and Regulatory Affairs, Claremont Institute, 1994-96

Elected

Elected to the 4th district for the 111th Congress on November 4, 2008; reelected to each succeeding Congress; elected to the 5th District for the 118th Congress on November 8, 2022; reelected to the 119th Congress on November 5, 2024

In the words of the Congressional Directory for the 119th Congress (2025-2026), February 20, 2026 ↗, published by the U.S. Government Publishing Office. It is a public-domain government record.

Earlier federal campaigns

2023–2024

U.S. House, California, district 5 · REP · Incumbent · raised $1.2M FEC ↗

2021–2022

U.S. House, California, district 5 · REP · Incumbent · raised $1.7M FEC ↗

2019–2020

U.S. House, California, district 4 · REP · Incumbent · raised $2.1M FEC ↗

2017–2018

U.S. House, California, district 4 · REP · Incumbent · raised $1.7M FEC ↗

2015–2016

U.S. House, California, district 4 · REP · Incumbent · raised $1.1M FEC ↗

2013–2014

U.S. House, California, district 4 · REP · Incumbent · raised $1.6M FEC ↗

2011–2012

U.S. House, California, district 4 · REP · Incumbent · raised $1.2M FEC ↗

2009–2010

U.S. House, California, district 4 · REP · Incumbent · raised $1.9M FEC ↗

2007–2008

U.S. House, California, district 4 · REP · Open seat · raised $3.7M FEC ↗

1997–1998

U.S. House, California, district 24 · REP · Challenger FEC ↗

1995–1996

U.S. House, California, district 24 · REP · Challenger FEC ↗

1993–1994

U.S. House, California, district 24 · REP · Challenger FEC ↗

1991–1992

U.S. House, California, district 24 · REP · Challenger FEC ↗

1989–1990

U.S. House, California, district 21 · REP · Challenger FEC ↗

1987–1988

U.S. House, California, district 21 · REP · Challenger FEC ↗

1985–1986

U.S. House, California, district 21 · REP · Open seat FEC ↗

From the Federal Election Commission's candidate files for each cycle, under this candidate's FEC ID (H8CA04152). Office, party code and incumbent or challenger status are as registered; registering with the FEC does not mean the candidate was on the ballot. A run under a different FEC ID, such as for another office, is not listed.

Debates

Full, unedited video from the host or carrying station's own upload, played through YouTube. All 2026 debates →

Record in office

Serves in

House

In Congress since

2009

Recorded votes cast

10,671

Roll calls attended

98.8%

Committees now

• House Committee on Natural Resources
• House Committee on the Judiciary
• House Committee on the Budget
• House Committee on Natural Resources: Water, Wildlife and Fisheries
• House Committee on Natural Resources: Federal Lands
• House Committee on the Judiciary: Immigration Integrity, Security, and Enforcement (Chair)
• House Committee on the Judiciary: The Constitution and Limited Government

Newest bills sponsored

• H.R. 10192 · To require the Comptroller General to submit to Congress a report on grants, and for other purposes.
• H.R. 10128 · To codify Secretary's Order 3434 of the Department of the Interior.
• H.R. 8454 · To provide for the transfer of administrative jurisdiction over certain Federal land in the State of Californ…
• H.R. 8380 · To amend the Congressional Budget and Impoundment Control Act of 1974 to establish certain procedures for con…
• H.R. 7640 · Shut Down Sanctuary Policies Act

From the roll-call record of Tom McClintock and congress-legislators, a public-domain record of every member of Congress. Open the full voting record, bills and lobbying →

On the floor

• Sep 14, 2026 · House Transfer of administrative jurisdiction over certain federal land in the state of california Mr. McCLINTOCK. Mr. Speaker, I thank the gentleman from Arkansas and the gentlewoman from Oregon for their bipartisan support of this measure, and I want to assure the gentlewoman from Oregon that the land exchange that… Congressional Record, H5567-H5568 ↗ · Full House floor video of that day ↗
• Sep 1, 2026 · House Providing for the condemnation and denouncement of socialism in all its forms, and for other purposes Mr. McCLINTOCK. Mr. Speaker, when Tim Walz said that one man's socialism is another man's neighborliness, he got it completely backward. There is only one way to prosper in a capitalist society. You have to figure out w… Congressional Record, H5401-H5408 ↗
• Jul 22, 2026 · House Concurrent resolution on the budget for fiscal year 2027 Mr. McCLINTOCK. Mr. Chairman, I think we can all agree that this is not what a budget resolution should be used for, but, unfortunately, necessity commands it. Reconciliation gives us a powerful tool to bring mandatory … Congressional Record, H5127-H5143 ↗
• Jul 14, 2026 · House Our generation's legacy Mr. McCLINTOCK. Mr. Speaker, on the eve of our Nation's 250th birthday, Zohran Mamdani sat at George Washington's desk and painted a dystopian picture of America: an oligarchy based on exploitation, discrimination, nati… Congressional Record, H4411-H4412 ↗

Quoted exactly as printed in the Congressional Record (U.S. Government Publishing Office). Floor video is the House Clerk's own upload of the full day's session.

Hearing video from their committees

• Sep 16, 2026 · House Natural Resources Subcommittee on Water, Wildlife and FisheriesLegislative Hearing on: • H.R. 177 (Rep. McClintock), “Yosemite National Park Equal Access and Fairness Act” • H.R. 3717 (Rep. Harder), “Golden Mussel Eradication and Control Act of 2025” • H.R. 5935 (Rep. Calvert), “Agua Caliente Band of Cahuilla Indians Water Rights Settlement Act” • H.R. 6869 (Rep. Leger Fernandez), To amend the Aamodt Litigation Settlement Act to modify a provision relating to the extension of certain dates for the completion of the Regional Water System, and for other purposes. • H.R. Watch the official video ↗
• Sep 16, 2026 · House Natural Resources Subcommittee on Federal LandsLegislative Hearing on 9 bills: H.R. 1031 (Rep.Tenney), “Fort Ontario Holocaust Refugee Shelter National Historical Park Establishment Act”; H.R. 2323 (Rep. Pfluger), “Big Bend National Park Boundary Adjustment Act”; H.R. 7495 (Rep. Fitzgerald), To authorize the establishment of memorials to the Wisconsin infantry officers and enlisted men who fought in the Battle of Antietam and the Second Battle of Bull Run, and for other purposes.; H.R. 8276 (Rep. Schmidt), “Quindaro Townsite National Historic Landmark AWatch the official video ↗
• Sep 2, 2026 · House Natural Resources Subcommittee on Federal LandsLegislative hearing on: H.R. 642 (Rep. Steube), “Myakka Wild and Scenic River Act of 2025”; H.R. 5470 (Rep. LaHood), “Route 66 National Historic Trail Designation Act”; H.R. 6788 (Rep. Downing), “Montana Sportsmen Conservation Act”; H.R. 9269 (Rep. Clyburn), “Renewing the African American Civil Rights Network Act”; H.R. 9600 (Rep. Raskin), "Common Sense Act 250 Act of 2026"; H.R. 9779 (Rep. Gonzalez), “Hands Off Our Boca Chica Beach Act of 2026” ; H.R. 10128 (Rep. McClintock), To codify Secretary's Order NoWatch the official video ↗
• Sep 18, 2025 · House Natural Resources Subcommittee on Federal LandsLegislative hearing on the following bills: • H.R. 309 (Rep. Nehls), “National Law Enforcement Officers Remembrance, Support and Community Outreach Act” • H.R. 2196 (Rep. Hudson), To provide for an extension of the legislative authority of the National Emergency Medical Services Memorial Foundation to establish a commemorative work in the District of Columbia and its environs. • H.R. 4284 (Rep. Leger Fernandez), “Small Cemetery Conveyance Act” • H.R. 4386 (Rep. Walberg), To amend the Federal Lands RecreatioWatch the official video ↗

Hearings of committees and subcommittees Tom McClintock sits on, from the committees' own uploads listed by Congress.gov. Whether they spoke is shown in the video, not here.

Financial disclosures and stock trades

Tom McClintock’s financial disclosure reports and STOCK Act trade reports are published by Congress. Search them yourself on the official sites: House financial disclosures (Clerk of the House) ↗ and Senate financial disclosures (Secretary of the Senate) ↗. Power & Politics does not copy or republish these reports.

Bills they sponsored that became law

5 since the 92nd Congress (1971), the earliest our sponsor records cover:

• H.R. 1555 (Public Law 118-211) · To designate the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 2300 Sylvan Avenue in Modesto, Calif…
• H.R. 381 (Public Law 115-109) · To designate a mountain in the John Muir Wilderness of the Sierra National Forest as "Sky Point".
• H.R. 2388 (Public Law 113-127) · To take certain Federal lands located in El Dorado County, California, into trust for the benefit of the Shin…
• H.R. 3892 (Public Law 112-247) · To designate the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 8771 Auburn Folsom Road in Roseville…
• H.R. 3319 (Public Law 111-131) · To designate the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 440 South Gulling Street in Portola,…

Bills they cosponsored

73 in the 119th Congress; the newest:

• H.R. 10377 · MAGA Act · cosponsored Sep 15, 2026 (original cosponsor)
• H.R. 10327 · Cost Estimates Improvement Act · cosponsored Sep 10, 2026 (original cosponsor)
• H.R. 1502 · North Platte Canteen Congressional Gold Medal Act · cosponsored Sep 8, 2026
• H.R. 4382 · America’s Olympic and Paralympic Games Commemorative Coins Act · cosponsored Sep 1, 2026
• H.R. 2395 · SHORT Act · cosponsored Aug 3, 2026

From the official bill status records published by GovInfo (public domain); withdrawn cosponsorships are left out.

Campaign money

Total raised

$1,254,442

Total spent

$1,088,546

Cash on hand

$314,100

From individuals

$1,056,030

Debts owed

$13,797

The candidate's own reports to the Federal Election Commission for the 2025–2026 cycle, covering activity through Oct 14, 2026. Principal campaign committee: MCCLINTOCK FOR CONGRESS. Open on FEC.gov ↗

Outside spending

No independent expenditures for or against Tom McClintock appear in the FEC's processed data for 2025–2026.

Independent expenditures by committees and groups not controlled by any campaign, as totaled by the Federal Election Commission for the 2025–2026 cycle, read Nov 4, 2026. The FEC adds newer reports after it processes them.

Contact and official accounts

Official website

mcclintock.house.gov ↗ · Contact form ↗

Washington office

2256 Russell House Office Building, Washington, DC
(202) 225-2511

District offices

• 4359 Town Center Boulevard, Suite 210, El Dorado · (916) 786-5560
• 1020 15th Street, Suite 11, Modesto, CA 95354 · (209) 550-6910

Accounts

Instagram · Truth Social · X

Offices and phone numbers as listed in the Congressional Directory for the 119th Congress (2025-2026), February 20, 2026 ↗; accounts and contact form as linked from the member's official website, checked Oct 11, 2026. Offices can move; the official website has the latest.