Tom McClintock
- Previous profession
- Director, Center for the California Taxpayer, National Tax Limitation Foundation, 1992 to 1994; Director, Economic and Regulatory Affairs, Claremont Institute, 1994 to 1996
- First public office
- 1982Member, California State Assembly, 1982 to 1992 and 1996 to 2000
- Years in public office
- 39of 44 years since 1982, the first year the biography gives for any work
Confirmed from the official recordSource: Congressional Directory for the 119th Congress (2025-2026), February 20, 2026. We saved our copy on October 8, 2026.
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Since the current Congress began on January 3, 2025, McClintock has a recorded vote on 60 laws that passed, and 1 vote on a resolution that passed a law.
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The record in plain language
Of the 118 laws passed since January 3, 2025, 60 came to a recorded vote on passage in the House while McClintock is a member. On 1 more, the recorded House vote is on a resolution. McClintock votes Yes on H.Res. 590, the resolution that passed the Rescissions Act of 2025 in the House. The rest passed the House by voice vote or without objection, which records no individual votes.
McClintock votes Yes on the Laken Riley Act on immigration detention; the One Big Beautiful Bill Act, the 2025 tax and spending law; the HALT Fentanyl Act; the GENIUS Act on stablecoins (digital tokens pegged to the dollar); the Epstein Files Transparency Act; the defense policy law for fiscal year 2026; and the Secure America Act, a 2026 budget law.
On funding the government, McClintock votes Yes on the March 2025 full-year funding law, the November 2025 law that ended the 43-day shutdown, the February 2026 funding law for a further group of agencies and the September 2026 funding extension, and No on the January 2026 funding law for science, energy, Interior and the EPA.
McClintock votes No on the 21st Century ROAD to Housing Act and the Russia and Iran sanctions law.
Congress cancelled 24 federal rules by recorded vote in the House in that time. McClintock votes to cancel 23 and against cancelling 0, and did not vote on 1. The rules McClintock votes to cancel come from: Interior: Bureau of Land Management (6), Environmental Protection Agency (6), Energy (4), Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (2), District of Columbia government (1), Treasury: Comptroller of the Currency (1), Interior: National Park Service (1), Treasury: Internal Revenue Service (1) and Interior: Ocean Energy Management (1).
On all 53 Yes votes McClintock votes the same way as most House Republicans. On all 5 No votes McClintock votes differently from most of them.
McClintock did not vote on the law that cancels a federal order that had closed about 225,000 acres of national forest in northeastern Minnesota, near the Boundary Waters, to new mining leases for 20 years, and the Filing Relief for Natural Disasters Act.
Votes on laws that passed
Cancels a federal order that had closed about 225,000 acres of national forest in northeastern Minnesota, near the Boundary Waters, to new mining leases for 20 years.
Lets the IRS push back tax deadlines for people in areas where a governor has declared a disaster, without waiting for a federal declaration.
Votes on a resolution that passed a law
Cancels about $9 billion that Congress had already approved: roughly $8 billion in foreign aid and about $1 billion for public broadcasting.
What this member says about laws and orders
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From the official record
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From this member’s press releases
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1 excerpt
- One Big Beautiful Bill ActMay 22, 2025
“If this bill fails, an average family's taxes will rise 22 percent next year -- about $1,700 a year -- the biggest tax increase in American history.”
Member-requested spending
Member-requested spending: none found in the 4 laws read so far.
Laws read: Public Law 119-37, Public Law 119-74, Public Law 119-75, Public Law 119-86.
Campaign promises
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- Campaign website: www.tommcclintock.com. The Federal Election Commission’s record of MCCLINTOCK FOR CONGRESS gives this address.Confirmed from the official record
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Online ads
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Campaign money
For the 2026 election cycle, McClintock's campaign reports receiving $928,787.61 and reports spending $875,520.62, as of June 30, 2026.
Confirmed from the official record| What the filing reports | 2026 cycleFEC number H8CA04152as of June 30, 2026 | 2024 cycleFEC number H8CA04152as of December 31, 2024 |
|---|---|---|
| Money raised (total receipts) | $928,787.61 | $1,171,016.98 |
| Money spent (total disbursements) | $875,520.62 | $1,160,351.97 |
| Cash on hand (at the end of the period) | $201,471.98 | $148,204.99 |
| Debts (owed by the committee) | $5,105.94 | $0.00 |
Where it comes from
| Reported as received from | 2026 cycleFEC number H8CA04152as of June 30, 2026 | 2024 cycleFEC number H8CA04152as of December 31, 2024 |
|---|---|---|
| Individuals, itemized | $657,941.78 | $756,662.72 |
| Individuals, unitemized | $112,112.66 | $180,914.23 |
| Other political committees | $156,551.00 | $221,140.18 |
| Party committees | $0.00 | $523.19 |
| The candidate, contributions | $0.00 | $0.00 |
| The candidate, loans | $0.00 | $0.00 |
Committees
- MCCLINTOCK FOR CONGRESS Principal campaign committee · 2024 and 2026 · FEC committee C00446815
- TAKING OUR MAJORITY PAC Leadership PAC · 2024 and 2026 · FEC committee C00461137
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