The person behind the name
Tom McClintock’s public career runs from the California Assembly, which he entered at 26, through the State Senate, a near-miss for State Controller and the 2003 recall ballot to nine terms in the U.S. House, where taxpayer groups score him near the top of the chamber and where he has voted his reading of the Constitution against most of his own party on electoral objections, impeachments and censures. [4][78][80][30][35][38]
McClintock was born in Bronxville, Westchester County, New York, on July 10, 1956, according to the Biographical Directory of the United States Congress. His official biography does not describe his family or his upbringing; it presents him as the representative of the Sierra Nevada foothills and the Central Valley in a district that, on the office’s description, runs from Placerville to Modesto, through Yosemite Valley and on to Kings Canyon. On December 19, 2021, a family statement posted on his official Facebook page and carried by CBS Sacramento announced the death of his wife, Lori McClintock. [4][1][84]
Education and professional preparation
The Biographical Directory records a B.A. from the University of California, Los Angeles, in 1978, and lists his occupations before public office as journalist and public policy analyst. Neither biography names an employer for those years, and professional licences, if any, were not part of this review. [4]
A public life that began in the Assembly
He served in the California Assembly from 1982 to 1992 and again from 1996 to 2000, and in the State Senate from 2000 to 2008: 22 years in the Legislature, as his official biography counts them. He lost a 1992 race for Congress. He was twice the Republican nominee for State Controller; in 2002 the Secretary of State’s Statement of Vote recorded 3,273,028 votes for him, 45.10 percent, to 3,289,839, 45.40 percent, for Steve Westly, a margin of 16,811 votes that his biography describes as 23/100ths of one percent. In the October 7, 2003 recall election he received 1,161,287 votes for governor, 13.5 percent, third behind Arnold Schwarzenegger and Cruz Bustamante. In 2006 he was the Republican nominee for lieutenant governor and lost to John Garamendi, 3,845,858 votes, 45.1 percent, to 4,189,584, 49.2 percent. [4][1][17][18][94]
In 2008 he won the 4th Congressional District, hundreds of miles from the Ventura County Senate district he then represented, by 185,790 votes to 183,990 for Democrat Charlie Brown, a margin of 1,800, and took his seat on January 3, 2009. After the 2021 redistricting he has represented the renumbered 5th District since January 3, 2023, winning it by 173,524 to 109,506 in 2022 and by 227,643 to 140,919, 61.8 percent, in 2024, both times against Democrat Mike Barkley. [16][85][4][5][15][14][93]
On June 2, 2026, under the congressional map adopted by Proposition 50, he finished first in the top-two primary with 129,653 votes, 61.3 percent; Democrat Michael Masuda, whose campaign site describes him as an engineer raised in Amador County and whose ballot designation is Foreign Affairs Officer, advanced with 51,418 votes, 24.3 percent, ahead of two other Democrats. President Trump posted his endorsement on the evening of June 1. The Secretary of State’s certified list of candidates, dated August 27, 2026, pairs the two for the November 3, 2026 general election. [12][13][11][22][89]
A note on the district lines. Voters approved Proposition 50 on November 4, 2025, by 7,453,339 to 4,116,998; its ballot title describes it as authorizing temporary changes to congressional district maps in response to Texas’s partisan redistricting. The office’s own page lists the district as all of Amador, Calaveras, Mariposa and Tuolumne counties and parts of El Dorado, Fresno, Madera and Stanislaus, the eight counties in the Secretary of State’s 2024 returns; the 2026 primary returns for the 5th District are tabulated across twelve counties, adding Alpine, Inyo, Mono and San Joaquin. Statewide, KQED reported the Cook Political Report’s count of up to five Republican-held seats the new map put within Democratic reach; local reporting described the redrawn 5th as already safely Republican, losing Salida and gaining conservative neighborhoods east of Modesto. Rep. Kevin Kiley, whose 3rd District the new map redrew, filed for both the 5th and the 6th Districts before announcing on March 2, 2026 that he would run in the 6th; McClintock said Kiley had made the right decision. [19][3][93][13][86][87][90]
Life & public service
From an Assembly seat won in his twenties to a Judiciary subcommittee gavel in Washington, the documented milestones show how the record was built.
Born in Bronxville, New York
Born July 10, 1956, in Westchester County, per the Biographical Directory of the United States Congress. [4]
UCLA
B.A., University of California, Los Angeles; the directory lists journalism and public-policy analysis as his work before office. [4]
California Assembly, first tenure
Ten years in the Assembly, followed by an unsuccessful run for Congress in 1992. [4]
Lieutenant governor race
Lost the lieutenant governor’s race to John Garamendi, 3,845,858 votes, 45.1 percent, to 4,189,584, 49.2 percent, per the Secretary of State’s Statement of Vote. [94]
Two subcommittee chairmanships on Natural Resources
Chaired the Subcommittee on Water, Wildlife, and Fisheries from 2011 to 2015 and the Subcommittee on Federal Lands from 2015 to 2018, per his official biography. [1]
A new district and a Judiciary gavel
Took the renumbered 5th District on January 3, 2023, and was named chairman of the Judiciary Subcommittee on Immigration Integrity, Security, and Enforcement on January 27, 2023, after serving as its ranking member; the Clerk’s committee roster lists him as chair in the 119th Congress. [15][5][95][92]
Accomplishments, in the record
Roll calls, the Clerk’s and the Secretary of State’s election statistics, the member’s own releases and independent tallies establish the following work. Outcomes are described at the level those records support, with the caveats that legislative counting requires.
Bills, and how many became law
GovTrack’s file of the 109 bills and resolutions McClintock has sponsored since 2009 shows five enacted in their own right: a post-office naming in 2010, the Roseville post office named for Lance Corporal Victor A. Dew in 2013, the 2014 transfer of El Dorado County land into trust for the Shingle Springs Band of Miwok Indians, the 2018 naming of Sky Point in the John Muir Wilderness, and the 2025 naming of the Modesto post office for Corporal Michael D. Anderson Jr. Thirteen others passed the House but were not themselves enacted. GovTrack’s broader count of eight enacted bills includes measures whose text was carried by other legislation, among them the Big Cat Public Safety Act; in the same way, his office reports that his Consequences for Social Security Fraud Act was folded into H.R. 1958, which passed the House on March 18, 2026. [7][5][60]
In the 118th Congress he introduced 20 bills and resolutions; nine got past committee to the floor, among them the Default Prevention Act, the Proven Forest Management Act, the Border Security and Enforcement Act and the No Immigration Benefits for Hamas Terrorists Act, and one, the Modesto post-office naming, became law. Two of the 20 had a cosponsor from the other party; he cosponsored 171 measures, 12 percent of them introduced by non-Republicans. [6]
In the 119th Congress the file lists 26 sponsored measures; four have passed the House: the Law Enforcement Officer and Firefighter Recreation Pass Act on July 21, 2025, the No Immigration Benefits for Hamas Terrorists Act on December 1, 2025, the Shingle Springs Band of Miwok Indians Land Transfer Act on December 9, 2025, and a federal-land jurisdiction transfer on September 14, 2026. Passage by one chamber is not enactment. [7]
A subcommittee gavel on Judiciary
McClintock has chaired the Judiciary Committee’s Subcommittee on Immigration Integrity, Security, and Enforcement since January 27, 2023, after serving as its ranking member in the 117th Congress; the Clerk’s committee roster lists him as chair in the 119th. The subcommittee held hearings on sanctuary policies in Fairfax County, Virginia, on May 14, 2026 and on victims’ perspectives on June 30, 2026. His H.R. 7640, the Shut Down Sanctuary Policies Act, was reported by the full committee on March 5, 2026; the office describes it as pre-empting sanctuary jurisdictions, letting local agencies work directly with federal enforcement and redirecting federal law-enforcement funds. His statement: “All of the local sheriffs in my district want desperately to cooperate with ICE to enforce our immigration laws, but the State of California forbids them from doing so.” Committee approval is not passage. [2][92][95][60][59]
H.R. 175, his Deport Alien Gang Members Act, was reported by the Judiciary Committee on June 3, 2026. On the floor he voted Yea on H.R. 2, the Secure the Border Act, on May 11, 2023 (219–213), on the Laken Riley Act on January 22, 2025 (263–156), on the SAVE Act on April 10, 2025 (220–208) and Aye on S. 2, the Secure America Act, on June 9, 2026 (214–212). [60][55][56][57][58]
The tax law, twice, and H.R. 1
McClintock voted Nay on the House tax bill on November 16, 2017 (227–205) and Yea on the conference report on December 19, 2017 (227–203). He explained the change on the floor: “I opposed the House version of the tax reform bill because the loss of broad-based deductions like state and local taxes would have caused significant tax increases on many of my middle-class constituents in the high-tax, high-cost state of California.” The final bill, he said, kept the casualty-loss, medical-expense and student-interest deductions and allowed up to $10,000 of state and local taxes. Those are recorded votes and a recorded explanation, not authorship. [23][24][25]
In 2025 he voted Yea on H.R. 1 at House passage on May 22 (215–214) and Aye on final passage on July 3 (218–214). His floor remarks that day: “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.” The figure is his; this review did not test it. [49][50][51]
Earlier spending votes run the same direction: Nay on the American Rescue Plan Act on March 10, 2021 (220–211), Nay on November 5, 2021 (228–206) on H.R. 3684, the infrastructure bill that the Clerk’s file titles the INVEST in America Act and that was enacted as the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act, Nay on the Social Security Fairness Act on November 12, 2024 (327–75), Yea on the Rescissions Act on June 12, 2025 (214–212). He voted Aye on the Fiscal Responsibility Act on May 31, 2023 (314–117). On budget process he introduced H.R. 8380 on April 22, 2026, described by his office as ensuring timely consideration of appropriations bills, and H.J.Res. 8 on January 3, 2025, a constitutional amendment for a presidential line-item veto that has one cosponsor and no action. [46][47][48][52][45][54][53]
Water, forests and public lands
His official biography records that he chaired the Subcommittee on Water, Wildlife, and Fisheries from 2011 to 2015 and the Subcommittee on Federal Lands from 2015 to 2018, and that he still sits on both. Two of the five enacted bills in his name are public-lands measures, the Shingle Springs land-into-trust act of 2014 and the Sky Point naming of 2018; the other three are post-office namings. A second Shingle Springs transfer passed the House on December 9, 2025. [1][7]
On water, he introduced the Water Optimization for the West Act with eleven western members on November 21, 2019, calling in the release for reform of a system he described this way: “Western water policy is a bureaucratic nightmare designed to delay and deny the storage, delivery and use of our abundant water by farmers and residents.” On August 27, 2026 his office convened farmers, irrigation districts and federal agencies at an agricultural and water forum. [61]
On forests, his April 30, 2026 note explaining his Yes vote on the farm bill, H.R. 7567, which passed 224–200 that day with him recorded Yea, says it carries two of his bills, H.R. 178 and H.R. 179: “I consider as a very high priority for the people of the Sierra Nevada to restore sound forest management to our federal lands.” His H.R. 10128, the Strengthening Coordination with Gateway Communities Act, received a Natural Resources Committee hearing on September 2, 2026. A hearing is not a markup. [41][105][62]
Votes on process, often against most of his party
The Clerk’s files record a series of votes in which McClintock broke with most House Republicans on questions of process: Nay on both objections to electoral votes on January 6 and 7, 2021, one of 83 and of 64 Republicans respectively; Yea on June 14, 2023, one of 20 Republicans, on tabling the first resolution to censure Rep. Adam Schiff, followed by Yea on the censure that passed a week later, 213–209; Nay on February 13, 2024, with two other Republicans, on impeaching Secretary Mayorkas; and Nay on July 11, 2024, with three other Republicans, on a resolution to invoke inherent contempt against Attorney General Garland, which he called in his vote note “a gross misuse of this power.” [30][31][38][39][35][40][41]
On the Speakership he has been consistent: in January 2015 he refused to join the floor revolt against John Boehner, writing that “The proper place to contest a Republican speaker is in the House Republican Conference.” He voted for Kevin McCarthy on the first and the fifteenth ballots in January 2023 and Nay on the October 3, 2023 motion to vacate the chair, which carried 216–210. [44][103][42][43]
War powers, FISA and foreign aid
McClintock voted Yea on June 17, 2021, one of 49 Republicans, to repeal the 2002 Iraq authorization for the use of military force, and Nay on October 16, 2019, one of 60 Republicans, on the resolution opposing the withdrawal from northern Syria. In 2026 he voted Nay on all six House resolutions directing the President to remove forces from hostilities with Iran: March 5 (failed 212–219), April 16 (failed 213–214), May 14 (failed 212–212), June 3 (passed 215–208), July 23 (passed 214–208) and September 15 (passed 220–204). He voted Yea on the Ukraine and Israel supplementals of April 20, 2024, and Nay on the Ukraine Support Act on June 4, 2026, which passed 226–195 with 18 Republicans in favor; NBC News reported that the bill, brought to the floor over the objection of the Republican leadership, would authorize $8 billion in loans to Ukraine and NATO allies and more than $1 billion in other funds. [63][64][67][99][100][101][102][68][65][104][66][98]
No statement specific to the Iran or Ukraine votes was found in the material reviewed. His nearest on-record position is a January 21, 2026 column on the capture of Nicolas Maduro, written before the Iran resolutions, which says that Abraham Lincoln’s 1848 argument that initiating an attack amounts to declaring war had merit: “Personally, I think he had a point and I disagree with the current precedents, although I find it hard to fault the President for acting within them.” Reasserting Congress’s role, he wrote, “must await calmer times, cooler heads and wiser voices.” On Iran itself, his office identifies him as co-chairman, with Rep. Steve Cohen, of the Congressional Iran Human Rights and Democracy Caucus, and reported on May 13, 2025 that his H.Res. 166, “supporting a democratic, secular, and nonnuclear Republic of Iran,” had 136 Republicans and 83 Democrats as cosponsors, a majority of the House. [97][96]
On surveillance he voted Aye on April 12, 2024 for the amendment requiring warrants for Section 702 queries, which failed on a 212–212 tie, then No on the reauthorization, which passed 273–147. His vote note of April 30, 2026, headed “FISA Extension: S 1318 – Yes,” says that “I have consistently voted against FISA 702 reauthorizations without a warrant requirement” before recording a Yes on that day’s extension; the Clerk’s roll call that day is on S. 4465, the Title VII extension, which passed 261–111 with him recorded Yea. [69][70][41][71]
Attendance and ideology, measured
GovTrack counts 137 missed roll calls out of 10,869 from January 2009 to September 2026, 1.3 percent, better than the 2.1 percent median among sitting representatives; the highest quarterly shares were January to March 2022, 15 of 102 votes, and January to March 2026, 15 of 108, a stretch that included the Consolidated Appropriations Act of January 22, 2026, on which he is recorded Not Voting. Voteview’s DW-NOMINATE score places him at 0.671 on the first dimension in every Congress since the 111th; among the 227 Republicans who have served in the House this Congress, 43 score higher, so he ties for 44th from the conservative end, a ranking computed from Voteview’s file for this profile. GovTrack’s 2024 report card, which scores cosponsorship patterns, ranked him fourth most politically right in the California delegation. [5][74][8][6]
What the scorecards measure
The Club for Growth Foundation’s scorecard, keyed to the same Bioguide identifier the Clerk uses, gives him a lifetime score of 96, a 2025 score of 100 and a 2025 rank of 1, with annual scores of 100 in 2009, 2010, 2013, 2014, 2019, 2021 and 2025 and a low of 78 in 2023; it lists Defender of Economic Freedom awards in fourteen years. Heritage Action scores him 92 percent for the 119th Congress and 88 percent lifetime. The National Taxpayers Union’s 2020 Taxpayers’ Friend list puts him first among House winners at 96 percent, a score shared with nine other House members; his official biography’s statement that NTU rated him the best vote for taxpayers four times was not otherwise verified here. The League of Conservation Voters scores him 3 percent for 2025 and lifetime; SBA Pro-Life America grades him A+; the NRA Political Victory Fund grades him A for 2026 and marks him as its endorsed candidate. Each rating measures the votes its author chose. [78][79][80][1][81][83][82]
Family & community
Neither his official House biography nor the campaign pages that could be retrieved describe his family, his residence or his community roles, and this profile does not go beyond them. On December 19, 2021, a family statement posted on his official Facebook page and carried by CBS Sacramento announced the death of his wife, Lori McClintock: “On behalf of our grieving family, we extend our heartfelt thanks to all who have offered so many kind memories and tributes in condolence.” [1][9][84]
In Congress GovTrack lists him as a member of the Republican Study Committee, with the caveat that its caucus information may be incomplete; his office identifies him as co-chairman, with Rep. Steve Cohen of Tennessee, of the Congressional Iran Human Rights and Democracy Caucus. [5][96]
Neither biography states a religious affiliation, and this profile makes no claim about one. The sources reviewed do not supply a verified record of charitable or civic board service, and none is asserted.
Mission & priorities
“Tom McClintock represents the people of California’s historic gold country and Sierra Nevada in a district that stretches from Lake Tahoe, through Yosemite Valley and on to Kings Canyon.” {9}
The campaign website presents him as “The conservative leader who never stops fighting for us” under the banner “Principled conservative leadership” and lists ten issue headings; its issue pages could not be retrieved for this review, so each heading is read here against the member’s official statements and recorded votes. These are stated positions, not completed accomplishments. [9]
01Fiscal reform and the national debt
The campaign lists fiscal reform and the national debt among its issues. The record shows H.R. 8380, his 2026 bill to ensure timely consideration of appropriations bills, H.J.Res. 8, his line-item-veto amendment, a No on the 2025 energy-and-water appropriations bill — “I continue to believe that the roots of all fiscal evil are subsidies, grants and earmarks, and this stinker is packed with them.” — and a Yes on the 2026 budget resolution that his note calls a continued abuse of the process made necessary by the fight over Homeland Security funding. [9][54][53][41]
02Economic growth and taxes
Under the heading of economic growth, the record is the 2017 tax law and H.R. 1 of 2025, both of which he supported at final passage, and an argument in his own name that “Under the Constitution, the power to impose tariffs is a congressional power and needs to be restored to Congress.” — his September 16, 2025 note on a rule extending the President’s tariff authority. [9][24][50][41]
03Illegal immigration and the border
The campaign does not list immigration among its ten headings; the official record is the subcommittee chairmanship, the Shut Down Sanctuary Policies Act and the Deport Alien Gang Members Act reported by the Judiciary Committee in 2026, and Yea votes on the Secure the Border Act, the Laken Riley Act and the Secure America Act. His March 27, 2026 note on Homeland Security funding opens: “If we don’t enforce our immigration laws, we have no immigration laws.” [9][2][92][59][60][55][56][58][41]
04Water policy
Water policy is a campaign heading. The record shows the 2019 Water Optimization for the West Act, his 2020 committee statements on Central Valley groundwater and western water legislation, and the August 27, 2026 agricultural and water forum his office convened. No water bill of his has been enacted in the period reviewed. [9][61][7]
05Forest policy and Yosemite
Forest policy and Yosemite are two of the campaign’s headings. His farm-bill note of April 30, 2026 credits the bill with carrying his H.R. 178 and H.R. 179 on forest management; his H.R. 10128 on gateway communities was heard on September 2, 2026; and GovTrack lists his H.R. 4041 to exempt certain forest-management activities in Yosemite National Park from certain requirements. [9][41][62][5]
06The American Constitution
The campaign lists the Constitution as an issue. In the record that reading has cut both ways for his party: the amicus brief for Texas in December 2020, then the January 2021 letter stating that “Congress has only a narrow role in the presidential election process. Its job is to count the electors submitted by the states, not to determine which electors the states should have sent,” and the Nay votes that followed; the Nay on the Mayorkas impeachment; the Nay on inherent contempt; and the warrant requirement he has backed for Section 702. [9][26][29][30][35][40][69]
07Healthcare and Obamacare
Healthcare and Obamacare is a campaign heading. The record read for this review is the 2025 reconciliation law, on which he voted Yea and Aye and which he said would relieve pressure on Medicaid by requiring able-bodied adults to look for work. No health-specific bill of his was examined. [9][49][50][51]
08California’s November 2026 ballot measures
On September 14, 2026 the campaign published his recommendations on the state propositions: No on Propositions 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 37, 38, 40 and 44, including a housing-program measure, a $25 billion mortgage-subsidy bond, the wealth tax, the measure making the 2012 upper-bracket income-tax increase permanent and a clinic-spending measure he attributes to labor unions, and Yes on Propositions 39, 41, 42, 43 and 45, a voter-identification requirement, an audit condition on new taxes, a ban on new property and retirement taxes, a two-thirds vote for local tax increases and time limits on environmental review under the California Environmental Quality Act. On Proposition 1, which he describes as more spending on housing programs: “Reagan was right: government is not the solution to this problem; government IS the problem.” These are recommendations to voters, not federal legislation. [10]
How to assess a proposal. A campaign plan states an intention. Enactment, implementation costs, replacement revenue, and measured results are separate questions. These priorities should be read alongside the legislative and voting history above.
The fuller record
A useful profile includes the limits of a claim, the findings of investigations and the candidate’s answers to material criticism. The items below are drawn from primary documents and independent reporting, with McClintock’s response where one is on record.
The 2020 election: the amicus brief, then the count
On December 10, 2020, McClintock was one of 126 members of the House on the amicus brief supporting Texas’s motion to sue Pennsylvania, Georgia, Michigan and Wisconsin over their election rules; the Supreme Court denied the motion the next day for lack of standing. In a column dated January 3, 2021, he wrote that the brief’s question remained unanswered, that mass mail voting invited fraud and that the allegations deserved investigation, but that Congress could not refuse to count certified electoral votes: “If the Congress can refuse to count electoral votes – for whatever reason – then it has the inherent power to seize the decision for itself and render the Electoral College superfluous.” On January 5 he signed the letter of thirteen House Republicans to the same effect, and on January 6 and 7 he voted Nay on the Arizona and Pennsylvania objections. In a June 15, 2022 floor speech he called the riot “an affront to our Constitution and a national disgrace” while attacking the Select Committee as one-sided. The brief and the votes are both in the record; readers may weigh the sequence for themselves. [26][27][28][29][30][31][34]
Impeachments and censures: the standard he applies
He voted Nay on the January 13, 2021 impeachment of President Trump, telling the House that “I didn't like the President's speech on January 6th” but that the speech was protected and that “If we impeached every politician who gave a fiery speech to a crowd of partisans, this Capitol would be deserted.” On the Mayorkas impeachment he wrote in November 2023 that the Secretary was guilty of “maladministration, malfeasance, and neglect of duties on a truly historic scale” but that these were not impeachable offenses, and on February 13, 2024 he was one of three Republicans to vote Nay as it passed 214–213; Roll Call reported that he, Ken Buck and Mike Gallagher “again voted against the resolution.” He voted to table the first Schiff censure in June 2023 and, calling the resolution a misuse of a seldom-used power, against inherent contempt for the Attorney General in July 2024; on September 15, 2026 he voted Yea on tabling an impeachment resolution against President Trump. The column, written before the vote, is his answer to critics of it. [32][33][36][35][37][38][40][73]
A home outside the district
McClintock announced his 2008 congressional run for a district hundreds of miles from the Ventura County Senate district he then represented, and opponents attacked him as a carpetbagger, the Los Angeles Times recounted in December 2015. The paper reported: “He now owns a home in Elk Grove but outside his district and is represented by his Democratic colleague Rep. Ami Bera.” His campaign manager told the paper at the time that he intended to buy a house in the district once home prices recovered. Regional reporting in March 2026 still identified him as a Republican of Elk Grove. The Constitution requires a representative to be an inhabitant of the state, not of the district; whether he has since moved was not established by the sources reviewed, and no claim is made. [85][90]
Votes outside the party line
Several recorded votes place him with a small Republican minority. He was one of five Republicans to vote Yea on the MORE Act, the Marijuana Opportunity Reinvestment and Expungement Act, on December 4, 2020, and in June 2020 the only Republican cosponsor of the Ending Qualified Immunity Act, joining 65 Democrats. He was one of 14 Republicans to vote Nay on the Juneteenth holiday bill on June 16, 2021, which passed 415–14; no explanation of that vote was found on his official site, and a USA Today report that collected the dissenters’ reasons quoted four of them and none from him. He voted Aye on the Epstein Files Transparency Act on November 18, 2025, which passed 427–1. GovTrack’s key-votes list for him also includes lopsided roll calls on which the only No recorded was his: the Office of National Drug Control Policy reauthorization of December 5, 2024 (399–1), the PROTECT Our Children Act of December 6, 2022 (421–1) and the TSCA Modernization Act of June 23, 2015 (398–1). Each of these is a recorded vote; motive is not inferred here. [75][77][76][91][72][5]
Attendance in early 2026
GovTrack’s quarterly table shows 15 missed votes of 108 in January to March 2026, 13.9 percent, his second-highest quarterly share since 2009 after January to March 2022 (15 of 102, 14.7 percent), including the January 22, 2026 vote on the Consolidated Appropriations Act; he missed none in the following two quarters. No reason is recorded in the sources reviewed, and none is assumed. [5][74]
The 2026 field, the money and the endorsement
The Secretary of State’s certified returns give McClintock 129,653 votes, 61.3 percent, in the June 2, 2026 primary against three Democrats, of whom Michael Masuda advanced with 24.3 percent; the certified list of candidates for November 3, dated August 27, 2026, gives Masuda’s ballot designation as Foreign Affairs Officer and McClintock’s as United States Representative. Through June 30, 2026 McClintock for Congress reported $928,787.61 in receipts and $201,471.98 on hand; Michael Masuda for Congress reported $361,735.22 and $89,451.51. President Trump’s June 1 post declared that “Tom McClintock has my Complete and Total Endorsement for Re-Election.” A primary challenge from Rep. Kevin Kiley under the new map did not materialize: Kiley filed for both the 5th and 6th Districts and chose the 6th on March 2, 2026, and McClintock posted that “The best way to defeat the Gavinmander is to win in the 6th District, and I believe Kevin is the right candidate to do that.” Masuda’s post-primary statement said he looked forward to debating McClintock before November; whether a debate has been scheduled was not established here. Endorsements and money establish support; they are not evaluations of the record above. [13][89][20][21][22][90][88]
Questions & answers
Who is Tom McClintock?
Tom McClintock’s public career runs from the California Assembly, which he entered at 26, through the State Senate, a near-miss for State Controller and the 2003 recall ballot to nine terms in the U.S. House, where taxpayer groups score him near the top of the chamber and where he has voted his reading of the Constitution against most of his own party on electoral objections, impeachments and censures. [4][78][80][30][35][38] McClintock was born in Bronxville, Westchester County, New York, on July 10, 1956, according to the Biographical Directory of the United States Congress. His official biography does not describe his family or his upbringing; it presents him as the representative of the Sierra Nevada foothills and the Central Valley in a district that, on the office’s description, runs from Placerville to Modesto, through Yosemite Valley and on to Kings Canyon. On December 19, 2021, a family statement posted on his official Facebook page and carried by CBS Sacramento announced the death of his wife, Lori McClintock. [4][1][84]
What office is Tom McClintock running for in 2026?
Who is Tom McClintock running against?
On June 2, 2026, under the congressional map adopted by Proposition 50, he finished first in the top-two primary with 129,653 votes, 61.3 percent; Democrat Michael Masuda, whose campaign site describes him as an engineer raised in Amador County and whose ballot designation is Foreign Affairs Officer, advanced with 51,418 votes, 24.3 percent, ahead of two other Democrats. President Trump posted his endorsement on the evening of June 1. The Secretary of State’s certified list of candidates, dated August 27, 2026, pairs the two for the November 3, 2026 general election. [12][13][11][22][89]
What are Tom McClintock's stated priorities?
The campaign website presents him as “The conservative leader who never stops fighting for us” under the banner “Principled conservative leadership” and lists ten issue headings; its issue pages could not be retrieved for this review, so each heading is read here against the member’s official statements and recorded votes. These are stated positions, not completed accomplishments. [9] The campaign lists: Fiscal reform and the national debt; Economic growth and taxes; Illegal immigration and the border; Water policy; Forest policy and Yosemite; The American Constitution; Healthcare and Obamacare; California’s November 2026 ballot measures.
What does the public record show?
Roll calls, the Clerk’s and the Secretary of State’s election statistics, the member’s own releases and independent tallies establish the following work. Outcomes are described at the level those records support, with the caveats that legislative counting requires. GovTrack’s file of the 109 bills and resolutions McClintock has sponsored since 2009 shows five enacted in their own right: a post-office naming in 2010, the Roseville post office named for Lance Corporal Victor A. Dew in 2013, the 2014 transfer of El Dorado County land into trust for the Shingle Springs Band of Miwok Indians, the 2018 naming of Sky Point in the John Muir Wilderness, and the 2025 naming of the Modesto post office for Corporal Michael D. Anderson Jr. Thirteen others passed the House but were not themselves enacted. GovTrack’s broader count of eight enacted bills includes measures whose text was carried by other legislation, among them the Big Cat Public Safety Act; in the same way, his office reports that his Consequences for Social Security Fraud Act was folded into H.R. 1958, which passed the House on March 18, 2026. [7][5][60]
How was this profile researched?
Reviewed September 17, 2026, and checked line by line against the cited documents before publication. This is a documented overview of publicly available biography, major actions and stated priorities, not an exhaustive vote-by-vote record; more than 60 House roll-call files from 2017 to 2026 were read for it and the 43 defining ones are cited. Numerical claims retain their original meaning and attribution; a court’s order and a committee’s action are labelled as such; historical sources do not imply current positions; the one ranking computed from Voteview’s file is identified as computed. Degree details beyond the Biographical Directory’s entry, professional licences, personal financial disclosures and the 1994 controller race were not part of this review. The campaign site’s About and Issues pages were unreachable behind a script challenge, so its home page and news feed are cited; Ballotpedia, Congress.gov, OpenSecrets, the Cook Political Report, Sabato’s Crystal Ball, abc10 and the Sacramento Bee declined automated retrieval. The Secretary of State’s Statements of Vote are cited for 2002, 2003, 2006, 2024 and 2026 and the Clerk’s compilations of official returns for 2008 and 2022. Filings and campaign pages may change after this review.
Sources & methodology
Government records anchor the profile: the Clerk’s roll calls and election statistics, the California Secretary of State’s Statements of Vote, the Supreme Court’s docket and order, the Federal Election Commission’s filings and the member’s official pages; independent analyses and advocacy ratings are labelled as such; reporting supplies scrutiny and responses; campaign materials are used for the candidate’s own priorities and claims.
- 01Biography | Congressman Tom McClintock (official House biography)mcclintock.house.gov · Accessed September 17, 2026
Official biography: the district from Placerville to Modesto, the Judiciary subcommittee chairmanship, the two Natural Resources subcommittee chairmanships (2011–2015 and 2015–2018), 22 years in the California Legislature, two nominations for State Controller and the 2003 recall candidacy; the taxpayer-group ratings as the office states them.Government record - 02Committees | Congressman Tom McClintockmcclintock.house.gov · Accessed September 17, 2026
Judiciary (chairman, Subcommittee on Immigration Integrity, Security, and Enforcement; Constitution and Limited Government), Natural Resources (Federal Lands; Water, Wildlife, and Fisheries) and Budget assignments in the 119th Congress.Government record - 03Our District | Congressman Tom McClintockmcclintock.house.gov · Accessed September 17, 2026
The counties of the 5th District as the office lists them: all of Amador, Calaveras, Mariposa and Tuolumne and parts of El Dorado, Fresno, Madera and Stanislaus.Government record - 04MCCLINTOCK, Tom — Biographical Directory of the United States Congress (House Historian entry)Office of the Historian, U.S. House of Representatives · Accessed September 17, 2026
Born in Bronxville, Westchester County, N.Y., July 10, 1956; B.A., University of California, Los Angeles, 1978; journalist and public policy analyst; California Assembly 1982–1992 and 1996–2000; State Senate 2000–2008; unsuccessful candidate for Congress in 1992 and for governor in 2003; elected to the 111th and the eight succeeding Congresses.Government record - 05Rep. Tom McClintock — member page, enacted legislation and missed-votes recordGovTrack.us · Accessed September 17, 2026
Attendance: 137 of 10,869 roll calls missed from January 2009 to September 2026 (1.3 percent, better than the 2.1 percent median), with the quarter-by-quarter table; eight bills counted as enacted under GovTrack’s inclusive definition; Republican Study Committee membership; committee assignments.Independent analysis or rating - 062024 Report Card, Rep. Tom McClintock (118th Congress)GovTrack.us · Updated February 13, 2025
20 bills and resolutions introduced, 9 reported out of committee, 1 enacted, 2 with a cosponsor from the other party, 171 bills cosponsored; ranked 4th most politically right in the California delegation.Independent analysis or rating - 07Bills sponsored by Tom McClintock, 2009–2026 (109 records)GovTrack.us (API) · Accessed September 17, 2026
Status of every sponsored measure: five enacted in their own right (H.R. 3319 of 2010, H.R. 3892 of 2013, H.R. 2388 of 2014, H.R. 381 of 2018 and H.R. 1555 of 2025), thirteen that passed the House only, 22 reported and 69 left at introduction; 26 measures in the 119th Congress.Independent analysis or rating - 08DW-NOMINATE member data (HSall_members.csv)Voteview (UCLA) · Accessed September 17, 2026
First-dimension score 0.671 in every Congress from the 111th to the 119th. The ranking among House Republicans (43 score higher; he ties for 44th) was computed from this file for this profile.Independent analysis or rating - 09Tom McClintock | for Congress (campaign website, home page)Tom McClintock for Congress (campaign) · Accessed September 17, 2026
The campaign’s self-description and its ten issue headings: global warming and climate change, transportation, Yosemite, healthcare and Obamacare, water policy, fiscal reform and the national debt, the American Constitution, forest policy, national defense and economic growth. The issue pages themselves could not be retrieved.Campaign or advocacy material - 10McClintock on the Propositions – November 2026 (campaign post, read through the site’s news feed)Tom McClintock for Congress (campaign) · September 14, 2026
The candidate’s recommendations on California’s November 2026 ballot measures, in his own words: No on Propositions 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 37, 38, 40 and 44; Yes on 39, 41, 42, 43 and 45.Campaign or advocacy material - 11Michael Masuda for Congress (opponent’s campaign website)Michael Masuda for Congress (campaign) · Accessed September 17, 2026
The Democratic nominee’s self-description: an engineer raised in Amador County; affordability, wildfire protection, local economies and campaign money as his stated concerns.Campaign or advocacy material - 12Primary Election – Statement of Vote, June 2, 2026California Secretary of State · 2026; accessed September 17, 2026
The certified Statement of Vote for the June 2, 2026 primary, with the office-by-office tables linked from it.Government record - 13Statement of Vote, June 2, 2026, Primary Election — United States Representative by DistrictCalifornia Secretary of State · 2026
5th Congressional District: McClintock (REP) 129,653, 61.3 percent; Masuda (DEM) 51,418, 24.3 percent; Barkley (DEM) 19,349; Stroud (DEM) 11,122; county-by-county returns for the twelve counties in the district.Government record - 14Statistics of the Presidential and Congressional Election of November 5, 2024Clerk of the U.S. House of Representatives · 2025
California, 5th District: Tom McClintock, Republican, 227,643; Michael J. “Mike” Barkley, Democrat, 140,919. The Clerk’s compilation of the official returns, without percentages.Government record - 15Statistics of the Congressional Election of November 8, 2022Clerk of the U.S. House of Representatives (History, Art & Archives copy) · 2023
California, 5th District: McClintock 173,524; Barkley 109,506 — his first election in the renumbered district.Government record - 16Statistics of the Presidential and Congressional Election of November 4, 2008Clerk of the U.S. House of Representatives · 2009
California, 4th District: Charlie Brown, Democrat, 183,990; Tom McClintock, Republican, 185,790.Government record - 17Statement of Vote, November 5, 2002 General Election — summary pages (bound with the Official Declaration of the Result on statewide measures)California Secretary of State · 2002
Controller, from the Statement of Vote summary pages: Steve Westly (DEM) 3,289,839, 45.40 percent; Tom McClintock (REP) 3,273,028, 45.10 percent; three other candidates.Government record - 18Statement of Vote, October 7, 2003 Statewide Special Election (recall)California Secretary of State · 2003
Governor (successor): Arnold Schwarzenegger 4,206,284, 48.6 percent; Cruz M. Bustamante 2,724,874, 31.5 percent; Tom McClintock 1,161,287, 13.5 percent.Government record - 19Official Declaration of the Vote Results on State Ballot Measure — November 4, 2025 Statewide Special Election (Proposition 50)California Secretary of State · 2025
Proposition 50, whose ballot title reads Authorizes Temporary Changes to Congressional District Maps in Response to Texas’ Partisan Redistricting, Legislative Constitutional Amendment: Yes 7,453,339 (64.4 percent), No 4,116,998 (35.6 percent).Government record - 20MCCLINTOCK, THOMAS — candidate overview, H8CA04152 (2026 cycle)Federal Election Commission · Coverage through June 30, 2026; accessed September 17, 2026
McClintock for Congress (C00446815): receipts $928,787.61, disbursements $875,520.62, cash on hand $201,471.98 and debts of $5,105.94 for January 1, 2025 to June 30, 2026; statement of candidacy filed November 7, 2024.Government record - 21MASUDA, MICHAEL — candidate overview, H6CA05377 (2026 cycle)Federal Election Commission · Coverage through June 30, 2026; accessed September 17, 2026
Michael Masuda for Congress (C00905133): receipts $361,735.22, disbursements $272,283.71, cash on hand $89,451.51 for April 1, 2025 to June 30, 2026.Government record - 22Donald J. Trump, Truth Social post of June 1, 2026 (archived copy)Trump’s Truth, a project of Defending Democracy Together (archive of the President’s posts; original linked from the page) · June 1, 2026
The endorsement, in the President’s words, posted the evening before the primary.Campaign or advocacy material - 23Roll call 637, November 16, 2017 — H.R. 1, Tax Cuts and Jobs Act, House passageClerk of the U.S. House · November 16, 2017
McClintock recorded Nay; passed 227–205.Government record - 24Roll call 692, December 19, 2017 — H.R. 1, Tax Cuts and Jobs Act, conference reportClerk of the U.S. House · December 19, 2017
McClintock recorded Yea; agreed to 227–203.Government record - 25Morning Again in America (House floor remarks on the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act)mcclintock.house.gov · December 19, 2017
His explanation of the No vote on the House bill and the Yes vote on the conference report: deductions for casualty loss, medical expenses and student interest restored; the state-and-local deduction capped at $10,000.Government record - 26Brief amicus curiae of U.S. Representative Mike Johnson and 125 other Members of the House, Texas v. Pennsylvania, No. 22O155 (corrected)Supreme Court of the United States (docket) · December 10, 2020
Lists “Amicus U.S. Representative Tom McClintock” among the 126 signers supporting Texas’s motion for leave to file a bill of complaint against four states.Government record - 27Order in pending case, No. 155, Orig., Texas v. Pennsylvania, et al.Supreme Court of the United States · December 11, 2020
Texas’s motion for leave to file a bill of complaint denied for lack of standing under Article III.Government record - 28Respecting an Imperfect System (column)mcclintock.house.gov · January 3, 2021
His statement, three days before the joint session, that Congress has no power to refuse to count certified electoral votes, and his account of joining the Texas amicus brief.Government record - 29Newhouse Joins Massie, Constitutional Conservatives in Sending Letter on Electoral College Certification (letter of thirteen House Republicans, including McClintock)Office of Rep. Dan Newhouse · January 5, 2021
The full text of the January 2021 letter to House leadership stating that Congress’s role is to count the electors submitted by the states, with McClintock listed among the signers.Government record - 30Roll call 10, January 6, 2021 — objection to Arizona’s electoral votesClerk of the U.S. House · January 6, 2021
McClintock recorded Nay; the objection failed 121–303, with 83 Republicans voting Nay.Government record - 31Roll call 11, January 7, 2021 — objection to Pennsylvania’s electoral votesClerk of the U.S. House · January 7, 2021
McClintock recorded Nay; the objection failed 138–282, with 64 Republicans voting Nay.Government record - 32Roll call 17, January 13, 2021 — H.Res. 24, impeaching President TrumpClerk of the U.S. House · January 13, 2021
McClintock recorded Nay; passed 232–197.Government record - 33In Opposition to Impeachment (House floor remarks)mcclintock.house.gov · January 13, 2021
His stated reasons for voting against the 2021 impeachment, including his criticism of the President’s January 6 speech.Government record - 34January 6th Committee (House floor remarks)mcclintock.house.gov · June 15, 2022
His characterisation of the riot as an affront to the Constitution and his objections to the Select Committee’s composition.Government record - 35Roll call 43, February 13, 2024 — H.Res. 863, impeaching Secretary Alejandro MayorkasClerk of the U.S. House · February 13, 2024
McClintock recorded Nay, one of three Republicans; passed 214–213.Government record - 36Redefining Impeachment is a Perilous Path for Conservatives (column)mcclintock.house.gov · November 20, 2023
His argument that maladministration is not an impeachable offense and that a broadened definition would be turned against conservatives.Government record - 37House sends Mayorkas impeachment to Senate on second tryRoll Call · February 13, 2024
Reports the 214–213 vote and names McClintock, Ken Buck and Mike Gallagher as the Republicans who voted against the resolution both times.Independent reporting - 38Roll call 269, June 14, 2023 — motion to table H.Res. 489, censuring Rep. Adam SchiffClerk of the U.S. House · June 14, 2023
McClintock recorded Yea on tabling, one of 20 Republicans; the motion carried 225–196.Government record - 39Roll call 283, June 21, 2023 — H.Res. 521, censuring Rep. Adam SchiffClerk of the U.S. House · June 21, 2023
McClintock recorded Yea; passed 213–209.Government record - 40Roll call 353, July 11, 2024 — H.Res. 1344, inherent contempt of Attorney General GarlandClerk of the U.S. House · July 11, 2024
McClintock recorded Nay, one of four Republicans; the resolution failed 204–210.Government record - 41Vote Notes on Legislation (the member’s explanations of selected votes, 2024–2026)mcclintock.house.gov · Accessed September 17, 2026
His notes on the inherent-contempt resolution, the 2025 energy-and-water appropriations bill, tariff authority (H.Res. 707 and H.Res. 1042), Homeland Security funding, the FISA extension (headed “S 1318”), the 2026 budget resolution, the farm bill and housing legislation.Government record - 42Roll call 20, January 7, 2023 — election of the Speaker (fifteenth ballot)Clerk of the U.S. House · January 7, 2023
McClintock voted for Kevin McCarthy, as he had on the first ballot (roll call 2, January 3, 2023).Government record - 43Roll call 519, October 3, 2023 — H.Res. 757, declaring the office of Speaker vacantClerk of the U.S. House · October 3, 2023
McClintock recorded Nay; the motion carried 216–210.Government record - 44Statement by Congressman Tom McClintock On the Election of the House Speakermcclintock.house.gov · January 6, 2015
His position that a Republican Speaker is to be contested inside the Republican Conference, not on the House floor.Government record - 45Roll call 243, May 31, 2023 — H.R. 3746, Fiscal Responsibility ActClerk of the U.S. House · May 31, 2023
McClintock recorded Aye; passed 314–117.Government record - 46Roll call 72, March 10, 2021 — H.R. 1319, American Rescue Plan ActClerk of the U.S. House · March 10, 2021
McClintock recorded Nay; the Senate amendment was agreed to 220–211.Government record - 47Roll call 369, November 5, 2021 — H.R. 3684, Infrastructure Investment and Jobs ActClerk of the U.S. House · November 5, 2021
McClintock recorded Nay; the Senate amendment was agreed to 228–206. The Clerk’s file titles the bill the INVEST in America Act; it was enacted as the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act.Government record - 48Roll call 456, November 12, 2024 — H.R. 82, Social Security Fairness ActClerk of the U.S. House · November 12, 2024
McClintock recorded Nay; passed 327–75 under suspension of the rules.Government record - 49Roll call 145, May 22, 2025 — H.R. 1, One Big Beautiful Bill Act, House passageClerk of the U.S. House · May 22, 2025
McClintock recorded Yea; passed 215–214.Government record - 50Roll call 190, July 3, 2025 — H.R. 1, One Big Beautiful Bill Act, final passageClerk of the U.S. House · July 3, 2025
McClintock recorded Aye; the Senate amendment was agreed to 218–214.Government record - 51A Big, Beautiful Future (press release and House floor remarks on H.R. 1)mcclintock.house.gov · May 22, 2025
His case for the reconciliation bill: the tax increase he says would follow its failure, the border wall, Medicaid work requirements and energy.Government record - 52Roll call 168, June 12, 2025 — H.R. 4, Rescissions ActClerk of the U.S. House · June 12, 2025
McClintock recorded Yea; passed 214–212.Government record - 53H.J.Res. 8 (119th Congress): Proposing an amendment to the Constitution to provide certain line item veto authority to the PresidentGovTrack.us · Introduced January 3, 2025
Sponsored by McClintock with one cosponsor; no action beyond introduction.Independent analysis or rating - 54Fiscal and Economic (official issue page: releases and vote notes)mcclintock.house.gov · Accessed September 17, 2026
H.R. 8380, the budget-process bill introduced April 22, 2026; the April 30, 2026 budget-resolution note; the March 27, 2026 Homeland Security funding note; the June 23, 2026 housing note.Government record - 55Roll call 209, May 11, 2023 — H.R. 2, Secure the Border ActClerk of the U.S. House · May 11, 2023
McClintock recorded Yea; passed 219–213.Government record - 56Roll call 23, January 22, 2025 — S. 5, Laken Riley ActClerk of the U.S. House · January 22, 2025
McClintock recorded Yea; passed 263–156.Government record - 57Roll call 102, April 10, 2025 — H.R. 22, SAVE ActClerk of the U.S. House · April 10, 2025
McClintock recorded Yea; passed 220–208.Government record - 58Roll call 214, June 9, 2026 — S. 2, Secure America ActClerk of the U.S. House · June 9, 2026
McClintock recorded Aye; passed 214–212.Government record - 59House Judiciary Committee Passes Landmark McClintock Immigration Legislation, Shut Down Sanctuary Policies Act (H.R. 7640)mcclintock.house.gov · March 5, 2026
The bill’s mechanism as the office describes it, his statement about California’s sheriffs, and Chairman Jordan’s statement.Government record - 60Illegal Immigration – Border Crisis (official issue page: releases and hearings)mcclintock.house.gov · Accessed September 17, 2026
The subcommittee’s sanctuary-policy hearings of May 14 and June 30, 2026; H.R. 175, the Deport Alien Gang Members Act, reported by the Judiciary Committee on June 3, 2026.Government record - 61California Water Crisis (official issue page: releases and remarks)mcclintock.house.gov · Accessed September 17, 2026
The Water Optimization for the West Act introduced November 21, 2019 with eleven western members; the August 27, 2026 agricultural and water forum; his 2020 subcommittee statements.Government record - 62Press Releases (official listing, March–September 2026)mcclintock.house.gov · Accessed September 17, 2026
H.R. 10128, the Strengthening Coordination with Gateway Communities Act, heard September 2, 2026; H.R. 5437 reported June 3, 2026; the Riverbank ammunition-plant lease.Government record - 63Roll call 172, June 17, 2021 — H.R. 256, repeal of the 2002 Iraq authorization for use of military forceClerk of the U.S. House · June 17, 2021
McClintock recorded Yea, one of 49 Republicans; passed 268–161.Government record - 64Roll call 560, October 16, 2019 — H.J.Res. 77, opposing the withdrawal from northern SyriaClerk of the U.S. House · October 16, 2019
McClintock recorded Nay, one of 60 Republicans; passed 354–60.Government record - 65Roll call 151, April 20, 2024 — H.R. 8035, Ukraine Security Supplemental Appropriations ActClerk of the U.S. House · April 20, 2024
McClintock recorded Yea; passed 311–112. He also voted Yea on the Israel supplemental the same day (roll call 152, 366–58).Government record - 66Roll call 207, June 4, 2026 — H.R. 2913, Ukraine Support ActClerk of the U.S. House · June 4, 2026
McClintock recorded Nay; passed 226–195 with 18 Republicans in favor.Government record - 67Roll call 85, March 5, 2026 — H.Con.Res. 38, War Powers Resolution direction to remove forces from hostilities in IranClerk of the U.S. House · March 5, 2026
McClintock recorded Nay; failed 212–219. The first of six such resolutions in 2026.Government record - 68Roll call 307, September 15, 2026 — H.Con.Res. 93, War Powers Resolution direction to remove forces from hostilities with IranClerk of the U.S. House · September 15, 2026
McClintock recorded Nay; passed 220–204. He also voted Nay on the intervening resolutions of April 16, May 14, June 3 and July 23, 2026.Government record - 69Roll call 114, April 12, 2024 — Biggs amendment (warrant requirement) to H.R. 7888Clerk of the U.S. House · April 12, 2024
McClintock recorded Aye; the amendment failed on a 212–212 tie.Government record - 70Roll call 119, April 12, 2024 — H.R. 7888, Reforming Intelligence and Securing America ActClerk of the U.S. House · April 12, 2024
McClintock recorded No; passed 273–147.Government record - 71Roll call 155, April 30, 2026 — S. 4465, extension of Title VII of the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance ActClerk of the U.S. House · April 30, 2026
McClintock recorded Yea; passed 261–111 under suspension of the rules.Government record - 72Roll call 289, November 18, 2025 — H.R. 4405, Epstein Files Transparency ActClerk of the U.S. House · November 18, 2025
McClintock recorded Aye; passed 427–1.Government record - 73Roll call 298, September 15, 2026 — motion to table H.Res. 1486, impeaching President TrumpClerk of the U.S. House · September 15, 2026
McClintock recorded Yea on tabling; the motion carried 232–147.Government record - 74Roll call 45, January 22, 2026 — H.R. 7148, Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2026Clerk of the U.S. House · January 22, 2026
McClintock recorded Not Voting; passed 341–88.Government record - 75Roll call 235, December 4, 2020 — H.R. 3884, MORE ActClerk of the U.S. House · December 4, 2020
McClintock recorded Yea, one of five Republicans; passed 228–164.Government record - 76Roll call 170, June 16, 2021 — S. 475, Juneteenth National Independence Day ActClerk of the U.S. House · June 16, 2021
McClintock recorded Nay, one of 14 Republicans; passed 415–14.Government record - 77H.R. 7085 (116th Congress), Ending Qualified Immunity Act — cosponsorsGovTrack.us · Introduced June 4, 2020
66 cosponsors, 65 Democrats and one Republican; McClintock joined on June 11, 2020.Independent analysis or rating - 78Congressional Scorecard — Tom McClintock (CA-05), legislator page M001177Club for Growth Foundation · Accessed September 17, 2026
2025 score 100, lifetime 96, rank 1; annual scores from 100 in 2009 to 78 in 2023 and 93 in 2024; Defender of Economic Freedom awards in fourteen years. Keyed to the same Bioguide identifier the Clerk of the House uses.Independent analysis or rating - 79Scorecard: Rep. Tom McClintock, 119th CongressHeritage Action for America · Accessed September 17, 2026
Session score 92 percent, lifetime 88 percent.Independent analysis or rating - 802020 Taxpayers’ Friend Award Winners (NTU Rates Congress, second session of the 116th Congress)National Taxpayers Union · Accessed September 17, 2026
McClintock listed first among House award winners with a 96 percent taxpayer score, a score shared with several colleagues.Independent analysis or rating - 81National Environmental Scorecard: Tom McClintockLeague of Conservation Voters · Accessed September 17, 2026
2025 score 3 percent; lifetime 3 percent.Independent analysis or rating - 82Grades & Endorsements — California 2026NRA Political Victory Fund · Accessed September 17, 2026
U.S. House, 5th District: Tom McClintock (R), incumbent, A, with the asterisk the page defines as an NRA-endorsed candidate; Michael Masuda (D) shown with a question mark, the fund’s marker for a candidate who did not answer its questionnaire or whose record it considers inconsistent.Independent analysis or rating - 83House ScorecardSBA Pro-Life America · Accessed September 17, 2026
McClintock (CA-05) graded A+.Independent analysis or rating - 84Lori McClintock, Wife Of Congressman Tom McClintock, DiesCBS Sacramento (CBS13) · December 19, 2021
Reports her death and carries the family’s statement.Independent reporting - 85These California lawmakers don’t live in the districts they representLos Angeles Times · December 22, 2015
The 2008 carpetbagger attacks, his Elk Grove home outside the district, and the campaign’s statement that he intended to buy a house in the district.Independent reporting - 86How Proposition 50 Just Rewrote California’s 2026 Congressional MapKQED · November 20, 2025
KQED’s account of the new map, reporting the Cook Political Report’s Erin Covey on up to five Republican-held seats within Democratic reach and on Rep. Kevin Kiley’s options, including the 5th District.Independent reporting - 87Prop. 50 could nudge county to the political leftCeres Courier (report by The Modesto Focus, Central Valley Journalism Collaborative) · November 12, 2025
Local reporting on the new lines: the 5th District loses Salida and gains conservative neighborhoods east of Modesto.Independent reporting - 88Michael Masuda Advances to Challenge McClintock in the General (campaign statement, as published)Michael Masuda for Congress (campaign), published by Eastern Sierra Now · June 3, 2026
The Democratic nominee’s statement after the primary, including his wish to debate McClintock before November.Campaign or advocacy material - 89Certified List of Candidates for the November 3, 2026, General ElectionCalifornia Secretary of State · August 27, 2026
United States Representative, District 5: Michael Masuda, Democratic, ballot designation Foreign Affairs Officer; Tom McClintock, Republican, ballot designation United States Representative.Government record - 90Kiley announces campaign for 6th district, averting McClintock challengeThe San Joaquin Valley Sun · March 2, 2026
Rep. Kevin Kiley’s filing in both the 5th and 6th Districts and his choice of the 6th, with McClintock’s response; the report identifies McClintock as a Republican of Elk Grove.Independent reporting - 91Who are the 14 House Republicans who voted against a Juneteenth holiday? And why?USA Today (published by Yahoo News) · June 17, 2021
Names the fourteen, including McClintock, and quotes the reasons given by four of them; no statement from McClintock is carried.Independent reporting - 92Committee profile: Immigration Integrity, Security, and Enforcement Subcommittee, Committee on the Judiciary (119th Congress)Clerk of the U.S. House of Representatives · Accessed September 18, 2026
The Clerk’s roster lists Tom McClintock as chair of the subcommittee.Government record - 93Statement of Vote, November 5, 2024 General Election (complete)California Secretary of State · 2024
United States Representative, District 5: Tom McClintock (REP) 227,643, 61.8 percent; Michael J. “Mike” Barkley (DEM) 140,919, 38.2 percent; returns from eight counties.Government record - 94Statement of Vote, 2006 General Election — Lieutenant GovernorCalifornia Secretary of State · 2006
State totals: John Garamendi (DEM) 4,189,584, 49.2 percent; Tom McClintock (REP) 3,845,858, 45.1 percent; four other candidates.Government record - 95Congressman Tom McClintock Named Chairman of the House Immigration Integrity, Security, and Enforcement Subcommitteemcclintock.house.gov · January 27, 2023
The office’s announcement of the chairmanship for the 118th Congress, noting that he had been the subcommittee’s ranking member in the previous Congress.Government record - 96Foreign Affairs – International (official issue page: releases, columns and vote notes)mcclintock.house.gov · Accessed September 18, 2026
The January 12, 2026 statement identifying him as co-chairman of the Congressional Iran Human Rights and Democracy Caucus; the May 13, 2025 release on H.Res. 166 and its 136 Republican and 83 Democratic cosponsors; the Maduro statement of January 5, 2026.Government record - 97Lessons from Caracas (column)mcclintock.house.gov · January 21, 2026
His stated view of the President’s war powers after the capture of Nicolas Maduro, including his disagreement with current precedents and his reasons for deferring a congressional reassertion.Government record - 98House passes Ukraine aid bill in another GOP rebuke of Trump’s foreign policyNBC News · June 4, 2026
The Ukraine Support Act’s content ($8 billion in loans and more than $1 billion in other funds), its route to the floor around the Republican leadership and the 226–195 vote with 18 Republicans in favor.Independent reporting - 99Roll call 114, April 16, 2026 — H.Con.Res. 40, War Powers Resolution direction to remove forces from hostilities with IranClerk of the U.S. House · April 16, 2026
McClintock recorded Nay; failed 213–214.Government record - 100Roll call 170, May 14, 2026 — H.Con.Res. 75, War Powers Resolution direction to remove forces from hostilities with IranClerk of the U.S. House · May 14, 2026
McClintock recorded Nay; failed 212–212.Government record - 101Roll call 199, June 3, 2026 — H.Con.Res. 86, War Powers Resolution direction to remove forces from hostilities with IranClerk of the U.S. House · June 3, 2026
McClintock recorded Nay; passed 215–208 with four Republicans in favor.Government record - 102Roll call 282, July 23, 2026 — H.Con.Res. 89, War Powers Resolution direction to remove forces from hostilities with IranClerk of the U.S. House · July 23, 2026
McClintock recorded Nay; passed 214–208.Government record - 103Roll call 2, January 3, 2023 — election of the Speaker (first ballot)Clerk of the U.S. House · January 3, 2023
McClintock voted for Kevin McCarthy on the first ballot.Government record - 104Roll call 152, April 20, 2024 — H.R. 8034, Israel Security Supplemental Appropriations ActClerk of the U.S. House · April 20, 2024
McClintock recorded Yea; passed 366–58.Government record - 105Roll call 154, April 30, 2026 — H.R. 7567, Farm, Food, and National Security ActClerk of the U.S. House · April 30, 2026
McClintock recorded Yea; passed 224–200.Government record
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Voting in California: official dates, deadlines and rules
The general election is Tuesday, November 3, 2026. The dates and rules below were read from the California Secretary of State; the authority's own page, linked beside each one, is the final word.
Dates and deadlines
- Voter registration deadlineOctober 19, 2026 is the last day to register to vote in the general election. A registration application must be postmarked by that date if mailed, submitted online by that date, or delivered to the county elections official by that date. After that date, Same Day Voter Registration is available through Election Day. Read from: sos.ca.gov/elections/upcoming-elections/general-election-november-3-2026/key-dates-deadlines
- Online voter registration deadlineOctober 19, 2026 is the last day to register to vote online, at registertovote.ca.gov, for the November 3, 2026 general election. Read from: sos.ca.gov/elections/upcoming-elections/general-election-november-3-2026
- Same Day Voter RegistrationFrom October 20, 2026 through Election Day, November 3, 2026, eligible citizens who missed the October 19 deadline can "conditionally" register and vote a provisional ballot at their county elections office, polling place or vote center. The ballot is processed and counted once the county elections office has completed the voter registration verification process. Read from: sos.ca.gov/elections/upcoming-elections/general-election-november-3-2026/key-dates-deadlines
- Vote-by-mail ballots mailed to votersOctober 5, 2026 is the last day for county elections officials to begin mailing a vote-by-mail ballot to every active registered voter; no request is needed. Secure ballot drop-off locations open on October 6, 2026 and remain available through the close of polls on November 3, 2026. Read from: sos.ca.gov/elections/upcoming-elections/general-election-november-3-2026/key-dates-deadlines
- Early voting beginsEarly voting sites open on October 5, 2026. The first vote centers open for early in-person voting in all Voter's Choice Act counties on October 24, 2026, and in-person early voting locations throughout California will be open on Saturday, October 31, 2026. Find locations at caearlyvoting.sos.ca.gov or on the county elections official's website. Read from: sos.ca.gov/elections/upcoming-elections/general-election-november-3-2026/key-dates-deadlines
- Deadline to return a vote-by-mail ballotBy mail: the ballot must be postmarked on or before Election Day, November 3, 2026, and received by the county elections office no later than 7 days after Election Day, November 10, 2026. In person: return it to a secure drop box, polling place, vote center or county elections office by 8:00 p.m. on November 3, 2026. To ensure a timely postmark, the Secretary of State says to mail the ballot at least 7 days in advance. Read from: sos.ca.gov/elections/voter-registration/vote-mail
- Poll hours on Election DayPolls are open throughout the state from 7:00 a.m. to 8:00 p.m. on Election Day, Tuesday, November 3, 2026. A voter who is still in line when the polls close has the right to vote. Read from: sos.ca.gov/elections/upcoming-elections/general-election-november-3-2026/key-dates-deadlines
Rules to know
- What to bringIn most cases, a California voter is not required to show identification to a polling place worker before voting. A person voting for the first time after registering by mail who did not provide a driver license number, California identification number or the last four digits of the Social Security number on the registration form may be asked to show a form of identification at the polls; in that case, bring identification to the polling place or include a copy of it with the vote-by-mail ballot. Acceptable examples include a copy of a recent utility bill, the sample ballot booklet from the county elections office, another document sent by a government agency, a passport, a driver license, an official state identification card, or a student identification card showing name and photograph. Read from: sos.ca.gov/elections/voting-resources/voting-california/what-bring
- Voting by mailCounty elections officials mail a vote-by-mail ballot to all active registered voters, so no application is needed. After voting, place the ballot in the envelope provided and complete all required information on the envelope; the signature on the return envelope is compared with the signature(s) in the voter registration record. Return the ballot by mail, at a secure drop box or drop-off location, or in person at a polling place, vote center or county elections office. Anyone may return a voter's ballot as long as they are not paid on a per-ballot basis. Read from: sos.ca.gov/elections/voter-registration/vote-mail
- Voting early in personEarly voting sites open October 5, 2026, and any registered voter can go to a county elections office in person to request and receive a vote-by-mail ballot. In Voter's Choice Act counties, the first vote centers open October 24, 2026; at any vote center in a participating county a voter may vote in person, drop off a ballot, get a replacement ballot, vote using an accessible voting machine, get help and voting material in multiple languages, and register to vote or update a voter registration. In-person early voting locations throughout California will be open on Saturday, October 31, 2026; counties that are not implementing the Voter's Choice Act open at least one early voting location that day for a minimum of six hours. Locations are listed at caearlyvoting.sos.ca.gov. Read from: sos.ca.gov/elections/upcoming-elections/general-election-november-3-2026
- Track your ballotThe Secretary of State's "Where's My Ballot?" tool tracks a vote-by-mail ballot when it is mailed, received and counted. Voters who sign up at WheresMyBallot.sos.ca.gov receive updates on the status of their ballot by text message (SMS), email or voice call. Read from: sos.ca.gov/elections/ballot-status/wheres-my-ballot
- If there is a problem with your signatureIf there is an issue with the signature on a vote-by-mail return envelope, the county elections office notifies the voter by mail, phone, email or through the "Where's My Ballot?" tool. For the November 3, 2026 general election, the Secretary of State's election calendar gives 5:00 p.m. on November 25, 2026 as the deadline for a voter to verify a signature that did not compare or to provide a missing signature. The signature verification statement or combined statement can be submitted in person, or by mail, email or fax. Read from: elections.cdn.sos.ca.gov/statewide-elections/2026-primary/election-guide/section-07-general-election-calendar.pdf
Read from: General Election - November 3, 2026 :: California Secretary of State · Key Dates and Deadlines :: California Secretary of State · November 3, 2026, General Election Calendar · CERTIFIED LIST OF CANDIDATES FOR THE NOVEMBER 3, 2026, GENERAL ELECTION · Voter Registration :: California Secretary of State · Same Day Voter Registration (Conditional Voter Registration) :: California Secretary of State — Rules and dates as of Sep 17, 2026
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