Politician
Tom McClintock
Republican · California · ran 4 times since 2020, won 4 · incumbent
FEC candidate H8CA04152
Tom McClintock (Republican) raised $1.3M for the 2026 California 5th District race, $196K of it from PACs, and outside groups spent $0 for and $0 against them (FEC filings through Oct 14, 2026). They won.
Raised, all runs
$6.2M
2026, 2024, 2022, 2020
From PAC checks
16%
$960K from corporations, trade groups, unions and politicians
Outside money for
$0
Super PACs and party groups helping
Outside money against
$147K
Spent attacking them
Every run
Each general election, with the money behind it and the result.
| Cycle | Race | Raised | PAC share | Outside for / against | Google ads | All money | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | California 5th District | $1.3M | 16% | $0 / $0 | – | $1.3M | ✓ Won |
| 2024 | California 5th District | $1.2M | 19% | $0 / $0 | – | $1.2M | ✓ Won |
| 2022 | California 5th District | $1.7M | 17% | $0 / $0 | $29K | $1.7M | ✓ Won |
| 2020 | California 4th District | $2.1M | 12% | $0 / $147K | $17K | $2.2M | ✓ Won |
Who wrote the checks
The PACs that gave the most across every run, and what kind of money it is.
Corporate $276KTrade group $210KLeadership PAC $159KMembership $90KOther $82KSuper PAC $9KParty $6KUnion $3K
- Majority Committee PAC--Mc PACLeadership PAC$30K
- Koch, Inc. Political Action Committee (Kochpac)CorporateLobbyist PAC$28K
- Build Political Action Committee of the National Association of Home Builders (Buildpac)Trade groupLobbyist PAC$23K
- Union Pacific Corp. Fund for Effective GovernmentCorporateLobbyist PAC$22K
- Eureka Political Action CommitteeLeadership PAC$20K
- National Association of Insurance and Financial Advisors Political Action CommTrade groupLobbyist PAC$20K
- Culac the PAC of Credit Union National AssociationTrade groupLobbyist PAC$19K
- American Israel Public Affairs Committee Political Action CommitteeMembershipLobbyist PAC$18K
- American Institute of Certified Public Accountants Political Action CommitteeMembershipLobbyist PAC$15K
- Toyota Motor North America, Inc Political Action Committee (Toyota/Lexus PAC)CorporateLobbyist PAC$15K
- At&T Inc. Employee Federal Political Action Committee (At&T Employee Federal PAC)CorporateLobbyist PAC$11K
- Support Taxfighters & Elect Effective Leaders PACLeadership PAC$10K
Outside money, for and against
Super PACs and party groups that spent the most on these races.
- House Majority PACagainst $112K
- California Moderate Voicesagainst $35K
The payback
How they voted on their funders' bills
On the 29 key votes where Tom McClintock had taken $10K+ from the industry with a stake, they voted the industry's way 24 times (83%). Money is PAC checks plus credited super PAC support across every run since 2020; “with industry” is the vote the industry lobbied for.
| Vote | Industry | Their money from it | Voted |
|---|---|---|---|
| NDAA FY2027House · 2026 · 216–212 | Defense contractors wanted yea | $6K | Yea · with industry |
| Stop Insider Trading ActHouse · 2026 · 232–198 | Members who trade stocks wanted nay | – | Yea · against |
| Faster Labor Contracts ActHouse · 2026 · 230–193 | Labor unions wanted yea | $61K | Nay · against |
| Veterans 2nd Amendment Protection ActHouse · 2026 · 216–201 | Gun lobby wanted yea | $20K | Yea · with industry |
| Year-round E15House · 2026 · 218–203 | Agriculture, food and retail wanted yeaOil, gas and coal wanted nay | $65K$61K | Nay · againstNay · with industry |
| Farm, Food, and National Security ActHouse · 2026 · 224–200 | Agriculture, food and retail wanted yea | $65K | Yea · with industry |
| Affordable HOMES ActHouse · 2026 · 263–147 | Real estate and construction wanted yea | $52K | Yea · with industry |
| Protect America's Workforce ActHouse · 2025 · 231–195 | Labor unions wanted yea | $61K | Nay · against |
| ANWR coastal plain leasingHouse · 2025 · 217–209 | Oil, gas and coal wanted yea | $61K | Yea · with industry |
| NDAA FY2026House · 2025 · 231–196 | Defense contractors wanted yea | $6K | Yea · with industry |
| GENIUS Act (stablecoins)House · 2025 · 308–122 | Crypto wanted yea | – | Yea · with industry |
| CLARITY Act (crypto market structure)House · 2025 · 294–134 | Crypto wanted yea | – | Yea · with industry |
| One Big Beautiful Bill ActHouse · 2025 · 218–214 | Oil, gas and coal wanted yeaWall Street and hedge funds wanted yea | $61K$35K | Yea · with industryYea · with industry |
| OCC bank merger rule repealHouse · 2025 · 220–207 | Wall Street and hedge funds wanted yea | $35K | Yea · with industry |
| California clean cars waiver repealHouse · 2025 · 246–164 | Oil, gas and coal wanted yea | $61K | Yea · with industry |
| CFPB overdraft rule repealHouse · 2025 · 217–211 | Wall Street and hedge funds wanted yea | $35K | Yea · with industry |
| IRS DeFi broker rule repealHouse · 2025 · 292–132 | Crypto wanted yea | – | Yea · with industry |
| Methane waste emissions charge repealHouse · 2025 · 220–206 | Oil, gas and coal wanted yea | $61K | Yea · with industry |
| FIT21 (crypto market structure)House · 2024 · 279–136 | Crypto wanted yea | – | Yea · with industry |
| Israel Security Assistance Support ActHouse · 2024 · 224–187 | Pro-Israel groups wanted yea | $23K | Yea · with industry |
| SAB 121 repealHouse · 2024 · 228–182 | Crypto wanted yea | – | Yea · with industry |
| Antisemitism Awareness ActHouse · 2024 · 320–91 | Pro-Israel groups wanted yea | $23K | Yea · with industry |
| Israel security supplemental (Apr 2024)House · 2024 · 366–58 | Pro-Israel groups wanted yea | $23K | Yea · with industry |
| Ukraine security supplementalHouse · 2024 · 311–112 | Defense contractors wanted yea | $6K | Yea · with industry |
| Protecting Health Care for All Patients ActHouse · 2024 · 211–208 | Pharma and health care wanted yea | $4K | Yea · with industry |
| Joint-employer rule repealHouse · 2024 · 206–177 | Labor unions wanted nay | $61K | Yea · against |
| NDAA FY2024House · 2023 · 310–118 | Defense contractors wanted yea | $6K | Nay · against |
| Israel aid (Nov 2023)House · 2023 · 226–196 | Pro-Israel groups wanted yea | $23K | Yea · with industry |
| Pistol brace rule repealHouse · 2023 · 219–210 | Gun lobby wanted yea | $20K | Yea · with industry |
| Lower Energy Costs ActHouse · 2023 · 225–204 | Oil, gas and coal wanted yea | $61K | Yea · with industry |
| Strategic Production Response ActHouse · 2023 · 221–205 | Oil, gas and coal wanted yea | $61K | Yea · with industry |
| Merger Filing Fee Modernization ActHouse · 2022 · 242–184 | Tech and AI wanted nay | $16K | Nay · with industry |
| Inflation Reduction ActHouse · 2022 · 220–207 | Oil, gas and coal wanted nayPharma and health care wanted nayWall Street and hedge funds wanted nay | $61K$4K$35K | Nay · with industryNay · with industryNay · with industry |
| Assault Weapons Ban of 2022House · 2022 · 217–213 | Gun lobby wanted nay | $20K | Nay · with industry |
| Safer Communities Act (post-Uvalde)House · 2022 · 234–193 | Gun lobby wanted nay | $20K | Nay · with industry |
| Affordable Insulin Now ActHouse · 2022 · 232–193 | Pharma and health care wanted nay | $4K | Nay · with industry |
| Bipartisan Background Checks ActHouse · 2021 · 227–203 | Gun lobby wanted nay | $20K | Nay · with industry |
| PRO Act (union organising)House · 2021 · 225–206 | Labor unions wanted yea | $61K | Nay · against |
The revolving door
1 former aide now lobbying
Lobbyists who list a job in Tom McClintock's office among the government positions they held, and who they now work for. A former staffer gets the meeting.
Brittan SpechtFormer congressional staff
Counsel, Dep Chief of Staff, Hse Speaker; Policy Dir, Dep Policy Dir, Hse Min Leader.; Sr Policy Adv., Hse Maj. Leader; Policy Dr, RSC; Dep Chief of Staff Re…
Now lobbies for Ripple Labs INC., Lockheed Martin Corporation, Microsoft Corporation, T-Mobile US INC. and 3 more · via Michael Best Strategies LLC
Figures are the candidate's principal committees as filed with the FEC, cycle by cycle. See About the data.
Questions people ask
- Who funded Tom McClintock's 2026 campaign?
- Tom McClintock (Republican) raised $1.3M for the 2026 California 5th District race, $196K of it from PACs, and outside groups spent $0 for and $0 against them (FEC filings through Oct 14, 2026). They won.
- Which PACs gave the most to Tom McClintock?
- National Association of Insurance and Financial Advisors Political Action Comm ($10K), Eureka Political Action Committee ($10K), Majority Committee PAC--Mc PAC ($10K), Support Taxfighters & Elect Effective Leaders PAC ($10K), American Institute of Certified Public Accountants Political Action Committee ($8K) in 2026.
- How much has Tom McClintock raised across elections?
- $1.3M in 2026 (California 5th District), $1.2M in 2024 (California 5th District), $1.7M in 2022 (California 5th District), $2.1M in 2020 (California 4th District).