Federal candidate · 2019–2020 cycle · past cycle
Tom McClintock

- Office
- U.S. representative for California’s 5th district
- Party
- Republican
- Hometown
- Elk Grove, CA
- Born
- 1956
- In Congress
- House since 2009 · 17 years in office
- Current term
- January 3, 2025 to January 3, 2027
- FEC filing name
- MCCLINTOCK, THOMAS
- Next election
- Primary March 3, 2020 · General November 3, 2020 (Wikipedia, checked October 23, 2026; confirm with your state election office)
California, District 5
Official websiteX (Twitter)FacebookYouTubeInstagramFEC pageCongressional biography
Biographical details from congress-legislators (CC0) and the House Clerk, retrieved October 23, 2026.
FEC candidate ID H8CA04152 · Principal campaign committee: MCCLINTOCK FOR CONGRESS
| Cycle | Office | Raised | Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025–2026 | U.S. House · California District 5 | $1,208,240.24 | General-election nominee |
| 2023–2024 | U.S. House · California District 5 | $1,171,016.98 | Won the general election |
| 2021–2022 | U.S. House · California District 5 | $1,674,004.02 | Lost the general election (45.5%) |
| 2019–2020 | U.S. House · California District 4 | $2,076,411.14 | Won the general election (55.9%) |
2019–2020 cycle totals through December 31, 2020, from the FEC’s candidate summary file. This is a dated snapshot, not live reporting; the FEC’s page for this candidate is the official source.
Where the money comes from
- Individual contributions$1,653,373.4880%
- PACs and other committees$258,985.0912%
- Party committees$3,750.000%
- Transfers from joint fundraising and the candidate’s other committees$142,462.867%
- Other receipts (loans from others, refunds, interest)$17,839.711%
Raised and spent over time
Report-by-report history is shown for the current cycle.
Committees
- House Committee on Natural Resources
- Federal Lands
- Water, Wildlife and Fisheries
- House Committee on the Budget
- House Committee on the Judiciary
- Immigration Integrity, Security, and Enforcement Chair
- The Constitution and Limited Government
Assignments from unitedstates/congress-legislators (CC0), retrieved October 23, 2026.
PAC and committee contributors
86 committees reported giving $211,449.00 to this candidate, as filed by the giving committees through December 29, 2024. Timing differs from the campaign’s own reports, so this list may not match the totals above.
- MAJORITY COMMITTEE PAC--MC PACLeadership PAC$10,000.00
- VSP HOLDING COMPANY INC POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE (VSP - PAC) Company pageConnected PAC$10,000.00
- CULAC THE PAC OF CREDIT UNION NATIONAL ASSOCIATION Company pageConnected PAC$8,500.00
- THE EYE OF THE TIGER POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEELeadership PAC$8,000.00
- TOYOTA MOTOR NORTH AMERICA, INC POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE (TOYOTA/LEXUS PAC) Company pagePAC$8,000.00
- UNION PACIFIC CORP. FUND FOR EFFECTIVE GOVERNMENT Company pageConnected PAC$7,500.00
- KOCH INDUSTRIES, INC. POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE (KOCHPAC) Company pageConnected PAC$7,500.00
- BUILD POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE OF THE NATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF HOME BUILDERS (BUILDPAC) Company pageConnected PAC$7,000.00
- AMERICAN INSTITUTE OF CERTIFIED PUBLIC ACCOUNTANTS POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE Company pageConnected PAC$6,000.00
- AMERICAN BANKERS ASSOCIATION PAC (BANKPAC) Company pageConnected PAC$5,000.00
- CHEVRON EMPLOYEES POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE - CHEVRON CORPORATION Company pageConnected PAC$5,000.00
- VALERO ENERGY CORPORATION POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE Company pageConnected PAC$5,000.00
- SAFARI CLUB INTERNATIONAL PAC (SCI-PAC) Company pageConnected PAC$5,000.00
- COMCAST CORPORATION & NBCUNIVERSAL POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE - FEDERAL Company pageConnected PAC$5,000.00
- HUCK PACPAC$5,000.00
- SCALISE FOR CONGRESSCandidate committee$4,000.00
- CALIFORNIA FARM BUREAU FEDERATION FUND TO PROTECT THE FAMILY FARM (FARM PAC )PAC$3,500.00
- AT&T INC./WARNERMEDIA LLC FEDERAL POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE (AT&T/WARNERMEDIA FEDERAL PAC) Company pageConnected PAC$3,500.00
- PG&E CORPORATION EMPLOYEES ENERGYPAC Company pagePAC$3,500.00
- HOUSE CONSERVATIVES FUNDLeadership PAC$3,000.00
- PACIFIC COAST PRODUCERS POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE FEDERALConnected PAC$2,800.00
- CALIFORNIA WESTSIDE FARMERS FED PACPAC$2,500.00
- EXXON MOBIL CORPORATION POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE (EXXONMOBIL PAC) Company pageConnected PAC$2,500.00
- NATIONAL BEER WHOLESALERS ASSOCIATION POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE Company pageConnected PAC$2,500.00
- FRIANT WATER PAC - FEDERALPAC$2,500.00
Show all 86 committees
- THE HOME DEPOT INC. POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE Company pageConnected PAC$2,500.00
- CALPORTLAND COMPANY POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE (CALPORTLAND PAC) Company pageConnected PAC$2,500.00
- TULARE COUNTY REPUBLICAN CENTRAL COMMITTEE (FEDERAL)Party committee$2,500.00
- THE NATIONAL RURAL ELECTRIC COOPERATIVE ASSOCIATION ACTION COMMITTEE FOR RURAL ELECTRIFICATION (ACRE) Company pageConnected PAC$2,000.00
- NATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF INSURANCE AND FINANCIAL ADVISORS POLITICAL ACTION COMM Company pagePAC$2,000.00
- EDISON INTERNATIONAL PAC Company pageConnected PAC$2,000.00
- VIACOMCBS INC. POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE Company pagePAC$2,000.00
- VERIZON COMMUNICATIONS, INC. POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE (VERIZON PAC)PAC$2,000.00
- DENTONS US LLP PACPAC$2,000.00
- GAP INC. POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE; THE Company pageConnected PAC$2,000.00
- LOCKHEED MARTIN CORPORATION EMPLOYEES' POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE Company pageConnected PAC$2,000.00
- DEVIN NUNES CAMPAIGN COMMITTEECandidate committee$2,000.00
- AMERICAN FOREST RESOURCE COUNCIL PACPAC$2,000.00
- UNIVERSAL MUSIC GROUP EMPLOYEE ACTION FUND Company pageConnected PAC$2,000.00
- HARDWOOD FEDERATION-PAC INC Company pagePAC$2,000.00
- NEW PACPAC$2,000.00
- PINNACLE PACPAC$2,000.00
- VITORIA PACLeadership PAC$2,000.00
- TUOLUMNE COUNTY REPUBLICAN PARTY (FED)Party committee$1,964.00
- WINREDHybrid PAC$1,785.00
- BNSF RAILWAY COMPANY RAILPAC (BNSF RAILPAC) Company pageConnected PAC$1,500.00
- BHFS-E, PC PAC (BROWNSTEIN HYATT FARBER SCHRECK POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE) Company pageConnected PAC$1,500.00
- PAUL COOK FOR CONGRESSCandidate committee$1,500.00
- NEXSTAR MEDIA GROUP, INC. POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE (NEXSTAR PAC) Company pageConnected PAC$1,500.00
- NATIONAL CONFECTIONERS ASSOCIATION OF THE UNITED STATES, INC. POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE (CANDY PAC)Connected PAC$1,000.00
- SEMPRA ENERGY EMPLOYEES POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE- FEDERALPAC$1,000.00
- NATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF BROADCASTERS POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE (NABPAC) Company pageConnected PAC$1,000.00
- PHARMACEUTICAL RESEARCH & MANUFACTURERS OF AMERICA BETTER GOVERNMENT COMMITTEE Company pageConnected PAC$1,000.00
- NATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF REALTORS POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE Company pageConnected PAC$1,000.00
- AIR LINE PILOTS ASSOCIATION PAC Company pageConnected PAC$1,000.00
- NATIONAL RIFLE ASSOCIATION OF AMERICA POLITICAL VICTORY FUNDConnected PAC$1,000.00
- NATIONAL FEDERATION OF INDEPENDENT BUSINESS FEDERAL POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE Company pageConnected PAC$1,000.00
- NATIONAL FISHERIES INSTITUTE (FISHPAC) Company pageConnected PAC$1,000.00
- FARMERS GROUP, INC., FARMERS INSURANCE EXCHANGE, FIRE INSURANCE EXCHANGE AND TRUCK INSURANCE EXCHANGE POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE AKA FARMERS INSURANCE PACConnected PAC$1,000.00
- WINE AND SPIRITS WHOLESALERS OF AMERICA, INC. POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE Company pageConnected PAC$1,000.00
- THE ASCAP LEGISLATIVE FUND FOR THE ARTSConnected PAC$1,000.00
- NATIONAL ROOFING CONTRACTORS ASSOCIATION ROOF PAC Company pageConnected PAC$1,000.00
- KINGS RIVER WATER POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEEConnected PAC$1,000.00
- AMERICAN GAMING ASSOCIATION POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE Company pageConnected PAC$1,000.00
- AMAZON.COM SERVICES LLC SEPARATE SEGREGATED FUND (AMAZON PAC)PAC$1,000.00
- THE NATIONAL RIGHT TO WORK COMMITTEE PACConnected PAC$1,000.00
- COVINGTON AND BURLING LLP PACPAC$1,000.00
- NATIONAL SHOOTING SPORTS FOUNDATION, INC. POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE (NSSF PAC) Company pageConnected PAC$1,000.00
- JEFF PACLeadership PAC$1,000.00
- DR. BRIAN BABIN FOR CONGRESSCandidate committee$1,000.00
- INTELLECTUAL VENTURES DCP, INC. PAC (INTELLECTUAL VENTURES PAC)PAC$1,000.00
- GARRET GRAVES FOR CONGRESSCandidate committee$1,000.00
- TEXANS FOR JODEY ARRINGTONCandidate committee$1,000.00
- LAND OF OPPORTUNITY PACLeadership PAC$1,000.00
- NATIONAL ACADEMY OF RECORDING ARTS & SCIENCES, INC. POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE (A.K.A. GRAMMY FUND FOR MUSIC CREATORS)PAC$1,000.00
- BMI POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE (BMI PAC)PAC$1,000.00
- THE RECORDING INDUSTRY ASSOCIATION OF AMERICA, INC. POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE Company pageConnected PAC$500.00
- DALLAS SAFARI CLUB POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE (DSC-PAC)Connected PAC$500.00
- NATIONAL PRO-LIFE ALLIANCE PACConnected PAC$500.00
- CUMMINS INC. POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE (CIPAC) Company pageConnected PAC$500.00
- NATIONAL MUSIC PUBLISHERS' ASSOCIATION, INC. POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE (NMPAC) Company pageConnected PAC$500.00
- TEAPARTYEXPRESS.ORGPAC$500.00
- SEMPER FI PACLeadership PAC$500.00
- AMERICAN PRINCIPLESConnected PAC$400.00
- EXCHANGE CONTRACTORS PACPAC$250.00
- MARIPOSA COUNTY REPUBLICAN CENTRAL COMMITTEE (FED ACCOUNT)Party committee$250.00
Outside spending
- Independent expenditures supporting Thomas McClintock$813.95
- Independent expenditures opposing Thomas McClintock$147,346.58
FEC totals for the 2020 cycle, including groups that are not political committees, retrieved October 24, 2026.
Independent expenditures by committees that are not part of the campaign, as reported by those committees. This money is spent separately, not given to the candidate.
- HOUSE MAJORITY PACOpposing$111,750.00
- CALIFORNIA MODERATE VOICESOpposing$35,000.00
- CLUB FOR GROWTH PACSupporting$493.00
- FLIP THE WESTOpposing$491.00
- NATIONAL RIGHT TO LIFE VICTORY FUNDSupporting$320.00
- PLANNED PARENTHOOD VOTESOpposing$59.00
- THE REALLY ONLINE LEFTY LEAGUEOpposing$44.00
The race
California U.S. House, District 4, 2020 · 3 registered candidates
| Candidate | Raised | Cash on hand | Through |
|---|---|---|---|
| Thomas McClintock (R) | $2,076,411.14 | $171,000.96 | 2020-12-31 |
| Brynne Kennedy (D) | $3,022,017.35 | $3,488.53 | 2020-12-31 |
| Julianne Elizabeth Benzel (R) | $120,607.86 | $6,444.63 | 2020-12-31 |
Polling and ratings
Race ratings
Recent polls
| Pollster | Dates | Sample | Margin of error | Results |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lake Research Partners (D) | October 12–14, 2020 | 958 (LV) | ± 4.14% | Tom McClintock 49% · Brynne Kennedy 45% |
| Lake Research Partners (D) | July 22–25, 2020 | 650 (LV) | – | Tom McClintock 45% · Brynne Kennedy 42% |
| Lake Research Partners (D) | April 26 – May 4, 2020 | 2,196 (LV) | – | Tom McClintock 46% · Brynne Kennedy 40% |
| Lake Research Partners (D) | April 26 – May 4, 2020 | 2,196 (LV) | – | Tom McClintock 36% · Generic Opponent 36% |
Ratings and polls as listed on Wikipedia: 2020 United States House of Representatives elections in California (retrieved October 23, 2026), licensed CC BY-SA 4.0. TerraCivic does not rate races or compute its own average.
Sources and updates
- Money: FEC bulk data (candidate summary, committee master, committee-to-candidate contributions), retrieved October 23, 2026. FEC candidate page · Principal campaign committee: MCCLINTOCK FOR CONGRESS.
- Polling, ratings and candidate status: Wikipedia, retrieved October 23, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
- Status shown above comes from the race’s Wikipedia page.
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