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Tom McClintock

R Republican · Representative, California 5th district
7
Low self-dealing
4/6 components have data
#182 of 193 scored

Tom McClintock (R-CA, currently CA-05) is a longtime fiscal-conservative House member who presents an unusually clean self-dealing profile. Public records show a very modest net worth (OpenSecrets estimated roughly $40,000 in 2018, among the lowest in Congress) and no evidence of individual-stock trading under the STOCK Act, which keeps the two highest-weighted components at zero. His voting attendance is strong (about 1.3% of roll-call votes missed over his career per GovTrack, better than the median), and no credible reports of campaign-fund personal use, family lobbying, or staff revolving-door enrichment surfaced. The only modest exposure is the standard correlation between his donor base (financial, ideological/conservative, and energy-aligned PACs and individuals) and his free-market voting record, which is common and not evidence of quid pro quo.

Public record

In Congress since
2009
Committees
Natural Resources
Judiciary
Budget
Missed votes, 119th Congress
3.3% (22 of 674; median member 1.9%)
Campaign money, 2025–26 cycle
$929K raised · 17% from PACs & committees · $201K cash on hand FEC ↗

The stock-trading ban

H.R. 7008 passage, Jul 22, 2026
Yes
Cosponsored a ban bill
None

H.R. 7008 bans new stock purchases by members, spouses and dependents; it doesn't force sales of existing holdings. The Senate vote was on the version paired with the SAVE Act, which is why no Democrat voted yes. Full breakdown →

Disclosed stock trades

No periodic transaction reports on file since 2024. That's the norm: most members don't trade individual stocks, or hold them in blind trusts and diversified funds.

Amounts are the ranges members must report, not exact values. The STOCK Act requires a report within 45 days of a trade; "late" counts days past that deadline, measured to the filing date.

How the score breaks down

Stock self-tradinghousehold / spouse
25% weight
0
No individual-stock STOCK Act trades found for McClintock or his late spouse. Trade-tracking aggregators (Quiver Quantitative) show no populated trade history, consistent with his very modest disclosed finances. Score 0 per rubric (no individual-stock trading).
Quiver Quantitative's congressional-trading profile for McClintock shows no populated stock-trade records.Data aggregatorquiverquant.com ↗OpenSecrets net-worth data indicates very modest assets (~$40,501 in 2018), inconsistent with active stock trading.Reference databaseopensecrets.org ↗
Net-worth enrichment in office
15% weight
0
OpenSecrets estimated McClintock's net worth at roughly $40,500 in 2018, among the lowest in Congress, with no evidence of growth beyond salary/market. No data indicating enrichment beyond his congressional salary during tenure; no penalty applied for absence.
OpenSecrets estimated McClintock's 2018 net worth at about $40,501, among the lowest in the chamber.Reference databaseopensecrets.org ↗
Money → action alignmentcorrelation, not proof of any quid-pro-quo
20% weight
22
CORRELATION, NOT PROOF. McClintock's donor base skews toward financial, energy, and conservative-ideological PACs/individuals, aligning with his consistent free-market, anti-tax, pro-resource-development voting. This alignment is typical of a safe-seat ideological conservative and reflects shared philosophy rather than demonstrated transactional influence.
OpenSecrets career contributor and industry data document McClintock's donor base concentration.Reference databaseopensecrets.org ↗OpenSecrets campaign-finance summary aggregates his fundraising and industry sources.Reference databaseopensecrets.org ↗
Campaign-fund personal useno data
15% weight
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No reports, FEC complaints, or news coverage found alleging personal use of campaign or leadership-PAC funds by McClintock. No data; no penalty for absence.
FEC committee filings for McClintock for Congress are publicly available; no personal-use findings surfaced.Official recordfec.gov ↗
Revolving door & familyno data
15% weight
—
No evidence of family members lobbying tied to his office or a notable staff-to-lobbyist pipeline. His late wife Lori was a real-estate recruiter (Lyon Real Estate), unrelated to federal lobbying. No data; no penalty for absence.
Biographical records show his late wife worked in real-estate recruiting, not lobbying; no family lobbying ties reported.Reference databaseen.wikipedia.org ↗
Skips the job to fundraise
10% weight
3
Strong attendance: GovTrack reports McClintock missed about 137 of 10,777 votes (1.3%) over his career, better than the median. No evidence of paid speeches/honoraria displacing legislative duties. Low score reflects a diligent attendance record.
GovTrack: McClintock missed 137 of 10,777 roll-call votes (1.3%) Jan 2009-June 2026, better than the median.Reference databasegovtrack.us ↗

Sources behind this score: 1 data aggregator · 6 reference database · 1 official record. Score = weighted average of the components that have data; the 2 without sourced evidence are excluded, never counted against the member. Methodology →

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