$929k
Raised, 2025–26
- Individuals$770k83%
- PACs$157k17%
- Transfers & other$2k<1%
15% of the individual money came from small donors ($200 or less).
Top PAC industries
$167kOffice
PartyRepublican
ChamberU.S. House
SeatCalifornia, district 5
Up for electionNov 3, 2026
District
CA-5 · California
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On the ballot · California House, district 5 · Nov 393% party to win· vs. Masuda ↓
The campaign · in their words
“Principled conservative leadership”
Plank 1 · campaign site
National Defense
“Our modern military should have the latest technology and best equipment our nation can produce.”
Plank 2 · campaign site
Forest Policy
“The Federal Lands Subcommittee that I chair has produced landmark legislation to restore sound management to our federal forests, and I have introduced legislation to expedite the removal of dead timber, replanting of lost acreage and proper grooming of our surviving acreage.”
Plank 3 · campaign site
Fiscal Reform and the National Debt
“We need a balanced budget amendment to constrain borrowing, while restoring budget procedures that will allow Congress to regain control of the purse strings.”
tommcclintock.com · read Oct 19, 2026 ↗Page titles and first lines from the campaign’s own site, unedited
Where They Stand
Position from 340 bills and votes and 16 statements, starting from a reputation prior of Rt-lean 21 — click any issue to see the reputation, the record and the shift.
McClintock (you're viewing)LeftRight
Federal budget, taxes and spendingRight
35
▸
Business, finance and laborRight
37
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Trade and industrial policyRight
34
▸
Foreign policy, trade and defenseRight
28
▸
Health careRight
39
▸
EducationRight
33
▸
ImmigrationRight
35
▸
Crime and justiceRight
33
▸
GunsRight
35
▸
Civil rights, gender and religionRight
32
▸
Elections, representation and accountabilityRight
31
▸
Federal power and civil libertiesRight
30
▸
Energy, environment, land and agricultureRight
33
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Housing, transportation, technology and viceRight
33
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Track is neutral — only the dot's position and distance-from-center number carry meaning.
The 2026 Race
CA-5 race page →Odds · party to winOct 27
93%
7%
The race · CA-5
Tom McClintockRepublican · incumbent · Right 34 on the record93%
Michael MasudaDemocrat · challenger · Left 24 from statements7%2434
57 points apart · hollow = estimate, solid = record
Money · raised, FEC to Sep 30
Tom McClintock$1.2M$1M from individuals · $827k itemized
Michael Masuda$542k$514k from individuals · $330k itemized
The FEC doesn't name donors who give under $200, so their gifts count in Raised but not Itemized.
Odds are a market close, not a poll
What They Care About
How this is measured
Bubble size = how much of Tom McClintock's sponsored bills, cosponsorships, campaign statements and tweets go to each domain. Votes are left out because they follow committee seats; domains a member's committees handle are discounted a little. Anything from the last 6 months counts double, so a topic they are on about right now grows. Darker = they have broken with their own party more often on that topic: the share of party-line votes since 2009 where they voted against their party's majority (gray = fewer than 8 such votes). Based on 9 sponsored, 53 cosponsored, 124 statements, 160 topical tweets. Click a bubble to open what they support and the bills and tweets behind it; click it again to close.
Rarely breaksOften breaks
Tom McClintock
● Republican · U.S. House · California
- Raised
- 2025–26 cycle
- Top sector
- other politicians
- Overall
- 34pt right
- Actions
- votes, bills, tweets
The campaign · in their words
“Principled conservative leadership”
National Defense ↗“Our modern military should have the latest technology and best equipment our nation can produce.”Forest Policy ↗“The Federal Lands Subcommittee that I chair has produced landmark legislation to restore sound management to our federal forests, and I have introduced legislation to expedite the removal of dead timber, replanting of lost acreage and proper grooming of our surviving acreage.”Fiscal Reform and the National Debt ↗“We need a balanced budget amendment to constrain borrowing, while restoring budget procedures that will allow Congress to regain control of the purse strings.”From tommcclintock.com, unedited
Where They Stand
Overall
Right, 34 points from center
Budget and taxes
Right, 35 points from center
Business and labor
Right, 37 points from center
Trade
Right, 34 points from center
Foreign policy
Right, 28 points from center
Health care
Right, 39 points from center
Education
Right, 33 points from center
Immigration
Right, 35 points from center
Dot = distance from center · band = 90% range
The 2026 Race
Race page →Odds · party to winOct 27
93%
7%
The race · CA-5
Tom McClintockRepublican · incumbent · Right 34 on the record93%Michael MasudaDemocrat · challenger · Left 24 from statements7%2434
57 points apart · hollow = estimate, solid = record
Money · raised, FEC to Sep 30
Tom McClintock$1.2M$1M from individuals · $827k itemized
Michael Masuda$542k$514k from individuals · $330k itemized
The FEC doesn't name donors who give under $200, so their gifts count in Raised but not Itemized.
Odds are a market close, not a poll
What They Care About
10% Business and labor8% Crime and justice7% Foreign policy6% Federal power5% Housing and tech
RarelyOften breaks
Who Pays
PAC money · 2025–26SectorPACsAmountShare
16$69k
8$21k
6$18k
7$16k
7$15k
4$13k
3$7k
1$5k
3$4k
Raised $929k · 83% individuals · 17% pacs