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Who funds Thomas McClintock?

California U.S. House District 5RepublicanFiled as incumbentFEC H8CA04152
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What they did in office.

Sitting member of Congress · Tom McClintock

In the U.S. House (CA-5) since 2009 · current term ends Jan 3, 2027

  • Recorded yea or nay on 23 of the 24 key House floor votes captured in Hugin's snapshot
  • 3 committees: Budget, Judiciary, Natural Resources · 4 subcommittees
  • 55 committees reported contributions to them this cycle

Linked to this filing by its exact FEC candidate ID (H8CA04152) in the congress-legislators roster of Oct 21, 2026. Votes are one key floor vote per bill on bills named in contractor lobbying reports (Oct 29, 2026); committee seats are the roster as of Oct 24, 2026; money counts are FEC reports for 2026 as of Oct 24, 2026. These are what Hugin's snapshots captured, not complete records, and none of them is a score or evidence of motive.

The money.

Thomas McClintockFEC filing: Thomas McClintock · H8CA04152 ↗
Raised
$1.3M
Spent
$1.1M
Cash on hand
$314K
Debts
$14K
  • Individuals 84% $1.1M
  • PACs & other committees 16% $196K
  • Other receipts 0.2% $2,561

Campaign totals through Oct 14, 2026.

No independent expenditures for or against this filing are itemized in the bulk file.

Largest direct PAC contributions

  1. NATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF INSURANCE AND FINANCIAL ADVISORS POLITICAL ACTION COMMTrade association PAC · National Association Of Insurance And Financial Advisors $10K
  2. EUREKA POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEELeadership PAC of Ken Calvert $10K
  3. MAJORITY COMMITTEE PAC--MC PACLeadership PAC of Kevin McCarthy $10K
  4. SUPPORT TAXFIGHTERS & ELECT EFFECTIVE LEADERS PACLeadership PAC of Michelle Steel $10K
  5. AMERICAN INSTITUTE OF CERTIFIED PUBLIC ACCOUNTANTS POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEEMembership group PAC · American Institute Of Certified Public Accountants $7,500

Who gave.

Who gives $1.1M from individuals

13% in small-dollar gifts

$133K of $1.1M came unitemized: from donors whose gifts to the campaign this cycle total $200 or less, whom the campaign does not have to name.

The itemized gifts below add up to $607K of the $923K the campaign reported itemizing through Oct 14, 2026. The FEC has not yet processed the rest into its bulk file, which runs to Jun 29, 2026 for this campaign.

90% from California · 10% from elsewhere

Of itemized gifts, by the state on each donor's mailing address. Giving from other states is lawful and common.

2% of itemized dollars came earmarked through a conduit such as ActBlue or WinRed; each gift is counted once.

Top states

  1. California $546K
  2. Virginia $9,500
  3. Tennessee $8,000
  4. Nevada $7,650
  5. Florida $7,250
  6. District of Columbia $5,750
  7. Texas $3,700
  8. Maryland $3,250

Retired, self-employed, not employed or not given: $305K. Employers named by fewer than three donors, or filed as a person's name: $301K, not listed so no one donor is singled out.

Summary through Oct 14, 2026. Itemized gifts dated Jan 13, 2025 to Jun 29, 2026, net of refunds (858 entries). Every itemized contribution on FEC.gov ↗

From the principal campaign committee's FEC reports; joint-fundraising transfers and later reports are not included, and no donor is named here. A contribution is not evidence of a vote, favor or wrongdoing.

Outside money in the final weeks.

No 24- or 48-hour report in the FEC file read November 4, 2026 names Thomas McClintock.

Where it went.

Where the money went $834K in itemized spending

These itemized payments cover $834K of the $1.1M the campaign reported spending through Oct 14, 2026. The FEC has not yet itemized the rest in its bulk file, which runs to Jun 30, 2026.

  • Advertising & outreach 26% $217K
  • Consultants & strategy 7% $58K
  • Staff & payroll 25% $206K
  • Fundraising & processing fees 12% $96K
  • Polling, research & data 3% $23K
  • Travel, meals & events 4% $34K
  • Office, technology & overhead 20% $164K
  • Legal & compliance 3% $25K
  • Contributions, transfers & refunds 0.1% $750
  • Other or unclassified 1% $12K

Largest payees

  1. TRAILHEAD STRATEGIC COMMUNICATIONS $150K
  2. MONACO, INC./THE MONACO GROUP $69K
  3. INTERNAL REVENUE SVC. $63K
  4. EDH WATERFRONT LLC $60K
  5. CHASE CARD SERVICES $28K

Paid to individuals: $217K, such as staff, contractors and reimbursements. People who were paid are not named here.

Payments dated Jan 2, 2025 to Jun 30, 2026, as itemized by the principal campaign committee in FEC reports (825 entries). Every payment on FEC.gov ↗

Grouped by each campaign's own description of the payment, so the groups are approximate. Payments of $200 or less to one payee need not be itemized, detail filed only as memo entries counts under other or unclassified, and spending by the candidate's other committees or by outside groups is not included. A payment is not evidence of a favor or wrongdoing.

Others who filed for this seat.

Questions worth asking.

Money shows who backed a campaign, not how a person will act. Compare it with what they did and said: their votes or official actions if they have held office, their own statements, and their answers to a finding. Use the same questions for every candidate.

FEC bulk data read November 4, 2026. Campaign totals come from each filing's own FEC summary through its latest processed report. Outside spending is independent expenditures itemized in committee reports in the FEC bulk files, primaries included; late 24- and 48-hour reports, party coordinated spending, communication costs and groups that do not report to the FEC are not included. Outside spending is, by law, made without coordinating with the candidate, and it is not the candidate's money. A contribution or expenditure is not evidence of a vote, favor or wrongdoing. This page identifies the filing by its FEC candidate ID; a person can hold more than one filing.