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Thomas McClintock has been a Republican member of the United States House of Representatives, representing the 4th district of the State of California, since 2009.

Contents 1 Positions, record and controversies 1.1 Spending 1.2 Immigration 1.3 Wildfires 1.4 National Security 1.5 Education 1.6 Taxes 2 Bio 2.1 2008 elections 3 Money in politics 4 Committees and affiliations 4.1 Committees 4.2 Affiliations 5 More background data 6 Contact 7 Articles and resources 7.1 See also 7.2 References 7.3 External resources 7.3.1 Local blogs and discussion sites 7.4 External articles

Positions, record and controversies

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According to McClintock's official campaign Web site, he took these positions during the 2008 campaign:

Spending

McClintock supports implementing a federal spending limit, and reducing wasteful and mismanaged spending from the government. ^[1]

Immigration

To lower the amount of illegal immigration, McClintock supports completing the southern border fence and enforcing current immigration laws more strictly, rather than creating new ones. ^[1]

Wildfires

McClintock believes that allowing forest and land management to be done by local government will help lower the amount of wildfires in California. ^[1]

National Security

McClintock supports fully funding the military as well as returning to Reagan's "peace through strength" idea. ^[1]

Education

For a better education system, McClintock favors allowing local government and communities to make education decisions rather than using a "one size fits all" model. ^[1]

Taxes

McClintock supports making the 2003 Bush tax cuts permanent, and thus allow businesses the opportunity to grow. ^[1]

Bio

McClintock was born July 10, 1956, in Bronxville, N.Y. He holds a B.A. from the University of California-Los Angeles, and he has worked as a journalist and public policy analyst. McClintock was a member of the California state assembly from 1982 to 1992, and 1996 to 2000. He was a member of the California State Senate from 2000 to 2008. McClintock ran unsuccessfully for the United States House of Representatives in 1992; he ran unsuccessfully Governor of California in 2003.^[2]

2008 elections

He won the Republican nomination in the June 2008 primaries and went on to defeat Charlie Brown (D) to replace retiring incumbent Rep. John Doolittle R-Calif.) in the November, 2008 general election.^[3]

Money in politics

This section contains links to – and feeds from – money in politics databases. For specific controversies, see this article's record and controversies section.

Top Contributors to during the 2008 Election Cycle
Donor	Amount (US Dollars)
Technical Maintenance Support Inc	$ 10,000
Gerawan Farming	$ 7,500
Occidental Petroleum	$ 7,000
AT&T Inc	$ 6,500
Arcadia Vineyards LLC	$ 5,000
Don Sebastiani & Sons	$ 5,000
Hanson McClain Inc	$ 5,000
Northwest Excavating	$ 5,000
Davis & Assoc	$ 4,300
Prism Management	$ 3,500
Source: The Center for Responsive Politics' www.OpenSecrets.org site. Note: Contributions are not from the organizations themselves, but are rather from the organization's PAC, employees or owners. Totals include subsidiaries and affiliates.

Links to more campaign contribution information for Tom McClintock from the Center for Responsive Politics' OpenSecrets.org site.
Fundraising profile:	2008 election cycle	Career totals
Top contributors by organization/corporation:	2008 election cycle	Career totals
Top contributors by industry:	2008 election cycle	Career totals

• Revolving door profile for Tom McClintock from the Center for Responsive Politics' OpenSecrets.org website.
• 2006 privately funded travel profile for Tom McClintock from the Center for Responsive Politics' OpenSecrets.org website.
• Personal finance profile for Tom McClintock from the Center for Responsive Politics' OpenSecrets.org website.

Committees and affiliations

Committees

• House Committee on Education and Labor
  • Subcommittee on Early Childhood, Elementary and Secondary Education
  • Subcommittee on Health, Employment, Labor, and Pensions
• House Committee on Natural Resources
  • Subcommittee on National Parks, Forests and Public Lands
  • Subcommittee on Water and Power

Affiliations

More background data

Contact

DC office
428 Cannon House Office Building Washington, DC 20515 Ph: 202-225-2511 Fax: 202-225-5444 Webform email
District offices
4230 Douglas Blvd. Suite 200, Granite Bay, CA 95746 Ph: (916) 786-5560 Fax: (none entered)
On the Web
Official website YouTube channel
Campaign office
[http://www.tommcclintock.com/ Campaign website] No campaign webform email entered. McClintock for Congress, 1700 Eureka Rd, Suite 170, Roseville, CA 95661 Ph: 916-783-4411 Fax: (none entered)

Articles and resources

See also

• 2008 U.S. congressional elections
  • 2008 U.S. congressional election dates
• Portal:California and the U.S. Congress

References

1. ↑ ^{1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4 1.5} Thomas McClintock For Congress>Issues
2. ↑ Biographical Directory of the U.S. Congress
3. ↑ Rachel Kapochunas, "California Republican Wins Next-to-Last Nov. 4 House Race," CQ Politics, December 4, 2008

External resources

• 2008 Race Tracker page on California's 4th Congressional District

Local blogs and discussion sites

External articles

• Skeptic, "Follow The Money: Doolittle, McClintock & Gaines," The Folsom Telegraph (California) blog, October 26, 2008.

Semantic data (Edit data)

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4230 Douglas Blvd. Suite 200, Granite Bay, CA 95746 Phone: (916) 786-5560 / Fax: (916) 786-6364
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Date of Birth: July 10, 1956 November 4, 2008