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Thomas McClintock
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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 (map).
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Positions, record and controversies
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 would like the 2003 Bush tax cuts to be permanent, and allow businesses the opportunity to grow. [1]
Global Warming
McClintock was a speaker at the Heartland Institute's International Conference on Climate Change (2009) in New York.[2]
Bio
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
Committees and affiliations
Committees
McClintock will be assigned committees if and when he is elected to Congress.
Affiliations
More background data
Contact
McClintock for Congress campaign site
McClintock for Congress
1700 Eureka Rd, Suite 170
Roseville, CA 95661
916-783-4411 begin_of_the_skype_highlighting 916-783-4411 end_of_the_skype_highlighting
Email: mcclintock@tommcclintock.com
Media inquiries
Articles and resources
Related SourceWatch articles
Sources
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4 1.5 Thomas McClintock For Congress>Issues
- ↑ Thomas McClintock, "Inconvenient Questions", Presentation to the Heartland Institute's 2009 International Conference on Climate Change, Thomas McClintock website, March 9, 2009.(Download video here).
- ↑ Rachel Kapochunas, [http://www.cqpolitics.com/wmspage.cfm?docID=news-000002993105 "California Republican Wins Next-to-Last Nov. 4 House Race,"> CQ Politics, December 4, 2008
External resources
Local blogs and discussion sites
External articles
Presentations by McClintock
- Tom McClintock, "Inconvenient Questions", Presentation to the Heartland Institute's International Conference on Climate Change (2009), March 9, 2009. (The video of the presentation can be downloaded here).
General Articles
- Skeptic, "Follow The Money: Doolittle, McClintock & Gaines," The Folsom Telegraph (California) blog, October 26, 2008.
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