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Thursday, August 13, 2026

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TM Tom McClintock

Politician report card · CA-5 House · R · House

Tom McClintock

2 graded reports mentioning them on CladFacts. Scores below are about McClintock personally — not an average of the media that covers them.

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Political Lean 48% Right-leaning

Why this lean: Provisional ideology from Republican affiliation / caucus. Full claim-record grade pending agent review.

Why this record grade: No agent claim-record grade yet — provisional lean only. politician-grader will upgrade.

Coverage of them · media avg grade B+ · media avg lean 19% right (how outlets covering them scored — not McClintock’s own ideology)

Graded appearances

  1. Maloy Questions Senate Buy-In for McClintock Budget Process Reform Bill Jul 29, 2026 · Forbes Breaking News · 85/100
    B
    Political Lean 15% Right-leaning
  2. McClintock Introduces HR 8380 to Give Appropriations Bills Expedited Senate Consideration Jul 27, 2026 · Forbes Breaking News · 88/100
    A-
    Political Lean 22% Right-leaning

Portrait via Wikimedia Commons when available (photo credits). Person lean is ideology; claim record grades the reliability of their public statements — not how TV covered them. How grading works · Corrections · U.S. House · All branches · Race board