TOM MCCLINTOCK
(Thomas Miller McClintock II)
In a bitter debate on homosexual rights in the California Assembly, David Knowles, a freshman Republican spoke against the bill in extremely graphic and language.
Thomas Miller McClintock II is an American politician serving as the U.S. Representative for California's 4th congressional district since 2009. A member of the Republican Party, his district stretches from the Sacramento suburbs to the outer suburbs of Fresno, and also includes Yosemite National Park. McClintock previously served as a California State Assemblyman from 1982 to 1992 and again from 1996 to 2000, when he became a California State Senator, a position he held until 2008. He unsuccessfully ran for Governor of California in the 2003 recall election and for Lieutenant Governor of California in the 2006 election.
