George Whitesides

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George Whitesides

U.S. Representative · CA-27 · D

U.S. Representative — CA-27 (D)

George Thomas Whitesides (born March 3, 1974) is an American politician and businessman who has served as the U.S. representative for California's 27th congressional district since 2025. He was previously chief of staff at NASA and CEO of Virgin Galactic. He is a member of the Democratic Party. Whitesides' district covers northern Los Angeles County, and includes Santa Clarita, Palmdale, Lancaster, and parts of the northwestern San Fernando Valley. [Wikipedia ↗]

FEC receipts · 2024–2026 cycles

$14,577,668 raised

Influence graph
Individual 71%
PAC 9%
Other

Where the $14,577,668 raised came from · FEC · 2024–2026 cycle

$14,577,668
Raised
FEC receipts · 2024–2026 cycle
$1,321,221
PAC receipts
FEC committee contributions · 2024–2026 cycles
$5,327,200
Spent supporting them
outside + direct · 35 sources
$2,434,845
Spent against them
opposition IEs · 2 edges

Verify at FEC.gov ↗

Top individual donors · 15

Largest itemized individual contributions across their FEC campaign committees (Schedule A), aggregated by donor across cycles. Conduits (ActBlue/WinRed) excluded.

  • William Harris
    MASS GENERAL HOSPITAL · PRESIDENT · 2024 · FEC receipts ↗
    $23,650
  • Joseph W. Alsop
    ALSOP LOUIE PARTNERS · VENTURE PARTNER · 2024 · FEC receipts ↗
    $19,800
  • Mary Smyth
    SELF EMPLOYED · WRITER · 2024 · FEC receipts ↗
    $19,800
  • Gregory L Verdine
    LIFEMINE THERAPEUTICS INC · PROFESSOR · 2024 · FEC receipts ↗
    $16,500
  • John Mcquillan
    TRIUMVIRATE ENVIRONMENTAL INC · CEO · 2024 · FEC receipts ↗
    $13,200
  • Anthony Duncan
    NOT EMPLOYED · NOT EMPLOYED · 2024 · FEC receipts ↗
    $13,000
  • Laure Woods
    NOT EMPLOYED · NOT EMPLOYED · 2024 · FEC receipts ↗
    $11,600
  • Nicholas Roxborough
    ROXBOROUGH POMERANCE NYE & ADREANI LLP · PARTNER · 2024 · FEC receipts ↗
    $11,600
  • Martha Gabbert
    NOT EMPLOYED · NOT EMPLOYED · 2024 · FEC receipts ↗
    $10,900
  • Aaron Sosnick
    ART ADVISORS LLC · FUND MANAGER · 2024 · FEC receipts ↗
    $10,084
  • Eric Tilenius
    SELF EMPLOYED · TECHNOLOGY ENTREPRENEUR · 2024 · FEC receipts ↗
    $9,900
  • Cynthia Sears
    NOT EMPLOYED · RETIRED · 2024 · FEC receipts ↗
    $9,900
  • Ted Smyth
    NOT EMPLOYED · NOT EMPLOYED · 2024 · FEC receipts ↗
    $9,900
  • Anthony Yoseloff
    DAVIDSON KEMPNER · FINANCE SPECIALIST · 2024 · FEC receipts ↗
    $9,900
  • Nancy Serrurier
    NOT EMPLOYED · NOT EMPLOYED · 2024 · FEC receipts ↗
    $9,900

Top industries · donor money

  • Not employed / self$2,465,936
  • Other / unclassified$1,267,613
  • Securities & investment$516,745
  • Lawyers & law firms$515,692
  • Retired$339,916
  • TV, movies & music$335,230
  • Education$199,494
  • Tech$179,473

Classified from donor employer/occupation · heuristic

Top employers · donor money

  • HARVARD UNIVERSITY$31,495
  • GOOGLE LLC$27,665
  • CALIFORNIA INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY$19,136
  • MASS GENERAL HOSPITAL$16,400
  • UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA LOS ANGELES$16,004
  • QUINN EMANUEL URQUHART & SULLIVAN LLP$15,400
  • CONVECTIVE CAPITAL$14,200
  • UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA BERKELEY$13,550
  • CHARLESBANK CAPITAL PARTNERS$13,200
  • ALSOP LOUIE PARTNERS$13,200

Committee assignments · 6

Seats on the panels that write the rules — where a donor industry meets the member it funded.

  • House Committee on Armed Services
  • House Committee on Science, Space, and Technology
  • House Committee on Armed Services — Cyber, Information Technologies, and Innovation
  • House Committee on Armed Services — Seapower and Projection Forces
  • House Committee on Armed Services — Strategic Forces
  • House Committee on Science, Space, and Technology — Space and Aeronautics

Source: @unitedstates/congress-legislators

Legislation sponsored · 14

Bills and resolutions this member introduced in the 119th Congress — what they put their name on, alongside who funds them.

  • H.R. 9692To require the Director of the National Institute of Standards and Technology to support the development of a voluntary technical standard for setting a screentime limit across certain devices, and for other purposes.
  • H.R. 9534National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2027· Armed Forces and National Security
  • H.R. 9449Global Climate Resilience Act of 2025· International Affairs
  • H.R. 9235Disaster Ready Infrastructure Act of 2026· Transportation and Public Works
  • H.R. 8841Veteran Scam Victims Foundation Act· Armed Forces and National Security

Source: govinfo.gov · BILLSTATUS bulk data (sponsor of record)

Top connections · 37 total

People0
  • None on file
Organizations11
PACs / committees26

Connections · explore all 37

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Spent against them · $2,434,845

Outside money spent to defeat them (opposition independent expenditures). Not their own funding.

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