Politician
George T. Whitesides
Democrat · California · ran 2 times since 2020, won 2 · incumbent
FEC candidate H4CA27111
George T. Whitesides (Democrat) raised $4.5M for the 2026 California 27th District race, $751K of it from PACs, and outside groups spent $599K for and $0 against them (FEC filings with varying coverage dates; the most common larger-campaign cutoff is Oct 14, 2026). They won.
Raised, all cycles
$15M
2026, 2024; counted once per cycle
From PAC checks
10%
$1.4M from corporations, trade groups, unions and politicians
Outside money for
$3.8M
Super PACs and party groups helping
Outside money against
$11M
Spent attacking them
Every run
Each election and its result. Campaign receipts cover the whole cycle and can appear in both regular and special contests; they count once in the totals above.
| Cycle | Race | Raised | PAC share | Outside for / against | Google ads | All money | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | California 27th District | $4.5M | 17% | $599K / $0 | – | $5.1M | ✓ Won |
| 2024 | California 27th District | $11M | 7% | $3.2M / $11M | $171K | $25M | ✓ Won |
Who wrote the checks
The PACs that gave the most across every run, and what kind of money it is.
Leadership PAC $345KCorporate $250KUnion $248KOther $216KSuper PAC $143KMembership $91KTrade group $36KParty $23K
- Whitesides Victory FundOther$53K
- Ameripac: the Fund for a Greater AmericaLeadership PAC$25K
- Frontline USALeadership PAC$17K
- 314 Action FundSuper PAC$15K
- Jobs, Education, & Families First Jeff PACLeadership PAC$15K
- Progressive Turnout ProjectSuper PAC$11K
- PAC to the FutureLeadership PAC$10K
- Nea Fund for Children and Public EducationUnionLobbyist PAC$10K
- Employees of Northrop Grumman Corporation PACCorporateLobbyist PAC$10K
- Fair Shot PACLeadership PAC$10K
- American Federation of State County & Municipal Employees P E O P L EUnionLobbyist PAC$10K
- Bwx Technologies, Inc Political Action CommitteeCorporateLobbyist PAC$10K
Outside money, for and against
Super PACs and party groups that spent the most on these races.
- Congressional Leadership Fundagainst $9.1M
- House Majority PACfor $2.4M
- NRCCagainst $2.3M
- Lcv Victory Fundfor $1.3M
- Planned Parenthood Affiliates of California Votes PACfor $62K
Funding and votes
How their votes align with industry funding
Across 11 industry-vote comparisons with at least $10K in traced funding, they voted the industry's way 6 times (55%). This is a retrospective comparison using covered 2020–2026 runs; some money arrived after the vote. A vote can appear for multiple industries. Unknown coverage is excluded. “With industry” means its stated preferred side, and does not establish causation.
| Vote | Industry | Their money from it | Voted |
|---|---|---|---|
| NDAA FY2027House · 2026 · 216–212 | Defense contractors wanted yea | $305 | Nay · against |
| Stop Insider Trading ActHouse · 2026 · 232–198 | Reported household trades wanted nay | $2.4M | Nay · with industry |
| Faster Labor Contracts ActHouse · 2026 · 230–193 | Labor unions wanted yea | $216K | Yea · with industry |
| Veterans 2nd Amendment Protection ActHouse · 2026 · 216–201 | Gun lobby wanted yea | $0 | Nay · against |
| Year-round E15House · 2026 · 218–203 | Agriculture, food and retail wanted yeaOil, gas and coal wanted nay | $42K$552 | Nay · againstNay · with industry |
| Farm, Food, and National Security ActHouse · 2026 · 224–200 | Agriculture, food and retail wanted yea | $42K | Nay · against |
| Affordable HOMES ActHouse · 2026 · 263–147 | Real estate and construction wanted yea | $69K | Yea · with industry |
| Protect America's Workforce ActHouse · 2025 · 231–195 | Labor unions wanted yea | $216K | Yea · with industry |
| ANWR coastal plain leasingHouse · 2025 · 217–209 | Oil, gas and coal wanted yea | $552 | Nay · against |
| NDAA FY2026House · 2025 · 231–196 | Defense contractors wanted yea | $305 | Yea · with industry |
| GENIUS Act (stablecoins)House · 2025 · 308–122 | Crypto wanted yea | $11K | Yea · with industry |
| CLARITY Act (crypto market structure)House · 2025 · 294–134 | Crypto wanted yea | $11K | Yea · with industry |
| One Big Beautiful Bill ActHouse · 2025 · 218–214 | Oil, gas and coal wanted yeaWall Street and hedge funds wanted yea | $552$208K | Nay · againstNay · against |
| OCC bank merger rule repealHouse · 2025 · 220–207 | Wall Street and hedge funds wanted yea | $208K | Nay · against |
| California clean cars waiver repealHouse · 2025 · 246–164 | Oil, gas and coal wanted yea | $552 | Yea · with industry |
| CFPB overdraft rule repealHouse · 2025 · 217–211 | Wall Street and hedge funds wanted yea | $208K | Nay · against |
| IRS DeFi broker rule repealHouse · 2025 · 292–132 | Crypto wanted yea | $11K | Yea · with industry |
| Methane waste emissions charge repealHouse · 2025 · 220–206 | Oil, gas and coal wanted yea | $552 | Nay · against |
Constituents vs. funders
Voted the way most of their constituents wanted on 0 of 1 key votes (0%)
None of these votes set their $10K+ industry funders against a clear majority of their constituents. Constituent views come from the Cooperative Election Study, a survey of about 60,000 adults a year. A side counts as what constituents wanted only when it leads by more than the margin of error; closer results are shown as split. Party explains most votes, and none of this shows that money changed a vote.
| Vote | Their constituents | Their funders | Voted |
|---|---|---|---|
| ANWR coastal plain leasingHouse · 2025 | 39% support ±15CA-27 · split · CES 2024 · related question | No industry with a side gave $10K+ | NayVoters split |
| One Big Beautiful Bill ActHouse · 2025 | 67% support ±15CA-27 · wanted Yea · CES 2024 · related question | $208K Wall Street and hedge funds wanted yea | NayAgainst voters |
Household disclosures
35 reported transactions, with volume $2.4M–$5.5M
Reconciled electronic STOCK Act reports from 2 filings since 2021, covering all reported asset types and transactions by a spouse or dependent child. 0 buys, 35 sells. Heaviest in tech and ai ($415K+), agriculture, food and retail ($350K+), pharma and health care ($265K+).
Most traded
- INVA Innoviva, Inc. - Common Stock$300K+2 trades
- MSFT Microsoft Corporation - Common Stock$250K+1 trades
- NFLX Netflix, Inc. - Common Stock$100K+1 trades
- CB Chubb Limited Common Stock$100K+1 trades
- KO Coca-Cola Company$100K+1 trades
- HD Home Depot, Inc.$100K+1 trades
- JNJ Johnson & Johnson Common Stock$100K+1 trades
- LIN Linde plc - Ordinary Shares$100K+1 trades
Latest trades
- sellNFLX2025-03-27 · stock$100K–$250K
- sellPL2025-03-27 · stock$50K–$100K
- sellINVA2025-03-25 · stock · spouse$250K–$500K
- sellAEP2025-03-24 · stock$15K–$50K
- sellBAC2025-03-24 · stock$15K–$50K
- sellCB2025-03-24 · stock$100K–$250K
- sellC2025-03-24 · stock$15K–$50K
- sellKO2025-03-24 · stock$100K–$250K
Filings on the House Clerk's site.
Figures are the candidate's principal committees as filed with the FEC, cycle by cycle. See About the data.
Questions people ask
- Who funded George T. Whitesides's 2026 campaign?
- George T. Whitesides (Democrat) raised $4.5M for the 2026 California 27th District race, $751K of it from PACs, and outside groups spent $599K for and $0 against them (FEC filings with varying coverage dates; the most common larger-campaign cutoff is Oct 14, 2026). They won.
- Which PACs gave the most to George T. Whitesides?
- PAC to the Future ($10K), Nea Fund for Children and Public Education ($10K), Employees of Northrop Grumman Corporation PAC ($10K), Ameripac: the Fund for a Greater America ($10K), Fair Shot PAC ($10K) in 2026.
- Which super PACs spent on George T. Whitesides's race?
- Lcv Victory Fund ($599K for) in 2026.
- How much has George T. Whitesides raised across elections?
- $4.5M in 2026, $11M in 2024. Receipts are counted once per candidate and cycle.