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Democrat

George Whitesides

Running for U.S. House District 272026 election

Raised · 2026 cycle

$4.0M

Source: FEC

Last disclosed trade

PL sell

Mar 27, 2025 · STOCK Act filing

As of July 2026, George Whitesides is a Democratic candidate for U.S. House District 27 in California in the 2026 election. Federal Election Commission filings report $3,963,530 in total receipts for the 2026 cycle. 36 stock transactions have been disclosed under the STOCK Act. The most recent was a sale of PL on March 27, 2025. All figures on this page are drawn from primary sources — FEC filings, congressional records, and STOCK Act disclosures — and link back to them.

Data last updated May 2026.

George Whitesides represents California's 27th congressional district in the U.S. House. Elected in 2024 after defeating incumbent Representative Mike Garcia, he previously served as chief executive of Virgin Galactic and as NASA chief of staff during the Obama administration.

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Individual donors make up 71% of fundraising, with the remainder from PACs and party committees.

$4.0M

Total raised

$1.7M

Total spent

$2.6M

Cash on hand

Where the money comes from

Individual donations ≥$200$2.4M · 62%
Small dollar donations <$200$360K · 9%
PAC contributions$629K · 16%
Party committee contributions$7K · 0%
Transfers from other committees$437K · 11%
Loans and other receipts$84K · 2%

Reflects money received by the campaign committee itself. “Loans and other receipts” covers candidate or bank loans, offsets to operating expenditures, interest and other non-contribution receipts reported to the FEC. Independent expenditures by super PACs are not included.

Totals through 2026-06-30 · Source: FEC