$4M
Raised, 2025–26
- Individuals$2.8M71%
- PACs$629k16%
- Transfers & other$528k13%
13% of the individual money came from small donors ($200 or less).
Top PAC industries
$661kOffice
PartyDemocrat
ChamberU.S. House
SeatCalifornia, district 27
Up for electionNov 3, 2026
District
CA-27 · California
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On the ballot · California House, district 27 · Nov 396% party to win· vs. Gibbs ↓
The campaign · in their words
Plank 1 · campaign site
Expand Local Jobs and Businesses & Reduce Your Commute
“In his first year in Congress, George hit the ground running, helping pass legislation that will create thousands of new aerospace jobs in our area.”
Plank 2 · campaign site
Lower Inflation & Cost of Living
“George is fighting day in and day out to lower your healthcare, housing, gas, and grocery bills.”
Plank 3 · campaign site
Defend Reproductive Freedom & Women's Health
“Everyone should have the right to make their own healthcare decisions, including those related to reproductive health and abortion access, free from government interference.”
georgewhitesides.com · read Oct 19, 2026 ↗Page titles and first lines from the campaign’s own site, unedited
Where They Stand
Position from 489 bills and votes and 25 statements, starting from a reputation prior of Left 27 — click any issue to see the reputation, the record and the shift.
Whitesides (you're viewing)LeftRight
Federal budget, taxes and spendingL-lean
12
▸
Business, finance and laborL-lean
11
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Trade and industrial policyL-lean
11
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Foreign policy, trade and defenseL-lean
13
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Health careL-lean
16
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EducationL-lean
13
▸
ImmigrationL-lean
11
▸
Crime and justiceL·Cntr
5
▸
GunsL-lean
14
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Civil rights, gender and religionL-lean
15
▸
Elections, representation and accountabilityL-lean
14
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Federal power and civil libertiesL-lean
15
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Energy, environment, land and agricultureL-lean
16
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Housing, transportation, technology and viceL-lean
16
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Track is neutral — only the dot's position and distance-from-center number carry meaning.
The 2026 Race
CA-27 race page →Odds · party to winOct 27
96%
2%
The race · CA-27
George WhitesidesDemocrat · incumbent · L-lean 13 on the record96%
Jason GibbsRepublican · challenger · no positions yet2%Money · raised, FEC to Sep 30
George Whitesides$4.4M$3.1M from individuals · $2.7M itemized
Jason Gibbs$402k$387k from individuals · $372k itemized
The FEC doesn't name donors who give under $200, so their gifts count in Raised but not Itemized.
Odds are a market close, not a poll
What They Care About
How this is measured
Bubble size = how much of George Whitesides's sponsored bills, cosponsorships, campaign statements and tweets go to each domain. Votes are left out because they follow committee seats; domains a member's committees handle are discounted a little. Anything from the last 6 months counts double, so a topic they are on about right now grows. Darker = they have broken with their own party more often on that topic: the share of party-line votes since 2009 where they voted against their party's majority (gray = fewer than 8 such votes). Based on 1 sponsored, 215 cosponsored, 75 statements, 389 topical tweets. Click a bubble to open what they support and the bills and tweets behind it; click it again to close.
Rarely breaksOften breaks
George Whitesides
● Democrat · U.S. House · California
- Raised
- 2025–26 cycle
- Top sector
- other politicians
- Overall
- 13pt left
- Actions
- votes, bills, tweets
The campaign · in their words
Expand Local Jobs and Businesses & Reduce Your Commute ↗“In his first year in Congress, George hit the ground running, helping pass legislation that will create thousands of new aerospace jobs in our area.”Lower Inflation & Cost of Living ↗“George is fighting day in and day out to lower your healthcare, housing, gas, and grocery bills.”Defend Reproductive Freedom & Women's Health ↗“Everyone should have the right to make their own healthcare decisions, including those related to reproductive health and abortion access, free from government interference.”From georgewhitesides.com, unedited
Where They Stand
Overall
L-lean, 13 points from center
Budget and taxes
L-lean, 12 points from center
Business and labor
L-lean, 11 points from center
Trade
L-lean, 11 points from center
Foreign policy
L-lean, 13 points from center
Health care
L-lean, 16 points from center
Education
L-lean, 13 points from center
Immigration
L-lean, 11 points from center
Dot = distance from center · band = 90% range
The 2026 Race
Race page →Odds · party to winOct 27
96%
2%
The race · CA-27
George WhitesidesDemocrat · incumbent · L-lean 13 on the record96%Jason GibbsRepublican · challenger · no positions yet2%Money · raised, FEC to Sep 30
George Whitesides$4.4M$3.1M from individuals · $2.7M itemized
Jason Gibbs$402k$387k from individuals · $372k itemized
The FEC doesn't name donors who give under $200, so their gifts count in Raised but not Itemized.
Odds are a market close, not a poll
What They Care About
10% Education9% Energy and land7% Business and labor6% Foreign policy6% Elections
RarelyOften breaks
Who Pays
PAC money · 2025–26SectorPACsAmountShare
62$157k
20$108k
42$101k
15$76k
27$62k
11$37k
13$24k
11$22k
27$75k
Raised $4M · 71% individuals · 16% pacs