Winner, unofficial result · U.S. House, CA-27
George Whitesides
American businessman and politician (born 1974)
- Term begins
- January 3, 2027
Unofficial result, not yet certified. Source: Wikipedia (House results table) · read 2026-11-04
Called it. Before the polls closed, Vugol.Me called this race for the Democrat (D +9.2, from the Vugol Vector model) and the Democrat won. Every call, frozen before polls closed
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Overview
George Thomas Whitesides 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.
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He is a member of the Democratic Party.
Source: Wikipedia · retrieved 2026-11-08 · CC BY-SA 4.0
- Born
- March 3, 1974 (age 52)
- Education
- Newton North High School, 1992
- Princeton School of Public and International Affairs, Bachelor of Arts, 1996
- King's College, Master of Philosophy, 2000
- Occupation
- businessperson
- In Congress
- 1 House term, since January 3, 2025
Facts above: Wikidata (CC0, retrieved 2026-11-05) and congress-legislators (public domain, retrieved 2026-11-05).
The race
U.S. House, CA-27. Won.
- George T. Whitesides Democratic · winnern/a
Source: Wikipedia (House results table) · retrieved 2026-11-04 · unofficial until certified
Polls and models against the result
- Frozen call
- Democrat (D +9.2, from the Vugol Vector model)
- Result
- Won
Source: Vugol.Me calls ledger, frozen before polls closed and never edited after. Margins are Republican minus Democrat.
Money
Principal campaign committee: GEORGE WHITESIDES FOR CONGRESS. Covers January 1, 2025 to October 14, 2026; latest report: Pre-General. Money raised after that date appears once the next report is filed.
Where the money came from
13.1% of the $3,169,214 from individuals came in contributions the FEC does not itemize (donors who gave $200 or less in total).
- Individuals, unitemized (donors giving $200 or less in total)9.2%$415,253
- Individuals, itemized61.0%$2,753,961
- Other political committees (PACs)16.6%$750,588
- Party committees0.2%$6,911
- Transfers, other loans and other receipts13.0%$585,985
Employers donors listed
- HARVARD UNIVERSITY$16,20091 contributions
- CHARLESBANK CAPITAL PARTNERS$14,0004 contributions
- JANE STREET CAPITAL$14,0004 contributions
- MEDLEY PARTNERS LLC$14,0004 contributions
- ANDURIL INDUSTRIES$10,5003 contributions
- ARNOLD VENTURES$10,5003 contributions
- MONTAGE INTERNATIONAL$10,5003 contributions
- THE WONDERFUL COMPANY$10,5003 contributions
- STANFORD UNIVERSITY$10,30015 contributions
- QUINN EMANUEL$9,5003 contributions
Sum of itemized individual contributions by the employer the donor listed. These are employees giving as individuals, not donations by the companies. Entries such as retired, not employed or self-employed are left out of this list.
Source: Federal Election Commission (OpenFEC) · reports filed through October 14, 2026 · retrieved 2026-11-14 · filings can be amended · response hash bb1b726bc21c
Industries
Industry totals are not on file here. OpenSecrets publishes them on its page for this member.
Record
Committee assignments
- House Committee on Armed Services
3 subcommittees
- Strategic Forces
- Seapower and Projection Forces
- Cyber, Information Technologies, and Innovation
- House Committee on Science, Space, and Technology
1 subcommittees
- Space and Aeronautics
Source: congress-legislators (current committees) · retrieved 2026-11-05 · current Congress; the new committees are set after January 3, 2027
Bills and resolutions, 119th Congress (2025 to 2027)
- Sponsored
- 28 bills and resolutions
- Cosponsored
- 332 bills and resolutions
Most recent sponsored bills
- H.R. 10951: No Bets on Wildfires ActIntroduced October 29, 2026. Latest action October 29, 2026: Referred to the House Committee on Agriculture.
- H.R. 10907: Stop Harassment and Intimidations in Elections through Legal Defenses (SHIELD) Our Elections ActIntroduced October 22, 2026. Latest action October 22, 2026: Referred to the Committee on the Judiciary, and in addition to the Committee on House Administration, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
- H.R. 10854: Public Safety Power Shutoff Data Transparency ActIntroduced October 19, 2026. Latest action October 19, 2026: Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.
- H.R. 10750: Advanced Nuclear Fission and Fusion Propulsion Systems ActIntroduced October 5, 2026. Latest action October 5, 2026: Referred to the House Committee on Armed Services.
- H.R. 10719: Protecting Kids from Human-Like Chatbots ActIntroduced October 1, 2026. Latest action October 1, 2026: Referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, and in addition to the Committee on Science, Space, and Technology, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
- H.Res. 1557: Commemorating the 50th anniversary of the rollout of Space Shuttle Enterprise from the Rockwell International plant in Palmdale, California.Introduced September 16, 2026. Latest action September 16, 2026: Referred to the House Committee on Science, Space, and Technology.
Source: Congress.gov (Library of Congress) · the 119th Congress runs until January 3, 2027; a later Congress is not included · retrieved 2026-11-15 · counts of activity, not a measure of results · response hash 1b60463ea7a6
Bills and votes
The full list of bills and every recorded vote are published by Congress. We link to them rather than copy them:
Roll-call vote records are not on file here.
Issues and positions
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Contact and links
- Website
- georgewhitesides.com official
- Office phone
- 202-225-1956
- Washington office
- 1504 Longworth House Office Building Washington DC 20515-0527
- Campaign email
- info@georgewhitesides.com · source
Sources: congress-legislators (official, public domain, retrieved 2026-11-05); Wikidata (CC0) for linked accounts; campaign-provided items are labeled.
Timeline
- 2026Called the winner of this race. Called by Wikipedia editors 2:51 AM ET
- 2025 to presentUnited States representative Wikidata
- 2024U.S. House, CA-27 · General · result not on file Vugol.Me record
Offices and dates: Wikidata (CC0) (Q3511804). Elections: Vugol.Me candidacy record.
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All sources
- Result: Wikipedia (House results table), https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=2026_United_States_House_of_Representatives_elections&oldid=1383742945
- Call time: Called by Wikipedia editors 2:51 AM ET (revision)
- Pre-election call: Vugol.Me calls ledger (frozen), /calls
- Background: Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0, https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/George_T._Whitesides
- Birth, education, occupation and offices held: Wikidata (CC0), https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q3511804
- Congressional service, committees and official contact: congress-legislators (public domain), https://github.com/unitedstates/congress-legislators
- Term start: U.S. Constitution, 20th Amendment, section 1
- Campaign finance: Federal Election Commission
- Roster, FEC filing https://www.fec.gov/data/candidate/H4CA27111/
- photo_headshot https://github.com/unitedstates/images
- photo_action https://whitesides.house.gov
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