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George Whitesides
George Whitesides (Democratic Party) is a member of the U.S. House, representing California's 27th Congressional District. He assumed office on January 3, 2025. His current term ends on January 3, 2027.
Whitesides (Democratic Party) is running for re-election to the U.S. House to represent California's 27th Congressional District. He declared candidacy for the 2026 election.[source]
Biography
George Whitesides was born in Massachusetts in 1974. He earned a bachelor's degree in public and international affairs from Princeton University in 1996 and a master's in remote sensing and GIS from the University of Cambridge in 2000.[1][2] His career experience includes working as the chief of staff for NASA during the administration of President Barack Obama (D) and the CEO of human spaceflight company Virgin Galactic. Whitesides co-founded Megafire Action, an organization dedicated to responding to wildfires. Whitesides co-chaired the Antelope Valley Covid-19 Task Force and joined the Antelope Valley Economic Development and Growth Enterprise (AV EDGE) as a board member.[3]
Committee assignments
U.S. House
2025-2026
Whitesides was assigned to the following committees:[Source]
- Committee on Science, Space, and Technology
- Space and Aeronautics
- House Committee on Armed Services
- Cyber Information Technologies and Innovation
- Seapower and Projection Forces
- Strategic Forces
Elections
2026
See also: California's 27th Congressional District election, 2026
General election
The general election will occur on November 3, 2026.
General election for U.S. House California District 27
Incumbent George Whitesides, Jason Gibbs, and David Neidhart are running in the general election for U.S. House California District 27 on November 3, 2026.
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 | George Whitesides (D) | |
| Jason Gibbs (R) | ||
| David Neidhart (R) | ||
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Endorsements
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2024
See also: California's 27th Congressional District election, 2024
California's 27th Congressional District election, 2024 (March 5 top-two primary)
General election
General election for U.S. House California District 27
George Whitesides defeated incumbent Mike Garcia in the general election for U.S. House California District 27 on November 5, 2024.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | George Whitesides (D) | 51.3 | 154,040 |
 | Mike Garcia (R) | 48.7 | 146,050 | |
| Total votes: 300,090 | |||
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Nonpartisan primary election
Nonpartisan primary for U.S. House California District 27
Incumbent Mike Garcia and George Whitesides defeated Steve Hill in the primary for U.S. House California District 27 on March 5, 2024.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Mike Garcia (R) | 54.9 | 74,245 |
| ✔ | | George Whitesides (D) | 32.8 | 44,391 |
| Steve Hill (D) | 12.2 | 16,525 | ||
| Total votes: 135,161 | |||
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Withdrawn or disqualified candidates
Endorsements
Whitesides received the following endorsements.
- U.S. Sen Mark Kelly (D)
- U.S. Sen Alex Padilla (D)
- U.S. Rep Pete Aguilar (D)
- U.S. Rep. Ami Bera (D)
- U.S. Rep. Julia Brownley (D)
- U.S. Rep Salud Carbajal (D)
- U.S. Rep. Judy Chu (D)
- U.S. Rep Katherine Clark (D)
- U.S. Rep. Anna Eshoo (D)
- U.S. Rep Robert Garcia (D)
- U.S. Rep. Josh Harder (D)
- U.S. Rep Sydney Kamlager-Dove (D)
- U.S. Rep. Ro Khanna (D)
- U.S. Rep. Mike Levin (D)
- U.S. Rep. Ted Lieu (D)
- U.S. Rep. Zoe Lofgren (D)
- U.S. Rep. Nancy Pelosi (D)
- U.S. Rep. Scott Peters (D)
- U.S. Rep. Adam Schiff (D)
- U.S. Rep. Brad Sherman (D)
- U.S. Rep. Eric Swalwell (D)
- U.S. Rep Linda Sánchez (D)
- California Atty. Gen Rob Bonta (D)
- California State Treasurer Fiona Ma (D)
- Former U.S. Rep Gabrielle Giffords (D)
- International Federation of Professional & Technical Engineers
- SEIU California State Council
- 314 Action Fund
- California Environmental Voters
- League of Conservation Voters
- New Democrat Coalition Action Fund
- Stonewall Democratic Club
Campaign themes
2026
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2024
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Notable endorsements
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Personal finance disclosures
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119th Congress (2025-2027)
See also
2026 Elections
External links
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Candidate U.S. House California District 27 |
Officeholder U.S. House California District 27 |
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Footnotes
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| Preceded by Mike Garcia (R) |
U.S. House California District 27 2025-Present |
Succeeded by - |
