George Whitesides

Share of party-line votes on each issue where Whitesides voted against most Democrats. The tick is the median for House Democrats.

1. Crime and Law Enforcement 55% · 12 of 22 party 4%
2. Immigration 36% · 5 of 14 party 0%
3. Education 33% · 4 of 12 party 0%

Where Whitesides broke with their party, close outcomes and final passage votes on named bills, newest first.

Yea ■ filled · Nay □ open · Not voting – dash. Party split bars: Democrats left, Republicans right; dark = yea, light = nay.

• Statement · Press release · Oct 1, 2026

  Rep. Whitesides Introduces Bipartisan Legislation To Protect Children from Human-Like Chatbots

  Introduced bipartisan bill prohibiting chatbots from communicating in human-like ways with minors by default.

  “As a father of two teenagers, I’ve seen firsthand how affected our kids already are by this digital age, where corporations are using everything from addictive algorithms to overly-friendly chatbots to keep children hooked on their platforms.”

  CybersecurityAI-read

• Statement · Press release · Sep 17, 2026

  Rep. Whitesides Introduces Bipartisan Bill Commemorating the 50th Anniversary of the Space Shuttle Enterprise Rollout in the Antelope Valley

  Today, Reps. George Whitesides (D-CA), Vince Fong (R-CA), Zoe Lofgren (D-CA), Jay Obernolte (R-CA), and Judy Chu (D-CA) introduced legislation honoring the 50th anniversary of the rollout of the Space Shuttle Enterprise, the first orbiter…

  “The Antelope Valley has long been on the cutting edge of our country’s aerospace industry, and Enterprise’s rollout in Palmdale fifty years ago was a key moment in that history.”

• Statement · Press release · Sep 15, 2026

  ICYMI: Rep. Whitesides Calls for Industry-Wide “Safety Stand-Down” on Frontier AI Development in Washington Post Op-ed

  In case you missed it, in a new op-ed published in The Washington Post, Rep. George Whitesides (D-CA), a member of the House Science, Space and Technology Committee and former chief of staff of NASA, called on the leading AI developers to…

• Statement · Press release · Sep 10, 2026

  Reps. George Whitesides, Maria Salazar, and Don Davis Introduce Bipartisan Bill to Protect Seniors From Wire Fraud

  Today, Reps. George Whitesides (CA-27), Maria Salazar (FL-27), and Don Davis (NC-01) introduced the bipartisan Protecting Elders from Wire Fraud Act, legislation that would require financial institutions place holds on suspicious wire…

  “We have a duty to protect our nation’s seniors from the epidemic of scams that threaten their financial security.”

• Statement · Press release · Aug 29, 2026

  Rep. Whitesides Introduces Bipartisan Bill to Reduce the Risk of Superintelligent AI by Monitoring Self-Improving AI Systems

  Today, Reps. George Whitesides (D-CA) and Pat Harrigan (R-NC) introduced the Self-Improving AI Monitoring Act, bipartisan legislation to reduce the risk of superintelligent AI by monitoring how capable frontier AI systems are becoming at…

  “Just in the past few months, we have seen AI systems break out of their testing environments and threaten the security of entire systems.”

• Statement · Press release · Aug 27, 2026

  Rep. Whitesides Introduces Legislation to Protect the Antelope Valley by Stopping the Dumping of Sexually Violent Predators in Rural Communities

  Today, Rep. George Whitesides (CA-27) introduced the Stop Predator Dumping Act, legislation that would protect rural communities by mandating a new placement framework for Sexually Violent Predators (SVPs).

  “For too long, communities like the Antelope Valley have been treated as dumping grounds for Sexually Violent Predators, while other areas share none of the burden.”

◇ statements (press releases) · ○ posts. When a statement names a bill Whitesides voted on, the vote is shown next to it.

Sponsored 24 (House median 25) · cosponsored 302 (median 289), 9 of them as an original cosponsor · most often on Armed Forces and National Security, Science, Technology, Communications, Government Operations and Politics.

• H.R. 10719 To establish age-appropriate design standards and safety safeguards for artificial intelligence chatbots accessed by minors, and for other purposes.Introduced Oct 1, 2026 In committee
• H.R. 6164 To designate the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 28201 Franklin Parkway in Santa Clarita, California, as the "Deputy Ryan Clinkunbroomer Post Office Building".Government Operations and Politics · Introduced Sep 16, 2026 In committee
• H.Res. 1557 Commemorating the 50th anniversary of the rollout of Space Shuttle Enterprise from the Rockwell International plant in Palmdale, California.Science, Technology, Communications · Introduced Sep 16, 2026 In committee
• H.R. 10350 Protecting Elders from Wire Fraud ActFinance and Financial Sector · Introduced Sep 10, 2026 In committee
• H.R. 10181 Stop Predator Dumping ActCrime and Law Enforcement · Introduced Aug 27, 2026 In committee
• H.R. 10180 Self-Improving AI Monitoring ActScience, Technology, Communications · Introduced Aug 27, 2026 In committee
• H.R. 10137 No Insider Trading on National Security Act of 2026Armed Forces and National Security · Introduced Aug 20, 2026 In committee
• H.R. 10069 Military Readiness Through Resilient Lands ActArmed Forces and National Security · Introduced Aug 6, 2026 In committee

Agreement on contested votes where both cast yea or nay.

In the 2025–26 cycle Whitesides’s campaign raised $4.0M: $2.8M (71%) from individuals and $629K (16%) from PACs and other committees. Cash on hand: $2.6M.

Through Jun 30, 2026; filings lag, so recent gifts can take weeks to appear. Money raised also counts loans and transfers, so the shares need not add to 100%. Source: FEC.gov.

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Who funds Whitesides

The largest PACs and other committees giving directly to the campaign this cycle, of 226.

1. Hoyer Member’s leadership PAC
2. International Association of Machinists and Aerospace Workers Labor union PAC
3. National Education Association Labor union PAC

Whitesides’s own leadership PAC: Spaceship Earth PAC. A separate PAC a member sponsors to give to other candidates.