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[constituency_baseline] Demographic anchor: Car-dependent commuting: 70.1% drive alone; 1.3% use public transit; mean commute 35.0 min
Added: 01 May 2026
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[constituency_baseline] Demographic anchor: Cook Partisan Voting Index (2026 redistricting): D+3 (was EVEN prior to Proposition 50 redraw)
Added: 01 May 2026
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[constituency_baseline] Demographic anchor: Bachelor's degree or higher: 30.4% (national: 33.7%)
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[constituency_baseline] Demographic anchor: Unemployment rate: 6.9% (national: 3.5%) — elevated due to seasonal/defense contractor cycles
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[constituency_baseline] Demographic anchor: Poverty rate: 8.3% (national: 12.4%)
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[constituency_baseline] Demographic anchor: Median rent: $2,088/month
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[constituency_baseline] Demographic anchor: Homeownership rate: 69.3% (national: 65.5%)
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[constituency_baseline] Demographic anchor: Hispanic/Latino population share: 44.4% — largest demographic group
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[constituency_baseline] Demographic anchor: Population (2024 estimate): 746,656
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[constituency_baseline] Demographic anchor: Median household income: $102,407 (national: $37,585)
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[constituency_baseline] Ballot measure: Proposition 35: Managed Care Organization Tax Authorization (2024) (2024) — passed, margin 68% Yes to 32% No statewide
Added: 01 May 2026
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[constituency_baseline] Ballot measure: Proposition 3: Right to Marriage (2024) (2024) — passed, margin 62% Yes to 38% No statewide
Added: 01 May 2026
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[constituency_baseline] Ballot measure: Proposition 36: Homelessness, Drug Addiction and Theft Reduction Act (2024) (2024) — passed, margin 71% Yes to 29% No statewide
Added: 01 May 2026
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[constituency_baseline] Dominant industry: NAICS 61 (share 0.1)
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[constituency_baseline] Dominant industry: NAICS 44-45 (share 0.12)
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[constituency_baseline] Dominant industry: NAICS 62 (share 0.14)
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[constituency_baseline] Dominant industry: NAICS 3364 (share 0.22)
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[constituency_baseline] Top employer: Palmdale School District (2800 employees)
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[constituency_baseline] Top employer: Antelope Valley Hospital (3200 employees)
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[constituency_baseline] Top employer: Lockheed Martin Skunk Works (Plant 42, Palmdale) (4500 employees)
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[constituency_baseline] Top employer: Northrop Grumman (B-21 Raider, Plant 42, Palmdale) (6000 employees)
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[constituency_baseline] Top employer: Edwards Air Force Base (12000 employees)
Added: 01 May 2026
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[constituency_baseline] District summary: California's 27th Congressional District spans northern Los Angeles County from the Santa Clarita Valley through the Antelope Valley, including Agua Dulce, Val Verde, Palmdale, and Lancaster. Redrawn under Proposition 50 for the 2026 election, the district shifted from EVEN Cook PVI to D+3, making it more Democratic-leaning. The district has approximately 746,656 residents and is majority-minority: 44.4% Hispanic, 38.1% White, with significant Black and Asian populations. The median household income is $102,407, well above the national average, and homeownership is 69.3%. Key economic drivers include aerospace and defense (Edwards Air Force Base, U.S. Air Force Plant 42, Northrop Grumman B-21 Raider production, Lockheed Skunk Works), renewable energy manufacturing, healthcare, and agriculture. The district is car-dependent (70.1% drive alone) with a 35-minute mean commute. Wildfire threats are severe and worsening, making wildfire resilience and emergency management top constituent priorities. 30.4% hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and the poverty rate is 8.3%. George Whitesides defeated three-term Republican incumbent Mike Garcia in 2024 by approximately 8,000 votes (3.2% margin).
Added: 01 May 2026
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Voted nay on H.R. 4758 (Homeowner Energy Freedom Act) on 2026-02-25: Whitesides voted nay (failed 199-210) against the Homeowner Energy Freedom Act, a bill aimed at limiting energy efficiency regulations. This aligns with his district's progressive environmental preferences and his League of Conservation Voters donor ($5,431). The bill passed the House without him; he voted with 198 Democrats in opposition. No donor pressure to vote otherwise.
Date: 2026-02-25
Added: 01 May 2026
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Voted nay on H.R. 7744 (Department of Homeland Security Appropriations Act, 2026) on 2025-03-04: Whitesides voted nay on the rule to consider the DHS appropriations bill, aligning with Democratic leadership's shutdown strategy. The NRCC attacked him for voting to shut down the government, putting service members' paychecks at risk. His district's heavy military presence (Edwards AFB, Plant 42) makes a DHS shutdown vote particularly salient. He was one of 190 Democrats voting nay, a party-line cross-pressure against the district's defense economy.
Date: 2025-03-04
Added: 01 May 2026
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Voted nay on S. 1071 (FY2026 NDAA) (National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2026 ($848 billion military spending)) on 2025-09-10: Whitesides voted nay on final passage of the $848 billion NDAA. This is notable because he sits on the House Armed Services Committee and had actively championed NDAA provisions bringing billions to his district — including $5.7B for the B-21 Raider (built at Plant 42 in Palmdale, in his district), $4B for the F-35 center fuselage, and wildfire response funding. Despite these investments, he ultimately opposed the bill over partisan amendments (likely anti-abortion riders). His no vote represents a reversal from his committee-level support. The NRCC attacked him as 'voting against troops.' His district workforce at Edwards AFB, Plant 42, and Skunk Works makes this vote a high-stakes act of cross-pressure.
Date: 2025-09-10
Added: 01 May 2026
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Voted nay on H.R. 1 (One Big Beautiful Bill Act (budget reconciliation — Medicaid, SNAP cuts, clean energy repeal, tax cuts)) on 2025-07-03: Whitesides voted nay (unanimous Democratic opposition, 218-214 final passage), citing the bill's 'devastating cuts to Medicaid' and 'biggest wealth transfer from the lower and middle class to the top 1% in history.' His district has 8.3% poverty rate and significant Medi-Cal enrollment (5.5 million Californians on CalFresh). His vote aligned with constituent material interest — no donor or party tension — but the bill passed and the impact to his district was immediate. The NRCC attacked him for the vote.
Date: 2025-07-03
Added: 01 May 2026
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Voted yea on H.R. 29 (Laken Riley Act (mandatory immigration detention for theft-related arrests)) on 2025-01-07: Whitesides was one of only 7 California Democrats and 48 Democrats total to support mandatory detention of undocumented immigrants for low-level theft offenses. His district is 44.4% Hispanic and includes significant immigrant communities in the Antelope Valley and Santa Clarita Valley. Civil rights groups, including the ACLU and New Republic, harshly criticized the bill as pre-deportation. Whitesides' vote put him at odds with the progressive wing of his party, including fellow Californians Judy Chu (no) and Luz Rivas (no), and the majority of California's Democratic delegation.
Date: 2025-01-07
Added: 01 May 2026
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[vote] George Whitesides co-sponsored H.R. 7531, the Healthy Families Act, and voted against H.R. 1 (Budget Reconciliation in July 2025) to protect Medi-Cal, SNAP, and essential health services for working families.
Date: 2025-07-03
Added: 01 May 2026
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[vote] George Whitesides voted against the Laken Riley Act (H.R. 29) on January 7, 2025, being listed among the 48 House Democrats who joined Republicans to pass the bill requiring mandatory detention of undocumented immigrants for theft-related offenses.
Date: 2025-01-07
Added: 01 May 2026
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[disclosure] George Whitesides executed 34 stock trades totaling more than $2.32 million over the three years preceding his August 2025 Benzinga report, including sales of Planet Labs (March 2025) and Novartis (March 2025). On March 24, 2025, he sold approximately $3.88 million in stocks across multiple issuers.
Date: 2025-03-27
Added: 01 May 2026
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[platform] George Whitesides advocates for banning congressional members from trading stocks while in office, stating members should not financially benefit from non-public information.
Date: 2024-09-01
Added: 01 May 2026
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Whitesides sold between $50,001 and $100,000 in Planet Labs stock on March 27, 2025. Over the prior three years, he executed 34 stock trades totaling more than $2.32 million.
Date: 2025-03-27
Added: 01 May 2026
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In March 2025, Whitesides sold $3.88 million in individual stocks, including Novartis, to transition his portfolio to avoid conflicts of interest with his Congressional work.
Date: 2025-03-24
Added: 01 May 2026
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Whitesides has advocated for banning congressional members from trading stocks while in office.
Date: 2024-09-01
Added: 01 May 2026
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As a freshman, Whitesides raised $770,000 in Q4 2023 alone to challenge Republican incumbent Mike Garcia, outpacing all other Democratic House challengers in California that quarter.
Date: 2024-01-17
Added: 01 May 2026
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Whitesides reported $440.5K in Q4 2025 fundraising, with 84.3% coming from individual donors. This was the 193rd most among all Q4 reports filed by January 31, 2026.
Date: 2026-01-31
Added: 01 May 2026
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Whitesides' 2024 campaign was supported by $132,552 from the California House Majority Fund, a DCCC-aligned hybrid PAC aimed at protecting Democratic House seats.
Date: 2024-12-31
Added: 01 May 2026
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Whitesides' 2024 campaign received $31,467 from 314 Action Impact Slate, a PAC supporting scientists and STEM candidates for Congress, and $27,386 from Swing Left, reflecting organized progressive support.
Date: 2024-11-05
Added: 01 May 2026
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In the 2024 cycle, George Whitesides for Congress reported $5,040,861 in total payments, with ActBlue contributing $3,944,282 (78% of total), reflecting extensive grassroots online fundraising.
Date: 2024-12-31
Added: 01 May 2026
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George Whitesides' campaign raised $2,967,497.24 in the 2025 calendar year, including $2,568,383.43 in total contributions, $490,337.62 in PAC contributions, and $1,787,860.12 in itemized individual contributions. Cash on hand as of 12/31/2025 was $1,454,750.99.
Date: 2025-12-31
Added: 01 May 2026
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George Whitesides filed filing with the SEC on 2020-05-01. Accession number: N/A.
Date: 2020-05-01
Added: 23 Apr 2026
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