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  1. George Whitesides

    U.S. House · California – District 27

    Up in 2026 and 2028

    $51,218

    in backing from AIPAC, UDP & allied PACs

    $45.2K via AIPAC PAC ($40.2K in earmarked donations from AIPAC’s donors that it passed on, $5,000 from the PAC itself) + $6,000 from other PACs

    • Voting score 50% · Israel & Gaza and war powers only (6 votes, average of 2 areas, limited record)
    • +$168K donor network
    • Second score (immigration & Wall Street) 25%
    • Other pro-Israel PACs: JACPAC $5,000 · DMFI PAC $1,000
    50%Voting score, Israel & Gaza and war powers only: the other areas have too few votes to count yet (limited record)
    25%Second score: immigration & Wall Street
    $168Kgiven directly by 76 people who also gave to AIPAC PAC or UDP
    13%of campaign money from small donors

    How the 50% is calculated: the equal-weight average of Israel & Gaza 0% (2 votes), War powers 100% (3 votes). Not counted: 1 Speech & civil liberties vote (an area needs at least 2 votes). Higher means more often casting the scored vote: against military aid to Israel without new conditions and against ICC sanctions, for blocking arms sales, for requiring Congress to authorize war, and for civil liberties. Each area (Israel & Gaza, war powers, speech & civil liberties) counts equally, so the score is an average of areas, not the share of all listed votes.

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    Where the money comes from

    Who backs the campaign: PAC money by source
    1. Labor unions$258,000
    2. AIPAC and other pro-Israel PACs$51,218
    3. Weapons makers' PACs$43,000
    4. Banks, finance and insurance$23,500
    5. Drug makers$11,500
    6. Health insurers$8,000
    7. Crypto industry PACs$500

    PAC contributions to the campaign, including donations AIPAC passed on as earmarks, since 2016.

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    AIPAC PAC
    $45,218 ($40,218 earmarked, $5,000 direct, as AIPAC PAC's reports label each contribution)
    Other pro-Israel PACs
    JACPAC $5,000 · DMFI PAC $1,000
    Weapons makers' PACs (separate)
    $43,000: Northrop Grumman $10,000 · Lockheed Martin $10,000 · General Dynamics $7,000 · RTX (Raytheon) $6,000 · L3Harris $6,000 · BAE Systems $2,000 · Boeing $2,000
    Labor unions (PACs, separate)
    $258,000 from 33 PACs: American Federation of Teachers $20,000 · Fire Fighters (IAFF) $20,000 · Machinists (IAM) $20,000 · National Education Association $20,000 · AFSCME $15,000 · and 28 more
    Banks, finance and insurance (PACs, separate)
    $23,500 from 12 PACs: New York Life $5,000 · Genworth $3,500 · Carlyle Group $2,500 · Council of Insurance Agents & Brokers $2,500 · UBS $2,500 · and 7 more
    Drug makers (PACs, separate)
    $11,500 from 9 PACs: Gilead Sciences $2,000 · Novartis $2,000 · AbbVie $1,500 · Amgen $1,000 · AstraZeneca $1,000 · and 4 more
    Health insurers (PACs, separate)
    $8,000 from 2 PACs: Elevance Health $5,500 · Blue Shield of California $2,500
    AIPAC donor network (separate)
    $168,034 given directly by 76 people who also gave to AIPAC PAC or UDP (2021–2026). Matched by name and ZIP code, so a few matches may be different people with the same name (we estimate 1–3% of matched donors; see the methodology).
    Campaign funding, 2023–26
    $14,577,668 raised · 13% small donors (under $200) · 58% large donors · 9% PACs and party · 2% own money
    Key committee seats
    Armed Services
    Co-sponsors, bills AIPAC backed
    U.S.-Israel Defense Partnership Act
    Crypto super PACs (separate)
    $476,254 backing, $500 given (Protect Progress, Coinbase Innovation PAC)
    Positions
    Does not co-sponsor Medicare for All · Co-sponsors a ban on members trading stocks (H.R. 396, H.R. 5106)

    Pro-Israel PAC money by election cycle

    • 2016: none
    • 2018: none
    • 2020: none
    • 2022: none
    • 2024: $6,000
    • 2026: $45.2K

    Voting record

    2026 race

    Advanced from the top-two primary (CA-27), Jun 2, 2026

    Primary, Jun 2, 2026
    CandidatePartyVotesShare
    Jason Gibbs Advanced FEC filing (Jason Gibbs)Republican62,75841.0%
    George Whitesides (this member) AdvancedDemocrat62,21440.6%
    Roberto Ramos FEC filing (Roberto Ramos)Democrat14,8689.7%
    Caleb Norwood FEC filing (Caleb Norwood)Democrat13,2938.7%

    Certified results: elections.cdn.sos.ca.gov · elections.cdn.sos.ca.gov (2) · sos.ca.gov

    November 3, 2026 (CA-27): faces Jason Gibbs (Republican). Average of 5 forecasters: Solid D (read Oct 20, 2026). Sources: elections.cdn.sos.ca.gov · elections.cdn.sos.ca.gov (2)

    2028 challengers

    Sources

    Changes to this entry (1)
    • 2026-10-02: Voting score changed from 100% to 50%

    Changes come from new FEC filings and votes, or from method changes explained in the change log.

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143rd of 264 Democrats in Congress: more than 121 others.

  1. Earmarked donations via AIPAC PAC$40,218
  2. Given by AIPAC PAC itself$5,000
  3. JACPAC$5,000
  4. DMFI PAC$1,000

Counted: AIPAC PAC, United Democracy Project, NORPAC, DMFI PAC, Pro-Israel America PAC and its Action Fund, JACPAC, U.S. Israel PAC and 11 regional pro-Israel PACs (full list with FEC IDs). FEC data through Aug 31, 2026.