George Whitesides
DIncumbentD · incumbent
Still has cash to spend. $2.6M on hand from $3.5M raised.
80% individuals18% PACs2% other
$3.5M
raised
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California · U.S. House · District 27 · 2026
California District 27 House race
General election in 53 days · Nov 3, 2026
The read · California District 27 House race
George Whitesides has raised more than 9 times the next candidate.
Candidates in the California District 27 House race, 2026 report raising $3.9M between them. George Whitesides reports $3.5M and Jason Gibbs reports $376,712, a gap of $3.1M. Of what George Whitesides reports, 80% came from individuals and 18% from PACs. Outside groups spent for WHITESIDES, GEORGE ($1.1M).
Public campaign-finance filings, 2026 cycle. Candidate rows are filers on record, not final ballot lists. Totals are rounded to whole dollars.
Every candidate on file
Ranked by money raised. Each row shows the campaign money mix and a plain-English read.
JG
Jason Gibbs
RR · challenger
Small-donor heavy. 97% from individuals and 3% from PACs.
97% individuals3% PACs0% other
$377K
raised
DN
David Neidhart
RR · challenger
0% from individuals, 0% from PACs, and 100% from other sources.
0% individuals0% PACs100% other
$518
raised
CN
Caleb Norwood
DD · challenger
Small-donor heavy. 100% from individuals and 0% from PACs.
100% individuals0% PACs0% other
$350
raised
Where the money came from
$1.1M in itemized outside money is on file for this cycle. Candidate fundraising is shown separately below.
Ideological / Leadership$1.1M
Labor / Unions$30K
Small donors & unclassified$30K
Defense & Aerospace$20K
Agriculture$10K
Law & Lobbying$8K
Biggest itemized outside spenders
- LCV VICTORY FUND · super pac$599K
- PROTECT PROGRESS · super pac$476K
- AMERICAN CRYSTAL SUGAR COMPANY POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE · pac$10K
- AMERICAN FEDERATION OF STATE COUNTY & MUNICIPAL EMPLOYEES P E O P L E · pac$10K
- AMERICAN FEDERATION OF TEACHERS, AFL-CIO COMMITTEE ON POLITICAL EDUCATION · pac$10K
- AMERIPAC: THE FUND FOR A GREATER AMERICA · pac$10K
- CA LUV PAC (CALIFORNIA LEADERSHIP UNITED FOR VICTORY PAC) · pac$10K
- EMPLOYEES OF NORTHROP GRUMMAN CORPORATION PAC · pac$10K
PACs vs the people
This split is from the candidates' own reported fundraising.
16%81%
16% PACs81% individuals3% other
The incumbent's record
George Whitesides is the linked incumbent for this race.
Net worth (2024)
$0
$0+.
Stock trades
None on file
No disclosed individual stock transactions.
Committees
2
Current full committee seats on file.
Where they sit
- House Committee on Science, Space, and Technology
- House Committee on Armed Services
Who funds them
This is the incumbent's own funding by donor sector for the cycle.
Ideological / Leadership$1.1M
Labor / Unions$30K
Small donors & unclassified$30K
Defense & Aerospace$20K
Agriculture$10K
Law & Lobbying$8K
The tale of the tape
Money, side by side. Green marks the leader on each line.
George Whitesides D · incumbent | vs | JG Jason Gibbs R · challenger |
|---|---|---|
| $3.5M | Raised | $377K |
| $2.6M | Cash on hand | $202K |
| 18% | From PACs | 3% |
| 80% | From individuals | 97% |
| Ideological / Leadership | Top donor sector | Too few to rank |
| Yes | Incumbent | No |