WHERE
Where do George Whitesides's campaign contributions come from?
Funding summary
- Total raised
- $10.6M
- Total spent
- $10.3M
- Cash on hand
- $327K
Where the money came from
- Individual donors$7.5M(71%)
- PACs$692K(7%)
- Political parties$10K(0%)
- Self-funding$274K(3%)
- Other receipts$2.1M(20%)
“Other receipts” in FEC candidate totals covers transfers from other committees the candidate controls, offsets to operating expenditures, refunded contributions, and interest — not itemized donor activity. FEC's itemized filings hold the detail.
Top industries
Of $1.9M in itemized individual donations where the donor listed an employer. This is only a slice of total fundraising — PACs, parties, small-dollar donors, and self-funding are not included here.
- General Business$904K
- Legal & Lobbying$348K
- Advocacy & Nonprofits$196K
- Technology & Media$194K
- Healthcare$102K
An additional $2.4Min itemized donations couldn't be classified — either the donor left the employer field blank or listed “retired”/“self-employed,” or the employer didn't match a known industry.
Vote-finance correlation
Data through Jul 2026 · Sources: 2 — FEC individual filings (2026 cycle), Congress.gov roll calls (119th Congress) [168]
George Whitesides voted on 168 bills. He received $2,363,983.29 in donations. There is a weak positive pattern between donation amounts and yea rates. This means larger donations may align with a higher likelihood of voting yes. The largest donation sector was Other, totaling $1,777,169.04. This sector had a 50.0% yea rate on 12 bills. The Defense sector had the most bills voted on, with 48 bills. Donations were $30,000. The yea rate was 58.3%.
Fewer than 5 other members of the CA House delegation have comparable data right now, so no peer comparison is shown.
This analysis shows factual patterns in public data. Campaign contributions are legal and do not indicate wrongdoing. Voting alignment with donor industries is common across all legislators. Correlation does not indicate causation or improper behavior.
Campaign finance data from FEC.gov. Totals reflect the current two-year cycle. Industry breakdown covers only itemized individual donations where the donor listed an employer. Full methodology