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U.S. Representative — California's 27th District

George Whitesides

Democrat · California

Democrat U.S. Representative for California's 27th congressional district. Member of the 119th Congress in the U.S. House of Representatives.

Legislative Record

Recently sponsored bills (16 on record)

  • H.R.9945 — Lowering Energy Costs through Grid Modernization Act (Introduced, Jul 23, 2026)
  • H.R.9889 — PILOT Act (Introduced, Jul 22, 2026)
  • H.R.9692 — TOTAL Screen Time Act (Introduced, Jul 14, 2026)
  • H.R.9534 — Wildfire Response Modernization Act (Introduced, Jun 29, 2026)
  • H.R.9449 — Global Climate Resilience Act of 2026 (Introduced, Jun 24, 2026)
  • H.R.9235 — Disaster Ready Infrastructure Act of 2026 (Introduced, Jun 9, 2026)
  • H.R.8841 — Veteran Scam Victims Foundation Act (Introduced, May 14, 2026)
  • H.R.8773 — Containing Effects of Mineral Extraction Act of 2026 (Introduced, May 12, 2026)

Recent floor votes (100 on record)

  • Voted Nay on H.R.8884 — Removing Barriers to Work for Disabled Americans Act (Passed, Jul 23, 2026)
  • Voted Yea on H.Con.Res.89 — Directing the President, pursuant to section 5(c) of the War Powers Resolution, to remove United States Armed Forces from hostilities with Iran (Passed, Jul 23, 2026)
  • Voted Nay on H.Con.Res.113 — Establishing the congressional budget for the United States Government for fiscal year 2027 and setting forth the appropriate budgetary levels for fiscal years 2028 through 2036 (Passed, Jul 22, 2026)
  • Voted Nay on H.R.7008 — Stop Insider Trading Act (Passed, Jul 22, 2026)
  • Voted Yea on H.R.7008 — Stop Insider Trading Act (Failed, Jul 22, 2026)
  • Voted Nay on H.R.8800 — National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2027 (Passed, Jul 22, 2026)
  • Voted Yea on H.R.8800 — National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2027 (Failed, Jul 22, 2026)
  • Voted No on H.R.8800 — On Agreeing to the Amendment (Failed, Jul 22, 2026)

Recently cosponsored bills (12 on record)

  • H.R.9914 — Collaboration on Adversarial Threats and Security Risks Act (Introduced, Jul 23, 2026)
  • H.R.2790 — GOSAFE Act (Introduced, Jul 20, 2026)
  • H.R.2086 — Rights for the TSA Workforce Act (Introduced, Jul 20, 2026)
  • H.R.3526 — Uplifting First-Time Homebuyers Act of 2025 (Introduced, Jul 20, 2026)
  • H.R.7676 — Career-Connected Learning Pathways Act of 2026 (Introduced, Jul 20, 2026)
  • H.R.6849 — To designate the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 2121 Meridian Park Boulevard in Concord, California, as the "Carl Jefferson Post Office Building". (Introduced, Jul 20, 2026)
  • H.R.1628 — 761st Tank Battalion Congressional Gold Medal Act (Introduced, May 19, 2026)
  • H.R.392 — PRECEPT Nurses Act (Introduced, May 19, 2026)

Voting analysis

George Whitesides's first listed bill would lower energy costs through grid modernisation. It is the third measure on this site aimed at the electrical grid's capacity — a North Dakota Republican works the transmission side, an Ohio Republican the demand forecasting. Three members, two parties, one set of wires that has quietly become the constraint on everything else.

16
Bills sponsored
274
Bills cosponsored

Of all 16, 16 currently sit at Introduced.

Another of his filings would limit total screen time, and a third addresses the containment of mineral extraction effects. Defence tops his short list of classified subjects. His filed total is small, which one term explains, and no committee leadership post is recorded.

Sponsored bills carry the Congressional Research Service's own subject classification. George Whitesides's cluster into: Armed Forces and National Security (4), Government Operations and Politics (3), Science, Technology, Communications (2), Commerce (1), Emergency Management (1), Environmental Protection (1).

Where he broke ranks

Nine departures. Three amendment votes, one refusal on a children's online safety act, and five yeses his caucus withheld, all drawn from the same handful of measures that split frontline Democrats throughout this data. Individual votes are listed below.

4.1%
Votes against the Democrat majority
219
Roll calls where a party majority formed
65 of 212
Rank among House Democrats, most defections first
All 9 roll calls where George Whitesides voted against the House Democrat majority.
Roll callDateOutcomeTheir vote
H.R.8800
On Agreeing to the Amendment
roll call 257		Jul 21, 2026FailedAye (party: Nay)
H.R.8595
On Agreeing to the Amendment
roll call 243		Jul 15, 2026FailedNo (party: Yea)
H.R.7757
KIDS Act
On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Pass, as Amended · roll call 228		Jun 29, 2026PassedNay (party: Yea)
H.R.6047
Sharri Briley and Eric Edmundson Veterans Benefits Expansion Act
On Passage · roll call 191		May 21, 2026PassedYea (party: Nay)
H.R.5625
Cashless Bail Reporting Act
On Passage · roll call 171		May 14, 2026PassedYea (party: Nay)
H.R.6260
Keeping Violent Offenders Off Our Streets Act
On Passage · roll call 169		May 14, 2026PassedAye (party: Nay)
H.R.7567
On Agreeing to the Amendment
roll call 144		Apr 30, 2026FailedAye (party: Nay)
S.1318
Fallen Servicemembers Religious Heritage Restoration Act
On Passage · roll call 142		Apr 29, 2026PassedYea (party: Nay)
H.R.7084
Defending American Property Abroad Act
On Passage · roll call 105		Mar 27, 2026PassedYea (party: Nay)

Above the California Democrats

His rate sits above the average kept by California's Democratic House members.

Among the 42 Democrats in the California delegation, the average rate of voting against the party majority is 3.7%. George Whitesides is above that average at 4.1%.

Tenure and attendance

First term, and he misses very little.

First elected in 2025, now serving across 1 terms. George Whitesides falls in the freshman cohort.

0.5%
Roll calls recorded as not voting
220
Roll calls eligible to vote on
1
Recorded as not voting

By the numbers

In the 119th Congress, George Whitesides has 16 bills sponsored, 274 cosponsored, 100 recent floor votes recorded.

Committee assignments

  • House Committee on Armed Services
  • House Committee on Science, Space, and Technology
  • House Committee on Armed Services: Cyber, Information Technologies, and Innovation
  • House Committee on Armed Services: Seapower and Projection Forces
  • House Committee on Armed Services: Strategic Forces
  • House Committee on Science, Space, and Technology: Space and Aeronautics

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