George Whitesides
- Previous profession
- Business executive, non-profit executive; Executive director, National Space Society, Washington, DC, 2004 to 2008
- First public office
- 2024Elected to the 119th Congress on November 5, 2024
- Years in public office
- 1
Confirmed from the official recordSource: Congressional Directory for the 119th Congress (2025-2026), February 20, 2026. We saved our copy on October 8, 2026.
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Since the current Congress began on January 3, 2025, Whitesides has a recorded vote on 60 laws that passed, and 1 vote on a resolution that passed a law.
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The record in plain language
Of the 118 laws passed since January 3, 2025, 60 came to a recorded vote on passage in the House while Whitesides is a member. On 1 more, the recorded House vote is on a resolution. Whitesides votes No on H.Res. 590, the resolution that passed the Rescissions Act of 2025 in the House. The rest passed the House by voice vote or without objection, which records no individual votes.
Whitesides votes Yes on the HALT Fentanyl Act, the GENIUS Act on stablecoins (digital tokens pegged to the dollar), the Epstein Files Transparency Act, the defense policy law for fiscal year 2026 and the 21st Century ROAD to Housing Act.
On funding the government, Whitesides votes Yes on the January 2026 funding law for science, energy, Interior and the EPA, and the September 2026 funding extension, and No on the March 2025 full-year funding law, the November 2025 law that ended the 43-day shutdown and the February 2026 funding law for a further group of agencies.
Whitesides votes No on the One Big Beautiful Bill Act, the 2025 tax and spending law; the Secure America Act, a 2026 budget law; and the Russia and Iran sanctions law.
Congress cancelled 24 federal rules by recorded vote in the House in that time. Whitesides votes to cancel 2 and against cancelling 22. The rules Whitesides votes to cancel come from: Environmental Protection Agency (1) and Treasury: Internal Revenue Service (1).
Whitesides votes differently from most House Democrats on 3 of 58 Yes and No votes: Yes on the GENIUS Act on stablecoins (digital tokens pegged to the dollar), Yes on the law that cancels the EPA approval that let California phase out sales of new gasoline-only cars by 2035 and Yes on the law that cancels an IRS rule that would have required decentralized finance platforms to report their customers' digital asset sales the way stockbrokers do.
Whitesides did not vote on the Wounded Knee Massacre Memorial and Sacred Site Act and the Laken Riley Act on immigration detention.
Votes on laws that passed
Protects 40 acres at the Wounded Knee massacre site as land owned by the Oglala Sioux and Cheyenne River Sioux Tribes.
Requires immigration authorities to detain non-citizens without legal status who are charged with, arrested for or convicted of theft-related crimes, assaulting a police officer, or crimes causing death or serious injury.
Votes on a resolution that passed a law
Cancels about $9 billion that Congress had already approved: roughly $8 billion in foreign aid and about $1 billion for public broadcasting.
What this member says about laws and orders
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From the official record
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From this member’s press releases
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3 excerpts
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Congressman George Whitesides Helps Advance Nine Pro-Veteran Bills
“H.R. 970 – Fairness for Servicemembers and their Families Act”
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Congressman George Whitesides Helps Advance Nine Pro-Veteran Bills
“H.R. 983 – Montgomery GI Bill Selected Reserves Tuition Fairness Act”
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Congressman George Whitesides Helps Advance Nine Pro-Veteran Bills
“H.R. 1912 – Veteran Fraud Reimbursement Act”
Member-requested spending
Congress printed 13 spending items this member requested, $13,027,000 in all, in the lists read for 4 laws.
Laws read: Public Law 119-37, Public Law 119-74, Public Law 119-75, Public Law 119-86.
| Recipient | Law | Purpose | State | Amount |
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| on STAG--Drinking Water S Revolving Fund | Public Law 119-74 | tate CA Santa Clarita Agency for PF ProjectEnvironmentAgency · al Protecti | None printed | $1,092,000 |
| City of Hope Medical Foundation, Antelope Valley | Public Law 119-74 | City of Hope TrueBeamDOC · NIST--STR S | None printed | $1,031,000 |
| Los Angeles County Sheriff's Department, North Patrol Division | Public Law 119-74 | Mobile Command Center Los Angeles Sheriff's Department 27DOJ · OJP--Byrne | None printed | $1,000,000 |
| City of Lancaster Police Department | Public Law 119-74 | Advanced Equipment for Lancaster Police DepartmentDOJ · OJP--Byrne | None printed | $1,023,000 |
| Santa Clarita Valley Boys & Girls Club | Public Law 119-74 | Santa Clarita Valley and Antelope Valley Boys & Girls Club Opioid & Substance Use Prevention InitiativeDOJ · OJP--Byrne | None printed | $1,031,000 |
| CA | Public Law 119-75 | Rancho Vista Boulevard Grade Separation Right of Way AcquisitionDepartment of Transportation · Highway Infrastructure Programs | CA | $2,000,000 |
| CA | Public Law 119-75 | Traffic Circulation and Pedestrian Safety Improvements ProjectDepartment of Transportation · Highway Infrastructure Programs | CA | $1,200,000 |
| CA | Public Law 119-75 | Avenue G Interchange ProjectDepartment of Transportation · Highway Infrastructure Programs | CA | $850,000 |
| CA | Public Law 119-75 | The Santa Clarita Valley Multimodal Transportation and Safety Enhancement ProjectDepartment of Transportation · Highway Infrastructure Programs | CA | $850,000 |
| Southern California Regional Rail Authority | Public Law 119-75 | Modernizing Rail in CA-27 through Technology ImprovementsDepartment of Transportation · Transit Infrastructure Grants | CA | $250,000 |
Show all 13
| Recipient | Law | Purpose | State | Amount |
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| Los Angeles County Fire Department | Public Law 119-75 | Los Angeles County Fire Station 81 ReplacementDepartment of Housing and Urban Development · Community Development Fund | CA | $1,000,000 |
| Santa Clarita Community College District, College of the Canyons | Public Law 119-75 | Renovations and Expansion for Community College Student Basic Needs CenterDepartment of Housing and Urban Development · Community Development Fund | CA | $850,000 |
| City of Lancaster | Public Law 119-75 | National Soccer Center Safety Lighting UpgradesDepartment of Housing and Urban Development · Community Development Fund | CA | $850,000 |
Read from the lists Congress printed for 4 laws. An item requested by several members appears under each of them, so sums across members count such an item more than once. A list the Congressional Record printed on two days is counted once, from the later printing. A requester is tied to a member only when exactly one member serving in that chamber on that day has the printed name.
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Online ads
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George Whitesides for Congress Google Ads Transparency Center
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Reported stock trades
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- Report 20030886, filed · Typed report, rows not read yet · The Clerk's file
Our copy saved October 8, 2026 · Fingerprint 5f43693e67991afa - Report 20027982, filed · Typed report, rows not read yet · The Clerk's file
Our copy saved October 8, 2026 · Fingerprint 67250ec13b09b97c
Source: Periodic Transaction Reports filed with the Clerk of the House. The Clerk's index for 2025 and 2026 was saved October 8, 2026.
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