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U.S. Representative · California 27th District
George Whitesides
DemocratDistrict D+3119th CongressOn the ballot 2026
Typical swing score73#34 of 433 representatives across tracked bills
Contact George Whitesides’s office
Official D.C. office details from the congress-legislators datasetWashington, D.C. office1504 Longworth House Office Building Washington DC 20515-0527
Model
Directional: count only breaks toward the other partyWhy do scores change?v3default (selected)v2 model swing-v2
Signals to watch
What in this member’s district, record and ideology could move them, and in which direction. Their score is the same on every bill they haven’t committed to, so these are the things to watch.Could pull them toward Republicans · 4 signals
- StrongBacks 8 Republican-led tracked billsSponsor or active cosponsor of 8 of the 865 tracked bills that were introduced by Republicans: H.R. 390, H.R. 452, H.R. 471, H.R. 842, H.R. 909 and 3 more.
- Strong10th most moderate of 212 House DemocratsDW-NOMINATE -0.204 vs. the House Democratic median of -0.393: 0.189 toward the Republicans (rank 10 of 212 by distance toward the Republicans).
- MediumOn the ballot Nov 3, 2026 in a competitive district (D+3)Term ends Jan 3, 2027; next general election Nov 3, 2026. CA-27 has a partisan lean of D+3. Members facing voters in a seat near even or leaning against their party have a reason to show independence.
- WeakCompetitive district: CA-27 is D+3CA-27 has a partisan lean of D+3 (25% 2020 / 75% 2024 presidential two-party vote vs. the nation). That is within 5 points of even.
Term and election
From the congress-legislators datasetOn the ballot 2026
- Current term
- January 3, 2025 – January 3, 2027
- Next election
- November 3, 2026
- Years in office
- 1.8 years
Committees
Seats on a bill’s committee of referral add a in swing-v3- House Committee on Armed ServicesMinority · 23rd in seniority
- Subcommittee on Seapower and Projection Forces
- Subcommittee on Strategic Forces
- Subcommittee on Cyber, Information Technologies, and Innovation
- House Committee on Science, Space, and TechnologyMinority · 13th in seniority
- Subcommittee on Space and Aeronautics
Voting ideology
first dimension, from VoteviewD median
R median
Whitesides← More liberal (−1)More conservative (+1) →
Their score of -0.204 is 0.19 to the right of the House Democratic median (-0.393).
Advocacy scorecards
Their rating vs. the House Democratic average- 119th Congress0House Democratic average: 1 (n=210)
Swing score by bill
swing-v3 · a bill marks a member as committed to itShowing 51–100 of 858 tracked bills, best swing first
| Bill | Their role | Swing score · | |
|---|---|---|---|
| S. 856Disclosing Foreign Influence in Lobbying ActSummary on Congress.gov | No position yetNow in the Senate | 82
| Swing |
| S. 865Lobbying Disclosure Improvement ActSummary on Congress.gov |