George Whitesides
Democratic · CA
Member of Congress
Tracked direct giving
$20,745
Tracked donations to candidate
$91,500
IE for this entity (not received)
$70,041
IE against this entity (not received)
$5,288,717
Connections
76
Votes
50
Independent expenditures are paid by outside groups to ad and mail vendors. None of that money reached this entity's committee, and none of it is counted as a receipt.
How money flowed to George Whitesides
Congressional Leadership Fund spent $2.4M opposing George Whitesides across 6 contributions between October 2024 and October 2024.
NRCC spent $2.0M opposing George Whitesides across 5 contributions between October 2024 and October 2024.
JEFFRIES FOR CONGRESS directed $25K to George Whitesides. JEFFRIES FOR CONGRESS advocates for Israel Security Supplemental Appropriations Act (H.R.8034).
PETE AGUILAR FOR CONGRESS directed $25K to George Whitesides across 2 contributions between September 2024 and October 2024. PETE AGUILAR FOR CONGRESS advocates for Inflation Reduction Act - Drug Pricing Provisions.
KATHERINE CLARK FOR CONGRESS directed $5K to George Whitesides. KATHERINE CLARK FOR CONGRESS advocates for Medicare Drug Price Negotiation - First 10 Drugs Selected.
Who funded George Whitesides
Attributed amounts are modeled estimates of how money flowed through intermediary PACs, computed by proportional apportionment of FEC-reported transactions. They are not reported transactions themselves. How we compute this
smallest single documented leg $3K
smallest single documented leg $240
smallest single documented leg $100K (larger than the modeled estimate: the leg carried money from other sources too)
smallest single documented leg $500
smallest single documented leg $246K (larger than the modeled estimate: the leg carried money from other sources too)
smallest single documented leg $3K
smallest single documented leg $500
smallest single documented leg $41K (larger than the modeled estimate: the leg carried money from other sources too)
smallest single documented leg $12K
smallest single documented leg $3K
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Plus 42 additional chains totaling $4.3M.
Outside Spending and Dark Money
Dark money is election spending by organizations that do not disclose their donors: 501(c)(4) social welfare organizations, 501(c)(6) trade associations, and similar non-committee filers (FEC Form 5 and Form 9). Registered super PACs also make independent expenditures. But they itemize their donors with the FEC, so their spending is not dark money. Figures below are never combined with disclosed-donor totals.
Outside Spending About This Entity
Every independent expenditure and electioneering communication in the tracked filings that names this entity, by any filer. Most filers here are super PACs that disclose their donors. Only the non-committee nonprofits among them are dark money.
| Filer | Amount | Type | Support/Oppose | Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Congressional Leadership Fund | $1,547,550 | Form 5 IE | Opposing | Oct 28, 2024 |
| Congressional Leadership Fund | $1,486,871 | Form 5 IE | Opposing | Oct 11, 2024 |
| Congressional Leadership Fund | $1,470,436 | Form 5 IE | Opposing | Oct 23, 2024 |
| Congressional Leadership Fund | $1,017,648 | Form 5 IE | Opposing | Oct 7, 2024 |
| Congressional Leadership Fund | $1,009,492 | Form 5 IE | Opposing | Oct 1, 2024 |
| HOUSE MAJORITY PAC | $583,200 | Form 5 IE | Supporting | Oct 4, 2024 |
| HOUSE MAJORITY PAC | $583,200 | Form 5 IE | Supporting | Oct 11, 2024 |
| NRCC | $499,689 | Form 5 IE | Opposing | Oct 16, 2024 |
| NRCC | $476,439 | Form 5 IE | Opposing | Oct 8, 2024 |
| HOUSE MAJORITY PAC | $466,560 | Form 5 IE | Supporting | Oct 18, 2024 |
| NRCC | $462,815 | Form 5 IE | Opposing | Oct 24, 2024 |
| HOUSE MAJORITY PAC | $414,720 | Form 5 IE | Supporting | Oct 8, 2024 |
| LCV VICTORY FUND | $400,000 | Form 5 IE | Supporting | Oct 11, 2024 |
| NRCC | $306,900 | Form 5 IE | Opposing | Oct 23, 2024 |
| Congressional Leadership Fund | $259,594 | Form 5 IE | Opposing | Oct 29, 2024 |
| Congressional Leadership Fund | $259,594 | Form 5 IE | Opposing | Oct 30, 2024 |
| NRCC | $246,032 | Form 5 IE | Opposing | Oct 11, 2024 |
| Congressional Leadership Fund | $218,000 | Form 5 IE | Opposing | Oct 29, 2024 |
| LCV VICTORY FUND | $181,335 | Form 5 IE | Supporting | Oct 21, 2024 |
| Congressional Leadership Fund | $170,000 | Form 5 IE | Opposing | Oct 21, 2024 |
Money spent by non-disclosing organizations on ads and communications referencing this candidate. These dollars do not flow to the candidate's committee.
Methodology Disclosure
Dark money figures are derived from FEC Form 5 (independent expenditures by non-committee organizations) and Form 9 (electioneering communications). These filings capture spending on ads and election communications but do not reveal the identity of the organization's donors. QPQ totals may differ from benchmarks like the Brennan Center's estimates. QPQ includes all Form 5 filers, while some benchmarks count only a subset of non-disclosing nonprofits. Grant chain data is from IRS Form 990 Schedule I and may not include all years or all grantee organizations.
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Election Results
| Year | Office | State | Party | Result | Total Raised | Tracked direct PAC giving |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | US House | CA | Democratic | Won | $10,614,138 | $16,500 |
Donations Given and Outside Spending
Largest 50 records. Rows badged “Spent to support” or “Spent to oppose” are independent expenditures this entity paid to vendors for or against the named candidate. That money was not given to them.
| Recipient | Amount | Date | Cycle |
|---|---|---|---|
| EVERYTOWN FOR GUN SAFETY VICTORY FUND | $5,000 | Mar 2, 2023 | 2024 |
| HER TIME PAC | $5,000 | Jan 9, 2023 | 2024 |
| GEORGE WHITESIDES FOR CONGRESS | $3,300 | Feb 20, 2023 | 2024 |
| RO FOR CONGRESS INC | $2,900 | Feb 13, 2023 | 2024 |
| LOU CORREA FOR CONGRESS | $1,500 | Aug 21, 2023 | 2024 |
| HEART OF LA DEMOCRATIC CLUB | $1,000 | Mar 15, 2023 | 2024 |
| ANTHONY PORTANTINO FOR CONGRESS | $1,000 | Feb 12, 2023 | 2024 |
| CALIFORNIA DEMOCRATIC PARTY FEDERAL | $545 | Apr 10, 2023 | 2024 |
| CALIFORNIA DEMOCRATIC PARTY FEDERAL | $500 | Dec 16, 2023 | 2024 |
Donations Received and Outside Spending
Largest 50 records. Badged rows are independent expenditures other groups paid to vendors for or against this entity. That money did not reach its committee.
| Donor | Amount | Date | Cycle |
|---|---|---|---|
| Congressional Leadership FundSpent to oppose | −$1,486,871 | Oct 11, 2024 | 2024 |
| NRCCSpent to oppose | −$499,689 | Oct 16, 2024 | 2024 |
| NRCCSpent to oppose | −$476,439 | Oct 8, 2024 | 2024 |
| NRCCSpent to oppose | −$462,815 | Oct 24, 2024 | 2024 |
| NRCCSpent to oppose | −$306,900 | Oct 23, 2024 | 2024 |
| Congressional Leadership FundSpent to oppose | −$259,594 | Oct 29, 2024 | 2024 |
| NRCCSpent to oppose | −$246,032 | Oct 11, 2024 | 2024 |
| Congressional Leadership FundSpent to oppose | −$170,000 | Oct 21, 2024 | 2024 |
| Congressional Leadership FundSpent to oppose | −$149,620 | Oct 1, 2024 | 2024 |
| Congressional Leadership FundSpent to oppose | −$147,000 | Oct 11, 2024 | 2024 |
| Congressional Leadership FundSpent to oppose | −$147,000 | Oct 7, 2024 | 2024 |
| Congressional Leadership FundSpent to oppose | −$136,733 | Sep 20, 2024 | 2024 |
| Congressional Leadership FundSpent to oppose | −$131,798 | Sep 13, 2024 | 2024 |
| NRCCSpent to oppose | −$128,759 | Oct 18, 2024 | 2024 |
| NRCCSpent to oppose | −$89,954 | Oct 23, 2024 | 2024 |
| Congressional Leadership FundSpent to oppose | −$48,699 | Sep 18, 2024 | 2024 |
| Congressional Leadership FundSpent to oppose | −$48,699 | Sep 26, 2024 | 2024 |
| Congressional Leadership FundSpent to oppose | −$48,699 | Sep 13, 2024 | 2024 |
| Congressional Leadership FundSpent to oppose | −$48,699 | Oct 1, 2024 | 2024 |
| Congressional Leadership FundSpent to oppose | −$48,699 | Sep 13, 2024 | 2024 |
| Congressional Leadership FundSpent to oppose | −$48,699 | Oct 1, 2024 | 2024 |
| Congressional Leadership FundSpent to oppose | −$48,699 | Oct 2, 2024 | 2024 |
| Congressional Leadership FundSpent to oppose | −$29,782 | Oct 2, 2024 | 2024 |
| JEFFRIES FOR CONGRESS | $25,000 | Sep 18, 2024 | 2024 |
| Congressional Leadership FundSpent to oppose | −$23,000 | Oct 15, 2024 | 2024 |
| MAJORITY PACSpent to oppose | −$22,001 | Jun 27, 2024 | 2024 |
| HOUSE MAJORITY PACSpent to support | $17,348 | Oct 9, 2024 | 2024 |
| SEIU COPE (SERVICE EMPLOYEES INTERNATIONAL UNION COMMITTEE ON POLITICAL EDUCATION)Spent to support | $16,500 | Oct 1, 2024 | 2024 |
| PETE AGUILAR FOR CONGRESS | $15,000 | Sep 10, 2024 | 2024 |
| LCV VICTORY FUNDSpent to support | $14,400 | Nov 1, 2024 | 2024 |
| NRCCSpent to oppose | −$13,950 | Oct 28, 2024 | 2024 |
| Congressional Leadership FundSpent to oppose | −$13,000 | Sep 17, 2024 | 2024 |
| WORKING AMERICASpent to support | $10,000 | Oct 26, 2024 | 2024 |
| PETE AGUILAR FOR CONGRESS | $10,000 | Oct 16, 2024 | 2024 |
| SEIU COPE (SERVICE EMPLOYEES INTERNATIONAL UNION COMMITTEE ON POLITICAL EDUCATION)Spent to support | $5,313 | Oct 22, 2024 | 2024 |
| ELECTING MAJORITY MAKING EFFECTIVE REPUBLICANS PAC | $5,000 | Nov 30, 2023 | 2024 |
| DEREK PAC (DEFENSE, ECONOMIC RENEWAL, EDUCATION AND KNOWLEDGE PAC) | $5,000 | Mar 14, 2024 | 2024 |
| KATHERINE CLARK FOR CONGRESS | $5,000 | Sep 20, 2024 | 2024 |
| SEIU COPE (SERVICE EMPLOYEES INTERNATIONAL UNION COMMITTEE ON POLITICAL EDUCATION)Spent to support | $3,900 | Oct 7, 2024 | 2024 |
| Congressional Leadership FundSpent to oppose | −$3,389 | Sep 17, 2024 | 2024 |
| Congressional Leadership FundSpent to oppose | −$3,000 | Oct 24, 2024 | 2024 |
| DEREK PAC (DEFENSE, ECONOMIC RENEWAL, EDUCATION AND KNOWLEDGE PAC) | $2,500 | Mar 29, 2023 | 2024 |
| ABRAHAM LINCOLN PAC | $2,500 | Jun 28, 2024 | 2024 |
| BLAKE MOORE FOR CONGRESS | $2,000 | Dec 19, 2023 | 2024 |
| FRIENDS OF DAVE JOYCE | $2,000 | Dec 12, 2023 | 2024 |
| Austin Scott For Congress Inc. | $2,000 | Sep 6, 2024 | 2024 |
| SHARICE FOR CONGRESS | $2,000 | Nov 7, 2024 | 2024 |
| DAVID ROUZER FOR CONGRESS | $2,000 | Jun 26, 2024 | 2024 |
| DEBORAH ROSS FOR CONGRESS | $2,000 | Oct 30, 2024 | 2024 |
| GARAMENDI FOR CONGRESS | $2,000 | Mar 29, 2024 | 2024 |