THE TAKETrailAI · auto-generated
Whitesides' contribution profile is heavily weighted toward individual donors, who account for 89% of his $11.1 million in direct fundraising, with PACs and committees providing 11%. Industry-tied contributions show concentration in Securities & Investment and Lawyers & Lobbyists sectors, each representing 20% of industry money, followed by Technology at 10%, with an additional $1.4 million in party and leadership-directed funds. Among his employed individual donors, the dominant sectors are Securities & Investment, Lawyers & Lobbyists, and Technology, consistent with his industry contribution pattern.
Raised · all cycles$11.1M#30 in party · by cycle ↴
Top sector share20%Securities & Investment
Donor-sector votes5on bills touching top donor sectors
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Left: who funds Whitesides (ribbon width = dollars) · right: their votes on bills classified as favoring vs limiting those sectors
“Favors / limits” is an AI classification of each bill's likely effect on the sector — a factual reading of the bill, not a claim about motive. Correlation, not causation. The named bills are in DOES THE MONEY MATCH THE VOTES? below.
DOES THE MONEY MATCH THE VOTES?
How Whitesides voted on bills touching their biggest donor sectors
Each dollar figure is Whitesides's total from that donor sector — shown on each related vote, not a per-vote amount. Correlation between funding and votes, not causation; many factors shape any single vote.
TOP SOURCES
1$572K
CONGRESSIONAL LEADERSHIP FUND
PAC
2$143K
CALIFORNIA HOUSE MAJORITY FUND
PAC
3$131K
MAJORITY FUND
PAC
4$89K
HMP
PAC
5$89K
LCV VICTORY FUND
PAC
ALIGNMENT SIGNALS
Lobbying–Donor Overlap79%
George Whitesides (D) voted YEA s1582-119; Securities & Investment is their largest tracked donor sector (16%) with 8230 active lobbying fil
The GENIUS Act (s1582-119) would establish federal regulatory standards for payment stablecoins issued by banks and qualified nonbank institutions in the Securities & Investment industry. Rep. George Whitesides (D-CA) voted YEA on s1582-119. Securities & Investment firms comprise 16.1% of Whitesides' identifiable donor base ($1.80M), and companies in this industry filed 8,230 lobbying reports on related issues since 2022.
Lobbying–Donor Overlap78%
George Whitesides (D) voted YEA hjres25-119; Securities & Investment is their largest tracked donor sector (16%) with 8230 active lobbying f
The bill hjres25-119 would nullify an IRS rule requiring Securities & Investment firms to report certain digital asset transactions to tax authorities. Representative George Whitesides (D-CA) voted YEA on hjres25-119. Securities & Investment donors comprised 16.1% of Whitesides' identifiable donor base ($1.80M), and companies in this industry filed 8,230 lobbying reports since 2022 related to this legislation.
COMMITTEES
Science, Space, and Technology
Armed Services
SIMILAR DONOR NETWORKS
Members funded by the same industries — overlapping donor networks may reflect shared policy interests.
Christopher Murphy
D-CT · Senate
Securities & InvestmentLawyers & LobbyistsTechnology
Ro Khanna
D-CA · House
Securities & InvestmentLawyers & LobbyistsTechnology
Raja Krishnamoorthi
D-IL · House
Securities & InvestmentLawyers & LobbyistsTechnology
Josh Harder
D-CA · House
Securities & InvestmentLawyers & LobbyistsTechnology
Charles E. Schumer
D-NY · Senate
Securities & InvestmentLawyers & LobbyistsTechnology
Patrick Ryan
D-NY · House
Securities & InvestmentLawyers & LobbyistsTechnology