THE TAKETrailAI · auto-generated
Whitesides' $11.5M fundraising profile is heavily weighted toward individual donors, who account for 88% of contributions compared to 12% from PACs and committees. Industry-tied money shows concentration in Securities & Investment (20%), Lawyers & Lobbyists (19%), and Technology (10%), with individual employed donors clustering in these same three sectors. Party and leadership-aligned contributions total $1.4M separately from industry sources.
Raised · all cycles$11.5M#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 hr3633-119; Securities & Investment is their largest tracked donor sector (16%) with 19380 active lobbying f
The Digital Asset Market Clarity Act (hr3633-119) establishes regulatory oversight of blockchain-based digital commodities through the Commodity Futures Trading Commission, affecting the Securities & Investment industry. Rep. George Whitesides (D-CA) voted YEA on hr3633-119. Securities & Investment donors comprise 16.0% of Whitesides' identifiable donor base ($1.83M), and companies in this industry filed 19,380 lobbying reports on related issues since 2022.
Lobbying–Donor Overlap79%
George Whitesides (D) voted YEA s1582-119; Securities & Investment is their largest tracked donor sector (16%) with 19380 active lobbying fi
The GENIUS Act (s1582-119) would establish federal and state regulatory frameworks for payment stablecoins issued by Securities & Investment firms and insured depository institutions. Representative George Whitesides (D-CA) voted YEA on s1582-119. Securities & Investment comprises 16.0% of Whitesides' identifiable donor base ($1.83M), and companies in this industry filed 19,380 lobbying reports since 2022 on related issues.
Lobbying–Donor Overlap78%
George Whitesides (D) voted YEA hjres25-119; Securities & Investment is their largest tracked donor sector (16%) with 13945 active lobbying
The bill hjres25-119 would nullify an IRS rule requiring brokers to report digital asset sales transactions to tax authorities. Rep. George Whitesides (D-CA) voted YEA on hjres25-119. Securities & Investment companies provided 16.1% of Whitesides' identifiable donations ($1.84M), and firms in this industry filed 13,945 lobbying reports on related issues since 2022.
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
Seth Moulton
D-MA · House
Securities & InvestmentLawyers & LobbyistsTechnology
Everton Blair Jr.
D-GA · House
Securities & InvestmentLawyers & LobbyistsTechnology
Raja Krishnamoorthi
D-IL · House
Securities & InvestmentLawyers & LobbyistsTechnology
Josh Harder
D-CA · House
Securities & InvestmentLawyers & LobbyistsTechnology