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U.S. House, District 27: who gets your vote?

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Data last updated: Oct 13, 2026 (federal ballot roster). Verify approaching elections with your state election office.

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George Whitesides

George Whitesides

U.S. House · California District 27

NationalDemocrat

Candidate
Jason Gibbs

Jason Gibbs

Running for U.S. House · California District 27

NationalRepublican

George WhitesidesCurrent repJason GibbsChallenger

Job fit

George Whitesides

Other work

  • Congressman Whitesides served as Chief of Staff at NASA during the Obama administration 1

Jason Gibbs

Education

  • Graduating from Cal Poly with his BS and MS in Mechanical Engineering 2

Top issues

Ranked by what Americans say matters most (Pew, 2026)

George Whitesides

No stated positions on file yet.

Jason Gibbs

  • Cost of living & jobs
    Campaign site: Gibbs 'will fight to lower the cost of living by opposing new taxes, supporting energy affordability, and holding government accountable for wasteful spending.' 3
  • Guns
    In his own signed column, wrote California has 'undertaken a merciless attack not just against firearms themselves, but the 2nd amendment in its entirety.' 4
  • Crime & safety
    Campaign site: Gibbs 'will support law enforcement and stand up to the soft-on-crime policies... push to end catch-and-release justice and restore consequences for criminal behavior.' 3

No public stance found on: Health care costs, Climate & energy

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How they voted on top issues

We haven't found votes on top issues for either candidate yet.

Who pays them

George Whitesides

Where the campaign money came from5

small donorslarge donorscompaniesother politicianslabor unionsOther kinds of donors
small donors$360Klarge donors$2.4Mcompanies$193Kotherpoliticians$119Klabor unions$86KOther kinds ofdonors$180K$3.8M raised
$359,8535Small individual donors
$2,446,1485Large individual donors

Jason Gibbs

Where the campaign money came from6

small donorslarge donors
small donors$6Klarge donors$361K$377K raised
$5,7816Small individual donors
$360,9316Large individual donors

Checks

George Whitesides

Checks run: missed votes · stock trades

🚨 Stock trades on file: 18 since 2025. 7

Jason Gibbs

No voting record to check yet

About red flags

These are Voter Choice's editorial choices, not a finding about any person. We flag: stock trading while in office, absences, money's influence in politics, and reported misuse of power or public funds. State and local items may come from local news, which can lean partisan. Take with a grain of salt. The judgment is yours.

Based on current data. May change in a future update.

Sources

  1. About | Representative George Whitesides · checked 2026-10-18 used in: Experience
  2. Councilmember Jason Gibbs - City Council · checked 2026-10-18 used in: Experience
  3. jasongibbsforcongress.com used in: Top issues
  4. signalscv.com used in: Top issues
  5. FEC · 2026 cycle used in: Money
  6. FEC · 2026 cycle used in: Money
  7. House and Senate periodic transaction reports · disclosed through 2025-03-27 used in: Checks