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House Race

George Whitesides (CA)

U.S. Representative

George Whitesides

Democrat - California

POLITICAL OPPONENT: 

Mike Garcia

Whitesides served as NASA's chief of staff during the Obama administration and was the first CEO of Virgin Galactic. He founded Megafire Action, an organization dedicated to solving our nation’s wildfire crisis. Whitesides is running against a GOP candidate who voted against certifying the 2020 election. This District leans Democratic.

BIOGRAPHY  

PARTY: Democrat

EDUCATION: Princeton University (BA); King's College, Cambridge (MPhil)

OCCUPATION: Executive Director of the National Space Society, CEO of Virgin Galactic

FAMILY: Married, 2 children

BORN: 3/3/1974

VOTING RECORD

*Candidates running for office for the first time will have no voting record.

“I strongly condemn the terrorist attacks in Israel. Indiscriminate attacks on civilians are unacceptable, and I stand by Israel and its right to defend itself.”

- George Whitesides

POLITICAL CAREER


  • N/A bc not elected yet

INTERESTING FACTS

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