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House Race
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.
“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
Worked on the presidential transition of Barack Obama
Served as a coach for Zero Gravity Corporation's parabolic flight service
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