Campaign money · 2025–2026 cycle
Who's Funding George Whitesides?
George Whitesides’s campaign for California’s 27th Congressional District has reported raising $4,512,697 through October 14, 2026. That includes $2,753,961 (61%) in itemized individual contributions, $415,253 (9.2%) in unitemized gifts of $200 or less and $757,499 from PACs, party and other committees. Itemized contributions name each contributor; the rankings below are built from them.
At a glance
Total raised$4,512,697January 1, 2025 – October 14, 2026
| Source | Amount | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Individuals giving over $200 | $2,753,961 | 61% |
| PACs and other committees | $750,588 | 17% |
| Individuals giving $200 or less | $415,253 | 9.2% |
| Party committees | $6,911 | 0.2% |
| Other receipts | $585,985 | 13% |
The leader in each category
Itemized contributions, 2025–2026 cycle
- Top individualMartha Gabbert$16,700 · 0.6% of $2,758,893
- Top committeeMAJORITY FUND$141,515 · 24% of $590,224
- Top employerNorthrop Grumman Corporation$23,000 · 0.8% of $2,707,906
- Top occupationNot employed$729,010 · 27% of $2,707,906
- Top industryFinance, Insurance & Real Estate$227,258 · 11% of $2,012,387
- Top stateCalifornia$1,484,343 · 54% of $2,757,893
Top individual contributors
The largest individual contributor to Whitesides’s campaign is Martha Gabbert, who gave $16,700 across 5 contributions. Myer Berlow gave $16,500.
Whitesides’s top individual contributors
- Martha Gabbert$16.7K5 contributions
- Myer Berlow$16.5K8 contributions
- Jason Herthel$14K4 contributions
- Norman Spieler$14K7 contributions
- Margaret Taylor$14K4 contributions
- James Anderson$12K119 contributions
- Felice Frankel$11.3K11 contributions
- Edward Fishman$11.1K7 contributions
- Jessie Janowitz$11.1K8 contributions
- William Harris, Sr.$10.3K4 contributions
Top committee contributors
PACs, party committees and other committees gave $590,224 in itemized contributions. The largest is MAJORITY FUND, at $141,515 across 4 contributions. JFW FUND follows with $126,091. A joint fundraising committee passes along money it raised from many individuals, so its total here is not one contributor’s money.
Whitesides’s top committee contributors
- MAJORITY FUND$141.5K4 contributions
- JFW FUND$126.1K6 contributions
- WHITESIDES VICTORY FUND$61K3 contributions
- GRAY WHITESIDES VICTORY FUND$40K1 contribution
- DEMOCRACY SUMMER 2026$36.3K4 contributions
- FRONTLINE PROTECTION FUND$19.3K2 contributions
- JEFFRIES BATTLEGROUND PROTECTION FUND$18.4K2 contributions
- BLUE WAVE CALIFORNIA VICTORY FUND$16.2K2 contributions
- 314 ACTION IMPACT SLATE$12.4K2 contributions
- CALIFORNIA HOUSE MAJORITY FUND$8,0032 contributions
Top employers
The leading named employer is Northrop Grumman Corporation: contributors who work there gave $23,000 across 15 contributions. Harvard University is next at $16,435. Contributors who reported being unemployed, retired or self-employed gave $1,250,302 (45% of itemized individual dollars). Employers are as each contributor reported them; a company named here did not give itself.
Whitesides’s top employers
- Unemployed$946.3K3,871 contributions
- Self-employed$304K709 contributions
- Northrop Grumman Corporation$23K15 contributions
- Harvard University$16.4K95 contributions
- BWX Technologies, Inc.$16.3K16 contributions
- anduril industries$14K4 contributions
- Charlesbank Capital Partners$14K4 contributions
- University of California, Los Angeles$13K22 contributions
- California Institute of Technology$11K8 contributions
- Stanford University$10.7K17 contributions
Top occupations
Among named occupations, contributors listing “Chief Executive Officer” gave the most: $213,303 across 120 contributions. “Attorney” follows at $185,260. Contributors reporting no occupation, or being retired, gave $940,261 (34% of itemized individual dollars).
Whitesides’s top occupations
- Not employed$729K3,414 contributions
- Chief Executive Officer$213.3K120 contributions
- Retired$211.3K453 contributions
- Attorney$185.3K224 contributions
- Investor$97.5K52 contributions
- Manager$81.2K137 contributions
- President$76.1K72 contributions
- Founder$73.1K33 contributions
- Consultant$71.8K194 contributions
- Engineer$67.5K131 contributions
Top industries
Classified by contributors’ employers, the largest industry is Finance, Insurance & Real Estate, at $227,258 (8.2% of itemized individual dollars). Legal & Professional Services follows with $115,439. Contributors with no employer to classify, or self-employed, gave $1,250,302 (45% of itemized individual dollars).
Whitesides’s top industries
- Unemployed$946.3K3,871 contributions
- Self-Employed & Freelance$304K709 contributions
- Finance, Insurance & Real Estate$227.3K96 contributions
- Legal & Professional Services$115.4K89 contributions
- Education & Academia$91K191 contributions
- Defense & Aerospace$70.1K64 contributions
- Technology & Communications$63.6K79 contributions
- Nonprofit, Labor & Civil Society$34.1K17 contributions
- Manufacturing & Industrial$31.8K22 contributions
- Healthcare & Pharmaceuticals$28.7K21 contributions
Top states
California contributors gave the most, $1,484,343 (54% of itemized individual dollars). That is the state Whitesides is running in; 46% of itemized individual dollars came from outside it.
Whitesides’s top states
- California$1.5M4,839 contributions
- New York$291.7K258 contributions
- Massachusetts$214.6K300 contributions
- Virginia$95.3K89 contributions
- Connecticut$76K68 contributions
- Texas$73.6K81 contributions
- District of Columbia$69.2K93 contributions
- Washington$67.6K112 contributions
- Maryland$61.8K91 contributions
- Florida$48.4K128 contributions
About the data
Totals raised come from the FEC's summary of every committee authorized by George Whitesides. The rankings cover the itemized contributions reported by the principal campaign committee (GEORGE WHITESIDES FOR CONGRESS), net of refunds and excluding memo entries. A contribution made through a conduit such as ActBlue or WinRed is reported under the person who gave it.
Industries are assigned from each contributor's reported employer. Figures change as the campaign files new and amended reports.
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