George Whitesides
Data as of: votes Sep 11, 2026 · statements Sep 9, 2026 · contributions Sep 9, 2026 (incomplete) · super PAC spending Sep 11, 2026. What changed
Said and voted
What they said
Whitesides introduces the Self-Improving AI Monitoring Act to give federal evaluators visibility into frontier labs' automated AI R&D and reduce superintelligence risk.
“WASHINGTON, D.C. — Today, Reps. George Whitesides (D-CA) and Pat Harrigan (R-NC) introduced the Self-Improving AI Monitoring Act, bipartisan legislation to reduce the risk of superintelligent AI by mo…”
Whitesides and colleagues introduce a bill directing NSF to study AI's effects on students so schools deploy the technology responsibly, without new mandates.
“WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, Reps. George Whitesides (CA-27), April McClain-Delaney (MD-06), and Andrea Salinas (OR-06) introduced the Understanding AI in the Classroom Act. The use of artificial intelli…”
Whitesides supports legislation enabling AI labs to share threat information to defend against foreign distillation attacks, easing antitrust limits while adding guardrails.
“Washington, D.C. – Today, Representatives George Whitesides (D-Calif.-27) and Bob Latta (R-Ohio-5) and U.S. Senators Adam Schiff (D-Calif.) and Jim Banks (R-Ind.) are introducing new bipartisan legisl…”
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How they voted
motion to recommit · H.R. 8800 · Failed 213-216
passage · H.R. 8800 · Passed 216-212
procedural · S. 1071 · Failed 209-216
passage · S. 1071 · Passed 312-112
motion to recommit · H.R. 3838 · Failed 208-219
passage · H.R. 3838 · Passed 231-196
Contributions from AI-industry employees and PACs
Itemized receipts to this member's campaign committee where the contributor's employer or the contributing PAC is on the alias list. An employee's personal gift is not the company's.
$31K
From employees and investors, personally
$6K
From company PACs
25
Itemized receipts
By employer
Company PACs in blue; employees' personal gifts in black. Spellings are unified through the alias list.
Largest gifts
| Date | Contributor | Employer, as filed | Amount | Filing |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jun 30, 2026 | Daniel Ziegler | ANTHROPIC PBC | $4K | ↗ |
| Jun 29, 2026 | Christopher Dixon | ANDREESSEN HOROWITZ | $4K | ↗ |
| Jun 24, 2026 | Steven Bills | ANTHROPIC | $4K | ↗ |
| Jun 23, 2026 | Andrew Callahan | ANTHROPIC PBC | $4K | ↗ |
| Jul 6, 2025 | Matthew D. Hancher | GOOGLE LLC | $4K | ↗ |
| Mar 25, 2025 | James Kevin Scott | MICROSOFT CORP | $4K | ↗ |
| May 18, 2026 | AMAZON.COM SERVICES LLC (AMAZON PAC) | PAC | $2K | ↗ |
| Jul 7, 2025 | Jason Spero | $2K | ↗ | |
| Mar 26, 2026 | Kevin Scott | MICROSOFT | $2K | ↗ |
| Apr 20, 2026 | GOOGLE LLC NETPAC | PAC | $1K | ↗ |
| Dec 9, 2025 | GOOGLE LLC NETPAC | PAC | $1K | ↗ |
| Oct 25, 2025 | Frederick Humphries | MICROSOFT | $1K | ↗ |
| Sep 3, 2025 | Erica Brand | $1K | ↗ | |
| Jul 25, 2025 | Katey Sullivan-Clerico | META PLATFORMS INC | $1K | ↗ |
| Jun 27, 2025 | GOOGLE LLC NETPAC | PAC | $1K | ↗ |
Source: OpenFEC Schedule A, itemized receipts only, 2026 cycle, read Sep 9, 2026. The FEC itemizes a contributor once their gifts to a committee pass $200 in aggregate.