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George Whitesides
CA-27 scores 21.7 on the expanded model: deep-blue structure, incumbent alignment, and reported cash-on-hand evidence. V0.10 refreshes incumbent finance from the FEC candidate summary through 2026-06-30, leaving the score unchanged.
Priority score21.7#3,020 of 5,726Tie of 2
THE MEMBER
Record
George Whitesides (born 1974) has served in the U.S. House since 2025-01-03. The retained record shows 1.6 cumulative years of House service, 1.6 in the current uninterrupted stretch, 0 district changes, and 0 material service breaks.
- First House service
- Jan 3, 2025
- District changes
- 0
- Alignment gap
- 62.6
- Bioguide record
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THE DISTRICT
CA-27
CA-27 had a retained 2024 presidential Democratic margin of D+3.9. Incumbent cash on hand is $2.6M as of 2026-08-04. The incumbent reported $2,554,917 cash on hand through 2026-06-30.
- 2024 presidential margin
- D+3.9
- Cash on hand
- $2,554,917
- Receipts / disbursements
- $3,963,530 / $1,735,347
- Finance through
- Jun 30, 2026
- Route
- Deep blue
- Baseline score
- 10.8
SCORE ANATOMY
What makes the score
Blue baseline
0.0
District Democratic baseline contributes 0.0 points; the retained 2024 presidential margin is D+3.9.
Primary feasibility
35.9
Current partial feasibility evidence contributes 35.9 points and remains incomplete.
AIPAC support
0.0
Retained FEC AIPAC evidence contributes 0.0 points; tracker labels are context only and are not double counted.
Incumbent alignment gap
62.6
The retained voting trackers produce a 62.6-point alignment gap.
Cash vulnerability
14.6
The FEC candidate summary snapshot (2026-06-30) reports $2,554,917 cash on hand, replacing the $2,554,917 release aggregate. The inverse log scale is 100 at $50,000 or less and 0 at $5 million or more.
HOUSE HISTORY
Recorded service
2025–nowCA-27Current at source cutoff