PAC · CA · C00842369
Whitesides Victory Fund
A traditional political action committee. It raises limited contributions and can give directly to candidates. Joint fundraising committee.
First filed June 7, 2023. Treasurer: Jay Petterson. Connected organization: None. View on FEC.gov (opens in a new tab)
- Raised (2025-26)$388,455
- Spent$300,801
- Cash on hand$87,657
- Outside spending$0
Raised, spent and cash on hand through reports covering Oct. 14, 2026.
Where its money went
- Given: the group’s own contributions to the campaign
- Bundled: donors’ contributions the group collected and forwarded
- For: outside spending supporting
- Against: outside spending opposing
- George Whitesides (D) (opens in a new tab)House · CA-27
Bundled contributions (money donors route through a PAC to specific candidates) are broken out only for groups on our issue pages.
Money to parties and other committees
| Recipient | Amount |
|---|---|
| California Democratic Party | $110,000 |
| Spaceship Earth PAC | $17,000 |
Who funds it
Largest single contributions this cycle. Committees and organizations link to their own pages when they file with the FEC; an organization that doesn’t file won’t show its own donors here.
| Contributor | Type | From | Date | Amount |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| James Neal BlueCEO, General Atomics | Person | La Jolla, CA | June 30, 2026 | $22,000 (opens in a new tab) |
| Ray RothrockRetired, Not Employed | Person | Portola Valley, CA | Feb. 24, 2026 | $22,000 (opens in a new tab) |
| Taylor, DylanCEO, Voyager Space Holdings INC | Person | Littleton, CO | April 12, 2026 | $15,000 (opens in a new tab) |
| Whitesides, BarbaraNot Employed, Not Employed | Person | Newton, MA | March 24, 2026 | $15,000 (opens in a new tab) |
| Whitesides, GeorgeNot Employed, Not Employed | Person | Newton, MA | March 24, 2026 | $13,500 (opens in a new tab) |
| Vanaken, JohnTrader in Securities, Self Employed | Person | Canyon Country, CA | April 22, 2026 | $10,000 (opens in a new tab) |
| Glen TullmanCEO, Trancarent INC | Person | Chicago, IL | Jan. 20, 2026 | $10,000 (opens in a new tab) |
| Whitesides, GeorgeNot Employed, Not Employed | Person | Newton, MA | Dec. 31, 2025 | $10,000 (opens in a new tab) |
| Whitesides, BarbaraNot Employed, Not Employed | Person | Newton, MA | Dec. 31, 2025 | $10,000 (opens in a new tab) |
| Vanaken, JohnTrader in Securities, Self Employed | Person | Canyon Country, CA | Dec. 5, 2025 | $10,000 (opens in a new tab) |
| Mary Breasted SmythProject Manager, Nyct | Person | New York, NY | Nov. 10, 2025 | $10,000 (opens in a new tab) |
| Derek SmythNot Employed, Not Employed | Person | Tamworth, NH | Nov. 10, 2025 | $10,000 (opens in a new tab) |
| Callahan, AndrewTechnical Staff, Anthropic PBC | Person | Oakland, CA | June 23, 2026 | $9,000 (opens in a new tab) |
| Ziegler, DanielMachine Learning Researcher, Anthropic PBC | Person | San Francisco, CA | June 30, 2026 | $8,000 (opens in a new tab) |
| Bills, StevenAI Researcher, Anthropic | Person | San Francisco, CA | June 24, 2026 | $8,000 (opens in a new tab) |
See every contribution to Whitesides Victory Fund on FEC.gov (opens in a new tab). Contributions of $200 or less aren’t listed by name.