Whitesides’ shutdown betrayed the workers who funded him

October 30, 2025

Last week, the largest federal workers’ union called for an immediate end to the Democrat’s shutdown. 

A new report reveals the AFGE has pumped in thousands into the campaign coffers of vulnerable Democrat George Whitesides. Yet Whitesides voted to shut down the government and against the interests of the union and the government workers that have supported them.

“Out of touch Democrat George Whitesides took workers’ money and ran in the opposite direction. That’s not leadership, and Californians deserve better than Whitesides’ posturing.” – NRCC Spokesman Christian Martinez