- See George Whitesides's sponsored bills →George WhitesidesDemocraticIncumbent✓ Verified$4.4M raised
- Jason GibbsRepublican✓ Verified$402K raised
Where they stand
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Where they differ: Jason Gibbs supports lowering the cost of living by opposing new taxes and holding government accountable for wasteful spending, and he supports securing the border and cracking down on fentanyl trafficking 1141556. George Whitesides supports creating local jobs and expanding small and mid-sized businesses, and he supports securing the border with technology and personnel investments while fixing the immigration system 27.
AI-written comparison of the sourced entries below. Generated Oct 18, 2026.
| Issue | George WhitesidesDemocratic | Jason GibbsRepublican |
|---|---|---|
| Economy & Jobs | Whitesides supports creating local jobs, expanding small and mid-sized businesses, and investing in workforce development to grow the economy and reduce commuting times. Whitesides supports lowering costs for families, cutting taxes for homeowners, and protecting Social Security and Medicaid to build a strong local economy and create high-quality jobs. Whitesides votes yea on technology use in regulation, TRIA reauthorization, and financial exploitation prevention, but nay on Main Street Capital Access, privacy in purchases, and KIDS Act. | Gibbs supports lowering the cost of living by opposing new taxes, supporting energy affordability, and holding government accountable for wasteful spending. |
| Where they differ on Economy & Jobs: Jason Gibbs supports lowering the cost of living by opposing new taxes, supporting energy affordability, and holding government accountable for wasteful spending 1. George Whitesides supports creating local jobs, expanding small and mid-sized businesses, investing in workforce development, lowering costs for families, cutting taxes for homeowners, and protecting Social Security and Medicaid to build a strong local economy and create high-quality jobs 23. Whitesides voted yea on technology use in regulation, TRIA reauthorization, and financial exploitation prevention, but nay on Main Street Capital Access, privacy in purchases, and KIDS Act 4. | ||
| Healthcare | Whitesides fights to protect health coverage for seniors, children, and people with disabilities, and works to lower healthcare and prescription drug costs. Whitesides fights to protect access to high-quality, affordable health care, support local hospitals, and defend reproductive rights. Whitesides votes yea on EARLY Act reauthorization, rural care improvement, and SUPPORT for Patients, but nay on Do No Harm in Medicaid and lowering health care premiums. | No public position found. Check their site ↗ |
| Immigration | Whitesides supports securing the border with technology and personnel investments while fixing the immigration system to strengthen the economy and honor the nation’s immigrant history. Whitesides votes nay on multiple immigration enforcement and security bills, but yea on a national emergency resolution related to immigration. | Gibbs supports securing the border, cracking down on fentanyl trafficking, ending policies that reward illegal entry, and upholding legal immigration laws. Gibbs supports securing the border and cracking down on fentanyl trafficking. |
| Where they differ on Immigration: Jason Gibbs supports securing the border, cracking down on fentanyl trafficking, ending policies that reward illegal entry, and upholding legal immigration laws 1. He also supports securing the border and cracking down on fentanyl trafficking 2. George Whitesides supports securing the border with technology and personnel investments while fixing the immigration system to strengthen the economy and honor the nation’s immigrant history 3. Whitesides votes nay on multiple immigration enforcement and security bills, but yea on a national emergency resolution related to immigration 4. | ||
| Public Safety & Crime | Whitesides supports funding local law enforcement with federal resources to enhance public safety and develop tailored strategies for safer neighborhoods. Whitesides introduces bipartisan legislation to protect seniors from wire fraud and to stop the dumping of sexually violent predators in rural communities, showing commitment to public safety. Whitesides votes yea on GUARD Act, prison staff safety, cashless bail reporting, and keeping violent offenders off streets, but nay on privacy in purchases and veterans 2nd Amendment protection. | Gibbs supports law enforcement, opposes soft-on-crime policies, and will push to end catch-and-release justice to restore consequences for criminal behavior. Gibbs says he will support law enforcement and push to end catch-and-release justice policies. |
| Where they differ on Public Safety & Crime: Jason Gibbs supports law enforcement, opposes soft-on-crime policies, and will push to end catch-and-release justice to restore consequences for criminal behavior 12. George Whitesides supports funding local law enforcement with federal resources to enhance public safety and develop tailored strategies for safer neighborhoods 3. He has introduced bipartisan legislation to protect seniors from wire fraud and to stop the dumping of sexually violent predators in rural communities 4. Whitesides voted yea on the GUARD Act, prison staff safety, cashless bail reporting, and keeping violent offenders off streets, but nay on privacy in purchases and veterans 2nd Amendment protection 5. | ||
| Abortion | Whitesides defends reproductive freedom and supports access to comprehensive reproductive healthcare, including abortion, free from government interference. | No public position found. Check their site ↗ |
| Taxes & Government Spending | Whitesides supports cutting taxes for homeowners as part of his efforts to lower costs and ease the burden of inflation on families. Whitesides votes yea on tax relief for fraud victims and AGOA Extension Act, but nay on budget resolution, continuing appropriations, and several appropriations acts. | Gibbs opposes new taxes and will hold government accountable for wasteful spending to help lower the cost of living. Gibbs says he will fight the cost of living by opposing new taxes and holding government accountable for wasteful spending. |
| Where they differ on Taxes & Government Spending: Jason Gibbs opposes new taxes and will hold government accountable for wasteful spending to help lower the cost of living 12. George Whitesides supports cutting taxes for homeowners to lower costs and ease the burden of inflation on families 3. Whitesides voted yea on tax relief for fraud victims and the AGOA Extension Act, but voted nay on the budget resolution, continuing appropriations, and several appropriations acts 4. | ||
| Energy & Environment | Whitesides supports an all-of-the-above energy plan to reduce gas and energy prices and leads efforts to prevent catastrophic wildfires and address the home fire insurance crisis. Whitesides is committed to advancing clean energy policies through private-sector innovation to achieve energy independence and lower energy costs for consumers. Whitesides votes yea on diesel emissions reduction, marine conservation, and battlefield protection acts, but nay on EPA rule disapproval, consumer fuel choice, and HEATS Act. | Gibbs supports energy affordability as part of his plan to lower the cost of living for families. |
| Where they differ on Energy & Environment: Jason Gibbs supports energy affordability to help lower the cost of living for families 1. George Whitesides supports an all-of-the-above energy plan aimed at reducing gas and energy prices and focuses on preventing wildfires and addressing the home fire insurance crisis 2. Whitesides is committed to advancing clean energy policies through private-sector innovation to achieve energy independence and reduce energy costs for consumers 3. Whitesides voted yea on diesel emissions reduction, marine conservation, and battlefield protection acts, and nay on EPA rule disapproval, consumer fuel choice, and HEATS Act 4. | ||
| Foreign Policy & Defense | Whitesides votes yea on resolutions directing removal of US forces from Iran and Lebanon, and on naming a VA clinic, but nay on National Defense Authorization and FISA Amendments extension. | No public position found. Check their site ↗ |