Instead of Protecting California Taxpayers, Whitesides is Enabling Fraud.

June 11, 2026

House Republicans are focused on preventing fraud in government to protect Californians’ tax dollars. But George Whitesides? He just voted to enable it.

That’s right, George Whitesides just voted AGAINST a commonsense resolution denouncing those who defraud taxpayers and pledging support for stronger safeguards against fraud, including through verifying eligibility before taxpayer dollars are wrongfully sent out the door.  

“Standing up for California taxpayers shouldn’t be hard, but sadly, it’s impossible for George Whitesides. He would rather bow down to his radical base and continue allowing bad actors to abuse taxpayer dollars than make government more efficient and accountable to Californians.”  – NRCC Spokesman Christian Martinez