“I will always seek to serve this wonderful nation in any capacity and remain at her disposal,” Garcia says.
George Whitesides, center, candidate for California’s 27th Congressional District, speaks to volunteers with Bill Nye, “The Science Guy”, left, and Kipp Mueller, candidate to State Senate District 23, right, at campaign headquarters on Tuesday, Nov. 5, 2024. of this election cycle, Republican Rep. Mike Garcia conceded to Democrat George Whitesides, a political newcomer, on Monday, Nov.
Whiteside initially led in the first set of results that trickled in on election night, then Garcia overtook him when the second round of results came in that evening. But Whitesides continued to close in on Garcia’s lead every day of subsequent ballot counting, taking over the lead again on Saturday.
“I will always seek to serve this wonderful nation in any capacity and remain at her disposal for the maintenance of her splendor, the security of her people and the protection of her future,” Garcia said. He also thanked voters for electing him “during a tumultuous and critical period in our nation’s history.”
Whitesides, 50, lives in Agua Dulce. Like Garcia, Whitesides has worked in the aerospace industry. He served as NASA’s chief of staff, then as CEO of Virgin Galactic before co-founding an organization to combat wildfires. They didn’t create the homeless encampment. But one California couple just realized it’s on them to clean up.
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