Is Alex Padilla pro-Israel or pro-Palestine?

Where does Alex Padilla stand on Israel?

Alex Padilla (Democrat, California) is tied for the 82nd most pro-Israel record in the US Senate, with a net score of +6: 3 cosponsorships and 8 aligned floor votes on the pro-Israel side, against 2 cosponsorships and 4 votes on the pro-Palestine side.

Net score breakdown

Weights: sponsoring a scored bill 3 points, authoring a scored amendment 3 points, cosponsoring a scored bill 2 points, an aligned floor vote 1 point.

• Pro-Israel activity (additions): 3 cosponsored bills × 2 = 6 points; 8 aligned floor votes × 1 = 8 points. Subtotal: 14 points pro-Israel.
• Pro-Palestine activity (deduction): 2 cosponsored bills × 2 = 4 points; 4 aligned floor votes × 1 = 4 points. Subtotal: 8 points pro-Palestine.
• Net score: +6 pro-Israel (14 pro-Israel points minus 8 pro-Palestine points).

Campaign finance

2026 cycle, source: FEC, filings through 2026-09-30. Total raised: $1,623,990. Total spent: $954,378. Cash on hand: $7,312,468.

Pro-Israel money

Hardline pro-Israel money supporting Padilla: $192,950 (2020–2026, 2 PACs, 30 donors, 63 bundled).

Pro-Israel money spent AGAINST Padilla: $0. No tracked pro-Israel money spent against this member.

Where the supporting money comes from

• PAC money: $7,000 (4%, routed + independent expenditures).
• Individual donors: $139,500 (66%, 30 named individuals), of which $11,200 was routed through conduits and is counted once, under bundled.
• Bundled / earmarked: $57,650 (30%, 63 conduit donors).

How the buckets add up to $192,950: PAC money $7,000, plus named individual donors $139,500, minus $11,200 routed through conduits by 6 of those donors (counted once under bundled), plus bundled / earmarked $57,650, equals $192,950 hardline pro-Israel money supporting Padilla.

Full committee and donor lists: Israel/Palestine campaign finance.

Scoring and classification: VoteLog methodology.