Is Ami Bera pro-Israel or pro-Palestine?

Where does Ami Bera stand on Israel?

Ami Bera (Democrat, California) is tied for the 204th most pro-Israel record in the US House, with a net score of +32: 11 cosponsorships and 18 aligned floor votes on the pro-Israel side, against 1 cosponsorship and 6 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): 11 cosponsored bills × 2 = 22 points; 18 aligned floor votes × 1 = 18 points. Subtotal: 40 points pro-Israel.
• Pro-Palestine activity (deduction): 1 cosponsored bill × 2 = 2 points; 6 aligned floor votes × 1 = 6 points. Subtotal: 8 points pro-Palestine.
• Net score: +32 pro-Israel (40 pro-Israel points minus 8 pro-Palestine points).

Campaign finance

2026 cycle, source: FEC, filings through 2026-09-30. Total raised: $1,437,306. Total spent: $1,657,240. Cash on hand: $1,653,438.

Pro-Israel money

Hardline pro-Israel money supporting Bera: $103,109 (2020–2026, 1 PAC, 5 donors, 59 bundled).

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

Where the supporting money comes from

• PAC money: $7,900 (8%, routed + independent expenditures).
• Individual donors: $25,540 (20%, 5 named individuals), of which $4,550 was routed through conduits and is counted once, under bundled.
• Bundled / earmarked: $74,219 (72%, 59 conduit donors).

How the buckets add up to $103,109: PAC money $7,900, plus named individual donors $25,540, minus $4,550 routed through conduits by 2 of those donors (counted once under bundled), plus bundled / earmarked $74,219, equals $103,109 hardline pro-Israel money supporting Bera.

Liberal pro-Israel (J Street) money: $130,953, tracked in its own tier and not included in the hardline total.

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

Scoring and classification: VoteLog methodology.