Is Darrell Issa pro-Israel or pro-Palestine?

Where does Darrell Issa stand on Israel?

Darrell Issa (Republican, California) is tied for the 31st most pro-Israel record in the US House, with a net score of +80: 1 sponsored bill, 22 cosponsorships, and 33 aligned floor votes on the pro-Israel side, with no recorded activity 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): 1 sponsored bill × 3 = 3 points; 22 cosponsored bills × 2 = 44 points; 33 aligned floor votes × 1 = 33 points. Subtotal: 80 points pro-Israel.
• Net score: +80 pro-Israel (80 pro-Israel points minus 0 pro-Palestine points).

Campaign finance

2026 cycle, source: FEC, filings through 2026-06-30. Total raised: $2,090,221. Total spent: $1,019,227. Cash on hand: $2,715,610.

Pro-Israel money

Hardline pro-Israel money supporting Issa: $147,300 (2020–2026, 2 PACs, 8 donors, 58 bundled, including $250 just filed with the FEC).

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

Where the supporting money comes from

• PAC money: $23,400 (16%, routed + independent expenditures).
• Individual donors: $70,990 (38%, 8 named individuals), of which $14,922 was routed through conduits and is counted once, under bundled.
• Bundled / earmarked: $67,832 (46%, 58 conduit donors, including $250 just filed).

How the buckets add up to $147,300: PAC money $23,400, plus named individual donors $70,990, minus $14,922 routed through conduits by 6 of those donors (counted once under bundled), plus bundled / earmarked $67,832, equals $147,300 hardline pro-Israel money supporting Issa.

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

Scoring and classification: VoteLog methodology.