Is David Valadao pro-Israel or pro-Palestine?

Where does David Valadao stand on Israel?

David Valadao (Republican, California) is tied for the 60th most pro-Israel record in the US House, with a net score of +64: 20 cosponsorships and 24 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): 20 cosponsored bills × 2 = 40 points; 24 aligned floor votes × 1 = 24 points. Subtotal: 64 points pro-Israel.
• Net score: +64 pro-Israel (64 pro-Israel points minus 0 pro-Palestine points).

Campaign finance

2026 cycle, source: FEC, filings through 2026-09-30. Total raised: $6,058,553. Total spent: $3,705,596. Cash on hand: $2,398,492.

Pro-Israel money

Hardline pro-Israel money supporting Valadao: $1,582,984 (2018–2026, 4 PACs, 25 donors, 181 bundled, including $1,080,122 just filed with the FEC).

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

Where the supporting money comes from

• PAC money: $47,400 (3%, routed + independent expenditures).
• Individual donors: $253,644 (14%, 25 named individuals), of which $37,677 was routed through conduits and is counted once, under bundled.
• Bundled / earmarked: $1,319,616 (83%, 181 conduit donors, including $1,080,122 just filed).

How the buckets add up to $1,582,984: PAC money $47,400, plus named individual donors $253,644, minus $37,677 routed through conduits by 10 of those donors (counted once under bundled), plus bundled / earmarked $1,319,616, equals $1,582,984 hardline pro-Israel money supporting Valadao.

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

Scoring and classification: VoteLog methodology.