Is Gilbert Ray Cisneros pro-Israel or pro-Palestine?

Where does Gilbert Ray Cisneros stand on Israel?

Gilbert Ray Cisneros (Democrat, California) is tied for the 340th most pro-Israel record in the US House, with a net score of +7: 3 cosponsorships and 5 aligned floor votes on the pro-Israel side, against 2 cosponsorships 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; 5 aligned floor votes × 1 = 5 points. Subtotal: 11 points pro-Israel.
• Pro-Palestine activity (deduction): 2 cosponsored bills × 2 = 4 points. Subtotal: 4 points pro-Palestine.
• Net score: +7 pro-Israel (11 pro-Israel points minus 4 pro-Palestine points).

Campaign finance

2026 cycle, source: FEC, filings through 2026-09-30. Total raised: $829,946. Total spent: $640,332. Cash on hand: $229,690.

Pro-Israel money

Hardline pro-Israel money supporting Cisneros: $133,833 (2020–2026, 2 PACs, 11 donors, 59 bundled, including $6,500 just filed with the FEC).

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

Where the supporting money comes from

• PAC money: $16,000 (12%, routed + independent expenditures).
• Individual donors: $56,983 (30%, 11 named individuals), of which $16,250 was routed through conduits and is counted once, under bundled.
• Bundled / earmarked: $77,100 (58%, 59 conduit donors, including $1,500 just filed).

How the buckets add up to $133,833: PAC money $16,000, plus named individual donors $56,983, minus $16,250 routed through conduits by 6 of those donors (counted once under bundled), plus bundled / earmarked $77,100, equals $133,833 hardline pro-Israel money supporting Cisneros.

Liberal pro-Israel (J Street) money: $66,618, 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.