Is Jim Costa pro-Israel or pro-Palestine?

Where does Jim Costa stand on Israel?

Jim Costa (Democrat, California) is tied for the 45th most pro-Israel record in the US House, with a net score of +70: 22 cosponsorships and 28 aligned floor votes on the pro-Israel side, against 2 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): 22 cosponsored bills × 2 = 44 points; 28 aligned floor votes × 1 = 28 points. Subtotal: 72 points pro-Israel.
• Pro-Palestine activity (deduction): 2 aligned floor votes × 1 = 2 points. Subtotal: 2 points pro-Palestine.
• Net score: +70 pro-Israel (72 pro-Israel points minus 2 pro-Palestine points).

Campaign finance

2026 cycle, source: FEC, filings through 2026-09-30. Total raised: $1,603,810. Total spent: $1,154,461. Cash on hand: $658,231.

Pro-Israel money

Hardline pro-Israel money supporting Costa: $452,298 (2020–2026, 1 PAC, 19 donors, 133 bundled, including $24,098 just filed with the FEC).

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

Where the supporting money comes from

• PAC money: $32,900 (7%, routed + independent expenditures).
• Individual donors: $150,040 (22%, 19 named individuals), of which $48,500 was routed through conduits and is counted once, under bundled.
• Bundled / earmarked: $317,857 (70%, 133 conduit donors, including $24,098 just filed).

How the buckets add up to $452,298: PAC money $32,900, plus named individual donors $150,040, minus $48,500 routed through conduits by 12 of those donors (counted once under bundled), plus bundled / earmarked $317,857, equals $452,298 hardline pro-Israel money supporting Costa.

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

Scoring and classification: VoteLog methodology.