Is Jimmy Panetta pro-Israel or pro-Palestine?

Where does Jimmy Panetta stand on Israel?

Jimmy Panetta (Democrat, California) is tied for the 156th most pro-Israel record in the US House, with a net score of +40: 1 sponsored bill, 14 cosponsorships, and 15 aligned floor votes on the pro-Israel side, against 1 cosponsorship and 4 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): 1 sponsored bill × 3 = 3 points; 14 cosponsored bills × 2 = 28 points; 15 aligned floor votes × 1 = 15 points. Subtotal: 46 points pro-Israel.
• Pro-Palestine activity (deduction): 1 cosponsored bill × 2 = 2 points; 4 aligned floor votes × 1 = 4 points. Subtotal: 6 points pro-Palestine.
• Net score: +40 pro-Israel (46 pro-Israel points minus 6 pro-Palestine points).

Campaign finance

2026 cycle, source: FEC, filings through 2026-09-30. Total raised: $3,474,736. Total spent: $1,716,597. Cash on hand: $5,472,777.

Pro-Israel money

Hardline pro-Israel money supporting Panetta: $728,481 (2020–2026, 2 PACs, 35 donors, 320 bundled, including $31,250 just filed with the FEC).

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

Where the supporting money comes from

• PAC money: $27,400 (4%, routed + independent expenditures).
• Individual donors: $225,540 (21%, 35 named individuals), of which $73,700 was routed through conduits and is counted once, under bundled.
• Bundled / earmarked: $549,241 (75%, 320 conduit donors, including $28,750 just filed).

How the buckets add up to $728,481: PAC money $27,400, plus named individual donors $225,540, minus $73,700 routed through conduits by 24 of those donors (counted once under bundled), plus bundled / earmarked $549,241, equals $728,481 hardline pro-Israel money supporting Panetta.

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

Scoring and classification: VoteLog methodology.