Is Josh Harder pro-Israel or pro-Palestine?

Where does Josh Harder stand on Israel?

Josh Harder (Democrat, California) is tied for the 315th most pro-Israel record in the US House, with a net score of +10: 5 cosponsorships and 11 aligned floor votes on the pro-Israel side, against 2 cosponsorships and 7 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): 5 cosponsored bills × 2 = 10 points; 11 aligned floor votes × 1 = 11 points. Subtotal: 21 points pro-Israel.
• Pro-Palestine activity (deduction): 2 cosponsored bills × 2 = 4 points; 7 aligned floor votes × 1 = 7 points. Subtotal: 11 points pro-Palestine.
• Net score: +10 pro-Israel (21 pro-Israel points minus 11 pro-Palestine points).

Campaign finance

2026 cycle, source: FEC, filings through 2026-06-30. Total raised: $4,083,528. Total spent: $1,032,871. Cash on hand: $4,739,488.

Pro-Israel money

Hardline pro-Israel money supporting Harder: $236,225 (2020–2026, 1 PAC, 14 donors, 76 bundled, including $3,500 just filed with the FEC).

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

Where the supporting money comes from

• PAC money: $17,900 (8%, routed + independent expenditures).
• Individual donors: $120,924 (48%, 14 named individuals), of which $8,300 was routed through conduits and is counted once, under bundled.
• Bundled / earmarked: $105,701 (45%, 76 conduit donors, including $3,500 just filed).

How the buckets add up to $236,225: PAC money $17,900, plus named individual donors $120,924, minus $8,300 routed through conduits by 4 of those donors (counted once under bundled), plus bundled / earmarked $105,701, equals $236,225 hardline pro-Israel money supporting Harder.

Liberal pro-Israel (J Street) money: $288,985, 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.