Is Juan Vargas pro-Israel or pro-Palestine?

Where does Juan Vargas stand on Israel?

Juan Vargas (Democrat, California) is tied for the 39th most pro-Israel record in the US House, with a net score of +75: 26 cosponsorships and 24 aligned floor votes on the pro-Israel side, against 1 vote 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): 26 cosponsored bills × 2 = 52 points; 24 aligned floor votes × 1 = 24 points. Subtotal: 76 points pro-Israel.
• Pro-Palestine activity (deduction): 1 aligned floor vote × 1 = 1 point. Subtotal: 1 point pro-Palestine.
• Net score: +75 pro-Israel (76 pro-Israel points minus 1 pro-Palestine points).

Campaign finance

2026 cycle, source: FEC, filings through 2026-09-30. Total raised: $791,027. Total spent: $555,062. Cash on hand: $326,806.

Pro-Israel money

Hardline pro-Israel money supporting Vargas: $468,732 (2016–2026, 4 PACs, 20 donors, 196 bundled, including $56,368 just filed with the FEC).

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

Where the supporting money comes from

• PAC money: $44,690 (10%, routed + independent expenditures).
• Individual donors: $128,950 (17%, 20 named individuals), of which $51,422 was routed through conduits and is counted once, under bundled.
• Bundled / earmarked: $346,514 (74%, 196 conduit donors, including $53,868 just filed).

How the buckets add up to $468,732: PAC money $44,690, plus named individual donors $128,950, minus $51,422 routed through conduits by 12 of those donors (counted once under bundled), plus bundled / earmarked $346,514, equals $468,732 hardline pro-Israel money supporting Vargas.

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

Scoring and classification: VoteLog methodology.