Is Julia Brownley pro-Israel or pro-Palestine?

Where does Julia Brownley stand on Israel?

Julia Brownley (Democrat, California) is tied for the 215th most pro-Israel record in the US House, with a net score of +30: 11 cosponsorships and 18 aligned floor votes on the pro-Israel side, against 2 cosponsorships and 6 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): 11 cosponsored bills × 2 = 22 points; 18 aligned floor votes × 1 = 18 points. Subtotal: 40 points pro-Israel.
• Pro-Palestine activity (deduction): 2 cosponsored bills × 2 = 4 points; 6 aligned floor votes × 1 = 6 points. Subtotal: 10 points pro-Palestine.
• Net score: +30 pro-Israel (40 pro-Israel points minus 10 pro-Palestine points).

Campaign finance

2026 cycle, source: FEC, filings through 2026-09-30. Total raised: $580,025. Total spent: $731,651. Cash on hand: $790,732.

Pro-Israel money

Hardline pro-Israel money supporting Brownley: $98,362 (2020–2026, 1 PAC, 7 donors, 23 bundled).

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

Where the supporting money comes from

• PAC money: $17,900 (18%, routed + independent expenditures).
• Individual donors: $38,990 (28%, 7 named individuals), of which $11,500 was routed through conduits and is counted once, under bundled.
• Bundled / earmarked: $52,972 (54%, 23 conduit donors).

How the buckets add up to $98,362: PAC money $17,900, plus named individual donors $38,990, minus $11,500 routed through conduits by 3 of those donors (counted once under bundled), plus bundled / earmarked $52,972, equals $98,362 hardline pro-Israel money supporting Brownley.

Liberal pro-Israel (J Street) money: $101,581, 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.