Is Katie Porter pro-Israel or pro-Palestine?

Where does Katie Porter stand on Israel?

Katie Porter (Democrat, California), a former member of the US House, has a pro-Israel record, with a net score of +18: 7 cosponsorships and 9 aligned floor votes on the pro-Israel side, against 5 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): 7 cosponsored bills × 2 = 14 points; 9 aligned floor votes × 1 = 9 points. Subtotal: 23 points pro-Israel.
• Pro-Palestine activity (deduction): 5 aligned floor votes × 1 = 5 points. Subtotal: 5 points pro-Palestine.
• Net score: +18 pro-Israel (23 pro-Israel points minus 5 pro-Palestine points).

Campaign finance

2022 cycle, source: FEC. Total raised: $26,031,048. Total spent: $28,863,841. Cash on hand: $7,434,959.

Pro-Israel money

Hardline pro-Israel money supporting Porter: $2,000 (2020, 1 PAC, 0 donors).

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

Where the supporting money comes from

• PAC money: $2,000 (100%, routed + independent expenditures).
• Individual donors: $0 (0%, 0 named individuals).
• Bundled / earmarked: $0 (0%).

Liberal pro-Israel (J Street) money: $246,375, 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.