Is Ken Calvert pro-Israel or pro-Palestine?

Where does Ken Calvert stand on Israel?

Ken Calvert (Republican, California) is tied for the 21st most pro-Israel record in the US House, with a net score of +92: 1 sponsored bill, 28 cosponsorships, and 33 aligned floor votes on the pro-Israel side, with no recorded activity 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; 28 cosponsored bills × 2 = 56 points; 33 aligned floor votes × 1 = 33 points. Subtotal: 92 points pro-Israel.
• Net score: +92 pro-Israel (92 pro-Israel points minus 0 pro-Palestine points).

Campaign finance

2026 cycle, source: FEC, filings through 2026-10-14. Total raised: $7,050,383. Total spent: $6,332,129. Cash on hand: $980,391.

Pro-Israel money

Hardline pro-Israel money supporting Calvert: $1,390,609 (2022–2026, 2 PACs, 61 donors, 668 bundled, including $39,950 just filed with the FEC).

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

Where the supporting money comes from

• PAC money: $30,400 (2%, routed + independent expenditures).
• Individual donors: $334,461 (14%, 61 named individuals), of which $138,322 was routed through conduits and is counted once, under bundled.
• Bundled / earmarked: $1,164,070 (84%, 668 conduit donors, including $39,950 just filed).

How the buckets add up to $1,390,609: PAC money $30,400, plus named individual donors $334,461, minus $138,322 routed through conduits by 49 of those donors (counted once under bundled), plus bundled / earmarked $1,164,070, equals $1,390,609 hardline pro-Israel money supporting Calvert.

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

Scoring and classification: VoteLog methodology.