Is Laphonza Butler pro-Israel or pro-Palestine?

Where does Laphonza Butler stand on Israel?

Laphonza Butler (Democrat, California), a former member of the US Senate, has a pro-Israel record, with a net score of +5: 2 cosponsorships and 3 aligned floor votes on the pro-Israel side, against 2 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): 2 cosponsored bills × 2 = 4 points; 3 aligned floor votes × 1 = 3 points. Subtotal: 7 points pro-Israel.
  • Pro-Palestine activity (deduction): 2 aligned floor votes × 1 = 2 points. Subtotal: 2 points pro-Palestine.
  • Net score: +5 pro-Israel (7 pro-Israel points minus 2 pro-Palestine points).

Campaign finance

No FEC campaign-finance totals available for this member yet.

Pro-Israel money

No tracked pro-Israel PAC money or individual donors for this member.

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

Scoring and classification: VoteLog methodology.

Laphonza Butler's Full Israel/Palestine Voting Record

Senator Butler, Laphonza R., Democrat of CA. Laphonza Butler (D-CA): pro-Israel record, net score +5 (7 pro-Israel vs 2 pro-Palestine points). Votes, sponsorships, and funding, sourced to Congress.gov and the FEC.

Israel/Palestine weighted score: +5 pro-Israel (7 pro-Israel points, 2 pro-Palestine points).

Israel/Palestine campaign finance · Full campaign-finance ledger

Cosponsored bills (2)

Roll-call votes (9)

Data last synced: 2026-10-22.