Is Linda Sánchez pro-Israel or pro-Palestine?

Where does Linda Sánchez stand on Israel?

Linda Sánchez (Democrat, California) is tied for the 166th most pro-Israel record in the US House, with a net score of +38: 15 cosponsorships and 23 aligned floor votes on the pro-Israel side, against 4 cosponsorships and 7 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): 15 cosponsored bills × 2 = 30 points; 23 aligned floor votes × 1 = 23 points. Subtotal: 53 points pro-Israel.
• Pro-Palestine activity (deduction): 4 cosponsored bills × 2 = 8 points; 7 aligned floor votes × 1 = 7 points. Subtotal: 15 points pro-Palestine.
• Net score: +38 pro-Israel (53 pro-Israel points minus 15 pro-Palestine points).

Campaign finance

2026 cycle, source: FEC, filings through 2026-09-30. Total raised: $1,885,203. Total spent: $1,848,503. Cash on hand: $462,488.

Pro-Israel money

Hardline pro-Israel money supporting Sánchez: $118,212 (2020–2026, 1 PAC, 7 donors, 34 bundled).

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

Where the supporting money comes from

• PAC money: $16,900 (14%, routed + independent expenditures).
• Individual donors: $51,690 (34%, 7 named individuals), of which $11,100 was routed through conduits and is counted once, under bundled.
• Bundled / earmarked: $60,722 (51%, 34 conduit donors).

How the buckets add up to $118,212: PAC money $16,900, plus named individual donors $51,690, minus $11,100 routed through conduits by 5 of those donors (counted once under bundled), plus bundled / earmarked $60,722, equals $118,212 hardline pro-Israel money supporting Sánchez.

Liberal pro-Israel (J Street) money: $27,750, 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.