Is Norma Torres pro-Israel or pro-Palestine?

Where does Norma Torres stand on Israel?

Norma Torres (Democrat, California) is tied for the 239th most pro-Israel record in the US House, with a net score of +26: 8 cosponsorships and 16 aligned floor votes on the pro-Israel side, against 1 cosponsorship and 4 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): 8 cosponsored bills × 2 = 16 points; 16 aligned floor votes × 1 = 16 points. Subtotal: 32 points pro-Israel.
• Pro-Palestine activity (deduction): 1 cosponsored bill × 2 = 2 points; 4 aligned floor votes × 1 = 4 points. Subtotal: 6 points pro-Palestine.
• Net score: +26 pro-Israel (32 pro-Israel points minus 6 pro-Palestine points).

Campaign finance

2026 cycle, source: FEC, filings through 2026-09-30. Total raised: $884,756. Total spent: $823,885. Cash on hand: $364,186.

Pro-Israel money

Hardline pro-Israel money supporting Torres: $537,780 (2020–2026, 1 PAC, 19 donors, 301 bundled, including $40,500 just filed with the FEC).

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

Where the supporting money comes from

• PAC money: $22,900 (4%, routed + independent expenditures).
• Individual donors: $94,990 (9%, 19 named individuals), of which $47,300 was routed through conduits and is counted once, under bundled.
• Bundled / earmarked: $467,190 (87%, 301 conduit donors, including $40,500 just filed).

How the buckets add up to $537,780: PAC money $22,900, plus named individual donors $94,990, minus $47,300 routed through conduits by 15 of those donors (counted once under bundled), plus bundled / earmarked $467,190, equals $537,780 hardline pro-Israel money supporting Torres.

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

Scoring and classification: VoteLog methodology.