Is Pete Aguilar pro-Israel or pro-Palestine?

Where does Pete Aguilar stand on Israel?

Pete Aguilar (Democrat, California) is tied for the 273rd most pro-Israel record in the US House, with a net score of +18: 5 cosponsorships and 15 aligned floor votes on the pro-Israel side, against 1 cosponsorship and 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): 5 cosponsored bills × 2 = 10 points; 15 aligned floor votes × 1 = 15 points. Subtotal: 25 points pro-Israel.
• Pro-Palestine activity (deduction): 1 cosponsored bill × 2 = 2 points; 5 aligned floor votes × 1 = 5 points. Subtotal: 7 points pro-Palestine.
• Net score: +18 pro-Israel (25 pro-Israel points minus 7 pro-Palestine points).

Campaign finance

2026 cycle, source: FEC, filings through 2026-09-30. Total raised: $5,577,648. Total spent: $5,280,157. Cash on hand: $2,946,563.

Pro-Israel money

Hardline pro-Israel money supporting Aguilar: $1,767,109 (2020–2026, 2 PACs, 61 donors, 732 bundled, including $4,500 just filed with the FEC).

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

Where the supporting money comes from

• PAC money: $24,900 (1%, routed + independent expenditures).
• Individual donors: $414,450 (18%, 61 named individuals), of which $104,200 was routed through conduits and is counted once, under bundled.
• Bundled / earmarked: $1,431,959 (81%, 732 conduit donors, including $4,500 just filed).

How the buckets add up to $1,767,109: PAC money $24,900, plus named individual donors $414,450, minus $104,200 routed through conduits by 25 of those donors (counted once under bundled), plus bundled / earmarked $1,431,959, equals $1,767,109 hardline pro-Israel money supporting Aguilar.

Liberal pro-Israel (J Street) money: $190,308, 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.