Is Raul Ruiz pro-Israel or pro-Palestine?

Where does Raul Ruiz stand on Israel?

Raul Ruiz (Democrat, California) is tied for the 257th most pro-Israel record in the US House, with a net score of +22: 5 cosponsorships and 19 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; 19 aligned floor votes × 1 = 19 points. Subtotal: 29 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: +22 pro-Israel (29 pro-Israel points minus 7 pro-Palestine points).

Campaign finance

2026 cycle, source: FEC, filings through 2026-09-30. Total raised: $2,389,254. Total spent: $1,665,640. Cash on hand: $2,426,353.

Pro-Israel money

Hardline pro-Israel money supporting Ruiz: $151,017 (2020–2026, 1 PAC, 8 donors, 74 bundled, including $10 just filed with the FEC).

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

Where the supporting money comes from

• PAC money: $22,900 (15%, routed + independent expenditures).
• Individual donors: $55,390 (31%, 8 named individuals), of which $8,600 was routed through conduits and is counted once, under bundled.
• Bundled / earmarked: $81,327 (54%, 74 conduit donors, including $10 just filed).

How the buckets add up to $151,017: PAC money $22,900, plus named individual donors $55,390, minus $8,600 routed through conduits by 4 of those donors (counted once under bundled), plus bundled / earmarked $81,327, equals $151,017 hardline pro-Israel money supporting Ruiz.

Liberal pro-Israel (J Street) money: $104,370, 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.