Is Robert Garcia pro-Israel or pro-Palestine?

Where does Robert Garcia stand on Israel?

Robert Garcia (Democrat, California) is tied for the 17th most pro-Palestine record in the US House, with a net score of +15: 10 cosponsorships and 9 aligned floor votes on the pro-Palestine side, against 4 cosponsorships and 6 votes on the pro-Israel 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-Palestine activity (additions): 10 cosponsored bills × 2 = 20 points; 9 aligned floor votes × 1 = 9 points. Subtotal: 29 points pro-Palestine.
• Pro-Israel activity (deduction): 4 cosponsored bills × 2 = 8 points; 6 aligned floor votes × 1 = 6 points. Subtotal: 14 points pro-Israel.
• Net score: +15 pro-Palestine (29 pro-Palestine points minus 14 pro-Israel points).

Campaign finance

2026 cycle, source: FEC, filings through 2026-09-30. Total raised: $3,317,845. Total spent: $2,131,931. Cash on hand: $1,598,342.

Pro-Israel money

Hardline pro-Israel money supporting Garcia: $97,550 (2022–2026, 3 PACs, 5 donors, 114 bundled).

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

Where the supporting money comes from

• PAC money: $14,900 (15%, routed + independent expenditures).
• Individual donors: $14,800 (11%, 5 named individuals), of which $3,900 was routed through conduits and is counted once, under bundled.
• Bundled / earmarked: $71,750 (74%, 114 conduit donors).

How the buckets add up to $97,550: PAC money $14,900, plus named individual donors $14,800, minus $3,900 routed through conduits by 3 of those donors (counted once under bundled), plus bundled / earmarked $71,750, equals $97,550 hardline pro-Israel money supporting Garcia.

Liberal pro-Israel (J Street) money: $21,215, 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.