Is Sara Jacobs pro-Israel or pro-Palestine?

Where does Sara Jacobs stand on Israel?

Sara Jacobs (Democrat, California) is tied for the 17th most pro-Palestine record in the US House, with a net score of +13: 8 cosponsorships and 10 aligned floor votes on the pro-Palestine side, against 3 cosponsorships and 7 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): 8 cosponsored bills × 2 = 16 points; 10 aligned floor votes × 1 = 10 points. Subtotal: 26 points pro-Palestine.
• Pro-Israel activity (deduction): 3 cosponsored bills × 2 = 6 points; 7 aligned floor votes × 1 = 7 points. Subtotal: 13 points pro-Israel.
• Net score: +13 pro-Palestine (26 pro-Palestine points minus 13 pro-Israel points).

Campaign finance

2026 cycle, source: FEC, filings through 2026-09-30. Total raised: $1,842,426. Total spent: $1,596,360. Cash on hand: $323,437.

Pro-Israel money

Hardline pro-Israel money supporting Jacobs: $7,900 (2020–2024, 1 PAC, 1 donor).

Pro-Israel money spent AGAINST Jacobs: $424,943. Independent expenditures by hardline super PACs (AIPAC, UDP, DMFI) to defeat this candidate. This figure is never added to the supporting total.

Where the supporting money comes from

• PAC money: $0 (0%, routed + independent expenditures).
• Individual donors: $7,900 (100%, 1 named individual).
• Bundled / earmarked: $0 (0%).

Liberal pro-Israel (J Street) money: $73,214, 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.