Is Ted Lieu pro-Israel or pro-Palestine?

Where does Ted Lieu stand on Israel?

Ted Lieu (Democrat, California) is tied for the 103rd most pro-Israel record in the US House, with a net score of +54: 2 sponsored bills, 20 cosponsorships, and 16 aligned floor votes on the pro-Israel side, against 2 cosponsorships 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): 2 sponsored bills × 3 = 6 points; 20 cosponsored bills × 2 = 40 points; 16 aligned floor votes × 1 = 16 points. Subtotal: 62 points pro-Israel.
• Pro-Palestine activity (deduction): 2 cosponsored bills × 2 = 4 points; 4 aligned floor votes × 1 = 4 points. Subtotal: 8 points pro-Palestine.
• Net score: +54 pro-Israel (62 pro-Israel points minus 8 pro-Palestine points).

Campaign finance

2026 cycle, source: FEC, filings through 2026-09-30. Total raised: $2,154,248. Total spent: $1,619,901. Cash on hand: $1,209,353.

Pro-Israel money

Hardline pro-Israel money supporting Lieu: $976,060 (2020–2026, 3 PACs, 55 donors, 556 bundled, including $22,961 just filed with the FEC).

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

Where the supporting money comes from

• PAC money: $35,400 (4%, routed + independent expenditures).
• Individual donors: $266,840 (15%, 55 named individuals), of which $124,050 was routed through conduits and is counted once, under bundled.
• Bundled / earmarked: $797,870 (82%, 556 conduit donors, including $20,461 just filed).

How the buckets add up to $976,060: PAC money $35,400, plus named individual donors $266,840, minus $124,050 routed through conduits by 39 of those donors (counted once under bundled), plus bundled / earmarked $797,870, equals $976,060 hardline pro-Israel money supporting Lieu.

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

Scoring and classification: VoteLog methodology.