Is Tony Cárdenas pro-Israel or pro-Palestine?

Where does Tony Cárdenas stand on Israel?

Tony Cárdenas (Democrat, California), a former member of the US House, has a pro-Israel record, with a net score of +32: 12 cosponsorships and 14 aligned floor votes on the pro-Israel side, against 6 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): 12 cosponsored bills × 2 = 24 points; 14 aligned floor votes × 1 = 14 points. Subtotal: 38 points pro-Israel.
• Pro-Palestine activity (deduction): 6 aligned floor votes × 1 = 6 points. Subtotal: 6 points pro-Palestine.
• Net score: +32 pro-Israel (38 pro-Israel points minus 6 pro-Palestine points).

Campaign finance

2026 cycle, source: FEC. Total raised: $32. Total spent: $39,074. Cash on hand: $6,867.

Pro-Israel money

Hardline pro-Israel money supporting Cárdenas: $129,300 (2020–2024, 1 PAC, 0 donors, 109 bundled).

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

Where the supporting money comes from

• PAC money: $2,100 (2%, routed + independent expenditures).
• Individual donors: $0 (0%, 0 named individuals).
• Bundled / earmarked: $127,200 (98%, 109 conduit donors).

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

Scoring and classification: VoteLog methodology.