Is Sylvia Garcia pro-Israel or pro-Palestine?

Where does Sylvia Garcia stand on Israel?

Sylvia Garcia (Democrat, Texas) is tied for the 30th most pro-Palestine record in the US House, with a net score of +7: 7 cosponsorships and 8 aligned floor votes on the pro-Palestine side, against 3 cosponsorships and 9 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): 7 cosponsored bills × 2 = 14 points; 8 aligned floor votes × 1 = 8 points. Subtotal: 22 points pro-Palestine.
• Pro-Israel activity (deduction): 3 cosponsored bills × 2 = 6 points; 9 aligned floor votes × 1 = 9 points. Subtotal: 15 points pro-Israel.
• Net score: +7 pro-Palestine (22 pro-Palestine points minus 15 pro-Israel points).

Campaign finance

2026 cycle, source: FEC, filings through 2026-09-30. Total raised: $1,176,920. Total spent: $1,267,424. Cash on hand: $281,250.

Pro-Israel money

Hardline pro-Israel money supporting Garcia: $76,065 (2020–2026, 1 PAC, 3 donors, 46 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: $10,000 (13%, routed + independent expenditures).
• Individual donors: $9,267 (9%, 3 named individuals), of which $2,500 was routed through conduits and is counted once, under bundled.
• Bundled / earmarked: $59,298 (78%, 46 conduit donors).

How the buckets add up to $76,065: PAC money $10,000, plus named individual donors $9,267, minus $2,500 routed through conduits by 2 of those donors (counted once under bundled), plus bundled / earmarked $59,298, equals $76,065 hardline pro-Israel money supporting Garcia.

Liberal pro-Israel (J Street) money: $39,600, 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.