Jacqui Irwin
Has not taken a public position on U.S. military aid to Israel or aid to Palestinians. In September 2025 she co-sponsored SCR 105, a California resolution on the humanitarian catastrophe in Gaza that condemns the October 7 attacks and urges hostage release and a two-state solution.
Irwin, a state Assemblymember running for the CA-26 House seat, has no record of personal statements or positions on U.S. federal military aid or weapons transfers to the government of Israel, and none on U.S. aid to Palestinians. Her record on the conflict runs through the California Legislative Jewish Caucus and state measures.
In September 2025 she was among 43 legislators sponsoring SCR 105, "Human Rights: Gaza", which the State Senate passed that month; it addresses the loss of life and displacement in Gaza, condemns the October 7 attacks, demands Hamas release hostages, urges compliance with international humanitarian law by both sides, and backs a two-state solution. In January 2024 she co-signed the Jewish Caucus letter on October 7 and the war, a multi-signer document calling October 7 a terrorist massacre, grieving Palestinian civilian deaths, and saying Israel must do everything possible to protect civilian life while it defends itself. The same letter criticized chants like "from the river to the sea" and anti-Israel bias in K-12 curricula. In 2018 the caucus, with her among its members, called on Israel and Hamas to negotiate a lasting peace after border violence in Gaza.
On antisemitism, as context: the January 2024 caucus letter sought a select committee on antisemitism, campus and K-12 measures, and security-grant funding; in June 2024 she co-signed the caucus statement after the Adas Torah synagogue clash, citing $160 million in state nonprofit security grants; in November 2024 she joined a joint statement on antisemitic incidents in Westside Los Angeles. These are caucus and group documents; no individually authored statement by Irwin on the conflict was found.
Research
U.S. military aid and weapons to Israel
- Nothing found. No personal statements or positions on U.S. federal military aid or weapons transfers to the government of Israel, and none on U.S. aid to Palestinians. Sources consulted: campaign site, Ballotpedia.
Characterization of the conflict
- 2018-05-18 [Earlier record; multi-signer caucus statement]: Jewish Caucus statement on Gaza border violence condemning violence and calling on Israel and Hamas to negotiate a lasting peace. Caucus statement.
- 2024-01-03 [Months after October 7, 2023; multi-signer caucus letter]: Co-signed the caucus letter on October 7 and the war: called October 7 a "terrorist massacre," said Hamas "cynically used [Palestinian] civilians as human shields," grieved that "Far too many Palestinian civilians, including a heartbreaking number of children, have been killed," said Israel "must do everything possible to protect civilian life while it defends itself," and affirmed a two-state solution. Caucus letter; companion caucus page (2024-01-04).
- September 2025 [Current position; verified; introduced 2025-09-08, Senate passage 2025-09-12]: Among 43 sponsors of SCR 105, "Human Rights: Gaza" (primary sponsors Wahab and Wiener): addresses loss of life and displacement in Gaza, condemns the October 7 attacks, demands Hamas release hostages, urges compliance with international humanitarian law by both sides, supports a diplomatic path to a two-state solution. BillTrack50; SD10 release.
Rhetoric and lobbying
- 2024-01-03 [Months after October 7, 2023; multi-signer caucus letter]: The letter criticized rhetoric glorifying violence against Israelis and chants such as "from the river to the sea," rejected denial of Jewish historical connection to the region, and condemned unauthorized teach-ins and anti-Israel bias in K-12 curricula. Caucus letter.
- 2025-09-17 [Current position; marginal relevance]: Joined Rep. Brad Sherman's telephone town hall on constituent concerns including political violence and community safety. Sherman release (2025-09-18).
Safety and antisemitism (context, not a weapons or funding position)
- 2024-01-03 [Months after October 7, 2023; multi-signer caucus letter]: Caucus priorities: select committee on antisemitism, campus climate, K-12 anti-bias standards, Holocaust education, and state security-grant funding for synagogues and Jewish institutions. Caucus letter.
- 2024-06-24 [Current position; multi-signer caucus statement]: After the Adas Torah synagogue clash in Los Angeles, the caucus condemned targeting houses of worship and cited $160 million in state nonprofit security grants. Caucus statement.
- 2024-11-06 [Current position; multi-official joint statement]: Joined LA-area officials against antisemitic incidents targeting Westside communities. SD24 release.
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