But What Can You Do? tracks where 2026 candidates stand on U.S. weapons and funding for the government of Israel. How we check

Jimmy Gomez

Democrat · U.S. House, California District 34
✗Supported sending weapons or funding in 3 of 6 tracked votes

In May 2024 signed a letter urging the administration to withhold certain offensive military aid to the Israeli government to preempt an assault on Rafah. Backed the April 2024 supplemental's humanitarian aid to Gazans. In July 2024 called on Netanyahu to resign, citing "unimaginable pain."

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Deep Dive

On May 2, 2024, Gomez was one of 57 lawmakers who signed a letter to President Biden urging him "to invoke existing law and policy to immediately withhold certain offensive military aid to the Israeli government" to preempt a full-scale assault on Rafah. Two weeks earlier, on April 20, 2024, he issued a statement on the national security supplemental saying the funding was critical to deliver needed humanitarian aid to Gazans alongside diplomatic tools for the region.

On the conflict itself: on April 30, 2024 he urged adoption of a ceasefire-hostage release agreement, calling a permanent ceasefire a critical step toward enduring peace. On July 24, 2024, after Netanyahu's address to Congress, he called on Netanyahu to resign immediately, saying Netanyahu's approach to the war and rejection of a two-state solution "has led to unimaginable pain in the region." On October 9, 2025 he welcomed the preliminary Gaza ceasefire agreement, restating support for disarming Hamas, protecting civilians, releasing hostages, and a two-state solution with democratic representation for Palestinians.

In the weeks after October 7, 2023, Gomez condemned the Hamas attacks as terrorist acts and affirmed Israel's right to defend its people while urging adherence to the rules of war; on November 3, 2023 he called for a cessation of hostilities in Gaza, calling the civilian toll "unacceptably high"; on November 30, 2023 he welcomed the ceasefire extension. In 2018 he condemned the Tree of Life synagogue shooting, saying "antisemitism has no place in our society."

The record

Supported sending weapons or funding in 3 of 6 tracked votes

Floor votes
H.R. 6126 - Israel Security Supplemental Appropriations Act2023-11-02 · Passed 226-196
✓ Voted No
voted against sending it
H.R. 8034 - Israel Security Supplemental Appropriations Act, 20242024-04-20 · Passed 366-58
✗ Voted Yes
supported sending it
H.R. 8369 - Israel Security Assistance Support Act2024-05-16 · Passed 224-187
✓ Voted No
voted against sending it
H.R. 7217 - Israel Security Supplemental Appropriations Act, 20242024-02-06 · Failed 250-180 (needed 2/3 under suspension)
✓ Voted No
voted against sending it
H.Amdt. 55 to H.R. 4016 - strike $500M for Israeli Cooperative Programs2025-07-18 · Failed 6-422 (only 6 voted to cut)
✗ Voted No
voted against limiting it
H.R. 8595 - Massie amendment (Part A No. 8) to bar FY27 funds for Israel and cut $3.3B in Foreign Military Financing2026-07-15 · Failed 104-314
✗ Voted No
voted against limiting it
Bill sponsorship
H.R. 3565 - Block the Bombs ActWould bar transfer of 2,000-lb/BLU-109 bunker busters, JDAMs, 120mm tank rounds, and 155mm artillery shells to Israel. Does not affect Iron
Not sponsoringhas not backed this restriction bill
H.R. 1229 - United States-Israel Defense Partnership Act of 2025Formalizes/expands bilateral defense cooperation with Israel.
Not sponsoringhas not backed this support bill
Notable actions

• Vote record imported from official House Clerk roll calls for H.R. 6126, H.R. 8034, and H.R. 8369. Other position fields remain under investigation.

How this mark works

We track key votes on sending U.S. weapons and money to the government of Israel. A check means every tracked vote they cast came down against sending more, on the side of peace and de-escalation. A question mark means a mixed record: they sided with sending up to half of the time. An X means they voted to send more weapons and money in over half of their tracked votes, even as the way those weapons and dollars were being used became more and more obvious. At exactly half, money this election cycle from a lobbying group we track, or an endorsement from a group that backs sending weapons, makes it an X. Only votes actually cast are counted. Where a candidate has no recorded votes on these bills, the mark comes instead from a reviewed reading of their public record (money from the lobbying groups we track, endorsements, and their own words since January 26, 2024). There an X also covers fully backing the conduct of the war by the government of Israel without significant reservations, and a question mark also covers speaking about Israel without saying clearly where they stand on U.S. weapons and funding. A dash means No Position Found: we found nothing in their own words about Israel, Gaza or the war.

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Voted to send weapons or funding in exactly half of their recorded tracked votes. The tie is broken by an endorsement from a group that backs sending weapons. (Supported sending weapons or funding in 3 of 6 tracked votes.)

The money

$1.7M in lifetime support from the five lobbying groups we track

Lifetime support from the five lobbying groups we track
AIPAC PAC: $22,900 · United Democracy Project: $1,695,830.31 · DMFI: $6,000
Support-only OpenFEC data (as of 2026-10-03). Opposition independent expenditures are excluded.
Who these lobbying groups are
AIPAC$22,900The American Israel Public Affairs Committee; its PAC backs candidates it sees as strengthening U.S. ties with the government of Israel, including continued U.S. military aid.United Democracy Project$1,695,830.31A super PAC founded by AIPAC in 2022; it spends independently to support candidates aligned with AIPAC's positions and to oppose those who are not.DMFI PAC$6,000Democratic Majority for Israel's PAC; calls itself the home for pro-Israel Democrats and backs Democratic candidates who support a strong U.S. alliance with the government of Israel.Direct contributions and independent expenditures supporting this candidate from the five lobbying groups we track, every cycle each has filed, through 2026. Excludes earmarked and conduit contributions.
Endorsed by AIPAC +1 more
AIPACThe American Israel Public Affairs Committee; its PAC backs candidates it sees as strengthening U.S. ties with the government of Israel, including continued U.S. military aid.DMFI PACDemocratic Majority for Israel's PAC; calls itself the home for pro-Israel Democrats and backs Democratic candidates who support a strong U.S. alliance with the government of Israel.These endorsements come from groups that back sending U.S. weapons and funding to the government of Israel.

In their words

“Netanyahu's speech to Congress falls short, as have his actions since taking office, and I'm calling on him to resign immediately.”
Source ↗, 2024-07-24
Endorsements

AIPAC (2026 endorsement) · DMFI PAC (2026 endorsement)

Research log

The notes behind this card: what we looked at, what we found, and where each item came from.

Searched 2026-08-10; incumbent D, CA-34. All sources opened (house.gov, wikipedia.org).

U.S. military aid and weapons to Israel

  • 2024-05-02 [current position]: signed a 57-member letter to Biden urging the administration "to invoke existing law and policy to immediately withhold certain offensive military aid to the Israeli government... to preempt a full-scale assault on Rafah." Signer status verified 2026-08-10 (multi-signer document check).
  • 2024-04-20 [current position]: statement on the national security supplemental; said no legislation is perfect, funding critical to deliver humanitarian aid to Gazans plus diplomatic tools for regional stability.

Characterization of the conflict

Rhetoric and lobbying

  • 2024-07-24 [current position]: the Netanyahu resignation call above is his direct rhetoric on Israeli leadership.
  • No personal statements found on Israel-related lobbying organizations; campaign finance appears in badges, not here.

Safety and antisemitism

Also in this race

  1. ✓ Angela Gonzales-Torres (Democrat)

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