Jimmy Gomez
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."
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."
Tracked votes: opposed sending U.S. weapons or funding to the government of Israel in 3 of 6 recorded votes.
Research
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
- 2023-10-13 [months after October 7, 2023]: statement condemning October 7 attacks as "despicable" and "brutal" terrorist acts; affirmed Israel's right to defend its people; said Hamas does not represent the Palestinian people; urged operations within international rules of war.
- 2023-11-03 [months after October 7, 2023]: called for a "cessation of hostilities" in Gaza; civilian toll "unacceptably high"; urged reassessment of counterterrorism tactics while holding Hamas accountable.
- 2023-11-30 [months after October 7, 2023]: welcomed temporary ceasefire extension; pauses and hostage releases as steps toward a lasting two-state solution.
- 2024-04-30 [current position]: urged adoption of ceasefire-hostage release agreement; permanent ceasefire a critical step toward enduring peace.
- 2024-07-24 [current position]: called on Netanyahu to resign immediately; "his approach to this war and his rejection of a two-state solution has led to unimaginable pain in the region." Verified verbatim 2026-08-10.
- 2025-10-09 [current position]: welcomed preliminary Gaza ceasefire and peace plan; support for permanently disarming Hamas, civilian protection, hostage release, two-state solution with true democratic representation for Palestinians.
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
- 2018-10-27 [earlier record]: statement on Tree of Life synagogue shooting: a "hate crime of horrific proportions"; "antisemitism has no place in our society." Context item, not an aid position.
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