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  1. Brad Sherman

    U.S. House · California – District 32

    Up in 2026 and 2028

    $1,070,832

    in backing from AIPAC, UDP & allied PACs

    $888K via AIPAC PAC ($865K in earmarked donations from AIPAC’s donors that it passed on, $22.9K from the PAC itself) + $183K from other PACs

    • Voting score 50% (17 votes, average of 3 areas)
    • +$1.07M donor network
    • Second score (immigration & Wall Street) 100%
    • Other pro-Israel PACs: Pro-Israel America PAC $89,191 · NORPAC $49,530 · Desert Caucus $20,000 · Grand Canyon State Caucus $7,000 · DMFI PAC $6,500 · Washington PAC $6,000 · U.S. Israel PAC $2,000 · Maryland Association for Concerned Citizens $1,000 · To Protect Our Heritage PAC $1,000 · Bi-County PAC $1,000
    50%Voting score on Israel, war powers & civil liberties: the three areas averaged equally; 100% = the scored vote every time
    100%Second score: immigration & Wall Street
    $1.07Mgiven directly by 600 people who also gave to AIPAC PAC or UDP
    1%of campaign money from small donors

    How the 50% is calculated: the equal-weight average of Israel & Gaza 33% (6 votes), Speech & civil liberties 50% (8 votes), War powers 67% (3 votes). Higher means more often casting the scored vote: against military aid to Israel without new conditions and against ICC sanctions, for blocking arms sales, for requiring Congress to authorize war, and for civil liberties. Each area (Israel & Gaza, war powers, speech & civil liberties) counts equally, so the score is an average of areas, not the share of all listed votes.

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    Where the money comes from

    Who backs the campaign: PAC money by source
    1. Banks, finance and insurance$1,623,000
    2. AIPAC and other pro-Israel PACs$1,070,832
    3. Labor unions$807,250
    4. Weapons makers' PACs$131,000
    5. Drug makers$6,000
    6. Health insurers$2,000

    PAC contributions to the campaign, including donations AIPAC passed on as earmarks, since 2016.

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    AIPAC PAC
    $887,611 ($864,711 earmarked, $22,900 direct, as AIPAC PAC's reports label each contribution)
    Other pro-Israel PACs
    Pro-Israel America PAC $89,191 · NORPAC $49,530 · Desert Caucus $20,000 · Grand Canyon State Caucus $7,000 · DMFI PAC $6,500 · Washington PAC $6,000 · U.S. Israel PAC $2,000 · Maryland Association for Concerned Citizens $1,000 · To Protect Our Heritage PAC $1,000 · Bi-County PAC $1,000
    Weapons makers' PACs (separate)
    $131,000: Northrop Grumman $48,000 · Lockheed Martin $34,000 · RTX (Raytheon) $25,000 · L3Harris $24,000
    Banks, finance and insurance (PACs, separate)
    $1,623,000 from 95 PACs: America's Credit Unions $60,000 · UBS $60,000 · Capital Group $59,000 · Independent Insurance Agents & Brokers of America $52,500 · Investment Company Institute $52,000 · and 90 more
    Labor unions (PACs, separate)
    $807,250 from 52 PACs: AFSCME $57,500 · Electrical Workers (IBEW) $55,000 · Machinists (IAM) $55,000 · Carpenters $47,500 · Laborers (LIUNA) $45,000 · and 47 more
    Drug makers (PACs, separate)
    $6,000 from 1 PAC: Amgen $6,000
    Health insurers (PACs, separate)
    $2,000 from 1 PAC: Elevance Health $2,000
    AIPAC donor network (separate)
    $1,073,356 given directly by 600 people who also gave to AIPAC PAC or UDP (2021–2026). Matched by name and ZIP code, so a few matches may be different people with the same name (we estimate 1–3% of matched donors; see the methodology).
    Campaign funding, 2023–26
    $4,573,917 raised · 1% small donors (under $200) · 55% large donors · 34% PACs and party
    Key committee seats
    Foreign Affairs · Foreign Affairs: Middle East and North Africa (Ranking Member)
    Co-sponsors, bills AIPAC backed
    Antisemitism Awareness Act (2025) · Antisemitism Awareness Act (2023) · U.S.-Israel Defense Partnership Act
    Positions
    Co-sponsors Medicare for All · Co-sponsors a ban on members trading stocks (H.R. 5106)

    Pro-Israel PAC money by election cycle

    • 2016: $36K
    • 2018: $9,000
    • 2020: $39.8K
    • 2022: $105K
    • 2024: $206K
    • 2026: $675K

    Voting record

    2026 race

    Advanced from the top-two primary (CA-32), Jun 2, 2026

    Primary, Jun 2, 2026
    CandidatePartyVotesShare
    Brad Sherman (this member) AdvancedDemocrat76,75536.8%
    Larry Thompson Advanced FEC filing (Larry Thompson)Republican68,29532.7%
    Jake Levine FEC filing (Jake Levine)Democrat31,68815.2%
    Marena Lin FEC filing (Marena Lin)Democrat13,2156.3%
    Chris Ahuja FEC filing (Chris Ahuja)Democrat8,7184.2%
    Anna Wilding FEC filing (Anna Wilding)Democrat4,2882.1%
    Dory Benami FEC filing (Dory Benami)Democrat2,2831.1%
    Josh Sautter FEC filing (Josh Sautter)Democrat2,0171.0%
    Doug Smith FEC filing (Doug Smith)No party preference1,4580.7%

    Certified results: elections.cdn.sos.ca.gov · elections.cdn.sos.ca.gov (2) · sos.ca.gov

    November 3, 2026 (CA-32): faces Larry Thompson (Republican). Average of 5 forecasters: Solid D (read Oct 20, 2026). Sources: elections.cdn.sos.ca.gov · elections.cdn.sos.ca.gov (2)

    2028 challengers

    Sources

    Changes to this entry (5)
    • 2026-10-09: AIPAC PAC + UDP changed from $890,611 to $887,611
    • 2026-10-09: Total from tracked PACs changed from $1,072,832 to $1,070,832
    • 2026-10-06: Total from tracked PACs changed from $1,062,832 to $1,072,832
    • 2026-10-02: Total from tracked PACs changed from $1,052,832 to $1,062,832
    • 2026-10-02: Voting score changed from 55% to 50%

    Changes come from new FEC filings and votes, or from method changes explained in the change log.

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19th of 264 Democrats in Congress: more than 245 others.

  1. Earmarked donations via AIPAC PAC$864,711
  2. Pro-Israel America PAC$89,191
  3. NORPAC$49,530
  4. 7 other pro-Israel PACs$24,500
  5. Given by AIPAC PAC itself$22,900
  6. Desert Caucus$20,000

Counted: AIPAC PAC, United Democracy Project, NORPAC, DMFI PAC, Pro-Israel America PAC and its Action Fund, JACPAC, U.S. Israel PAC and 11 regional pro-Israel PACs (full list with FEC IDs). FEC data through Aug 31, 2026.