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  1. Gilbert Ray Cisneros, Jr.

    U.S. House · California – District 31

    Up in 2026 and 2028

    $89,379

    in backing from AIPAC, UDP & allied PACs

    $85.4K via AIPAC PAC ($75.4K in earmarked donations from AIPAC’s donors that it passed on, $10K from the PAC itself) + $4,000 from other PACs

    • Voting score 50% · Israel & Gaza and war powers only (7 votes, average of 2 areas)
    • +$11.3K donor network
    • 2 AIPAC-funded trips to Israel
    • Second score (immigration & Wall Street) 100%
    • Other pro-Israel PACs: Maryland Association for Concerned Citizens $3,000 · DMFI PAC $1,000
    50%Voting score, Israel & Gaza and war powers only: the other areas have too few votes to count yet
    100%Second score: immigration & Wall Street
    $11.3Kgiven directly by 10 people who also gave to AIPAC PAC or UDP
    2AIPAC-funded trips to Israel
    3%of campaign money from small donors

    How the 50% is calculated: the equal-weight average of Israel & Gaza 0% (3 votes), War powers 100% (3 votes). Not counted: 1 Speech & civil liberties vote (an area needs at least 2 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. Labor unions$378,700
    2. AIPAC and other pro-Israel PACs$89,379
    3. Banks, finance and insurance$39,000
    4. Weapons makers' PACs$24,000
    5. Health insurers$15,500

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

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    AIPAC PAC
    $85,379 ($75,379 earmarked, $10,000 direct, as AIPAC PAC's reports label each contribution)
    Other pro-Israel PACs
    Maryland Association for Concerned Citizens $3,000 · DMFI PAC $1,000
    Weapons makers' PACs (separate)
    $24,000: General Dynamics $9,000 · Lockheed Martin $6,000 · Boeing $4,500 · BAE Systems $3,500 · RTX (Raytheon) $1,000
    Labor unions (PACs, separate)
    $378,700 from 43 PACs: SMART (sheet metal, rail and transportation workers) $25,000 · National Union of Healthcare Workers $22,900 · AFSCME $20,000 · American Federation of Teachers $20,000 · Electrical Workers (IBEW) $20,000 · and 38 more
    Banks, finance and insurance (PACs, separate)
    $39,000 from 6 PACs: America's Credit Unions $20,000 · Small Business Investor Alliance $5,500 · American Financial Services Association $5,000 · New York Life $5,000 · Aflac $2,500 · and 1 more
    Health insurers (PACs, separate)
    $15,500 from 3 PACs: Blue Shield of California $7,500 · Elevance Health $5,500 · Cigna $2,500
    AIPAC donor network (separate)
    $11,350 given directly by 10 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
    $705,263 raised · 3% small donors (under $200) · 31% large donors · 64% PACs and party · 1% own money
    Key committee seats
    Armed Services
    Co-sponsors, bills AIPAC backed
    U.S.-Israel Defense Partnership Act
    Positions
    Does not co-sponsor Medicare for All · Does not co-sponsor a ban on members trading stocks
    AIPAC-funded trips (AIEF)
    2019-08 (Israel) · 2025-08 (Israel)

    Pro-Israel PAC money by election cycle

    • 2016: none
    • 2018: none
    • 2020: none
    • 2022: none
    • 2024: $31.1K
    • 2026: $58.3K

    Voting record

    2026 race

    Advanced from the top-two primary (CA-31), Jun 2, 2026

    Primary, Jun 2, 2026
    CandidatePartyVotesShare
    Gil Cisneros (this member) AdvancedDemocrat94,80561.1%
    Eric Ching Advanced FEC filing (Eric Ching)Republican36,99923.8%
    Erskine Levi FEC filing (Erskine Levi)Republican23,44915.1%

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

    November 3, 2026 (CA-31): faces Eric Ching (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 (2)
    • 2026-10-09: Total from tracked PACs changed from $92,379 to $89,379
    • 2026-10-09: AIPAC PAC + UDP changed from $88,379 to $85,379

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

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114th of 264 Democrats in Congress: more than 150 others.

  1. Earmarked donations via AIPAC PAC$75,379
  2. Given by AIPAC PAC itself$10,000
  3. Maryland Association for Concerned Citizens$3,000
  4. DMFI PAC$1,000

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.