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  1. John Garamendi

    U.S. House · California – District 8

    Up in 2026 and 2028No PAC money · AIPAC-funded trips only

    $0

    in backing from AIPAC, UDP & allied PACs

    • Voting score 72% (17 votes, average of 3 areas)
    • +$7,750 donor network
    • 1 AIPAC-funded trip to Israel
    • Second score (immigration & Wall Street) 100%
    72%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
    $7,750given directly by 7 people who also gave to AIPAC PAC or UDP
    1AIPAC-funded trip to Israel
    2%of campaign money from small donors

    How the 72% is calculated: the equal-weight average of Israel & Gaza 71% (7 votes), Speech & civil liberties 44% (8 votes), War powers 100% (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$1,293,981
    2. Weapons makers' PACs$167,000
    3. Banks, finance and insurance$116,500
    4. Health insurers$15,500
    5. Drug makers$2,000
    6. Oil and gas$1,000

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

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    Weapons makers' PACs (separate)
    $167,000: RTX (Raytheon) $36,000 · Lockheed Martin $35,000 · Northrop Grumman $30,000 · General Dynamics $30,000 · L3Harris $14,000 · Boeing $12,000 · BAE Systems $10,000
    Labor unions (PACs, separate)
    $1,293,981 from 62 PACs: Transport Workers Union $57,500 · Machinists (IAM) $55,000 · Boilermakers $53,000 · American Maritime Officers $52,500 · Painters and Allied Trades (IUPAT) $47,500 · and 57 more
    Banks, finance and insurance (PACs, separate)
    $116,500 from 12 PACs: Farm Credit Council $42,500 · America's Credit Unions $25,500 · NAFCU (credit unions) $11,000 · Pacific Life $9,000 · Wells Fargo (Employee PAC) $6,000 · and 7 more
    Health insurers (PACs, separate)
    $15,500 from 1 PAC: Blue Shield of California $15,500
    Drug makers (PACs, separate)
    $2,000 from 1 PAC: Genentech $2,000
    Oil and gas (PACs, separate)
    $1,000 from 1 PAC: Cheniere Energy $1,000
    AIPAC donor network (separate)
    $7,750 given directly by 7 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
    $1,602,200 raised · 2% small donors (under $200) · 42% large donors · 56% PACs and party
    Key committee seats
    Armed Services
    Co-sponsors, Palestinian rights & conditions on aid
    Block the Bombs to Israel Act
    Positions
    Co-sponsors Medicare for All · Co-sponsors a ban on members trading stocks (H.R. 5106)
    AIPAC-funded trips (AIEF)
    2019-08 (Israel)

    Voting record

    2026 race

    Advanced from the top-two primary (CA-8), Jun 2, 2026

    Primary, Jun 2, 2026
    CandidatePartyVotesShare
    John Garamendi (this member) AdvancedDemocrat97,15554.4%
    Rudy Recile Advanced FEC filing (Rudy Recile)Republican49,59927.8%
    Nicolas Carjuzaa FEC filing (Nicolas Carjuzaa)Democrat22,58712.6%
    Aaron Rowden FEC filing (Aaron Rowden)Democrat9,2205.2%

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

    November 3, 2026 (CA-8): faces Rudy Recile (Republican). Average of 5 forecasters: Solid D (read Oct 20, 2026). Sources: elections.cdn.sos.ca.gov · elections.cdn.sos.ca.gov (2)

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One of 53 Democrats in Congress with $0 from the pro-Israel PACs we track.

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.