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California’s Israel Lobby

Generated on: 2026-05-08 00:13:44
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Elected officials and candidates supported by the California Israel lobby

Candidate Role Israel lobby contributions Israel lobby indirect contributions
Jesse Gabriel State Assemblymember, District 46 $167,150 $212,135
Anna Caballero State Senator, District 14 $123,400 $0
Rick Zbur State Assemblymember, District 51 $97,490 $0
Josh Becker State Senator, District 13 $94,160 $50,000
Scott Wiener State Senator, District 11 $89,050 $0
Henry Stern State Senator, District 27 $79,550 $0
Ben Allen State Senator, District 24 $78,275 $0
Marc Berman State Assemblymember, District 23 $74,280 $0
Robert Rivas Speaker of the California State Assembly, District 29 $63,577 $0
Buffy Wicks State Assemblymember, District 14 $54,850 $0
Tim Grayson State Senator, District 9 $51,300 $0
Matt Haney State Assemblymember, District 17 $47,700 $0
Sabrina Cervantes State Senator, District 31 $47,500 $0
Blanca Rubio State Assemblymember, District 48 $35,475 $0
Dawn Addis California State Assemblymember, District 30 $34,100 $0
Jacqui Irwin State Assemblymember, District 42 $31,500 $0
Jerry McNerney State Senator, District 5 $27,000 $0
Josh Lowenthal Speaker pro Tempore of the California State Assembly, District 69 $26,700 $0
Rebecca Bauer-Kahan State Assemblymember, District 16 $26,650 $0
Cottie Petrie-Norris State Assemblymember, District 73 $20,900 $0
Christopher Cabaldon State Senator, District 3 $17,700 $0
Susan Rubio State Senator, District 22 $17,400 $0
Maggy Krell State Assemblymember, District 6 $16,900 $0
Catherine Blakespear State Senator, District 38 $15,050 $0
Gail Pellerin State Assemblymember, District 28 $11,400 $0
Patrick Ahrens California State Assemblymember, District 26 $11,400 $0
Juan Carrillo State Assemblymember, District 39 $11,000 $0
John Harabedian State Assemblymember, District 41 $11,000 $0
Megan Dahle State Senator, District 1 $9,700 $0
Mike McGuire State Senator, District 2 $9,135 $53,500
Tony Strickland State Senator, District 36 $8,600 $0
Stephanie Nguyen California State Assemblymember, District 10 $7,900 $0
Doris Matsui U.S. Representative, California’s 7th Congressional District $7,500 $0
Robert Garcia State Assemblymember, District 50 $7,000 $0
John Laird State Senator, District 17 $6,475 $0
Cecilia Aguiar-Curry Assembly Majority Leader, California State Assembly, District 4 $5,500 $0
Heath Flora State Assemblymember, District 9 $5,500 $0
Mike Gipson State Assemblymember, District 65 $5,000 $0
Rosilicie Ochoa Bogh State Senator, District 19 $4,500 $0
Melissa Hurtado State Senator, District 16 $4,500 $0
Brian Jones State Senator, District 40, and Senate Minority Leader $4,500 $0
Thomas Lackey State Assemblymember, District 34 $4,200 $0
James Gallagher State Assemblymember, District 3 $4,000 $0
Suzette Martinez Valladares State Senator, District 23 $4,000 $0
Al Muratsuchi State Assemblymember, District 66 $3,900 $0
Monique Limón State Senator, District 21; President pro Tempore of the California State Senate $3,850 $0
Lena Gonzalez State Senator, District 33 $3,000 $0
Dave Cortese State Senator, District 15 $3,000 $0
Blanca Pacheco State Assembly Member, District 64 $3,000 $0
Catherine Stefani State Assemblymember, District 19 $2,200 $0
Diane Papan State Assemblymember, District 21 $2,000 $0
Joaquin Arambula State Assemblymember, District 31 $2,000 $0
Lori Wilson State Assemblymember, District 11 $2,000 $0
Juan Alanis State Assemblymember, District 22 $1,500 $0
James Ramos State Assemblymember, District 45 $1,500 $0
Akilah Weber State Senator, District 39 $1,500 $0
Laurie Davies State Assemblymember, District 74 $1,500 $0
Avelino Valencia State Assemblymember, District 68 $1,500 $0
Jesse Arreguín State Senator, District 7 $1,500 $0
Sharon Quirk-Silva State Assemblymember, District 67 $1,500 $0
Alexandra Macedo State Assemblymember, District 33 $1,000 $0
Isaac Bryan State Assemblymember, District 55 $750 $0
Ahmad Anderson Candidate for Mayor, Richmond $650 $0
Damon Connolly State Assemblymember, District 12 $500 $0
Chris Bennett Candidate for U.S. Representative, California’s 3rd Congressional District $500 $0
Jessica Caloza State Assemblymember, District 52 $250 $0
Sasha Renée Pérez State Senator, District 25 $250 $0
Roger Niello State Senator, District 6 $0 $36,444
Angelique Ashby State Senator, District 8, and Senate Majority Leader $0 $10,000

Elected officials and candidates with no identified support

Candidate Role Israel lobby contributions Israel lobby indirect contributions
Aisha Wahab State Senator, District 10 $0 $0
Alex Lee State Assemblymember, District 24 $0 $0
Anamarie Avila Farias State Assemblymember, District 15 $0 $0
Ash Kalra State Assemblymember, District 25 $0 $0
Bob Archuleta State Senator, District 30 $0 $0
Carl DeMaio California State Assemblymember, District 75 $0 $0
Caroline Menjivar State Senator, District 20 $0 $0
Celeste Rodriguez State Assemblymember, District 43 $0 $0
Chris Rogers State Assemblymember, District 2 $0 $0
Corey Jackson State Assemblymember, District 60 $0 $0
Darshana Patel State Assemblymember, District 76 $0 $0
David Tangipa State Assemblyman, District 8 $0 $0
Diane Dixon State Assemblymember, District 72 $0 $0
Eloise Gómez Reyes State Senator, District 29 $0 $0
Esmeralda Soria State Assemblymember, District 27 $0 $0
Greg Wallis State Assemblymember, District 47 $0 $0
Gregg Hart State Assemblymember, District 37 $0 $0
Heather Hadwick State Assemblymember, District 1; Deputy Republican Leader $0 $0
Jasmeet Bains State Assemblymember, District 35 $0 $0
Jeff Gonzalez State Assemblymember, District 36 $0 $0
Joe Patterson State Assemblymember, District 5 $0 $0
Jose Solache State Assemblymember, District 62 $0 $0
Josh Hoover State Assemblymember, District 7 $0 $0
Kelly Seyarto State Senator, District 32 $0 $0
Laura Richardson State Senator, District 35 $0 $0
Leticia Castillo State Assemblywoman, District 58 $0 $0
Lisa Calderon State Assemblymember, District 56 $0 $0
Liz Ortega State Assemblymember, District 20 $0 $0
Lola Smallwood-Cuevas State Senator, District 28 $0 $0
Marie Alvarado-Gil State Senator, District 4 $0 $0
Mark Gonzalez State Assemblymember, District 54 $0 $0
María Elena Durazo State Senator, District 26 $0 $0
Mia Bonta State Assemblymember, District 18 $0 $0
Michelle Rodriguez Assemblymember, District 53 $0 $0
Natasha Johnson State Assembly Member, District 63 $0 $0
Nicholas Schultz State Assemblymember, District 44 $0 $0
Phillip Chen State Assemblymember, District 59 $0 $0
Pilar Schiavo State Assemblymember, District 40 $0 $0
Rhodesia Ransom State Assemblymember, District 13 $0 $0
Sade Elhawary State Assemblymember, District 57 $0 $0
Shannon Grove State Senator, District 12 $0 $0
Stan Ellis State Assembly Member, District 32 $0 $0
Stephen Bennett State Assemblymember, District 38 $0 $0
Steve Padilla State Senator, District 18 $0 $0
Steven Choi State Senator, District 37 $0 $0
Tom Umberg State Senator, District 34 $0 $0
Tri Ta State Assemblyman, District 70 $0 $0

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Methodology and disclaimers

Note: This report uses AI-generated descriptions and analysis. While we strive for maximum accuracy, AI can make mistakes. Please verify all information against official sources.

Disclaimer: Candidates may not always be aware that their donors are supporters of Israel.

This report was generated by an automated research tool designed to identify and document Israel lobby financial influence in California politics.

  1. Data Acquisition: Donor information is scraped directly from the California Secretary of State’s PowerSearch website and retrieved via the Federal Election Commission (FEC) API. Indirect contribution data is retrieved from official FPPC behested payment records.
  2. Consolidation: Contributor names and employers are normalized to group variations (e.g., ‘Sandberg, Sheryl’ and ‘Sheryl Sandberg’) into single, accurate entities.
  3. Identification: Gemini AI (2.5 Flash and Pro) is used to analyze contributors. It is strictly instructed to only identify individuals or organizations with documented, active support for Israel or Zionist advocacy, specifically excluding general Jewish communal or religious associations.
  4. Verification: For every identified supporter, the tool performs a grounded search using Google Search to generate detailed reports. These reports require precise deep-links to verifiable evidence (financial reports, news articles, leadership rosters) and purge any claims that cannot be resolved to a specific source.

Indirect contributions refer to what are legally called “behested payments” in California, which are payments made to a third party (often a charity or another government agency) at the request, suggestion, or solicitation of an elected official.