Is Michelle Steel pro-Israel or pro-Palestine?

Where does Michelle Steel stand on Israel?

Michelle Steel (Republican, California), a former member of the US House, has a pro-Israel record, with a net score of +27: 1 sponsored bill, 6 cosponsorships, and 12 aligned floor votes on the pro-Israel side, with no recorded activity on the pro-Palestine side.

Net score breakdown

Weights: sponsoring a scored bill 3 points, authoring a scored amendment 3 points, cosponsoring a scored bill 2 points, an aligned floor vote 1 point.

• Pro-Israel activity (additions): 1 sponsored bill × 3 = 3 points; 6 cosponsored bills × 2 = 12 points; 12 aligned floor votes × 1 = 12 points. Subtotal: 27 points pro-Israel.
• Net score: +27 pro-Israel (27 pro-Israel points minus 0 pro-Palestine points).

Campaign finance

2026 cycle, source: FEC. Total raised: $1,252,672. Total spent: $2,156,133. Cash on hand: $0.

Pro-Israel money

Hardline pro-Israel money supporting Steel: $486,400 (2020–2024, 4 PACs, 0 donors, 511 bundled).

Pro-Israel money spent AGAINST Steel: $0. No tracked pro-Israel money spent against this member.

Where the supporting money comes from

• PAC money: $36,400 (7%, routed + independent expenditures).
• Individual donors: $0 (0%, 0 named individuals).
• Bundled / earmarked: $450,000 (93%, 511 conduit donors).

Full committee and donor lists: Israel/Palestine campaign finance.

Scoring and classification: VoteLog methodology.