Is Young Kim pro-Israel or pro-Palestine?

Where does Young Kim stand on Israel?

Young Kim (Republican, California) is tied for the 141st most pro-Israel record in the US House, with a net score of +43: 13 cosponsorships and 17 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): 13 cosponsored bills × 2 = 26 points; 17 aligned floor votes × 1 = 17 points. Subtotal: 43 points pro-Israel.
• Net score: +43 pro-Israel (43 pro-Israel points minus 0 pro-Palestine points).

Campaign finance

2026 cycle, source: FEC, filings through 2026-09-30. Total raised: $9,977,513. Total spent: $9,756,244. Cash on hand: $1,957,662.

Pro-Israel money

Hardline pro-Israel money supporting Kim: $775,182 (2018–2026, 4 PACs, 45 donors, 564 bundled, including $48,026 just filed with the FEC).

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

Where the supporting money comes from

• PAC money: $53,184 (7%, routed + independent expenditures).
• Individual donors: $236,274 (23%, 45 named individuals), of which $59,550 was routed through conduits and is counted once, under bundled.
• Bundled / earmarked: $545,274 (70%, 564 conduit donors, including $48,026 just filed).

How the buckets add up to $775,182: PAC money $53,184, plus named individual donors $236,274, minus $59,550 routed through conduits by 23 of those donors (counted once under bundled), plus bundled / earmarked $545,274, equals $775,182 hardline pro-Israel money supporting Kim.

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

Scoring and classification: VoteLog methodology.