Is John Hickenlooper pro-Israel or pro-Palestine?

Where does John Hickenlooper stand on Israel?

John Hickenlooper (Democrat, Colorado) has the 80th most pro-Israel record in the US Senate, with a net score of +8: 4 cosponsorships and 8 aligned floor votes on the pro-Israel side, against 2 cosponsorships and 4 votes 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): 4 cosponsored bills × 2 = 8 points; 8 aligned floor votes × 1 = 8 points. Subtotal: 16 points pro-Israel.
• Pro-Palestine activity (deduction): 2 cosponsored bills × 2 = 4 points; 4 aligned floor votes × 1 = 4 points. Subtotal: 8 points pro-Palestine.
• Net score: +8 pro-Israel (16 pro-Israel points minus 8 pro-Palestine points).

Campaign finance

2026 cycle, source: FEC, filings through 2026-09-30. Total raised: $9,325,922. Total spent: $8,424,859. Cash on hand: $2,336,696.

Pro-Israel money

Hardline pro-Israel money supporting Hickenlooper: $672,050 (2020–2026, 1 PAC, 41 donors, 216 bundled, including $500 just filed with the FEC).

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

Where the supporting money comes from

• PAC money: $3,000 (0%, routed + independent expenditures).
• Individual donors: $366,750 (46%, 41 named individuals), of which $56,550 was routed through conduits and is counted once, under bundled.
• Bundled / earmarked: $358,850 (53%, 216 conduit donors, including $500 just filed).

How the buckets add up to $672,050: PAC money $3,000, plus named individual donors $366,750, minus $56,550 routed through conduits by 22 of those donors (counted once under bundled), plus bundled / earmarked $358,850, equals $672,050 hardline pro-Israel money supporting Hickenlooper.

Liberal pro-Israel (J Street) money: $166,963, tracked in its own tier and not included in the hardline total.

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

Scoring and classification: VoteLog methodology.