Is Michael Bennet pro-Israel or pro-Palestine?

Where does Michael Bennet stand on Israel?

Michael Bennet (Democrat, Colorado) is tied for the 56th most pro-Israel record in the US Senate, with a net score of +29: 14 cosponsorships and 11 aligned floor votes on the pro-Israel side, against 3 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): 14 cosponsored bills × 2 = 28 points; 11 aligned floor votes × 1 = 11 points. Subtotal: 39 points pro-Israel.
• Pro-Palestine activity (deduction): 3 cosponsored bills × 2 = 6 points; 4 aligned floor votes × 1 = 4 points. Subtotal: 10 points pro-Palestine.
• Net score: +29 pro-Israel (39 pro-Israel points minus 10 pro-Palestine points).

Campaign finance

2026 cycle, source: FEC, filings through 2026-09-30. Total raised: $226,248. Total spent: $500,392. Cash on hand: $192,712.

Pro-Israel money

Hardline pro-Israel money supporting Bennet: $371,630 (2016–2026, 2 PACs, 40 donors, 132 bundled).

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

Where the supporting money comes from

• PAC money: $19,000 (5%, routed + independent expenditures).
• Individual donors: $225,360 (58%, 40 named individuals), of which $10,300 was routed through conduits and is counted once, under bundled.
• Bundled / earmarked: $137,570 (37%, 132 conduit donors).

How the buckets add up to $371,630: PAC money $19,000, plus named individual donors $225,360, minus $10,300 routed through conduits by 8 of those donors (counted once under bundled), plus bundled / earmarked $137,570, equals $371,630 hardline pro-Israel money supporting Bennet.

Liberal pro-Israel (J Street) money: $102,618, 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.