Is Chris Murphy pro-Israel or pro-Palestine?

Where does Chris Murphy stand on Israel?

Chris Murphy (Democrat, Connecticut) is tied for the 69th most pro-Israel record in the US Senate, with a net score of +15: 14 cosponsorships and 8 aligned floor votes on the pro-Israel side, against 5 cosponsorships and 11 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; 8 aligned floor votes × 1 = 8 points. Subtotal: 36 points pro-Israel.
• Pro-Palestine activity (deduction): 5 cosponsored bills × 2 = 10 points; 11 aligned floor votes × 1 = 11 points. Subtotal: 21 points pro-Palestine.
• Net score: +15 pro-Israel (36 pro-Israel points minus 21 pro-Palestine points).

Campaign finance

2026 cycle, source: FEC, filings through 2026-09-30. Total raised: $14,020,488. Total spent: $8,029,358. Cash on hand: $11,517,904.

Pro-Israel money

Hardline pro-Israel money supporting Murphy: $21,400 (2018, 0 PACs, 0 donors, 26 bundled).

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

Where the supporting money comes from

• PAC money: $0 (0%, routed + independent expenditures).
• Individual donors: $0 (0%, 0 named individuals).
• Bundled / earmarked: $21,400 (100%, 26 conduit donors).

Liberal pro-Israel (J Street) money: $75,885, 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.