Is Joe Courtney pro-Israel or pro-Palestine?

Where does Joe Courtney stand on Israel?

Joe Courtney (Democrat, Connecticut) is tied for the 166th most pro-Israel record in the US House, with a net score of +38: 13 cosponsorships and 25 aligned floor votes on the pro-Israel side, against 4 cosponsorships and 5 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): 13 cosponsored bills × 2 = 26 points; 25 aligned floor votes × 1 = 25 points. Subtotal: 51 points pro-Israel.
• Pro-Palestine activity (deduction): 4 cosponsored bills × 2 = 8 points; 5 aligned floor votes × 1 = 5 points. Subtotal: 13 points pro-Palestine.
• Net score: +38 pro-Israel (51 pro-Israel points minus 13 pro-Palestine points).

Campaign finance

2026 cycle, source: FEC, filings through 2026-09-30. Total raised: $923,995. Total spent: $645,407. Cash on hand: $629,699.

Pro-Israel money

Hardline pro-Israel money supporting Courtney: $65,386 (2022–2024, 1 PAC, 5 donors, 23 bundled).

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

Where the supporting money comes from

• PAC money: $13,900 (21%, routed + independent expenditures).
• Individual donors: $17,134 (24%, 5 named individuals), of which $1,500 was routed through conduits and is counted once, under bundled.
• Bundled / earmarked: $35,852 (55%, 23 conduit donors).

How the buckets add up to $65,386: PAC money $13,900, plus named individual donors $17,134, minus $1,500 routed through conduits by 1 of those donor (counted once under bundled), plus bundled / earmarked $35,852, equals $65,386 hardline pro-Israel money supporting Courtney.

Liberal pro-Israel (J Street) money: $48,944, 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.