Is John Larson pro-Israel or pro-Palestine?

Where does John Larson stand on Israel?

John Larson (Democrat, Connecticut) has the 125th most pro-Israel record in the US House, with a net score of +48: 17 cosponsorships and 26 aligned floor votes on the pro-Israel side, against 3 cosponsorships and 6 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): 17 cosponsored bills × 2 = 34 points; 26 aligned floor votes × 1 = 26 points. Subtotal: 60 points pro-Israel.
• Pro-Palestine activity (deduction): 3 cosponsored bills × 2 = 6 points; 6 aligned floor votes × 1 = 6 points. Subtotal: 12 points pro-Palestine.
• Net score: +48 pro-Israel (60 pro-Israel points minus 12 pro-Palestine points).

Campaign finance

2026 cycle, source: FEC, filings through 2026-09-30. Total raised: $2,978,584. Total spent: $3,038,236. Cash on hand: $189,077.

Pro-Israel money

Hardline pro-Israel money supporting Larson: $378,625 (2020–2026, 2 PACs, 6 donors, 126 bundled, including $2,000 just filed with the FEC).

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

Where the supporting money comes from

• PAC money: $24,900 (7%, routed + independent expenditures).
• Individual donors: $80,575 (14%, 6 named individuals), of which $26,500 was routed through conduits and is counted once, under bundled.
• Bundled / earmarked: $299,650 (79%, 126 conduit donors, including $2,000 just filed).

How the buckets add up to $378,625: PAC money $24,900, plus named individual donors $80,575, minus $26,500 routed through conduits by 4 of those donors (counted once under bundled), plus bundled / earmarked $299,650, equals $378,625 hardline pro-Israel money supporting Larson.

Liberal pro-Israel (J Street) money: $7,900, 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.