Is Richard Blumenthal pro-Israel or pro-Palestine?

Where does Richard Blumenthal stand on Israel?

Richard Blumenthal (Democrat, Connecticut) has the 30th most pro-Israel record in the US Senate, with a net score of +61: 1 sponsored bill, 28 cosponsorships, and 12 aligned floor votes on the pro-Israel side, against 4 cosponsorships and 2 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): 1 sponsored bill × 3 = 3 points; 28 cosponsored bills × 2 = 56 points; 12 aligned floor votes × 1 = 12 points. Subtotal: 71 points pro-Israel.
• Pro-Palestine activity (deduction): 4 cosponsored bills × 2 = 8 points; 2 aligned floor votes × 1 = 2 points. Subtotal: 10 points pro-Palestine.
• Net score: +61 pro-Israel (71 pro-Israel points minus 10 pro-Palestine points).

Campaign finance

2026 cycle, source: FEC, filings through 2026-09-30. Total raised: $771,465. Total spent: $476,239. Cash on hand: $1,533,368.

Pro-Israel money

Hardline pro-Israel money supporting Blumenthal: $355,388 (2016–2024, 2 PACs, 31 donors, 225 bundled).

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

Where the supporting money comes from

• PAC money: $12,900 (4%, routed + independent expenditures).
• Individual donors: $113,520 (23%, 31 named individuals), of which $30,100 was routed through conduits and is counted once, under bundled.
• Bundled / earmarked: $259,068 (73%, 225 conduit donors).

How the buckets add up to $355,388: PAC money $12,900, plus named individual donors $113,520, minus $30,100 routed through conduits by 14 of those donors (counted once under bundled), plus bundled / earmarked $259,068, equals $355,388 hardline pro-Israel money supporting Blumenthal.

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

Scoring and classification: VoteLog methodology.