Is Kathy Castor pro-Israel or pro-Palestine?

Where does Kathy Castor stand on Israel?

Kathy Castor (Democrat, Florida) is tied for the 109th most pro-Israel record in the US House, with a net score of +53: 15 cosponsorships and 27 aligned floor votes on the pro-Israel side, against 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): 15 cosponsored bills × 2 = 30 points; 27 aligned floor votes × 1 = 27 points. Subtotal: 57 points pro-Israel.
• Pro-Palestine activity (deduction): 4 aligned floor votes × 1 = 4 points. Subtotal: 4 points pro-Palestine.
• Net score: +53 pro-Israel (57 pro-Israel points minus 4 pro-Palestine points).

Campaign finance

2026 cycle, source: FEC, filings through 2026-09-30. Total raised: $4,502,017. Total spent: $3,219,314. Cash on hand: $1,509,433.

Pro-Israel money

Hardline pro-Israel money supporting Castor: $192,766 (2020–2026, 2 PACs, 3 donors, 71 bundled, including $83,508 just filed with the FEC).

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

Where the supporting money comes from

• PAC money: $40,000 (21%, routed + independent expenditures).
• Individual donors: $16,500 (8%, 3 named individuals), of which $1,000 was routed through conduits and is counted once, under bundled.
• Bundled / earmarked: $137,266 (71%, 71 conduit donors, including $73,508 just filed).

How the buckets add up to $192,766: PAC money $40,000, plus named individual donors $16,500, minus $1,000 routed through conduits by 1 of those donor (counted once under bundled), plus bundled / earmarked $137,266, equals $192,766 hardline pro-Israel money supporting Castor.

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

Scoring and classification: VoteLog methodology.