Is Maria Elvira Salazar pro-Israel or pro-Palestine?

Where does Maria Elvira Salazar stand on Israel?

Maria Elvira Salazar (Republican, Florida) is tied for the 31st most pro-Israel record in the US House, with a net score of +80: 32 cosponsorships and 16 aligned floor votes on the pro-Israel side, with no recorded activity 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): 32 cosponsored bills × 2 = 64 points; 16 aligned floor votes × 1 = 16 points. Subtotal: 80 points pro-Israel.
• Net score: +80 pro-Israel (80 pro-Israel points minus 0 pro-Palestine points).

Campaign finance

2026 cycle, source: FEC, filings through 2026-09-30. Total raised: $2,368,783. Total spent: $1,772,150. Cash on hand: $2,007,460.

Pro-Israel money

Hardline pro-Israel money supporting Salazar: $291,610 (2018–2026, 3 PACs, 10 donors, 115 bundled, including $9,302 just filed with the FEC).

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

Where the supporting money comes from

• PAC money: $55,000 (19%, routed + independent expenditures).
• Individual donors: $132,548 (41%, 10 named individuals), of which $12,504 was routed through conduits and is counted once, under bundled.
• Bundled / earmarked: $116,566 (40%, 115 conduit donors, including $4,302 just filed).

How the buckets add up to $291,610: PAC money $55,000, plus named individual donors $132,548, minus $12,504 routed through conduits by 5 of those donors (counted once under bundled), plus bundled / earmarked $116,566, equals $291,610 hardline pro-Israel money supporting Salazar.

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

Scoring and classification: VoteLog methodology.