Is Karen Handel pro-Israel or pro-Palestine?

Where does Karen Handel stand on Israel?

Karen Handel (Republican, Georgia), a former member of the US House, has a pro-Israel record, with a net score of +7: 3 cosponsorships and 1 aligned floor vote 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): 3 cosponsored bills × 2 = 6 points; 1 aligned floor vote × 1 = 1 point. Subtotal: 7 points pro-Israel.
• Net score: +7 pro-Israel (7 pro-Israel points minus 0 pro-Palestine points).

Campaign finance

2022 cycle, source: FEC. Total raised: $6,356. Total spent: $47,357. Cash on hand: $0.

Pro-Israel money

Hardline pro-Israel money supporting Handel: $10,500 (2018–2020, 2 PACs, 0 donors, 1 bundled).

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

Where the supporting money comes from

• PAC money: $9,500 (90%, routed + independent expenditures).
• Individual donors: $0 (0%, 0 named individuals).
• Bundled / earmarked: $1,000 (10%, 1 conduit donor).

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

Scoring and classification: VoteLog methodology.