Is Sanford Bishop pro-Israel or pro-Palestine?

Where does Sanford Bishop stand on Israel?

Sanford Bishop (Democrat, Georgia) is tied for the 82nd most pro-Israel record in the US House, with a net score of +58: 19 cosponsorships and 25 aligned floor votes on the pro-Israel side, against 5 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): 19 cosponsored bills × 2 = 38 points; 25 aligned floor votes × 1 = 25 points. Subtotal: 63 points pro-Israel.
• Pro-Palestine activity (deduction): 5 aligned floor votes × 1 = 5 points. Subtotal: 5 points pro-Palestine.
• Net score: +58 pro-Israel (63 pro-Israel points minus 5 pro-Palestine points).

Campaign finance

2026 cycle, source: FEC, filings through 2026-09-30. Total raised: $1,309,237. Total spent: $1,103,209. Cash on hand: $388,890.

Pro-Israel money

Hardline pro-Israel money supporting Bishop: $64,406 (2020–2026, 2 PACs, 4 donors, 30 bundled, including $6 just filed with the FEC).

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

Where the supporting money comes from

• PAC money: $19,900 (31%, routed + independent expenditures).
• Individual donors: $17,800 (21%, 4 named individuals), of which $4,000 was routed through conduits and is counted once, under bundled.
• Bundled / earmarked: $30,706 (48%, 30 conduit donors, including $6 just filed).

How the buckets add up to $64,406: PAC money $19,900, plus named individual donors $17,800, minus $4,000 routed through conduits by 2 of those donors (counted once under bundled), plus bundled / earmarked $30,706, equals $64,406 hardline pro-Israel money supporting Bishop.

Liberal pro-Israel (J Street) money: $26,350, 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.