Is Brian Schatz pro-Israel or pro-Palestine?

Where does Brian Schatz stand on Israel?

Brian Schatz (Democrat, Hawaii) has the 8th most pro-Palestine record in the US Senate, with a net score of +5: 5 cosponsorships and 11 aligned floor votes on the pro-Palestine side, against 7 cosponsorships and 2 votes on the pro-Israel 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-Palestine activity (additions): 5 cosponsored bills × 2 = 10 points; 11 aligned floor votes × 1 = 11 points. Subtotal: 21 points pro-Palestine.
• Pro-Israel activity (deduction): 7 cosponsored bills × 2 = 14 points; 2 aligned floor votes × 1 = 2 points. Subtotal: 16 points pro-Israel.
• Net score: +5 pro-Palestine (21 pro-Palestine points minus 16 pro-Israel points).

Campaign finance

2026 cycle, source: FEC, filings through 2026-09-30. Total raised: $1,794,749. Total spent: $724,016. Cash on hand: $2,727,358.

Pro-Israel money

Hardline pro-Israel money supporting Schatz: $10,600 (2014–2020, 1 PAC, 1 donor).

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

Where the supporting money comes from

• PAC money: $5,000 (47%, routed + independent expenditures).
• Individual donors: $5,600 (53%, 1 named individual).
• Bundled / earmarked: $0 (0%).

Liberal pro-Israel (J Street) money: $188,090, 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.