Is Chuck Grassley pro-Israel or pro-Palestine?

Where does Chuck Grassley stand on Israel?

Chuck Grassley (Republican, Iowa) has the 4th most pro-Israel record in the US Senate, with a net score of +108: 47 cosponsorships and 14 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): 47 cosponsored bills × 2 = 94 points; 14 aligned floor votes × 1 = 14 points. Subtotal: 108 points pro-Israel.
  • Net score: +108 pro-Israel (108 pro-Israel points minus 0 pro-Palestine points).

Campaign finance

2026 cycle, source: FEC, filings through 2026-09-30. Total raised: $527,998. Total spent: $373,499. Cash on hand: $487,400.

Pro-Israel money

Hardline pro-Israel money supporting Grassley: $331,076 (2016–2022, 3 PACs, 27 donors, 133 bundled).

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

Where the supporting money comes from

  • PAC money: $15,900 (5%, routed + independent expenditures).
  • Individual donors: $196,300 (54%, 27 named individuals), of which $17,100 was routed through conduits and is counted once, under bundled.
  • Bundled / earmarked: $135,976 (41%, 133 conduit donors).

How the buckets add up to $331,076: PAC money $15,900, plus named individual donors $196,300, minus $17,100 routed through conduits by 7 of those donors (counted once under bundled), plus bundled / earmarked $135,976, equals $331,076 hardline pro-Israel money supporting Grassley.

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

Scoring and classification: VoteLog methodology.

Chuck Grassley's Full Israel/Palestine Voting Record

Senator Grassley, Chuck, Republican of Iowa. Chuck Grassley (R-IA): the 4th most pro-Israel record in the US Senate, net score +108 (108 pro-Israel vs 0 pro-Palestine points). Votes, sponsorships, and funding, sourced to Congress.gov and the FEC.

Israel/Palestine weighted score: +108 pro-Israel (108 pro-Israel points, 0 pro-Palestine points).

Israel/Palestine campaign finance · Full campaign-finance ledger

Cosponsored bills (50)

Roll-call votes (70)

Data last synced: 2026-10-22.