Is Brad Schneider pro-Israel or pro-Palestine?

Where does Brad Schneider stand on Israel?

Brad Schneider (Democrat, Illinois) is tied for the 17th most pro-Israel record in the US House, with a net score of +100: 2 sponsored bills, 39 cosponsorships, and 20 aligned floor votes on the pro-Israel side, against 1 cosponsorship and 2 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): 2 sponsored bills × 3 = 6 points; 39 cosponsored bills × 2 = 78 points; 20 aligned floor votes × 1 = 20 points. Subtotal: 104 points pro-Israel.
• Pro-Palestine activity (deduction): 1 cosponsored bill × 2 = 2 points; 2 aligned floor votes × 1 = 2 points. Subtotal: 4 points pro-Palestine.
• Net score: +100 pro-Israel (104 pro-Israel points minus 4 pro-Palestine points).

Campaign finance

2026 cycle, source: FEC, filings through 2026-09-30. Total raised: $3,575,300. Total spent: $2,870,940. Cash on hand: $1,675,787.

Pro-Israel money

Hardline pro-Israel money supporting Schneider: $1,851,971 (2014–2026, 4 PACs, 60 donors, 546 bundled, including $73,250 just filed with the FEC).

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

Where the supporting money comes from

• PAC money: $41,700 (2%, routed + independent expenditures).
• Individual donors: $929,650 (43%, 60 named individuals), of which $130,750 was routed through conduits and is counted once, under bundled.
• Bundled / earmarked: $1,011,371 (55%, 546 conduit donors, including $65,750 just filed).

How the buckets add up to $1,851,971: PAC money $41,700, plus named individual donors $929,650, minus $130,750 routed through conduits by 27 of those donors (counted once under bundled), plus bundled / earmarked $1,011,371, equals $1,851,971 hardline pro-Israel money supporting Schneider.

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

Scoring and classification: VoteLog methodology.