Is Darin LaHood pro-Israel or pro-Palestine?

Where does Darin LaHood stand on Israel?

Darin LaHood (Republican, Illinois) is tied for the 141st most pro-Israel record in the US House, with a net score of +43: 11 cosponsorships and 21 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): 11 cosponsored bills × 2 = 22 points; 21 aligned floor votes × 1 = 21 points. Subtotal: 43 points pro-Israel.
• Net score: +43 pro-Israel (43 pro-Israel points minus 0 pro-Palestine points).

Campaign finance

2026 cycle, source: FEC, filings through 2026-09-30. Total raised: $4,159,074. Total spent: $3,361,838. Cash on hand: $6,318,519.

Pro-Israel money

Hardline pro-Israel money supporting LaHood: $204,952 (2020–2026, 1 PAC, 6 donors, 78 bundled, including $5,032 just filed with the FEC).

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

Where the supporting money comes from

• PAC money: $30,000 (15%, routed + independent expenditures).
• Individual donors: $85,200 (38%, 6 named individuals), of which $6,900 was routed through conduits and is counted once, under bundled.
• Bundled / earmarked: $96,652 (47%, 78 conduit donors, including $32 just filed).

How the buckets add up to $204,952: PAC money $30,000, plus named individual donors $85,200, minus $6,900 routed through conduits by 3 of those donors (counted once under bundled), plus bundled / earmarked $96,652, equals $204,952 hardline pro-Israel money supporting LaHood.

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

Scoring and classification: VoteLog methodology.