Is Eric Sorensen pro-Israel or pro-Palestine?

Where does Eric Sorensen stand on Israel?

Eric Sorensen (Democrat, Illinois) is tied for the 297th most pro-Israel record in the US House, with a net score of +14: 7 cosponsorships and 11 aligned floor votes on the pro-Israel side, against 3 cosponsorships and 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): 7 cosponsored bills × 2 = 14 points; 11 aligned floor votes × 1 = 11 points. Subtotal: 25 points pro-Israel.
• Pro-Palestine activity (deduction): 3 cosponsored bills × 2 = 6 points; 5 aligned floor votes × 1 = 5 points. Subtotal: 11 points pro-Palestine.
• Net score: +14 pro-Israel (25 pro-Israel points minus 11 pro-Palestine points).

Campaign finance

2026 cycle, source: FEC, filings through 2026-09-30. Total raised: $2,615,272. Total spent: $1,385,089. Cash on hand: $1,342,978.

Pro-Israel money

Hardline pro-Israel money supporting Sorensen: $249,774 (2022–2026, 2 PACs, 21 donors, 68 bundled, including $5,500 just filed with the FEC).

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

Where the supporting money comes from

• PAC money: $17,000 (7%, routed + independent expenditures).
• Individual donors: $135,960 (49%, 21 named individuals), of which $13,800 was routed through conduits and is counted once, under bundled.
• Bundled / earmarked: $110,614 (44%, 68 conduit donors, including $5,500 just filed).

How the buckets add up to $249,774: PAC money $17,000, plus named individual donors $135,960, minus $13,800 routed through conduits by 10 of those donors (counted once under bundled), plus bundled / earmarked $110,614, equals $249,774 hardline pro-Israel money supporting Sorensen.

Liberal pro-Israel (J Street) money: $164,408, 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.