Is Mark Steven Kirk pro-Israel or pro-Palestine?

Where does Mark Steven Kirk stand on Israel?

Mark Steven Kirk (Republican, Illinois), a former member of the US Senate, has a pro-Israel record, with a net score of +68: 2 sponsored bills, 28 cosponsorships, and 6 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): 2 sponsored bills × 3 = 6 points; 28 cosponsored bills × 2 = 56 points; 6 aligned floor votes × 1 = 6 points. Subtotal: 68 points pro-Israel.
  • Net score: +68 pro-Israel (68 pro-Israel points minus 0 pro-Palestine points).

Campaign finance

No FEC campaign-finance totals available for this member yet.

Pro-Israel money

Hardline pro-Israel money supporting KIRK: $179,451 (2014–2016, 0 PACs, 0 donors, 101 bundled).

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

Where the supporting money comes from

  • PAC money: $0 (0%, routed + independent expenditures).
  • Individual donors: $0 (0%, 0 named individuals).
  • Bundled / earmarked: $179,451 (100%, 101 conduit donors).

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

Scoring and classification: VoteLog methodology.

Mark Steven Kirk's Full Israel/Palestine Voting Record

Senator Kirk, Mark Steven, Republican of IL. Mark Steven Kirk (R-IL): pro-Israel record, net score +68 (68 pro-Israel vs 0 pro-Palestine points). Votes, sponsorships, and funding, sourced to Congress.gov and the FEC.

Israel/Palestine weighted score: +68 pro-Israel (68 pro-Israel points, 0 pro-Palestine points).

Israel/Palestine campaign finance · Full campaign-finance ledger

Sponsored bills (2)

Cosponsored bills (28)

Roll-call votes (21)

Data last synced: 2026-10-12.