Is Jim Banks pro-Israel or pro-Palestine?

Where does Jim Banks stand on Israel?

Jim Banks (Republican, Indiana) has the 28th most pro-Israel record in the US Senate, with a net score of +65: 2 sponsored bills, 19 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): 2 sponsored bills × 3 = 6 points; 19 cosponsored bills × 2 = 38 points; 21 aligned floor votes × 1 = 21 points. Subtotal: 65 points pro-Israel.
• Net score: +65 pro-Israel (65 pro-Israel points minus 0 pro-Palestine points).

Campaign finance

2026 cycle, source: FEC, filings through 2026-09-30. Total raised: $2,683,210. Total spent: $1,942,465. Cash on hand: $3,354,101.

Pro-Israel money

Hardline pro-Israel money supporting Banks: $438,717 (2020–2026, 2 PACs, 26 donors, 252 bundled).

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

Where the supporting money comes from

• PAC money: $12,900 (3%, routed + independent expenditures).
• Individual donors: $112,033 (16%, 26 named individuals), of which $42,700 was routed through conduits and is counted once, under bundled.
• Bundled / earmarked: $356,484 (81%, 252 conduit donors).

How the buckets add up to $438,717: PAC money $12,900, plus named individual donors $112,033, minus $42,700 routed through conduits by 15 of those donors (counted once under bundled), plus bundled / earmarked $356,484, equals $438,717 hardline pro-Israel money supporting Banks.

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

Scoring and classification: VoteLog methodology.