Is Ron Estes pro-Israel or pro-Palestine?

Where does Ron Estes stand on Israel?

Ron Estes (Republican, Kansas) is tied for the 150th most pro-Israel record in the US House, with a net score of +41: 11 cosponsorships and 19 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; 19 aligned floor votes × 1 = 19 points. Subtotal: 41 points pro-Israel.
• Net score: +41 pro-Israel (41 pro-Israel points minus 0 pro-Palestine points).

Campaign finance

2026 cycle, source: FEC, filings through 2026-09-30. Total raised: $2,165,867. Total spent: $1,727,949. Cash on hand: $1,636,194.

Pro-Israel money

Hardline pro-Israel money supporting Estes: $86,157 (2018–2026, 1 PAC, 2 donors, 29 bundled, including $5,032 just filed with the FEC).

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

Where the supporting money comes from

• PAC money: $30,000 (35%, routed + independent expenditures).
• Individual donors: $12,540 (2%, 2 named individuals), of which $10,940 was routed through conduits and is counted once, under bundled.
• Bundled / earmarked: $54,557 (63%, 29 conduit donors, including $32 just filed).

How the buckets add up to $86,157: PAC money $30,000, plus named individual donors $12,540, minus $10,940 routed through conduits by 2 of those donors (counted once under bundled), plus bundled / earmarked $54,557, equals $86,157 hardline pro-Israel money supporting Estes.

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

Scoring and classification: VoteLog methodology.