Is Andy Barr pro-Israel or pro-Palestine?

Where does Andy Barr stand on Israel?

Andy Barr (Republican, Kentucky) is tied for the 47th most pro-Israel record in the US House, with a net score of +69: 22 cosponsorships and 25 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): 22 cosponsored bills × 2 = 44 points; 25 aligned floor votes × 1 = 25 points. Subtotal: 69 points pro-Israel.
• Net score: +69 pro-Israel (69 pro-Israel points minus 0 pro-Palestine points).

Campaign finance

2026 cycle, source: FEC, filings through 2026-09-30. Total raised: $12,046,429. Total spent: $13,009,756. Cash on hand: $2,729,751.

Pro-Israel money

Hardline pro-Israel money supporting Barr: $438,807 (2016–2026, 3 PACs, 26 donors, 133 bundled, including $26,250 just filed with the FEC).

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

Where the supporting money comes from

• PAC money: $61,600 (14%, routed + independent expenditures).
• Individual donors: $195,203 (34%, 26 named individuals), of which $45,657 was routed through conduits and is counted once, under bundled.
• Bundled / earmarked: $227,661 (52%, 133 conduit donors, including $16,250 just filed).

How the buckets add up to $438,807: PAC money $61,600, plus named individual donors $195,203, minus $45,657 routed through conduits by 12 of those donors (counted once under bundled), plus bundled / earmarked $227,661, equals $438,807 hardline pro-Israel money supporting Barr.

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

Scoring and classification: VoteLog methodology.