Is John Kennedy pro-Israel or pro-Palestine?

Where does John Kennedy stand on Israel?

John Kennedy (Republican, Louisiana) has the 53rd most pro-Israel record in the US Senate, with a net score of +31: 1 sponsored bill, 8 cosponsorships, and 12 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): 1 sponsored bill × 3 = 3 points; 8 cosponsored bills × 2 = 16 points; 12 aligned floor votes × 1 = 12 points. Subtotal: 31 points pro-Israel.
• Net score: +31 pro-Israel (31 pro-Israel points minus 0 pro-Palestine points).

Campaign finance

2026 cycle, source: FEC, filings through 2026-09-30. Total raised: $11,883,071. Total spent: $8,284,988. Cash on hand: $19,528,265.

Pro-Israel money

Hardline pro-Israel money supporting Kennedy: $263,275 (2016–2026, 3 PACs, 32 donors, 43 bundled).

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

Where the supporting money comes from

• PAC money: $8,600 (3%, routed + independent expenditures).
• Individual donors: $203,475 (73%, 32 named individuals), of which $11,800 was routed through conduits and is counted once, under bundled.
• Bundled / earmarked: $63,000 (24%, 43 conduit donors).

How the buckets add up to $263,275: PAC money $8,600, plus named individual donors $203,475, minus $11,800 routed through conduits by 5 of those donors (counted once under bundled), plus bundled / earmarked $63,000, equals $263,275 hardline pro-Israel money supporting Kennedy.

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

Scoring and classification: VoteLog methodology.