Is Steve Scalise pro-Israel or pro-Palestine?

Where does Steve Scalise stand on Israel?

Steve Scalise (Republican, Louisiana) is tied for the 75th most pro-Israel record in the US House, with a net score of +60: 16 cosponsorships and 28 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): 16 cosponsored bills × 2 = 32 points; 28 aligned floor votes × 1 = 28 points. Subtotal: 60 points pro-Israel.
• Net score: +60 pro-Israel (60 pro-Israel points minus 0 pro-Palestine points).

Campaign finance

2026 cycle, source: FEC, filings through 2026-07-18. Total raised: $10,638,030. Total spent: $10,883,241. Cash on hand: $3,885,942.

Pro-Israel money

Hardline pro-Israel money supporting Scalise: $1,363,344 (2016–2026, 3 PACs, 64 donors, 559 bundled).

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

Where the supporting money comes from

• PAC money: $32,900 (2%, routed + independent expenditures).
• Individual donors: $451,229 (27%, 64 named individuals), of which $87,737 was routed through conduits and is counted once, under bundled.
• Bundled / earmarked: $966,952 (71%, 559 conduit donors).

How the buckets add up to $1,363,344: PAC money $32,900, plus named individual donors $451,229, minus $87,737 routed through conduits by 34 of those donors (counted once under bundled), plus bundled / earmarked $966,952, equals $1,363,344 hardline pro-Israel money supporting Scalise.

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

Scoring and classification: VoteLog methodology.