Is Joseph Kennedy pro-Israel or pro-Palestine?

Where does Joseph Kennedy stand on Israel?

Joseph Kennedy (Democrat, Massachusetts), a former member of the US House, has a pro-Israel record, with a net score of +18: 5 cosponsorships and 8 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): 5 cosponsored bills × 2 = 10 points; 8 aligned floor votes × 1 = 8 points. Subtotal: 18 points pro-Israel.
  • Net score: +18 pro-Israel (18 pro-Israel points minus 0 pro-Palestine points).

Campaign finance

No FEC campaign-finance totals available for this member yet.

Pro-Israel money

No hardline pro-Israel money tracked supporting or opposing Kennedy.

Liberal pro-Israel (J Street) money: $11,050, tracked in its own tier and not included in the hardline total.

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

Scoring and classification: VoteLog methodology.

Joseph Kennedy's Full Israel/Palestine Voting Record

Rep. Kennedy, Joseph P., II, Democrat of MA. Joseph Kennedy (D-MA): pro-Israel record, net score +18 (18 pro-Israel vs 0 pro-Palestine points). Votes, sponsorships, and funding, sourced to Congress.gov and the FEC.

Israel/Palestine weighted score: +18 pro-Israel (18 pro-Israel points, 0 pro-Palestine points).

Israel/Palestine campaign finance · Full campaign-finance ledger

Cosponsored bills (4)

Data last synced: 2026-10-22.