Is Steny Hoyer pro-Israel or pro-Palestine?

Where does Steny Hoyer stand on Israel?

Steny Hoyer (Democrat, Maryland) is tied for the 95th most pro-Israel record in the US House, with a net score of +55: 18 cosponsorships and 27 aligned floor votes on the pro-Israel side, against 1 cosponsorship and 6 votes 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): 18 cosponsored bills × 2 = 36 points; 27 aligned floor votes × 1 = 27 points. Subtotal: 63 points pro-Israel.
• Pro-Palestine activity (deduction): 1 cosponsored bill × 2 = 2 points; 6 aligned floor votes × 1 = 6 points. Subtotal: 8 points pro-Palestine.
• Net score: +55 pro-Israel (63 pro-Israel points minus 8 pro-Palestine points).

Campaign finance

2026 cycle, source: FEC, filings through 2026-09-30. Total raised: $402,851. Total spent: $796,647. Cash on hand: $229,879.

Pro-Israel money

Hardline pro-Israel money supporting Hoyer: $829,541 (2014–2024, 4 PACs, 52 donors, 445 bundled).

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

Where the supporting money comes from

• PAC money: $39,200 (5%, routed + independent expenditures).
• Individual donors: $301,650 (24%, 52 named individuals), of which $101,600 was routed through conduits and is counted once, under bundled.
• Bundled / earmarked: $590,291 (71%, 445 conduit donors).

How the buckets add up to $829,541: PAC money $39,200, plus named individual donors $301,650, minus $101,600 routed through conduits by 30 of those donors (counted once under bundled), plus bundled / earmarked $590,291, equals $829,541 hardline pro-Israel money supporting Hoyer.

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

Scoring and classification: VoteLog methodology.