Is Angus King pro-Israel or pro-Palestine?

Where does Angus King stand on Israel?

Angus King (Independent, Maine) is tied for the 85th most pro-Israel record in the US Senate, with a net score of +4: 6 cosponsorships and 5 aligned floor votes on the pro-Israel side, against 2 cosponsorships and 9 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): 6 cosponsored bills × 2 = 12 points; 5 aligned floor votes × 1 = 5 points. Subtotal: 17 points pro-Israel.
• Pro-Palestine activity (deduction): 2 cosponsored bills × 2 = 4 points; 9 aligned floor votes × 1 = 9 points. Subtotal: 13 points pro-Palestine.
• Net score: +4 pro-Israel (17 pro-Israel points minus 13 pro-Palestine points).

Campaign finance

2026 cycle, source: FEC, filings through 2026-09-30. Total raised: $72,269. Total spent: $251,714. Cash on hand: $59,272.

Pro-Israel money

Hardline pro-Israel money supporting King: $72,663 (2020–2024, 1 PAC, 4 donors, 70 bundled).

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

Where the supporting money comes from

• PAC money: $5,000 (7%, routed + independent expenditures).
• Individual donors: $9,000 (11%, 4 named individuals), of which $1,000 was routed through conduits and is counted once, under bundled.
• Bundled / earmarked: $59,663 (82%, 70 conduit donors).

How the buckets add up to $72,663: PAC money $5,000, plus named individual donors $9,000, minus $1,000 routed through conduits by 1 of those donor (counted once under bundled), plus bundled / earmarked $59,663, equals $72,663 hardline pro-Israel money supporting King.

Liberal pro-Israel (J Street) money: $126,280, 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.