Is Jared Golden pro-Israel or pro-Palestine?

Where does Jared Golden stand on Israel?

Jared Golden (Democrat, Maine) is tied for the 166th most pro-Israel record in the US House, with a net score of +38: 10 cosponsorships and 18 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): 10 cosponsored bills × 2 = 20 points; 18 aligned floor votes × 1 = 18 points. Subtotal: 38 points pro-Israel.
• Net score: +38 pro-Israel (38 pro-Israel points minus 0 pro-Palestine points).

Campaign finance

2026 cycle, source: FEC, filings through 2026-09-30. Total raised: $2,583,023. Total spent: $2,604,864. Cash on hand: $104,889.

Pro-Israel money

Hardline pro-Israel money supporting Golden: $1,532,470 (2020–2026, 4 PACs, 65 donors, 552 bundled, including $500 just filed with the FEC).

Pro-Israel money spent AGAINST Golden: $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: $575,472 (30%, 65 named individuals), of which $122,400 was routed through conduits and is counted once, under bundled.
• Bundled / earmarked: $1,046,498 (68%, 552 conduit donors, including $500 just filed).

How the buckets add up to $1,532,470: PAC money $32,900, plus named individual donors $575,472, minus $122,400 routed through conduits by 36 of those donors (counted once under bundled), plus bundled / earmarked $1,046,498, equals $1,532,470 hardline pro-Israel money supporting Golden.

Liberal pro-Israel (J Street) money: $65,274, 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.