Is Susan Collins pro-Israel or pro-Palestine?

Where does Susan Collins stand on Israel?

Susan Collins (Republican, Maine) has the most pro-Israel record in the US Senate, with a net score of +131: 58 cosponsorships and 15 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): 58 cosponsored bills × 2 = 116 points; 15 aligned floor votes × 1 = 15 points. Subtotal: 131 points pro-Israel.
  • Net score: +131 pro-Israel (131 pro-Israel points minus 0 pro-Palestine points).

Campaign finance

2026 cycle, source: FEC, filings through 2026-06-30. Total raised: $16,169,827. Total spent: $7,708,021. Cash on hand: $11,038,115.

Pro-Israel money

Hardline pro-Israel money supporting Collins: $4,755,097 (2014–2026, 6 PACs, 102 donors, 1,811 bundled).

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

Where the supporting money comes from

  • PAC money: $596,999 (13%, routed + independent expenditures).
  • Individual donors: $783,065 (13%, 102 named individuals), of which $150,984 was routed through conduits and is counted once, under bundled.
  • Bundled / earmarked: $3,526,017 (74%, 1,811 conduit donors).

How the buckets add up to $4,755,097: PAC money $596,999, plus named individual donors $783,065, minus $150,984 routed through conduits by 30 of those donors (counted once under bundled), plus bundled / earmarked $3,526,017, equals $4,755,097 hardline pro-Israel money supporting Collins.

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

Scoring and classification: VoteLog methodology.

Susan Collins' Full Israel/Palestine Voting Record

Senator Collins, Susan M., Republican of Maine. Susan Collins (R-ME): the most pro-Israel record in the US Senate, net score +131 (131 pro-Israel vs 0 pro-Palestine points). Votes, sponsorships, and funding, sourced to Congress.gov and the FEC.

Israel/Palestine weighted score: +131 pro-Israel (131 pro-Israel points, 0 pro-Palestine points).

Israel/Palestine campaign finance · Full campaign-finance ledger

Cosponsored bills (61)

Roll-call votes (53)

Data last synced: 2026-10-12.