Is Gary Peters pro-Israel or pro-Palestine?

Where does Gary Peters stand on Israel?

Gary Peters (Democrat, Michigan) is tied for the 34th most pro-Israel record in the US Senate, with a net score of +56: 1 sponsored bill, 21 cosponsorships, and 18 aligned floor votes on the pro-Israel side, against 2 cosponsorships and 3 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): 1 sponsored bill × 3 = 3 points; 21 cosponsored bills × 2 = 42 points; 18 aligned floor votes × 1 = 18 points. Subtotal: 63 points pro-Israel.
• Pro-Palestine activity (deduction): 2 cosponsored bills × 2 = 4 points; 3 aligned floor votes × 1 = 3 points. Subtotal: 7 points pro-Palestine.
• Net score: +56 pro-Israel (63 pro-Israel points minus 7 pro-Palestine points).

Campaign finance

2026 cycle, source: FEC, filings through 2026-09-30. Total raised: $303,094. Total spent: $871,955. Cash on hand: $6,559,469.

Pro-Israel money

Hardline pro-Israel money supporting Peters: $1,055,094 (2020–2024, 2 PACs, 46 donors, 70 bundled).

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

Where the supporting money comes from

• PAC money: $192,205 (18%, routed + independent expenditures).
• Individual donors: $808,283 (76%, 46 named individuals), of which $4,800 was routed through conduits and is counted once, under bundled.
• Bundled / earmarked: $59,406 (6%, 70 conduit donors).

How the buckets add up to $1,055,094: PAC money $192,205, plus named individual donors $808,283, minus $4,800 routed through conduits by 4 of those donors (counted once under bundled), plus bundled / earmarked $59,406, equals $1,055,094 hardline pro-Israel money supporting Peters.

Liberal pro-Israel (J Street) money: $211,437, 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.