Is Hillary Scholten pro-Israel or pro-Palestine?

Where does Hillary Scholten stand on Israel?

Hillary Scholten (Democrat, Michigan) is tied for the 273rd most pro-Israel record in the US House, with a net score of +18: 7 cosponsorships and 11 aligned floor votes on the pro-Israel side, against 1 cosponsorship and 5 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): 7 cosponsored bills × 2 = 14 points; 11 aligned floor votes × 1 = 11 points. Subtotal: 25 points pro-Israel.
• Pro-Palestine activity (deduction): 1 cosponsored bill × 2 = 2 points; 5 aligned floor votes × 1 = 5 points. Subtotal: 7 points pro-Palestine.
• Net score: +18 pro-Israel (25 pro-Israel points minus 7 pro-Palestine points).

Campaign finance

2026 cycle, source: FEC, filings through 2026-09-30. Total raised: $2,939,674. Total spent: $1,770,987. Cash on hand: $1,518,402.

Pro-Israel money

Hardline pro-Israel money supporting Scholten: $642,831 (2020–2026, 2 PACs, 30 donors, 173 bundled, including $57,351 just filed with the FEC).

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

Where the supporting money comes from

• PAC money: $18,000 (3%, routed + independent expenditures).
• Individual donors: $372,720 (54%, 30 named individuals), of which $27,220 was routed through conduits and is counted once, under bundled.
• Bundled / earmarked: $279,331 (43%, 173 conduit donors, including $53,851 just filed).

How the buckets add up to $642,831: PAC money $18,000, plus named individual donors $372,720, minus $27,220 routed through conduits by 15 of those donors (counted once under bundled), plus bundled / earmarked $279,331, equals $642,831 hardline pro-Israel money supporting Scholten.

Liberal pro-Israel (J Street) money: $198,737, 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.