Is John James pro-Israel or pro-Palestine?

Where does John James stand on Israel?

John James (Republican, Michigan) is tied for the 215th most pro-Israel record in the US House, with a net score of +30: 7 cosponsorships and 16 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): 7 cosponsored bills × 2 = 14 points; 16 aligned floor votes × 1 = 16 points. Subtotal: 30 points pro-Israel.
• Net score: +30 pro-Israel (30 pro-Israel points minus 0 pro-Palestine points).

Campaign finance

2026 cycle, source: FEC, filings through 2025-12-23. Total raised: $554,400. Total spent: $1,289,081. Cash on hand: $0.

Pro-Israel money

Hardline pro-Israel money supporting James: $382,658 (2020–2026, 3 PACs, 22 donors, 299 bundled).

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

Where the supporting money comes from

• PAC money: $31,500 (8%, routed + independent expenditures).
• Individual donors: $157,013 (39%, 22 named individuals), of which $6,600 was routed through conduits and is counted once, under bundled.
• Bundled / earmarked: $200,745 (52%, 299 conduit donors).

How the buckets add up to $382,658: PAC money $31,500, plus named individual donors $157,013, minus $6,600 routed through conduits by 2 of those donors (counted once under bundled), plus bundled / earmarked $200,745, equals $382,658 hardline pro-Israel money supporting James.

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

Scoring and classification: VoteLog methodology.