Is Shri Thanedar pro-Israel or pro-Palestine?

Where does Shri Thanedar stand on Israel?

Shri Thanedar (Democrat, Michigan) is tied for the 215th most pro-Israel record in the US House, with a net score of +30: 10 cosponsorships and 13 aligned floor votes on the pro-Israel side, against 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): 10 cosponsored bills × 2 = 20 points; 13 aligned floor votes × 1 = 13 points. Subtotal: 33 points pro-Israel.
• Pro-Palestine activity (deduction): 3 aligned floor votes × 1 = 3 points. Subtotal: 3 points pro-Palestine.
• Net score: +30 pro-Israel (33 pro-Israel points minus 3 pro-Palestine points).

Campaign finance

2026 cycle, source: FEC, filings through 2026-09-30. Total raised: $3,194,222. Total spent: $4,163,399. Cash on hand: $5,935,390.

Pro-Israel money

Hardline pro-Israel money supporting Thanedar: $871,614 (2022–2026, 3 PACs, 23 donors, 455 bundled, including $750 just filed with the FEC).

Pro-Israel money spent AGAINST Thanedar: $1,428,678. Independent expenditures by hardline super PACs (AIPAC, UDP, DMFI) to defeat this candidate. This figure is never added to the supporting total.

Where the supporting money comes from

• PAC money: $16,000 (2%, routed + independent expenditures).
• Individual donors: $186,600 (21%, 23 named individuals), of which $7,000 was routed through conduits and is counted once, under bundled.
• Bundled / earmarked: $676,014 (78%, 455 conduit donors, including $750 just filed).

How the buckets add up to $871,614: PAC money $16,000, plus named individual donors $186,600, minus $7,000 routed through conduits by 5 of those donors (counted once under bundled), plus bundled / earmarked $676,014, equals $871,614 hardline pro-Israel money supporting Thanedar.

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

Scoring and classification: VoteLog methodology.