Is Erik Paulsen pro-Israel or pro-Palestine?

Where does Erik Paulsen stand on Israel?

Erik Paulsen (Republican, Minnesota), a former member of the US House, has a pro-Israel record, with a net score of +42: 15 cosponsorships and 12 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): 15 cosponsored bills × 2 = 30 points; 12 aligned floor votes × 1 = 12 points. Subtotal: 42 points pro-Israel.
  • Net score: +42 pro-Israel (42 pro-Israel points minus 0 pro-Palestine points).

Campaign finance

No FEC campaign-finance totals available for this member yet.

Pro-Israel money

Hardline pro-Israel money supporting Paulsen: $23,491 (2018, 2 PACs, 0 donors, 14 bundled).

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

Where the supporting money comes from

  • PAC money: $11,291 (48%, routed + independent expenditures).
  • Individual donors: $0 (0%, 0 named individuals).
  • Bundled / earmarked: $12,200 (52%, 14 conduit donors).

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

Scoring and classification: VoteLog methodology.

Erik Paulsen's Full Israel/Palestine Voting Record

Rep. Paulsen, Erik, Republican of MN. Erik Paulsen (R-MN): pro-Israel record, net score +42 (42 pro-Israel vs 0 pro-Palestine points). Votes, sponsorships, and funding, sourced to Congress.gov and the FEC.

Israel/Palestine weighted score: +42 pro-Israel (42 pro-Israel points, 0 pro-Palestine points).

Israel/Palestine campaign finance · Full campaign-finance ledger

Cosponsored bills (16)

Roll-call votes (26)

Data last synced: 2026-10-22.