Is Tina Smith pro-Israel or pro-Palestine?

Where does Tina Smith stand on Israel?

Tina Smith (Democrat, Minnesota) has the 4th most pro-Palestine record in the US Senate, with a net score of +9: 3 cosponsorships and 10 aligned floor votes on the pro-Palestine side, against 2 cosponsorships and 3 votes on the pro-Israel 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-Palestine activity (additions): 3 cosponsored bills × 2 = 6 points; 10 aligned floor votes × 1 = 10 points. Subtotal: 16 points pro-Palestine.
• Pro-Israel activity (deduction): 2 cosponsored bills × 2 = 4 points; 3 aligned floor votes × 1 = 3 points. Subtotal: 7 points pro-Israel.
• Net score: +9 pro-Palestine (16 pro-Palestine points minus 7 pro-Israel points).

Campaign finance

2026 cycle, source: FEC, filings through 2026-06-30. Total raised: $48,764. Total spent: $575,583. Cash on hand: $200,915.

Pro-Israel money

Hardline pro-Israel money supporting Smith: $72,800 (2020–2024, 2 PACs, 14 donors, 34 bundled).

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

Where the supporting money comes from

• PAC money: $10,000 (14%, routed + independent expenditures).
• Individual donors: $36,675 (50%, 14 named individuals).
• Bundled / earmarked: $26,125 (36%, 34 conduit donors).

Liberal pro-Israel (J Street) money: $37,804, 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.