Is Tom Emmer pro-Israel or pro-Palestine?

Where does Tom Emmer stand on Israel?

Tom Emmer (Republican, Minnesota) is tied for the 126th most pro-Israel record in the US House, with a net score of +47: 13 cosponsorships and 21 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): 13 cosponsored bills × 2 = 26 points; 21 aligned floor votes × 1 = 21 points. Subtotal: 47 points pro-Israel.
• Net score: +47 pro-Israel (47 pro-Israel points minus 0 pro-Palestine points).

Campaign finance

2026 cycle, source: FEC, filings through 2026-09-30. Total raised: $10,742,015. Total spent: $8,748,481. Cash on hand: $3,681,986.

Pro-Israel money

Hardline pro-Israel money supporting Emmer: $1,290,074 (2020–2026, 2 PACs, 48 donors, 605 bundled, including $35,732 just filed with the FEC).

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

Where the supporting money comes from

• PAC money: $31,000 (2%, routed + independent expenditures).
• Individual donors: $410,768 (19%, 48 named individuals), of which $161,900 was routed through conduits and is counted once, under bundled.
• Bundled / earmarked: $1,010,206 (78%, 605 conduit donors, including $35,732 just filed).

How the buckets add up to $1,290,074: PAC money $31,000, plus named individual donors $410,768, minus $161,900 routed through conduits by 37 of those donors (counted once under bundled), plus bundled / earmarked $1,010,206, equals $1,290,074 hardline pro-Israel money supporting Emmer.

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

Scoring and classification: VoteLog methodology.