Is Emanuel Cleaver pro-Israel or pro-Palestine?

Where does Emanuel Cleaver stand on Israel?

Emanuel Cleaver (Democrat, Missouri) is tied for the 219th most pro-Israel record in the US House, with a net score of +29: 8 cosponsorships and 25 aligned floor votes on the pro-Israel side, against 3 cosponsorships and 6 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): 8 cosponsored bills × 2 = 16 points; 25 aligned floor votes × 1 = 25 points. Subtotal: 41 points pro-Israel.
• Pro-Palestine activity (deduction): 3 cosponsored bills × 2 = 6 points; 6 aligned floor votes × 1 = 6 points. Subtotal: 12 points pro-Palestine.
• Net score: +29 pro-Israel (41 pro-Israel points minus 12 pro-Palestine points).

Campaign finance

2026 cycle, source: FEC, filings through 2026-09-30. Total raised: $1,681,525. Total spent: $1,600,579. Cash on hand: $970,573.

Pro-Israel money

Hardline pro-Israel money supporting Cleaver: $69,450 (2020–2026, 1 PAC, 5 donors, 28 bundled, including $5,000 just filed with the FEC).

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

Where the supporting money comes from

• PAC money: $25,000 (36%, routed + independent expenditures).
• Individual donors: $19,300 (21%, 5 named individuals), of which $4,400 was routed through conduits and is counted once, under bundled.
• Bundled / earmarked: $29,550 (43%, 28 conduit donors).

How the buckets add up to $69,450: PAC money $25,000, plus named individual donors $19,300, minus $4,400 routed through conduits by 3 of those donors (counted once under bundled), plus bundled / earmarked $29,550, equals $69,450 hardline pro-Israel money supporting Cleaver.

Liberal pro-Israel (J Street) money: $16,400, 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.