Is Jon Tester pro-Israel or pro-Palestine?

Where does Jon Tester stand on Israel?

Jon Tester (Democrat, Montana), a former member of the US Senate, has a pro-Israel record, with a net score of +25: 9 cosponsorships and 8 aligned floor votes on the pro-Israel side, against 1 vote 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): 9 cosponsored bills × 2 = 18 points; 8 aligned floor votes × 1 = 8 points. Subtotal: 26 points pro-Israel.
• Pro-Palestine activity (deduction): 1 aligned floor vote × 1 = 1 point. Subtotal: 1 point pro-Palestine.
• Net score: +25 pro-Israel (26 pro-Israel points minus 1 pro-Palestine points).

Campaign finance

2026 cycle, source: FEC. Total raised: $233,311. Total spent: $257,724. Cash on hand: $741,471.

Pro-Israel money

Hardline pro-Israel money supporting Tester: $649,528 (2018–2024, 3 PACs, 0 donors, 432 bundled).

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

Where the supporting money comes from

• PAC money: $20,000 (3%, routed + independent expenditures).
• Individual donors: $0 (0%, 0 named individuals).
• Bundled / earmarked: $629,528 (97%, 432 conduit donors).

Liberal pro-Israel (J Street) money: $346,973, 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.