Is John Hoeven pro-Israel or pro-Palestine?

Where does John Hoeven stand on Israel?

John Hoeven (Republican, North Dakota) is tied for the 18th most pro-Israel record in the US Senate, with a net score of +75: 1 sponsored bill, 29 cosponsorships, and 14 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): 1 sponsored bill × 3 = 3 points; 29 cosponsored bills × 2 = 58 points; 14 aligned floor votes × 1 = 14 points. Subtotal: 75 points pro-Israel.
• Net score: +75 pro-Israel (75 pro-Israel points minus 0 pro-Palestine points).

Campaign finance

2026 cycle, source: FEC, filings through 2026-09-30. Total raised: $523,195. Total spent: $365,098. Cash on hand: $725,401.

Pro-Israel money

Hardline pro-Israel money supporting Hoeven: $303,125 (2016–2022, 2 PACs, 15 donors, 203 bundled).

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

Where the supporting money comes from

• PAC money: $8,400 (3%, routed + independent expenditures).
• Individual donors: $67,500 (19%, 15 named individuals), of which $9,000 was routed through conduits and is counted once, under bundled.
• Bundled / earmarked: $236,225 (78%, 203 conduit donors).

How the buckets add up to $303,125: PAC money $8,400, plus named individual donors $67,500, minus $9,000 routed through conduits by 6 of those donors (counted once under bundled), plus bundled / earmarked $236,225, equals $303,125 hardline pro-Israel money supporting Hoeven.

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

Scoring and classification: VoteLog methodology.