Is Chris Pappas pro-Israel or pro-Palestine?

Where does Chris Pappas stand on Israel?

Chris Pappas (Democrat, New Hampshire) is tied for the 159th most pro-Israel record in the US House, with a net score of +39: 2 sponsored bills, 12 cosponsorships, and 15 aligned floor votes on the pro-Israel side, against 2 cosponsorships and 2 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): 2 sponsored bills × 3 = 6 points; 12 cosponsored bills × 2 = 24 points; 15 aligned floor votes × 1 = 15 points. Subtotal: 45 points pro-Israel.
• Pro-Palestine activity (deduction): 2 cosponsored bills × 2 = 4 points; 2 aligned floor votes × 1 = 2 points. Subtotal: 6 points pro-Palestine.
• Net score: +39 pro-Israel (45 pro-Israel points minus 6 pro-Palestine points).

Campaign finance

2026 cycle, source: FEC, filings through 2026-09-30. Total raised: $21,500,073. Total spent: $18,623,763. Cash on hand: $3,283,894.

Pro-Israel money

Hardline pro-Israel money supporting Pappas: $1,227,759 (2020–2026, 4 PACs, 73 donors, 447 bundled, including $5,000 just filed with the FEC).

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

Where the supporting money comes from

• PAC money: $46,110 (4%, routed + independent expenditures).
• Individual donors: $590,850 (40%, 73 named individuals), of which $98,175 was routed through conduits and is counted once, under bundled.
• Bundled / earmarked: $688,974 (56%, 447 conduit donors).

How the buckets add up to $1,227,759: PAC money $46,110, plus named individual donors $590,850, minus $98,175 routed through conduits by 30 of those donors (counted once under bundled), plus bundled / earmarked $688,974, equals $1,227,759 hardline pro-Israel money supporting Pappas.

Liberal pro-Israel (J Street) money: $63,251, 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.