Is Frank Pallone pro-Israel or pro-Palestine?

Where does Frank Pallone stand on Israel?

Frank Pallone (Democrat, New Jersey) has the 12th most pro-Israel record in the US House, with a net score of +108: 41 cosponsorships and 31 aligned floor votes on the pro-Israel side, against 1 cosponsorship and 3 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): 41 cosponsored bills × 2 = 82 points; 31 aligned floor votes × 1 = 31 points. Subtotal: 113 points pro-Israel.
• Pro-Palestine activity (deduction): 1 cosponsored bill × 2 = 2 points; 3 aligned floor votes × 1 = 3 points. Subtotal: 5 points pro-Palestine.
• Net score: +108 pro-Israel (113 pro-Israel points minus 5 pro-Palestine points).

Campaign finance

2026 cycle, source: FEC, filings through 2026-09-30. Total raised: $2,743,879. Total spent: $2,667,626. Cash on hand: $3,148,164.

Pro-Israel money

Hardline pro-Israel money supporting Pallone: $183,056 (2014–2026, 1 PAC, 12 donors, 81 bundled, including $250 just filed with the FEC).

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

Where the supporting money comes from

• PAC money: $22,900 (13%, routed + independent expenditures).
• Individual donors: $65,466 (21%, 12 named individuals), of which $26,488 was routed through conduits and is counted once, under bundled.
• Bundled / earmarked: $121,178 (66%, 81 conduit donors, including $250 just filed).

How the buckets add up to $183,056: PAC money $22,900, plus named individual donors $65,466, minus $26,488 routed through conduits by 6 of those donors (counted once under bundled), plus bundled / earmarked $121,178, equals $183,056 hardline pro-Israel money supporting Pallone.

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

Scoring and classification: VoteLog methodology.