Is Josh Gottheimer pro-Israel or pro-Palestine?

Where does Josh Gottheimer stand on Israel?

Josh Gottheimer (Democrat, New Jersey) has the 7th most pro-Israel record in the US House, with a net score of +128: 5 sponsored bills, 49 cosponsorships, and 15 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): 5 sponsored bills × 3 = 15 points; 49 cosponsored bills × 2 = 98 points; 15 aligned floor votes × 1 = 15 points. Subtotal: 128 points pro-Israel.
• Net score: +128 pro-Israel (128 pro-Israel points minus 0 pro-Palestine points).

Campaign finance

2026 cycle, source: FEC, filings through 2026-10-14. Total raised: $5,788,812. Total spent: $12,970,258. Cash on hand: $13,531,047.

Pro-Israel money

Hardline pro-Israel money supporting Gottheimer: $3,520,867 (2018–2026, 4 PACs, 124 donors, 1,427 bundled, including $34,700 just filed with the FEC).

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

Where the supporting money comes from

• PAC money: $58,900 (2%, routed + independent expenditures).
• Individual donors: $1,138,735 (25%, 124 named individuals), of which $260,558 was routed through conduits and is counted once, under bundled.
• Bundled / earmarked: $2,583,790 (73%, 1,427 conduit donors, including $27,200 just filed).

How the buckets add up to $3,520,867: PAC money $58,900, plus named individual donors $1,138,735, minus $260,558 routed through conduits by 73 of those donors (counted once under bundled), plus bundled / earmarked $2,583,790, equals $3,520,867 hardline pro-Israel money supporting Gottheimer.

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

Scoring and classification: VoteLog methodology.