Is Nellie Pou pro-Israel or pro-Palestine?

Where does Nellie Pou stand on Israel?

Nellie Pou (Democrat, New Jersey) is tied for the 50th most pro-Palestine record in the US House, with a net score of +2: 2 cosponsorships and 2 aligned floor votes on the pro-Palestine side, against 1 cosponsorship and 2 votes on the pro-Israel 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-Palestine activity (additions): 2 cosponsored bills × 2 = 4 points; 2 aligned floor votes × 1 = 2 points. Subtotal: 6 points pro-Palestine.
• Pro-Israel activity (deduction): 1 cosponsored bill × 2 = 2 points; 2 aligned floor votes × 1 = 2 points. Subtotal: 4 points pro-Israel.
• Net score: +2 pro-Palestine (6 pro-Palestine points minus 4 pro-Israel points).

Campaign finance

2026 cycle, source: FEC, filings through 2026-09-30. Total raised: $3,054,521. Total spent: $1,603,088. Cash on hand: $1,603,906.

Pro-Israel money

Hardline pro-Israel money supporting Pou: $59,936 (2024–2026, 2 PACs, 5 donors, 40 bundled).

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

Where the supporting money comes from

• PAC money: $7,000 (12%, routed + independent expenditures).
• Individual donors: $24,200 (29%, 5 named individuals), of which $6,800 was routed through conduits and is counted once, under bundled.
• Bundled / earmarked: $35,536 (59%, 40 conduit donors).

How the buckets add up to $59,936: PAC money $7,000, plus named individual donors $24,200, minus $6,800 routed through conduits by 3 of those donors (counted once under bundled), plus bundled / earmarked $35,536, equals $59,936 hardline pro-Israel money supporting Pou.

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

Scoring and classification: VoteLog methodology.