Is Rob Menendez pro-Israel or pro-Palestine?

Where does Rob Menendez stand on Israel?

Rob Menendez (Democrat, New Jersey) is tied for the 273rd most pro-Israel record in the US House, with a net score of +18: 6 cosponsorships and 12 aligned floor votes on the pro-Israel side, against 1 cosponsorship and 4 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): 6 cosponsored bills × 2 = 12 points; 12 aligned floor votes × 1 = 12 points. Subtotal: 24 points pro-Israel.
• Pro-Palestine activity (deduction): 1 cosponsored bill × 2 = 2 points; 4 aligned floor votes × 1 = 4 points. Subtotal: 6 points pro-Palestine.
• Net score: +18 pro-Israel (24 pro-Israel points minus 6 pro-Palestine points).

Campaign finance

2026 cycle, source: FEC, filings through 2026-09-30. Total raised: $2,161,300. Total spent: $1,775,657. Cash on hand: $662,328.

Pro-Israel money

Hardline pro-Israel money supporting Menendez: $541,016 (2022–2026, 2 PACs, 33 donors, 193 bundled, including $17,768 just filed with the FEC).

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

Where the supporting money comes from

• PAC money: $21,900 (4%, routed + independent expenditures).
• Individual donors: $255,950 (35%, 33 named individuals), of which $64,950 was routed through conduits and is counted once, under bundled.
• Bundled / earmarked: $328,116 (61%, 193 conduit donors, including $17,768 just filed).

How the buckets add up to $541,016: PAC money $21,900, plus named individual donors $255,950, minus $64,950 routed through conduits by 20 of those donors (counted once under bundled), plus bundled / earmarked $328,116, equals $541,016 hardline pro-Israel money supporting Menendez.

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

Scoring and classification: VoteLog methodology.