Is Tom Kean pro-Israel or pro-Palestine?

Where does Tom Kean stand on Israel?

Tom Kean (Republican, New Jersey) has the 41st most pro-Israel record in the US House, with a net score of +74: 29 cosponsorships and 16 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): 29 cosponsored bills × 2 = 58 points; 16 aligned floor votes × 1 = 16 points. Subtotal: 74 points pro-Israel.
• Net score: +74 pro-Israel (74 pro-Israel points minus 0 pro-Palestine points).

Campaign finance

2026 cycle, source: FEC, filings through 2026-09-30. Total raised: $5,867,419. Total spent: $3,629,011. Cash on hand: $2,286,695.

Pro-Israel money

Hardline pro-Israel money supporting Kean: $1,305,247 (2020–2026, 3 PACs, 63 donors, 614 bundled, including $22,700 just filed with the FEC).

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

Where the supporting money comes from

• PAC money: $39,500 (3%, routed + independent expenditures).
• Individual donors: $493,877 (33%, 63 named individuals), of which $64,400 was routed through conduits and is counted once, under bundled.
• Bundled / earmarked: $836,270 (64%, 614 conduit donors, including $22,700 just filed).

How the buckets add up to $1,305,247: PAC money $39,500, plus named individual donors $493,877, minus $64,400 routed through conduits by 16 of those donors (counted once under bundled), plus bundled / earmarked $836,270, equals $1,305,247 hardline pro-Israel money supporting Kean.

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

Scoring and classification: VoteLog methodology.