Is Ben Ray Luján pro-Israel or pro-Palestine?

Where does Ben Ray Luján stand on Israel?

Ben Ray Luján (Democrat, New Mexico) is tied for the 67th most pro-Israel record in the US Senate, with a net score of +18: 11 cosponsorships and 13 aligned floor votes on the pro-Israel side, against 3 cosponsorships and 11 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): 11 cosponsored bills × 2 = 22 points; 13 aligned floor votes × 1 = 13 points. Subtotal: 35 points pro-Israel.
• Pro-Palestine activity (deduction): 3 cosponsored bills × 2 = 6 points; 11 aligned floor votes × 1 = 11 points. Subtotal: 17 points pro-Palestine.
• Net score: +18 pro-Israel (35 pro-Israel points minus 17 pro-Palestine points).

Campaign finance

2026 cycle, source: FEC, filings through 2026-09-30. Total raised: $6,405,516. Total spent: $4,004,744. Cash on hand: $3,614,566.

Pro-Israel money

Hardline pro-Israel money supporting Luján: $53,800 (2020–2026, 1 PAC, 6 donors).

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

Where the supporting money comes from

• PAC money: $5,000 (9%, routed + independent expenditures).
• Individual donors: $48,800 (91%, 6 named individuals).
• Bundled / earmarked: $0 (0%).

Liberal pro-Israel (J Street) money: $83,825, tracked in its own tier and not included in the hardline total.

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

Scoring and classification: VoteLog methodology.