Is Melanie Stansbury pro-Israel or pro-Palestine?

Where does Melanie Stansbury stand on Israel?

Melanie Stansbury (Democrat, New Mexico) is tied for the 40th most pro-Palestine record in the US House, with a net score of +5: 5 cosponsorships and 8 aligned floor votes on the pro-Palestine side, against 2 cosponsorships and 9 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): 5 cosponsored bills × 2 = 10 points; 8 aligned floor votes × 1 = 8 points. Subtotal: 18 points pro-Palestine.
• Pro-Israel activity (deduction): 2 cosponsored bills × 2 = 4 points; 9 aligned floor votes × 1 = 9 points. Subtotal: 13 points pro-Israel.
• Net score: +5 pro-Palestine (18 pro-Palestine points minus 13 pro-Israel points).

Campaign finance

2026 cycle, source: FEC, filings through 2026-09-30. Total raised: $1,671,811. Total spent: $1,413,721. Cash on hand: $403,798.

Pro-Israel money

Hardline pro-Israel money supporting Stansbury: $5,950 (2020, 0 PACs, 1 donor).

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

Where the supporting money comes from

• PAC money: $0 (0%, routed + independent expenditures).
• Individual donors: $5,950 (100%, 1 named individual).
• Bundled / earmarked: $0 (0%).

Liberal pro-Israel (J Street) money: $49,751, 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.