Is Catherine Cortez Masto pro-Israel or pro-Palestine?

Where does Catherine Cortez Masto stand on Israel?

Catherine Cortez Masto (Democrat, Nevada) has the 62nd most pro-Israel record in the US Senate, with a net score of +24: 1 sponsored bill, 8 cosponsorships, and 11 aligned floor votes on the pro-Israel side, against 2 cosponsorships and 2 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): 1 sponsored bill × 3 = 3 points; 8 cosponsored bills × 2 = 16 points; 11 aligned floor votes × 1 = 11 points. Subtotal: 30 points pro-Israel.
• Pro-Palestine activity (deduction): 2 cosponsored bills × 2 = 4 points; 2 aligned floor votes × 1 = 2 points. Subtotal: 6 points pro-Palestine.
• Net score: +24 pro-Israel (30 pro-Israel points minus 6 pro-Palestine points).

Campaign finance

2026 cycle, source: FEC, filings through 2026-09-30. Total raised: $2,625,970. Total spent: $2,638,520. Cash on hand: $3,483,496.

Pro-Israel money

Hardline pro-Israel money supporting Cortez Masto: $318,164 (2020–2026, 5 PACs, 50 donors, 109 bundled).

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

Where the supporting money comes from

• PAC money: $24,842 (8%, routed + independent expenditures).
• Individual donors: $217,857 (61%, 50 named individuals), of which $22,500 was routed through conduits and is counted once, under bundled.
• Bundled / earmarked: $97,965 (31%, 109 conduit donors).

How the buckets add up to $318,164: PAC money $24,842, plus named individual donors $217,857, minus $22,500 routed through conduits by 9 of those donors (counted once under bundled), plus bundled / earmarked $97,965, equals $318,164 hardline pro-Israel money supporting Cortez Masto.

Liberal pro-Israel (J Street) money: $452,305, 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.