Is Chuck Schumer pro-Israel or pro-Palestine?

Where does Chuck Schumer stand on Israel?

Chuck Schumer (Democrat, New York) has the 10th most pro-Israel record in the US Senate, with a net score of +92: 7 sponsored bills, 32 cosponsorships, and 13 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): 7 sponsored bills × 3 = 21 points; 32 cosponsored bills × 2 = 64 points; 13 aligned floor votes × 1 = 13 points. Subtotal: 98 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: +92 pro-Israel (98 pro-Israel points minus 6 pro-Palestine points).

Campaign finance

2026 cycle, source: FEC, filings through 2026-09-30. Total raised: $1,159,716. Total spent: $2,629,917. Cash on hand: $7,853,430.

Pro-Israel money

Hardline pro-Israel money supporting Schumer: $610,820 (2016–2026, 2 PACs, 68 donors, 210 bundled).

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

Where the supporting money comes from

• PAC money: $7,100 (1%, routed + independent expenditures).
• Individual donors: $285,781 (44%, 68 named individuals), of which $20,000 was routed through conduits and is counted once, under bundled.
• Bundled / earmarked: $337,939 (55%, 210 conduit donors).

How the buckets add up to $610,820: PAC money $7,100, plus named individual donors $285,781, minus $20,000 routed through conduits by 9 of those donors (counted once under bundled), plus bundled / earmarked $337,939, equals $610,820 hardline pro-Israel money supporting Schumer.

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

Scoring and classification: VoteLog methodology.