Is Claudia Tenney pro-Israel or pro-Palestine?

Where does Claudia Tenney stand on Israel?

Claudia Tenney (Republican, New York) has the 5th most pro-Israel record in the US House, with a net score of +133: 7 sponsored bills, 47 cosponsorships, and 18 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): 7 sponsored bills × 3 = 21 points; 47 cosponsored bills × 2 = 94 points; 18 aligned floor votes × 1 = 18 points. Subtotal: 133 points pro-Israel.
• Net score: +133 pro-Israel (133 pro-Israel points minus 0 pro-Palestine points).

Campaign finance

2026 cycle, source: FEC, filings through 2026-10-14. Total raised: $3,084,891. Total spent: $2,604,152. Cash on hand: $835,741.

Pro-Israel money

Hardline pro-Israel money supporting Tenney: $236,835 (2016–2026, 3 PACs, 9 donors, 92 bundled, including $6,950 just filed with the FEC).

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

Where the supporting money comes from

• PAC money: $40,000 (17%, routed + independent expenditures).
• Individual donors: $95,800 (37%, 9 named individuals), of which $7,300 was routed through conduits and is counted once, under bundled.
• Bundled / earmarked: $108,335 (46%, 92 conduit donors, including $1,950 just filed).

How the buckets add up to $236,835: PAC money $40,000, plus named individual donors $95,800, minus $7,300 routed through conduits by 4 of those donors (counted once under bundled), plus bundled / earmarked $108,335, equals $236,835 hardline pro-Israel money supporting Tenney.

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

Scoring and classification: VoteLog methodology.