Is Gregory Meeks pro-Israel or pro-Palestine?

Where does Gregory Meeks stand on Israel?

Gregory Meeks (Democrat, New York) is tied for the 120th most pro-Israel record in the US House, with a net score of +50: 16 cosponsorships and 26 aligned floor votes on the pro-Israel side, against 1 cosponsorship and 6 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): 16 cosponsored bills × 2 = 32 points; 26 aligned floor votes × 1 = 26 points. Subtotal: 58 points pro-Israel.
• Pro-Palestine activity (deduction): 1 cosponsored bill × 2 = 2 points; 6 aligned floor votes × 1 = 6 points. Subtotal: 8 points pro-Palestine.
• Net score: +50 pro-Israel (58 pro-Israel points minus 8 pro-Palestine points).

Campaign finance

2026 cycle, source: FEC, filings through 2026-09-30. Total raised: $2,243,646. Total spent: $2,343,532. Cash on hand: $2,128,667.

Pro-Israel money

Hardline pro-Israel money supporting Meeks: $1,273,689 (2018–2026, 3 PACs, 47 donors, 707 bundled, including $14,850 just filed with the FEC).

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

Where the supporting money comes from

• PAC money: $45,500 (4%, routed + independent expenditures).
• Individual donors: $335,083 (16%, 47 named individuals), of which $127,558 was routed through conduits and is counted once, under bundled.
• Bundled / earmarked: $1,020,664 (80%, 707 conduit donors, including $12,350 just filed).

How the buckets add up to $1,273,689: PAC money $45,500, plus named individual donors $335,083, minus $127,558 routed through conduits by 31 of those donors (counted once under bundled), plus bundled / earmarked $1,020,664, equals $1,273,689 hardline pro-Israel money supporting Meeks.

Liberal pro-Israel (J Street) money: $117,900, 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.