Is Josh Riley pro-Israel or pro-Palestine?

Where does Josh Riley stand on Israel?

Josh Riley (Democrat, New York) is tied for the 344th most pro-Israel record in the US House, with a net score of +6: 2 cosponsorships and 4 aligned floor votes on the pro-Israel side, against 1 cosponsorship 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): 2 cosponsored bills × 2 = 4 points; 4 aligned floor votes × 1 = 4 points. Subtotal: 8 points pro-Israel.
• Pro-Palestine activity (deduction): 1 cosponsored bill × 2 = 2 points. Subtotal: 2 points pro-Palestine.
• Net score: +6 pro-Israel (8 pro-Israel points minus 2 pro-Palestine points).

Campaign finance

2026 cycle, source: FEC, filings through 2026-09-30. Total raised: $5,844,412. Total spent: $3,748,215. Cash on hand: $2,164,517.

Pro-Israel money

Hardline pro-Israel money supporting Riley: $558,888 (2022–2026, 1 PAC, 33 donors, 145 bundled, including $2,500 just filed with the FEC).

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

Where the supporting money comes from

• PAC money: $10,500 (2%, routed + independent expenditures).
• Individual donors: $351,503 (54%, 33 named individuals), of which $51,500 was routed through conduits and is counted once, under bundled.
• Bundled / earmarked: $248,385 (44%, 145 conduit donors).

How the buckets add up to $558,888: PAC money $10,500, plus named individual donors $351,503, minus $51,500 routed through conduits by 11 of those donors (counted once under bundled), plus bundled / earmarked $248,385, equals $558,888 hardline pro-Israel money supporting Riley.

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

Scoring and classification: VoteLog methodology.