Is Kirsten Gillibrand pro-Israel or pro-Palestine?

Where does Kirsten Gillibrand stand on Israel?

Kirsten Gillibrand (Democrat, New York) has the 29th most pro-Israel record in the US Senate, with a net score of +63: 3 sponsored bills, 24 cosponsorships, and 13 aligned floor votes on the pro-Israel side, against 2 cosponsorships and 3 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): 3 sponsored bills × 3 = 9 points; 24 cosponsored bills × 2 = 48 points; 13 aligned floor votes × 1 = 13 points. Subtotal: 70 points pro-Israel.
• Pro-Palestine activity (deduction): 2 cosponsored bills × 2 = 4 points; 3 aligned floor votes × 1 = 3 points. Subtotal: 7 points pro-Palestine.
• Net score: +63 pro-Israel (70 pro-Israel points minus 7 pro-Palestine points).

Campaign finance

2026 cycle, source: FEC, filings through 2026-09-30. Total raised: $3,526,564. Total spent: $1,528,761. Cash on hand: $2,713,530.

Pro-Israel money

Hardline pro-Israel money supporting Gillibrand: $667,116 (2022–2026, 2 PACs, 29 donors, 378 bundled).

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

Where the supporting money comes from

• PAC money: $11,000 (2%, routed + independent expenditures).
• Individual donors: $167,700 (20%, 29 named individuals), of which $34,200 was routed through conduits and is counted once, under bundled.
• Bundled / earmarked: $522,616 (78%, 378 conduit donors).

How the buckets add up to $667,116: PAC money $11,000, plus named individual donors $167,700, minus $34,200 routed through conduits by 15 of those donors (counted once under bundled), plus bundled / earmarked $522,616, equals $667,116 hardline pro-Israel money supporting Gillibrand.

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

Scoring and classification: VoteLog methodology.