Is Lee Zeldin pro-Israel or pro-Palestine?

Where does Lee Zeldin stand on Israel?

Lee Zeldin (Republican, New York), a former member of the US House, has a pro-Israel record, with a net score of +52: 1 sponsored bill, 22 cosponsorships, and 5 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): 1 sponsored bill × 3 = 3 points; 22 cosponsored bills × 2 = 44 points; 5 aligned floor votes × 1 = 5 points. Subtotal: 52 points pro-Israel.
• Net score: +52 pro-Israel (52 pro-Israel points minus 0 pro-Palestine points).

Campaign finance

2024 cycle, source: FEC. Total raised: $118,196. Total spent: $131,410. Cash on hand: $0.

Pro-Israel money

Hardline pro-Israel money supporting Zeldin: $388,264 (2014–2022, 3 PACs, 0 donors, 523 bundled).

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

Where the supporting money comes from

• PAC money: $71,006 (18%, routed + independent expenditures).
• Individual donors: $0 (0%, 0 named individuals).
• Bundled / earmarked: $317,258 (82%, 523 conduit donors).

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

Scoring and classification: VoteLog methodology.