Is Mike Lawler pro-Israel or pro-Palestine?

Where does Mike Lawler stand on Israel?

Mike Lawler (Republican, New York) has the 6th most pro-Israel record in the US House, with a net score of +132: 12 sponsored bills, 40 cosponsorships, and 16 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): 12 sponsored bills × 3 = 36 points; 40 cosponsored bills × 2 = 80 points; 16 aligned floor votes × 1 = 16 points. Subtotal: 132 points pro-Israel.
• Net score: +132 pro-Israel (132 pro-Israel points minus 0 pro-Palestine points).

Campaign finance

2026 cycle, source: FEC, filings through 2026-10-14. Total raised: $10,317,627. Total spent: $8,527,472. Cash on hand: $1,959,524.

Pro-Israel money

Hardline pro-Israel money supporting Lawler: $2,133,110 (2022–2026, 3 PACs, 64 donors, 816 bundled, including $364,082 just filed with the FEC).

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

Where the supporting money comes from

• PAC money: $43,000 (2%, routed + independent expenditures).
• Individual donors: $421,112 (13%, 64 named individuals), of which $133,290 was routed through conduits and is counted once, under bundled.
• Bundled / earmarked: $1,802,288 (84%, 816 conduit donors, including $364,082 just filed).

How the buckets add up to $2,133,110: PAC money $43,000, plus named individual donors $421,112, minus $133,290 routed through conduits by 32 of those donors (counted once under bundled), plus bundled / earmarked $1,802,288, equals $2,133,110 hardline pro-Israel money supporting Lawler.

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

Scoring and classification: VoteLog methodology.