Is Ritchie Torres pro-Israel or pro-Palestine?

Where does Ritchie Torres stand on Israel?

Ritchie Torres (Democrat, New York) is tied for the 199th most pro-Israel record in the US House, with a net score of +33: 10 cosponsorships and 16 aligned floor votes on the pro-Israel side, against 1 cosponsorship and 1 vote 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): 10 cosponsored bills × 2 = 20 points; 16 aligned floor votes × 1 = 16 points. Subtotal: 36 points pro-Israel.
• Pro-Palestine activity (deduction): 1 cosponsored bill × 2 = 2 points; 1 aligned floor vote × 1 = 1 point. Subtotal: 3 points pro-Palestine.
• Net score: +33 pro-Israel (36 pro-Israel points minus 3 pro-Palestine points).

Campaign finance

2026 cycle, source: FEC, filings through 2026-09-30. Total raised: $7,127,508. Total spent: $4,680,359. Cash on hand: $13,871,131.

Pro-Israel money

Hardline pro-Israel money supporting Torres: $3,419,818 (2020–2026, 4 PACs, 133 donors, 1,451 bundled, including $13,015 just filed with the FEC).

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

Where the supporting money comes from

• PAC money: $121,451 (4%, routed + independent expenditures).
• Individual donors: $1,382,793 (36%, 133 named individuals), of which $151,450 was routed through conduits and is counted once, under bundled.
• Bundled / earmarked: $2,067,024 (60%, 1,451 conduit donors, including $8,015 just filed).

How the buckets add up to $3,419,818: PAC money $121,451, plus named individual donors $1,382,793, minus $151,450 routed through conduits by 41 of those donors (counted once under bundled), plus bundled / earmarked $2,067,024, equals $3,419,818 hardline pro-Israel money supporting Torres.

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

Scoring and classification: VoteLog methodology.