Is Shontel Brown pro-Israel or pro-Palestine?

Where does Shontel Brown stand on Israel?

Shontel Brown (Democrat, Ohio) is tied for the 293rd most pro-Israel record in the US House, with a net score of +15: 9 cosponsorships and 9 aligned floor votes on the pro-Israel side, against 3 cosponsorships and 6 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): 9 cosponsored bills × 2 = 18 points; 9 aligned floor votes × 1 = 9 points. Subtotal: 27 points pro-Israel.
• Pro-Palestine activity (deduction): 3 cosponsored bills × 2 = 6 points; 6 aligned floor votes × 1 = 6 points. Subtotal: 12 points pro-Palestine.
• Net score: +15 pro-Israel (27 pro-Israel points minus 12 pro-Palestine points).

Campaign finance

2026 cycle, source: FEC, filings through 2026-06-30. Total raised: $1,183,643. Total spent: $882,901. Cash on hand: $1,156,556.

Pro-Israel money

Hardline pro-Israel money supporting Brown: $3,211,388 (2022–2026, 4 PACs, 89 donors, 1,383 bundled, including $1,018 just filed with the FEC).

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

Where the supporting money comes from

• PAC money: $1,612,144 (50%, routed + independent expenditures).
• Individual donors: $367,080 (6%, 89 named individuals), of which $179,720 was routed through conduits and is counted once, under bundled.
• Bundled / earmarked: $1,411,884 (44%, 1,383 conduit donors, including $18 just filed).

How the buckets add up to $3,211,388: PAC money $1,612,144, plus named individual donors $367,080, minus $179,720 routed through conduits by 68 of those donors (counted once under bundled), plus bundled / earmarked $1,411,884, equals $3,211,388 hardline pro-Israel money supporting Brown.

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

Scoring and classification: VoteLog methodology.