Is James Lankford pro-Israel or pro-Palestine?

Where does James Lankford stand on Israel?

James Lankford (Republican, Oklahoma) is tied for the 7th most pro-Israel record in the US Senate, with a net score of +97: 1 sponsored bill, 37 cosponsorships, and 20 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; 37 cosponsored bills × 2 = 74 points; 20 aligned floor votes × 1 = 20 points. Subtotal: 97 points pro-Israel.
• Net score: +97 pro-Israel (97 pro-Israel points minus 0 pro-Palestine points).

Campaign finance

2026 cycle, source: FEC, filings through 2026-09-30. Total raised: $1,169,357. Total spent: $663,394. Cash on hand: $2,844,002.

Pro-Israel money

Hardline pro-Israel money supporting Lankford: $533,935 (2014–2026, 4 PACs, 19 donors, 184 bundled).

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

Where the supporting money comes from

• PAC money: $14,200 (3%, routed + independent expenditures).
• Individual donors: $172,300 (24%, 19 named individuals), of which $46,300 was routed through conduits and is counted once, under bundled.
• Bundled / earmarked: $393,735 (74%, 184 conduit donors).

How the buckets add up to $533,935: PAC money $14,200, plus named individual donors $172,300, minus $46,300 routed through conduits by 7 of those donors (counted once under bundled), plus bundled / earmarked $393,735, equals $533,935 hardline pro-Israel money supporting Lankford.

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

Scoring and classification: VoteLog methodology.