Is Tom Cole pro-Israel or pro-Palestine?

Where does Tom Cole stand on Israel?

Tom Cole (Republican, Oklahoma) has the 43rd most pro-Israel record in the US House, with a net score of +72: 1 sponsored bill, 18 cosponsorships, and 33 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; 18 cosponsored bills × 2 = 36 points; 33 aligned floor votes × 1 = 33 points. Subtotal: 72 points pro-Israel.
• Net score: +72 pro-Israel (72 pro-Israel points minus 0 pro-Palestine points).

Campaign finance

2026 cycle, source: FEC, filings through 2026-09-30. Total raised: $4,209,971. Total spent: $3,359,213. Cash on hand: $2,631,031.

Pro-Israel money

Hardline pro-Israel money supporting Cole: $817,061 (2020–2026, 2 PACs, 22 donors, 461 bundled, including $8,535 just filed with the FEC).

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

Where the supporting money comes from

• PAC money: $30,000 (4%, routed + independent expenditures).
• Individual donors: $107,100 (12%, 22 named individuals), of which $11,800 was routed through conduits and is counted once, under bundled.
• Bundled / earmarked: $691,761 (85%, 461 conduit donors, including $3,535 just filed).

How the buckets add up to $817,061: PAC money $30,000, plus named individual donors $107,100, minus $11,800 routed through conduits by 4 of those donors (counted once under bundled), plus bundled / earmarked $691,761, equals $817,061 hardline pro-Israel money supporting Cole.

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

Scoring and classification: VoteLog methodology.