Is Jeff Merkley pro-Israel or pro-Palestine?

Where does Jeff Merkley stand on Israel?

Jeff Merkley (Democrat, Oregon) has the 2nd most pro-Palestine record in the US Senate, with a net score of +33: 19 cosponsorships and 12 aligned floor votes on the pro-Palestine side, against 7 cosponsorships and 3 votes on the pro-Israel 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-Palestine activity (additions): 19 cosponsored bills × 2 = 38 points; 12 aligned floor votes × 1 = 12 points. Subtotal: 50 points pro-Palestine.
• Pro-Israel activity (deduction): 7 cosponsored bills × 2 = 14 points; 3 aligned floor votes × 1 = 3 points. Subtotal: 17 points pro-Israel.
• Net score: +33 pro-Palestine (50 pro-Palestine points minus 17 pro-Israel points).

Campaign finance

2026 cycle, source: FEC, filings through 2026-09-30. Total raised: $5,206,884. Total spent: $2,654,833. Cash on hand: $6,819,050.

Pro-Israel money

Hardline pro-Israel money supporting Merkley: $30,235 (2014–2026, 1 PAC, 7 donors).

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

Where the supporting money comes from

• PAC money: $5,000 (17%, routed + independent expenditures).
• Individual donors: $25,235 (83%, 7 named individuals).
• Bundled / earmarked: $0 (0%).

Liberal pro-Israel (J Street) money: $140,044, tracked in its own tier and not included in the hardline total.

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

Scoring and classification: VoteLog methodology.