Is Matt Cartwright pro-Israel or pro-Palestine?

Where does Matt Cartwright stand on Israel?

Matt Cartwright (Democrat, Pennsylvania), a former member of the US House, has a pro-Israel record, with a net score of +37: 11 cosponsorships and 18 aligned floor votes on the pro-Israel side, against 3 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): 11 cosponsored bills × 2 = 22 points; 18 aligned floor votes × 1 = 18 points. Subtotal: 40 points pro-Israel.
• Pro-Palestine activity (deduction): 3 aligned floor votes × 1 = 3 points. Subtotal: 3 points pro-Palestine.
• Net score: +37 pro-Israel (40 pro-Israel points minus 3 pro-Palestine points).

Campaign finance

2026 cycle, source: FEC. Total raised: $468. Total spent: $89,241. Cash on hand: $1.

Pro-Israel money

Hardline pro-Israel money supporting Cartwright: $195,321 (2020–2024, 3 PACs, 0 donors, 132 bundled).

Pro-Israel money spent AGAINST Cartwright: $436,470. Independent expenditures by hardline super PACs (AIPAC, UDP, DMFI) to defeat this candidate. This figure is never added to the supporting total.

Where the supporting money comes from

• PAC money: $23,165 (12%, routed + independent expenditures).
• Individual donors: $0 (0%, 0 named individuals).
• Bundled / earmarked: $172,156 (88%, 132 conduit donors).

Liberal pro-Israel (J Street) money: $137,725, 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.