Is Summer Lee pro-Israel or pro-Palestine?

Where does Summer Lee stand on Israel?

Summer Lee (Democrat, Pennsylvania) has the 5th most pro-Palestine record in the US House, with a net score of +39: 1 sponsored bill, 13 cosponsorships, and 14 aligned floor votes on the pro-Palestine side, against 1 cosponsorship and 2 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): 1 sponsored bill × 3 = 3 points; 13 cosponsored bills × 2 = 26 points; 14 aligned floor votes × 1 = 14 points. Subtotal: 43 points pro-Palestine.
• Pro-Israel activity (deduction): 1 cosponsored bill × 2 = 2 points; 2 aligned floor votes × 1 = 2 points. Subtotal: 4 points pro-Israel.
• Net score: +39 pro-Palestine (43 pro-Palestine points minus 4 pro-Israel points).

Campaign finance

2026 cycle, source: FEC, filings through 2026-10-14. Total raised: $1,630,368. Total spent: $928,722. Cash on hand: $1,713,225.

Pro-Israel money

Hardline pro-Israel money supporting Lee: $200 (2022, 1 PAC, 1 donor).

Pro-Israel money spent AGAINST Lee: $3,273,947. 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: $0 (0%, routed + independent expenditures).
• Individual donors: $200 (100%, 1 named individual).
• Bundled / earmarked: $0 (0%).

Liberal pro-Israel (J Street) money: $76,786, 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.