Is Lindsey Graham pro-Israel or pro-Palestine?

Where does Lindsey Graham stand on Israel?

Lindsey Graham (Republican, South Carolina), a former member of the US Senate, has a pro-Israel record, with a net score of +80: 4 sponsored bills, 27 cosponsorships, and 14 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): 4 sponsored bills × 3 = 12 points; 27 cosponsored bills × 2 = 54 points; 14 aligned floor votes × 1 = 14 points. Subtotal: 80 points pro-Israel.
• Net score: +80 pro-Israel (80 pro-Israel points minus 0 pro-Palestine points).

Campaign finance

2026 cycle, source: FEC. Total raised: $6,157,141. Total spent: $17,552,989. Cash on hand: $4,227,769.

Pro-Israel money

Hardline pro-Israel money supporting Graham: $1,446,277 (2014–2026, 5 PACs, 57 donors, 615 bundled).

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

Where the supporting money comes from

• PAC money: $50,739 (4%, routed + independent expenditures).
• Individual donors: $414,210 (22%, 57 named individuals), of which $101,600 was routed through conduits and is counted once, under bundled.
• Bundled / earmarked: $1,082,928 (75%, 615 conduit donors).

How the buckets add up to $1,446,277: PAC money $50,739, plus named individual donors $414,210, minus $101,600 routed through conduits by 17 of those donors (counted once under bundled), plus bundled / earmarked $1,082,928, equals $1,446,277 hardline pro-Israel money supporting Graham.

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

Scoring and classification: VoteLog methodology.