Is David Kustoff pro-Israel or pro-Palestine?

Where does David Kustoff stand on Israel?

David Kustoff (Republican, Tennessee) is tied for the 17th most pro-Israel record in the US House, with a net score of +100: 2 sponsored bills, 38 cosponsorships, and 18 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): 2 sponsored bills × 3 = 6 points; 38 cosponsored bills × 2 = 76 points; 18 aligned floor votes × 1 = 18 points. Subtotal: 100 points pro-Israel.
• Net score: +100 pro-Israel (100 pro-Israel points minus 0 pro-Palestine points).

Campaign finance

2026 cycle, source: FEC, filings through 2026-10-14. Total raised: $2,568,197. Total spent: $1,910,386. Cash on hand: $2,717,271.

Pro-Israel money

Hardline pro-Israel money supporting Kustoff: $303,895 (2016–2026, 3 PACs, 8 donors, 152 bundled, including $9,835 just filed with the FEC).

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

Where the supporting money comes from

• PAC money: $75,000 (25%, routed + independent expenditures).
• Individual donors: $68,400 (19%, 8 named individuals), of which $10,600 was routed through conduits and is counted once, under bundled.
• Bundled / earmarked: $171,095 (56%, 152 conduit donors, including $4,835 just filed).

How the buckets add up to $303,895: PAC money $75,000, plus named individual donors $68,400, minus $10,600 routed through conduits by 3 of those donors (counted once under bundled), plus bundled / earmarked $171,095, equals $303,895 hardline pro-Israel money supporting Kustoff.

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

Scoring and classification: VoteLog methodology.