Is James Cooper pro-Israel or pro-Palestine?

Where does James Cooper stand on Israel?

James Cooper (Democrat, Tennessee), a former member of the US House, has a pro-Israel record, with a net score of +37: 10 cosponsorships and 17 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): 10 cosponsored bills × 2 = 20 points; 17 aligned floor votes × 1 = 17 points. Subtotal: 37 points pro-Israel.
  • Net score: +37 pro-Israel (37 pro-Israel points minus 0 pro-Palestine points).

Campaign finance

No FEC campaign-finance totals available for this member yet.

Pro-Israel money

Hardline pro-Israel money supporting COOPER: $145 (2022, 0 PACs, 0 donors, 5 bundled).

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

Where the supporting money comes from

  • PAC money: $0 (0%, routed + independent expenditures).
  • Individual donors: $0 (0%, 0 named individuals).
  • Bundled / earmarked: $145 (100%, 5 conduit donors).

Liberal pro-Israel (J Street) money: $500, 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.

JAMES COOPER's Full Israel/Palestine Voting Record

Rep. COOPER, JAMES, Democrat of TN. James Cooper (D-TN): pro-Israel record, net score +37 (37 pro-Israel vs 0 pro-Palestine points). Votes, sponsorships, and funding, sourced to Congress.gov and the FEC.

Israel/Palestine weighted score: +37 pro-Israel (37 pro-Israel points, 0 pro-Palestine points).

Israel/Palestine campaign finance · Full campaign-finance ledger

Cosponsored bills (10)

Roll-call votes (43)

Data last synced: 2026-10-22.