Is John Cornyn pro-Israel or pro-Palestine?

Where does John Cornyn stand on Israel?

John Cornyn (Republican, Texas) is tied for the 7th most pro-Israel record in the US Senate, with a net score of +97: 2 sponsored bills, 38 cosponsorships, and 15 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; 15 aligned floor votes × 1 = 15 points. Subtotal: 97 points pro-Israel.
• Net score: +97 pro-Israel (97 pro-Israel points minus 0 pro-Palestine points).

Campaign finance

2026 cycle, source: FEC, filings through 2026-10-14. Total raised: $8,608,610. Total spent: $12,234,800. Cash on hand: $496,092.

Pro-Israel money

Hardline pro-Israel money supporting Cornyn: $1,752,314 (2014–2026, 4 PACs, 61 donors, 531 bundled, including $2,000 just filed with the FEC).

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

Where the supporting money comes from

• PAC money: $22,600 (1%, routed + independent expenditures).
• Individual donors: $754,112 (33%, 61 named individuals), of which $171,247 was routed through conduits and is counted once, under bundled.
• Bundled / earmarked: $1,146,849 (65%, 531 conduit donors, including $2,000 just filed).

How the buckets add up to $1,752,314: PAC money $22,600, plus named individual donors $754,112, minus $171,247 routed through conduits by 36 of those donors (counted once under bundled), plus bundled / earmarked $1,146,849, equals $1,752,314 hardline pro-Israel money supporting Cornyn.

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

Scoring and classification: VoteLog methodology.