Is Pete Sessions pro-Israel or pro-Palestine?

Where does Pete Sessions stand on Israel?

Pete Sessions (Republican, Texas) has the 16th most pro-Israel record in the US House, with a net score of +101: 2 sponsored bills, 33 cosponsorships, and 29 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; 33 cosponsored bills × 2 = 66 points; 29 aligned floor votes × 1 = 29 points. Subtotal: 101 points pro-Israel.
  • Net score: +101 pro-Israel (101 pro-Israel points minus 0 pro-Palestine points).

Campaign finance

2026 cycle, source: FEC, filings through 2026-09-30. Total raised: $1,282,320. Total spent: $683,012. Cash on hand: $1,040,244.

Pro-Israel money

Hardline pro-Israel money supporting Sessions: $59,605 (2018–2026, 2 PACs, 0 donors, 23 bundled, including $15,048 just filed with the FEC).

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

Where the supporting money comes from

  • PAC money: $37,948 (64%, routed + independent expenditures).
  • Individual donors: $0 (0%, 0 named individuals).
  • Bundled / earmarked: $21,657 (36%, 23 conduit donors, including $5,000 just filed).

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

Scoring and classification: VoteLog methodology.

Pete Sessions' Full Israel/Palestine Voting Record

Rep. Sessions, Pete, Republican of Texas. Pete Sessions (R-TX): the 16th most pro-Israel record in the US House, net score +101 (101 pro-Israel vs 0 pro-Palestine points). Votes, sponsorships, and funding, sourced to Congress.gov and the FEC.

Israel/Palestine weighted score: +101 pro-Israel (101 pro-Israel points, 0 pro-Palestine points).

Israel/Palestine campaign finance · Full campaign-finance ledger

Sponsored bills (2)

Cosponsored bills (36)

Roll-call votes (71)

Data last synced: 2026-10-22.