Is Ben Cline pro-Israel or pro-Palestine?

Where does Ben Cline stand on Israel?

Ben Cline (Republican, Virginia) is tied for the 130th most pro-Israel record in the US House, with a net score of +46: 14 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): 14 cosponsored bills × 2 = 28 points; 18 aligned floor votes × 1 = 18 points. Subtotal: 46 points pro-Israel.
• Net score: +46 pro-Israel (46 pro-Israel points minus 0 pro-Palestine points).

Campaign finance

2026 cycle, source: FEC, filings through 2026-09-30. Total raised: $1,861,291. Total spent: $1,485,777. Cash on hand: $703,836.

Pro-Israel money

Hardline pro-Israel money supporting Cline: $64,758 (2020–2026, 1 PAC, 1 donor, 16 bundled, including $5,335 just filed with the FEC).

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

Where the supporting money comes from

• PAC money: $30,000 (46%, routed + independent expenditures).
• Individual donors: $5,286 (6%, 1 named individual), of which $1,143 was routed through conduits and is counted once, under bundled.
• Bundled / earmarked: $30,615 (47%, 16 conduit donors, including $335 just filed).

How the buckets add up to $64,758: PAC money $30,000, plus named individual donors $5,286, minus $1,143 routed through conduits by 1 of those donor (counted once under bundled), plus bundled / earmarked $30,615, equals $64,758 hardline pro-Israel money supporting Cline.

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

Scoring and classification: VoteLog methodology.