Is Tim Kaine pro-Israel or pro-Palestine?

Where does Tim Kaine stand on Israel?

Tim Kaine (Democrat, Virginia) is tied for the 78th most pro-Israel record in the US Senate, with a net score of +9: 17 cosponsorships and 3 aligned floor votes on the pro-Israel side, against 1 sponsored bill, 7 cosponsorships, and 11 votes 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): 17 cosponsored bills × 2 = 34 points; 3 aligned floor votes × 1 = 3 points. Subtotal: 37 points pro-Israel.
• Pro-Palestine activity (deduction): 1 sponsored bill × 3 = 3 points; 7 cosponsored bills × 2 = 14 points; 11 aligned floor votes × 1 = 11 points. Subtotal: 28 points pro-Palestine.
• Net score: +9 pro-Israel (37 pro-Israel points minus 28 pro-Palestine points).

Campaign finance

2026 cycle, source: FEC, filings through 2026-09-30. Total raised: $903,436. Total spent: $1,524,381. Cash on hand: $2,178,565.

Pro-Israel money

Hardline pro-Israel money supporting Kaine: $79,700 (2018–2024, 1 PAC, 11 donors, 10 bundled).

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

Where the supporting money comes from

• PAC money: $5,000 (6%, routed + independent expenditures).
• Individual donors: $54,850 (62%, 11 named individuals), of which $5,150 was routed through conduits and is counted once, under bundled.
• Bundled / earmarked: $25,000 (31%, 10 conduit donors).

How the buckets add up to $79,700: PAC money $5,000, plus named individual donors $54,850, minus $5,150 routed through conduits by 1 of those donor (counted once under bundled), plus bundled / earmarked $25,000, equals $79,700 hardline pro-Israel money supporting Kaine.

Liberal pro-Israel (J Street) money: $268,752, 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.