Is Dan Newhouse pro-Israel or pro-Palestine?

Where does Dan Newhouse stand on Israel?

Dan Newhouse (Republican, Washington) is tied for the 139th most pro-Israel record in the US House, with a net score of +44: 13 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): 13 cosponsored bills × 2 = 26 points; 18 aligned floor votes × 1 = 18 points. Subtotal: 44 points pro-Israel.
• Net score: +44 pro-Israel (44 pro-Israel points minus 0 pro-Palestine points).

Campaign finance

2026 cycle, source: FEC, filings through 2026-09-30. Total raised: $724,106. Total spent: $767,530. Cash on hand: $61,383.

Pro-Israel money

Hardline pro-Israel money supporting Newhouse: $168,948 (2020–2024, 1 PAC, 6 donors, 99 bundled).

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

Where the supporting money comes from

• PAC money: $17,000 (10%, routed + independent expenditures).
• Individual donors: $15,750 (6%, 6 named individuals), of which $5,250 was routed through conduits and is counted once, under bundled.
• Bundled / earmarked: $141,448 (84%, 99 conduit donors).

How the buckets add up to $168,948: PAC money $17,000, plus named individual donors $15,750, minus $5,250 routed through conduits by 3 of those donors (counted once under bundled), plus bundled / earmarked $141,448, equals $168,948 hardline pro-Israel money supporting Newhouse.

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

Scoring and classification: VoteLog methodology.