Is Derek Kilmer pro-Israel or pro-Palestine?

Where does Derek Kilmer stand on Israel?

Derek Kilmer (Democrat, Washington), a former member of the US House, has a pro-Israel record, with a net score of +39: 13 cosponsorships and 17 aligned floor votes on the pro-Israel side, against 4 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): 13 cosponsored bills × 2 = 26 points; 17 aligned floor votes × 1 = 17 points. Subtotal: 43 points pro-Israel.
• Pro-Palestine activity (deduction): 4 aligned floor votes × 1 = 4 points. Subtotal: 4 points pro-Palestine.
• Net score: +39 pro-Israel (43 pro-Israel points minus 4 pro-Palestine points).

Campaign finance

No FEC campaign-finance totals available for this member yet.

Pro-Israel money

Hardline pro-Israel money supporting Kilmer: $80,850 (2022–2024, 2 PACs, 0 donors, 67 bundled).

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

Where the supporting money comes from

• PAC money: $3,100 (4%, routed + independent expenditures).
• Individual donors: $0 (0%, 0 named individuals).
• Bundled / earmarked: $77,750 (96%, 67 conduit donors).

Liberal pro-Israel (J Street) money: $7,750, 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.