Is Marilyn Strickland pro-Israel or pro-Palestine?

Where does Marilyn Strickland stand on Israel?

Marilyn Strickland (Democrat, Washington) is tied for the 284th most pro-Israel record in the US House, with a net score of +16: 6 cosponsorships and 11 aligned floor votes on the pro-Israel side, against 1 cosponsorship and 5 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): 6 cosponsored bills × 2 = 12 points; 11 aligned floor votes × 1 = 11 points. Subtotal: 23 points pro-Israel.
• Pro-Palestine activity (deduction): 1 cosponsored bill × 2 = 2 points; 5 aligned floor votes × 1 = 5 points. Subtotal: 7 points pro-Palestine.
• Net score: +16 pro-Israel (23 pro-Israel points minus 7 pro-Palestine points).

Campaign finance

2026 cycle, source: FEC, filings through 2026-09-30. Total raised: $1,842,714. Total spent: $1,719,024. Cash on hand: $704,278.

Pro-Israel money

Hardline pro-Israel money supporting Strickland: $468,506 (2020–2026, 4 PACs, 28 donors, 228 bundled, including $13,750 just filed with the FEC).

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

Where the supporting money comes from

• PAC money: $36,200 (8%, routed + independent expenditures).
• Individual donors: $136,700 (20%, 28 named individuals), of which $44,350 was routed through conduits and is counted once, under bundled.
• Bundled / earmarked: $339,956 (73%, 228 conduit donors, including $11,250 just filed).

How the buckets add up to $468,506: PAC money $36,200, plus named individual donors $136,700, minus $44,350 routed through conduits by 19 of those donors (counted once under bundled), plus bundled / earmarked $339,956, equals $468,506 hardline pro-Israel money supporting Strickland.

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

Scoring and classification: VoteLog methodology.