Is Patty Murray pro-Israel or pro-Palestine?

Where does Patty Murray stand on Israel?

Patty Murray (Democrat, Washington) is tied for the 54th most pro-Israel record in the US Senate, with a net score of +30: 20 cosponsorships and 8 aligned floor votes on the pro-Israel side, against 6 cosponsorships and 6 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): 20 cosponsored bills × 2 = 40 points; 8 aligned floor votes × 1 = 8 points. Subtotal: 48 points pro-Israel.
• Pro-Palestine activity (deduction): 6 cosponsored bills × 2 = 12 points; 6 aligned floor votes × 1 = 6 points. Subtotal: 18 points pro-Palestine.
• Net score: +30 pro-Israel (48 pro-Israel points minus 18 pro-Palestine points).

Campaign finance

2026 cycle, source: FEC, filings through 2026-09-30. Total raised: $3,591,671. Total spent: $2,304,719. Cash on hand: $2,170,413.

Pro-Israel money

Hardline pro-Israel money supporting Murray: $289,183 (2016–2026, 3 PACs, 26 donors, 151 bundled).

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

Where the supporting money comes from

• PAC money: $14,700 (5%, routed + independent expenditures).
• Individual donors: $119,283 (39%, 26 named individuals), of which $5,350 was routed through conduits and is counted once, under bundled.
• Bundled / earmarked: $160,550 (56%, 151 conduit donors).

How the buckets add up to $289,183: PAC money $14,700, plus named individual donors $119,283, minus $5,350 routed through conduits by 4 of those donors (counted once under bundled), plus bundled / earmarked $160,550, equals $289,183 hardline pro-Israel money supporting Murray.

Liberal pro-Israel (J Street) money: $48,400, 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.