Is Derrick Van Orden pro-Israel or pro-Palestine?

Where does Derrick Van Orden stand on Israel?

Derrick Van Orden (Republican, Wisconsin) is tied for the 159th most pro-Israel record in the US House, with a net score of +39: 12 cosponsorships and 15 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): 12 cosponsored bills × 2 = 24 points; 15 aligned floor votes × 1 = 15 points. Subtotal: 39 points pro-Israel.
• Net score: +39 pro-Israel (39 pro-Israel points minus 0 pro-Palestine points).

Campaign finance

2026 cycle, source: FEC, filings through 2026-09-30. Total raised: $8,794,975. Total spent: $7,192,361. Cash on hand: $2,119,420.

Pro-Israel money

Hardline pro-Israel money supporting Van Orden: $312,172 (2020–2026, 3 PACs, 23 donors, 104 bundled, including $10,282 just filed with the FEC).

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

Where the supporting money comes from

• PAC money: $37,028 (12%, routed + independent expenditures).
• Individual donors: $116,286 (30%, 23 named individuals), of which $23,806 was routed through conduits and is counted once, under bundled.
• Bundled / earmarked: $182,664 (59%, 104 conduit donors, including $10,254 just filed).

How the buckets add up to $312,172: PAC money $37,028, plus named individual donors $116,286, minus $23,806 routed through conduits by 11 of those donors (counted once under bundled), plus bundled / earmarked $182,664, equals $312,172 hardline pro-Israel money supporting Van Orden.

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

Scoring and classification: VoteLog methodology.