But What Can You Do? tracks where 2026 candidates stand on U.S. weapons and funding for the government of Israel. How we check
Everett Wess
Democrat · U.S. Senate, Alabama
?Mixed
How this mark works
We track key votes on sending U.S. weapons and money to the government of Israel. A check means every tracked vote they cast came down against sending more, on the side of peace and de-escalation. A question mark means a mixed record: they sided with sending up to half of the time. An X means they voted to send more weapons and money in over half of their tracked votes, even as the way those weapons and dollars were being used became more and more obvious. At exactly half, money this election cycle from a lobbying group we track, or an endorsement from a group that backs sending weapons, makes it an X. Only votes actually cast are counted. Where a candidate has no recorded votes on these bills, the mark comes instead from a reviewed reading of their public record (money from the lobbying groups we track, endorsements, and their own words since January 26, 2024). There an X also covers fully backing the conduct of the war by the government of Israel without significant reservations, and a question mark also covers speaking about Israel without saying clearly where they stand on U.S. weapons and funding. A dash means No Position Found: we found nothing in their own words about Israel, Gaza or the war.
Two reviewers, reading the public record as a whole, agree: In a 2026 platform statement he supports "Israel's security" while also advocating Palestinian rights, ceasefire efforts, aid to Gaza and a two-state solution, without saying where he stands on U.S. weapons and funding for the government of Israel. Reviewed by hand on 2026-10-09. This candidate has no recorded tracked floor votes.
In his platform section on the Gaza and Israel-Palestine conflict, reported June 2026, Wess said he supports Israel's security and advocates "Palestinian rights and humanitarian protections", and encourages "ceasefire efforts, humanitarian aid to Gaza, and a two-state solution".
The email has replies@butwhatcanyoudo.org in cc, so we can post their answer on their page in their own words; remove it if you prefer. Keep the subject line as it is, add your name, and send.
Wess is a Birmingham attorney and former municipal court judge, and won the Democratic primary runoff on June 16, 2026 to become the Democratic nominee for the U.S. Senate in Alabama.
His platform carries a section on the Gaza and Israel-Palestine conflict. Southern Jewish Life reported it on June 12, 2026, quoting him: "I support Israel's security, and I also advocate for Palestinian rights and humanitarian protections. I encourage ceasefire efforts, humanitarian aid to Gaza, and a two-state solution as a means to address the ongoing conflict and promote lasting peace in the region."
Humanitarian aid to Gaza is one of the two things this project tracks, and he supports it. On the other, U.S. weapons and money for the government of Israel, he has set out no position: he states support for Israel's security without saying what the United States should send.
The money
Checked the five lobbying groups we track; no direct 2026 support found
2026 support from the five lobbying groups we track
Nothing recorded (as of 2026-07-13) from the five lobbying groups we track; earlier cycles and earmarked donations not yet tracked.
Support-only OpenFEC data. Opposition independent expenditures are excluded.
In their words
“I support Israel's security, and I also advocate for Palestinian rights and humanitarian protections. I encourage ceasefire efforts, humanitarian aid to Gaza, and a two-state solution as a means to address the ongoing conflict and promote lasting peace in the region.”
The notes behind this card: what we looked at, what we found, and where each item came from.
U.S. aid to Palestinians
2026-06-12 [Current position; VERIFIED VERBATIM 2026-08-12; leads the card]: Southern Jewish Life, by Larry Brook, reports his platform section on the "Gaza/Israel-Palestine conflict" and quotes him: "I support Israel's security, and I also advocate for Palestinian rights and humanitarian protections. I encourage ceasefire efforts, humanitarian aid to Gaza, and a two-state solution as a means to address the ongoing conflict and promote lasting peace in the region."
U.S. military aid and weapons to Israel
No position located. He states support for Israel's security; he does not say what the United States should send, and the card does not treat the first as the second.
Verification, 2026-08-12
The article was read in full, about 1,400 words, not paywalled. The quoted passage matches character for character. It also records that he placed first with 39.6 percent in the May 19 primary and went to a June 16 runoff.
**Why this card was previously an absence card.** The material sat in an initial search under "Characterization of the conflict", and a fault in how this card was assembled dropped every question it had marked as carrying material, without reproducing it anywhere. This card therefore said he had not spoken on U.S. aid to Palestinians while an initial search held a dated, sourced quotation in which he encourages humanitarian aid to Gaza. No person reviewed it, because nothing flagged it.
The generated record, kept
Everything below comes from an initial search’s own notes, written before this card was rewritten, and is kept unchanged so that what was looked for, and what came back, stays on the record. Where it says nothing was found on this question, read it against the verified item above.
What was looked for, and what came back
**U.S. military aid and weapons to Israel:** There is no public record or documented statement of Everett Wess addressing U.S. military aid, foreign military financing, or weapons transfers to Israel.
**Characterization of the conflict:** Material returned; set out in full below.
**Rhetoric and lobbying:** There is no public record or documented statement of Everett Wess taking a position on Israel-related lobbying organizations or political action committees (such as AIPAC).
**Safety and antisemitism:** There is no public record of statements or actions by Everett Wess specifically addressing antisemitism or safety measures for Jewish communities.
What an initial search did return, on the other questions
The card's claim is about what the United States sends, and that question came back empty. These questions did return material. It is reproduced word for word so nothing found is lost, and it is context rather than a position on U.S. weapons or money. Em dashes are rendered as hyphens to satisfy house style; no wording is changed.
### Characterization of the conflict In a campaign platform position detailed in a June 12, 2026 report by *Southern Jewish Life*, Wess framed his perspective on the Gaza and Israel–Palestine conflict as balanced between Israeli security and Palestinian humanitarian needs. He stated:
> *"I support Israel's security, and I also advocate for Palestinian rights and humanitarian protections. I encourage ceasefire efforts, humanitarian aid to Gaza, and a two-state solution as a means to address the ongoing conflict and promote lasting peace in the region."*
The rest of what an initial search returned on the questions with no answer
Each line above is the first sentence of what an initial search returned for that question. Where it said more after that sentence, the whole passage is reproduced here word for word, so the qualification stands on the record alongside the finding. Em dashes are rendered as hyphens to satisfy house style; no wording is changed.
### Rhetoric and lobbying There is no public record or documented statement of Everett Wess taking a position on Israel-related lobbying organizations or political action committees (such as AIPAC). During the Democratic primary runoff leading up to June 16, 2026, his opponent raised the issue of AIPAC funding, but Wess did not engage in rhetoric on the topic.
### Safety and antisemitism There is no public record of statements or actions by Everett Wess specifically addressing antisemitism or safety measures for Jewish communities. His broader public safety platform focuses on domestic judicial fairness, clean government, and community programs within Alabama.
But What Can You Do? tracks where 2026 candidates stand on U.S. weapons and
funding for the government of Israel. Every claim on this page goes through at least two verification steps.
Open Find Your Candidates for votes, funding and contact details.