But What Can You Do? tracks where 2026 candidates stand on U.S. weapons and funding for the government of Israel. How we check

Risa Lombardo

Green · Governor, Arizona
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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.

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No recorded votes on the bills we track. We found nothing in their own words about Israel, Gaza or the war.

Lombardo won the 2026 Green primary over party leadership's opposition. Her issues page carries the national Green platform: "Our country's long wars and worldwide military presence are immoral and unsustainable," naming no recipient. Nothing mentions Israel, Gaza, or Palestinians; no position on U.S. weapons or aid was located.

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Deep Dive

Lombardo was a Republican precinct committeewoman until early 2025, then registered Green and won the party's July 21, 2026 governor primary. Party leadership opposed her: the Arizona Green Party's endorsement slate rejected her, and coverage described a nominee her own party called a sham.

Her issues page, which we read in full, reproduces the national Green Party's Four Pillars and Ten Key Values, including "Our country's long wars and worldwide military presence are immoral and unsustainable" and "Our military budget must be cut dramatically." Those lines name no country, no recipient, and no conflict. She has not said what the United States should send, fund, or withhold in this conflict.

If you want her actual position, you are better placed to get it than we are: ask Lombardo directly, or at a candidate forum, and send us the reply. It goes on this page in her own words.

Research log

The notes behind this card: what we looked at, what we found, and where each item came from.

U.S. military aid and weapons to Israel

  • No statement or action located. Her issues page was read (~1,100 words): no mention of Israel, Palestine, or Gaza anywhere.

U.S. aid to Palestinians

  • Nothing located.

Characterization of the conflict

  • Nothing located.

Related rhetoric and lobbying

  • [Position, read 2026-08-14] Generic national-platform language on her issues page, verified verbatim: "Our country's long wars and worldwide military presence are immoral and unsustainable"; "Our military budget must be cut dramatically"; "We will work to demilitarize and eliminate weapons of mass destruction, without being naive about the intentions of other governments." Blanket anti-war language with no recipient named; carried per our rule for blanket positions (give the blanket position and say it is blanket).

Safety and antisemitism (context)

  • Nothing located. Her platform focuses on clean air and water, education, homelessness, and election transparency, as reported.

Race and identity context

  • [Position, 2026, reported] Former Republican precinct committeewoman until late February 2025; registered Green and won the 2026-07-21 primary (Ballotpedia, Wikipedia, California Globe).
  • [Position, 2026-06-30] The Arizona Green Party's endorsement slate rejected her (Your Valley); a News From The States piece on the party calling her candidacy a sham returned 403.

Also in this race

  1. ? Katie Hobbs (Democrat)
  2. ✗ Andy Biggs (Republican)
  3. ✓ Teri Hourihan (Other)

All Arizona candidates.

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