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

Charles Hoelter

Republican · U.S. House, California District 15
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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.

Hoelter has not spoken publicly on U.S. military aid to Israel or aid to Palestinians; no statements found in source-checked research.

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Deep Dive

We found no public record from Charles Hoelter on any of this site's four questions: U.S. military aid and weapons to Israel, characterization of the Israel/Palestine conflict, Israel-related rhetoric and lobbying, or safety and antisemitism. That absence is the finding, not a gap in the search.

Hoelter is the Republican candidate for the U.S. House in California's 15th district, a retired training supervisor from San Mateo. On June 2, 2026 he advanced from the top-two primary alongside Democratic incumbent Kevin Mullin to the November 3, 2026 general election, per Ballotpedia. His campaign platform covers border security, tax reduction, constitutional rights, energy independence, and support for law enforcement.

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 2026-07-23) from the five lobbying groups we track; earlier cycles and earmarked donations not yet tracked.
Support-only OpenFEC data. Opposition independent expenditures are excluded.

Research log

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

The search on 2026-08-10 covered Hoelter CA-15) returned no in-scope material.

U.S. military aid and weapons to Israel

  • No statements, policy positions, or actions found. [Nothing found]

Characterization of the conflict

  • No statements or positions found. [Nothing found]

Rhetoric and lobbying

  • No rhetoric or lobbying activity found. [Nothing found]

Safety and antisemitism

  • No statements or actions found. [Nothing found]

Sources consulted (identity and candidacy)

Also in this race

  1. ? Kevin Mullin (Democrat)

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