Vince Fong
Fong voted in January 2026 to advance the FY2026 appropriations bill, highlighting that it "supports key allies with $3.3 billion for Israel." He cosponsored the Stand with Israel Act, which targets entities boycotting Israel. After Netanyahu's 2024 address he described Israel as America's staunchest ally in the Middle East.
On January 14, 2026 Fong voted to advance the FY2026 appropriations bills; his release's highlights for the national security and State Department bill (H.R. 7006) include that it "supports key allies with $3.3 billion for Israel and $300 million for Taiwan." He is a cosponsor of H.R. 9374, the Stand with Israel Act, which would prohibit federal funding to foreign entities that boycott or penalize Israel; note the direction: that bill concerns cutting U.S. money to entities that boycott Israel, not aid to Israel or to Palestinians.
After attending Netanyahu's July 24, 2024 address to Congress, Fong released a statement, reported by the Kern Valley Sun, describing Israel as America's staunchest ally in the Middle East, framing the conflict as a struggle against evil forces, and quoting Netanyahu's line that when we stand together, we win; the article no longer opens for us, so those renderings are attributed rather than quoted, pending a check. On October 13, 2025 he welcomed the hostage release, called Hamas "terrorists" who committed "unspeakable evil," credited President Trump's leadership on the deal, and called for a "new dawn of peace across the Middle East."
Earlier, in the California Assembly, he co-authored a March 2022 resolution honoring Israeli-Americans that condemned violent antisemitic attacks and anti-Israel misinformation in California.
Tracked votes: backed sending U.S. weapons or funding to the government of Israel in 2 of 2 recorded votes.
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Identity: Vince Fong (R), U.S. Representative CA-20, incumbent, 2026 candidate; former state assemblyman; won the May 2024 special election succeeding Kevin McCarthy. Wikipedia.
U.S. military aid and weapons to Israel
- 2026-01-14 [Current position; verified]: Voted to advance FY2026 appropriations bills; his release highlights that the national security/State bill (H.R. 7006) "supports key allies with $3.3 billion for Israel and $300 million for Taiwan." House release. Verification note: the $3.3 billion line is a bill-highlights bullet in his release, not a first-person spoken sentence; the first search’s phrasing ("emphasized his support... as a critical U.S. ally") overstated it and the card uses the exact bullet.
- Undated [cosponsorship]: Cosponsor of H.R. 9374, the Stand with Israel Act, prohibiting federal funding to foreign entities that boycott or penalize Israel. Votelog tracker. Direction note: this cuts U.S. money to boycotting entities; it is not a weapons or aid-to-Israel measure.
Characterization of the conflict
- 2024-07-24 [Current position; PENDING VERIFICATION, the article no longer opens]: After Netanyahu's address to Congress, characterized Israel as "our staunchest ally in the Middle East," described the conflict as a struggle against "evil forces in the world," and called for U.S. unity with Israel to defeat terrorism. Kern Valley Sun (2024-07-24; opened at the first search, would not open on the later check).
- 2025-10-13 [Current position]: Statement on the hostage release: called Hamas "terrorists" who committed "unspeakable evil" against hostages; called for a "new dawn of peace across the Middle East." House release.
Rhetoric and lobbying
- 2024-07-24 [Current position; pending verification as above]: Attended Netanyahu's joint address; his statement quoted Netanyahu's sentiment "when we stand together... We win, they lose." Kern Valley Sun.
- 2025-10-13 [Current position]: Praised implementation of the Middle East peace deal and hostage release; thanked Donald Trump for facilitating the agreement. House release.
Safety and antisemitism (context, not a weapons or funding position)
- 2022-03-28 [Earlier record]: As a state assemblyman, co-authored a resolution honoring Israeli-Americans that acknowledged and condemned violent antisemitic attacks and anti-Israel misinformation in California. IsraelUSA (page undated; the 2022-03-28 the date comes from the text itself).
Also in this race: Sandra Van Scotter (Democrat) · All California candidates.
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