But What Can You Do? tracks where 2026 candidates stand on U.S. weapons and funding for the government of Israel. How we check
Jacqui Irwin
Democrat · U.S. House, California District 26
?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 September 2025 she co-sponsored a resolution that condemns the October 7 attacks, demands Hamas release hostages and urges compliance with international humanitarian law by both sides, without saying where she 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.
Has not taken a public position on U.S. military aid to Israel or aid to Palestinians. In September 2025 she co-sponsored SCR 105, a California resolution on the humanitarian catastrophe in Gaza that condemns the October 7 attacks and urges hostage release and a two-state solution.
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Irwin, a state Assemblymember running for the CA-26 House seat, has no record of personal statements or positions on U.S. federal military aid or weapons transfers to the government of Israel, and none on U.S. aid to Palestinians. Her record on the conflict runs through the California Legislative Jewish Caucus and state measures.
In September 2025 she was among 43 legislators sponsoring SCR 105, "Human Rights: Gaza", which the State Senate passed that month; it addresses the loss of life and displacement in Gaza, condemns the October 7 attacks, demands Hamas release hostages, urges compliance with international humanitarian law by both sides, and backs a two-state solution. In January 2024 she co-signed the Jewish Caucus letter on October 7 and the war, a multi-signer document calling October 7 a terrorist massacre, grieving Palestinian civilian deaths, and saying Israel must do everything possible to protect civilian life while it defends itself. The same letter criticized chants like "from the river to the sea" and anti-Israel bias in K-12 curricula. In 2018 the caucus, with her among its members, called on Israel and Hamas to negotiate a lasting peace after border violence in Gaza.
On antisemitism, as context: the January 2024 caucus letter sought a select committee on antisemitism, campus and K-12 measures, and security-grant funding; in June 2024 she co-signed the caucus statement after the Adas Torah synagogue clash, citing $160 million in state nonprofit security grants; in November 2024 she joined a joint statement on antisemitic incidents in Westside Los Angeles. These are caucus and group documents; no individually authored statement by Irwin on the conflict was found.
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.
U.S. military aid and weapons to Israel
Nothing found. No personal statements or positions on U.S. federal military aid or weapons transfers to the government of Israel, and none on U.S. aid to Palestinians. Sources consulted: campaign site, Ballotpedia.
Characterization of the conflict
2018-05-18 [Earlier record; multi-signer caucus statement]: Jewish Caucus statement on Gaza border violence condemning violence and calling on Israel and Hamas to negotiate a lasting peace. Caucus statement.
2024-01-03 [Months after October 7, 2023; multi-signer caucus letter]: Co-signed the caucus letter on October 7 and the war: called October 7 a "terrorist massacre," said Hamas "cynically used [Palestinian] civilians as human shields," grieved that "Far too many Palestinian civilians, including a heartbreaking number of children, have been killed," said Israel "must do everything possible to protect civilian life while it defends itself," and affirmed a two-state solution. Caucus letter; companion caucus page (2024-01-04).
September 2025 [Current position; verified; introduced 2025-09-08, Senate passage 2025-09-12]: Among 43 sponsors of SCR 105, "Human Rights: Gaza" (primary sponsors Wahab and Wiener): addresses loss of life and displacement in Gaza, condemns the October 7 attacks, demands Hamas release hostages, urges compliance with international humanitarian law by both sides, supports a diplomatic path to a two-state solution. BillTrack50; SD10 release.
Rhetoric and lobbying
2024-01-03 [Months after October 7, 2023; multi-signer caucus letter]: The letter criticized rhetoric glorifying violence against Israelis and chants such as "from the river to the sea," rejected denial of Jewish historical connection to the region, and condemned unauthorized teach-ins and anti-Israel bias in K-12 curricula. Caucus letter.
2025-09-17 [Current position; marginal relevance]: Joined Rep. Brad Sherman's telephone town hall on constituent concerns including political violence and community safety. Sherman release (2025-09-18).
Safety and antisemitism (context, not a weapons or funding position)
2024-01-03 [Months after October 7, 2023; multi-signer caucus letter]: Caucus priorities: select committee on antisemitism, campus climate, K-12 anti-bias standards, Holocaust education, and state security-grant funding for synagogues and Jewish institutions. Caucus letter.
2024-06-24 [Current position; multi-signer caucus statement]: After the Adas Torah synagogue clash in Los Angeles, the caucus condemned targeting houses of worship and cited $160 million in state nonprofit security grants. Caucus statement.
2024-11-06 [Current position; multi-official joint statement]: Joined LA-area officials against antisemitic incidents targeting Westside communities. SD24 release.
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