But What Can You Do? tracks where 2026 candidates stand on U.S. weapons and funding for the government of Israel. How we check
Jason Gibbs
Republican · U.S. House, California District 27
–No Position Found
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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We found no statement from Jason Gibbs on U.S. weapons or money to the government of Israel, and none on U.S. aid to Palestinians. That absence covers his campaign record and his time on the Santa Clarita City Council.
His public record on the conflict comes from the weeks after the October 7, 2023 attack, while he was mayor of Santa Clarita. On October 10, 2023 he spoke at a rally outside City Hall supporting Israel, calling the events heart-wrenching to watch and saying he came to share support and prayers for the people of Israel. On December 15, 2023 he published "A Condemnation of Hate" in the Santa Clarita Valley Signal, calling October 7 "a very real and world-changing assault in Israel" and writing that women, children and the elderly "would not be spared the brutality, inhumanity and outright terrorism of this generational conflict."
In the same December 2023 letter he described his response to a September 16, 2023 bomb threat against Santa Clarita's Congregation Beth Shalom and wrote, "In Santa Clarita, we stand together against hate, discrimination, and bigotry in any form." On December 10, 2023 he joined local synagogue members at a community menorah lighting. This is safety context, not a weapons or funding position.
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.
Searched 2026-08-10 for: Gibbs CA-27 Israel statement; Gibbs CA-27 candidate 2026; Gibbs Santa Clarita Council Israel Hamas). All in-scope material sits in the months after October 7, 2023; the current period (2024-01-26 onward) came back empty.
U.S. military aid and weapons to Israel
No public statements, official actions, or policy positions found on U.S. military aid, arms sales, or weapons shipments to Israel. [Nothing found]
Characterization of the conflict
2023-10-10 [Months after October 7, 2023; source published 2023-10-11]: As mayor, spoke at a rally outside Santa Clarita City Hall supporting Israel after the Hamas attack; called the events "very heart-wrenching to watch" and said his goal was to share "love, support and prayers for the people of Israel" (quote fragments per the search notes, not independently verified). Signal rally coverage.
2023-12-15 [Months after October 7, 2023; verified against source]: Op-ed letter "A Condemnation of Hate" in the Santa Clarita Valley Signal; called October 7 "a very real and world-changing assault in Israel" that killed over 1,400 people and took hundreds of hostages; wrote that women, children and the elderly "would not be spared the brutality, inhumanity and outright terrorism of this generational conflict." Op-ed.
Rhetoric and lobbying
No record of Israel-related legislative lobbying or relationships with lobbying organizations. His public rhetoric is the October 10, 2023 rally appearance and the December 15, 2023 letter, both listed above. [Months after October 7, 2023]
Safety and antisemitism (context, not a weapons or funding position)
2023-09-16 event, described 2023-12-15 [Earlier record event, recounted in reaction-window op-ed]: Bomb threat against Congregation Beth Shalom during the High Holy Days; Gibbs wrote that he reached out to express love and prayers to the synagogue. Op-ed.
2023-12-15 [Months after October 7, 2023; verified with wording correction]: Wrote that threats against Jewish institutions "demonstrate a disgusting comfort level with perpetuating violence" and that "In Santa Clarita, we stand together against hate, discrimination, and bigotry in any form" (source reads "in any form", not the "of any form"). Op-ed.
2023-12-10 [Months after October 7, 2023]: Joined members of local synagogues at a public community menorah lighting. Op-ed.
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