But What Can You Do? tracks where 2026 candidates stand on U.S. weapons and funding for the government of Israel. How we check
Linda T. Sánchez
- ✓ Cosponsors the Block the Bombs Act
- Backed with $17K by PACs we track that support U.S. weapons funding for the government of Israel (lifetime)
Sánchez co-sponsored the Block the Bombs Act on July 14, 2026, saying she opposes "providing offensive weapons" to Netanyahu's government without meaningful safeguards; she supports defensive aid like Iron Dome. In December 2023 she called the "indiscriminate bombing in Gaza" "alarming and unacceptable."
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Deep Dive
On July 14, 2026 Sánchez co-sponsored the Block the Bombs Act, saying: "I oppose providing offensive weapons to Prime Minister Netanyahu and his far-right government without meaningful safeguards or accountability." In the same statement she said she has supported "defensive aid for close American allies," including Iron Dome funding, and that "lasting peace will only come through diplomacy and dialogue, but that cannot happen until Israel's attacks end and civilian lives are protected."
During the first months of the war she condemned the October 7 attacks and joined a resolution standing with Israel (October 10, 2023), then called for a humanitarian pause (November 3, 2023). On December 18, 2023 she said she was heartbroken by Palestinian civilian deaths, called the "indiscriminate bombing in Gaza" "alarming and unacceptable," and said "Israel's right to defend itself is not without bounds and must comply with international law."
She welcomed the January 2025 ceasefire agreement as a step toward ending the violence, freeing hostages, and delivering humanitarian aid. She condemned Iran's October 2024 missile attack on Israel and said in June 2025 that a nuclear-armed Iran poses a grave threat to Israel. She currently represents CA-38 and is running in the redrawn 41st district.
The record
Supported sending weapons or funding in 2 of 5 tracked votes · Cosponsors the Block the Bombs Act
• Vote record imported from official House Clerk roll calls for H.R. 6126, H.R. 8034, and H.R. 8369. Other position fields remain under investigation.
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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Voted to send weapons or funding in some, but no more than half, of their recorded tracked votes. (Supported sending weapons or funding in 2 of 5 tracked votes.)
The money
$17K in lifetime support from the five lobbying groups we track
In their 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
- 2026-07-14 [Current position]: Co-sponsored the Block the Bombs Act. Verified quotes: "I oppose providing offensive weapons to Prime Minister Netanyahu and his far-right government without meaningful safeguards or accountability"; "I have consistently supported defensive aid for close American allies" (Iron Dome cited). Press release.
Characterization of the conflict
- 2023-10-10 [Months after October 7, 2023]: Expressed "steadfast support for the people of Israel" and "unequivocal condemnation of Hamas and its appalling acts of terrorism." Press release.
- 2023-11-03 [Months after October 7, 2023]: Called for a humanitarian pause in Gaza so aid could reach civilians. Press release.
- 2023-12-18 [Months after October 7, 2023]: "heartbroken by the death and suffering of Palestinian civilians"; the "indiscriminate bombing in Gaza" has been "alarming and unacceptable"; "Israel's right to defend itself is not without bounds and must comply with international law." Verified against the press release.
- 2025-01-15 [Current position]: Welcomed the Israel-Hamas ceasefire agreement as a step toward ending "the devastating cycle of violence and suffering," hostage release, and humanitarian aid delivery. Press release.
- 2024-10-02 [Current position; Iran context]: Condemned Iran's ballistic missile attacks: they "threaten the security of our ally Israel." Press release.
- 2025-06-16 [Current position; Iran context]: "a nuclear-armed Iran poses a grave threat to Israel's existence"; reiterated Israel's right to defend itself. Press release.
Rhetoric and lobbying
- 2023-10-10 [Months after October 7, 2023]: Joined 390 colleagues introducing a bipartisan resolution standing with Israel and condemning Hamas terrorism. Press release.
- 2026-07-14 [Current position]: "Lasting peace will only come through diplomacy and dialogue, but that cannot happen until Israel's attacks end and civilian lives are protected." Verified against the Block the Bombs release.
Safety and antisemitism (context, not a weapons or funding position)
- 2023-11-15 [Months after October 7, 2023]: At a House Ways and Means hearing, questioned witnesses on campus antisemitism; said the uptick in antisemitism "threatens the very fabric of our nation." Source: YouTube (video, text unverified).
Note: identity sources Ballotpedia and Ballotpedia News confirm she currently represents CA-38 and is running in the redrawn CA-41.
Also in this race
- –No Position Found Mitch Clemmons (Republican)
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