Brian Burley
Burley has not spoken publicly on U.S. weapons or money to the government of Israel, or on U.S. aid to Palestinians; in 2022 and 2026 surveys he declined Israel-related questions. In a March 2020 survey he strongly disagreed with supporting the BDS movement against Israel.
We found no statement from Brian Burley, a Huntington Beach City School District trustee running for CA-42, on U.S. weapons or money to the government of Israel, and none on U.S. aid to Palestinians. He has not characterized the Israel/Palestine conflict publicly and has no Israel-related lobbying record.
His only on-record answer is old: in a March 2020 candidate survey during his CA-48 run, he marked "Strongly Disagree" on supporting the Boycott, Divestment, Sanctions movement against Israel. In his 2022 and 2026 questionnaires he declined to answer whether the U.S. relationship with Israel or foreign aid to the region is a national priority. Opposing BDS is not a position on U.S. weapons or funding.
Research
Searched 2026-08-10 for: Burley CA-42 2026; Burley Republican California House 2026; Burley Israel/Gaza/Palestine/Jewish/antisemitism; Burley Huntington Beach board; Burley Israel Palestine; Burley "Israel"; Burley "antisemitism"). Two of four questions came back empty.
U.S. military aid and weapons to Israel
- No public statements, white papers, or campaign positions on U.S. military aid, arms transfers, or defense sales to Israel, and none on U.S. aid to Palestinians. [Nothing found]
- 2020-03 [Earlier record; month-only inline date from the survey label]: CA-48 candidate survey answer "Strongly Disagree" on supporting the BDS movement against Israel. 2020 survey. Note: a BDS answer is not a weapons or funding position.
- 2022 and 2026 cycles [Earlier record and current position by cycle; survey pages undated]: Declined to answer iVoterGuide questions on whether the U.S. relationship with Israel or foreign aid to the region is a national priority. 2022 survey, 2026 survey.
Characterization of the conflict
- Nothing on record. [Nothing found]
Rhetoric and lobbying
- Nothing on record. [Nothing found]
Safety and antisemitism (context, not a weapons or funding position)
- No statements on antisemitism or safety of Jewish institutions. 2020-10 [Earlier record]: At a Huntington Beach candidate forum he condemned extreme political rhetoric dividing the local community; municipal unity remarks, not Israel-related. Sources were two Facebook group posts, neither of which would open; unlinked.
Identity sources
- Ballotpedia and campaign bio: school board trustee, IT consultant, former OC GOP central committee member; prior runs CA-48 2020, CA-47 2022; advanced from the June 2, 2026 primary to face incumbent Robert Garcia.
- Disambiguation sources (author Shane Burley via Substack, broadcaster Kay Burley via YouTube) concern other people; excluded from content.
Also in this race: Robert Garcia (Democrat) · All California candidates.
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