Kevin Kiley
Kiley supports U.S. military aid to Israel, calling the April 2024 supplemental "crucial security assistance for our ally Israel". After an Israel delegation trip organized by AIPAC's education affiliate, he said supporting Israel's ability to defend itself is vital to U.S. national security.
After voting for the April 2024 supplemental, Kiley said: "We replenished our own defense stockpiles and bolstered our deterrence capabilities with respect to China, while providing crucial security assistance for our ally Israel as it faces unprecedented threats."
From April 1-8, 2024 he traveled to Israel on a congressional delegation organized by the American Israel Education Foundation, AIPAC's affiliated education charity, meeting the Prime Minister, the President, the U.S. Ambassador, and parents of a hostage held in Gaza. He said: "It is impossible to overstate the barbarity and evil of the October 7 terrorist attack by Hamas," committed to supporting Israel's effort to "finish the task of defeating Hamas, bringing home the hostages," and said "supporting Israel's right and ability to defend itself is vital to the security of the Israeli people, the hope of a peaceful future for the region, and the national security interests of the United States."
On campus and school antisemitism he has been active: his resolution on campus antisemitism passed the House in November 2023, he welcomed the Education and Workforce Committee's October 2024 campus antisemitism report, chaired a September 2025 hearing on antisemitism in K-12 schools, and co-announced an investigation of three school districts over antisemitic harassment reports in November 2025.
Tracked votes: backed sending U.S. weapons or funding to the government of Israel in 6 of 6 recorded votes.
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U.S. military aid and weapons to Israel
- 2024-04-20 [Current position; verified]: After the supplemental vote: "We replenished our own defense stockpiles and bolstered our deterrence capabilities with respect to China, while providing crucial security assistance for our ally Israel as it faces unprecedented threats." Release.
- 2024-05-15 [Current position; date taken from the text itself; attribution suspect]: Reported public remarks reaffirming support for supplying Israel with military resources for defense and border security. Only source is a YouTube video whose metadata does not name Kiley. Not verified, not used on the card.
- Recorded key votes (H.R. 6126, H.R. 8034, H.R. 8369, H.R. 7217, NDAA FY26 missile-defense amendment, H.R. 8595) and AIPAC funding support are badges and are not restated here.
Characterization of the conflict
- 2023-10-11 [Months after October 7, 2023; date taken from the text itself; source page undated]: Called October 7 a "horrific terrorist assault that shocked the conscience of the world." Statement on evacuation efforts.
- 2023-10-25 [Months after October 7, 2023; date taken from the text itself; source page undated]: Applauded passage of H.Res. 771, standing with Israel against "the barbaric war launched by Hamas and other terrorists." Release.
- 2024-04-10 [Current position; verified]: After the Israel trip: "It is impossible to overstate the barbarity and evil of the October 7 terrorist attack by Hamas"; U.S. support essential to "finish the task of defeating Hamas, bringing home the hostages." Release.
- 2024-04-18 [Current position; date taken from the text itself; attribution suspect]: Reported condemnation of Iran's drone and missile strikes on Israel as part of a broader Iranian regional threat. Only source is a YouTube video whose metadata does not name Kiley. Not used on the card.
Rhetoric and lobbying
- 2024-04-01 to 04-08 [Current position; verified]: AIEF-organized congressional delegation to Israel (AIEF is AIPAC's affiliated education charity; the affiliation is general knowledge, not stated on the source page). Met the Prime Minister, President, U.S. Ambassador, and parents of a hostage. Release. A KNCO item on the delegation would not open and is not linked.
- 2025-03-27 [Current position; date taken from the text itself; attribution suspect]: Reported call for sustained bipartisan support for Israel. Only source is a YouTube video whose metadata does not name Kiley. Not used on the card.
Safety and antisemitism (context, not a weapons or funding position)
- 2023-11-01 [Months after October 7, 2023; attribution suspect]: Reported House floor remarks on campus antisemitism; only source is a YouTube video not naming him in metadata.
- 2023-11-02 [Months after October 7, 2023; date taken from the text itself; source page undated]: His resolution condemning antisemitism on college campuses passed the House; called on university administrators to protect Jewish students. Release.
- 2023-12-06 [Months after October 7, 2023; attribution suspect]: Reportedly said universities were becoming "hotbeds of antisemitism" at a leadership briefing; only source is a YouTube video not naming him.
- 2024-10-31 [Current position; date taken from the text itself; source page undated]: Statement on the Education and Workforce Committee campus antisemitism report; said several university officials failed to protect Jewish students or disavow pro-Hamas activities. Release.
- 2025-04-24 [Current position; attribution suspect]: Reported interview praise for Yale administrators' action against encampments; only source is a YouTube video not naming him.
- 2025-09-10 [Current position]: As subcommittee chairman, opened a hearing on antisemitism in K-12 schools, citing students who transferred over hostile environments. Committee release; coverage by CAM (2025-09-11).
- 2025-11-26 [Current position; date taken from the text itself; source page undated]: Co-announced an investigation into Berkeley Unified, Fairfax County, and Philadelphia districts over unaddressed antisemitic harassment reports. Release.
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