Matthew Wood
Wood has not spoken publicly on U.S. weapons or money for the government of Israel, or on U.S. aid to Palestinians. No statement was found in source-checked research across 3 sources.
3 sources checked and read, every one listed on the research page. Most candidates at this level have simply never been asked.
You are better placed to change that than we are. Ask Wood directly, or at a candidate forum, and send us the reply: it goes on this page in their own words, which is worth more than anything we could write about them.
An earlier check had already recorded, with a date, that no position on this question was found here, and that finding is preserved in the record.
Research
What was looked for, and what came back
- **U.S. military aid and weapons to Israel:** There is no public record of statements or actions by Matthew Wood regarding U.S. military aid or weapons to Israel.
- **Characterization of the conflict:** There is no public record of statements or actions by Matthew Wood characterizing the Israel/Palestine conflict.
- **Rhetoric and lobbying:** There is no public record of statements or actions by Matthew Wood addressing Israel-related political rhetoric or lobbying.
- **Safety and antisemitism:** There is no public record of statements or actions by Matthew Wood regarding safety concerns related to the conflict or antisemitism.
Sources consulted and read (3)
- ballotpedia.org
- matthewwoodforcolorado.com
- timesofisrael.com (published 2026-07-17) [does not name the candidate in the text we could read]
Earlier finding, preserved
- Checked 2026-07-28. "checked the campaign's own site in full -- homepage https://www.matthewwoodforcolorado.com/ (bio: 'working-class American bus driver and independent thinker'; values of transparency and honesty in government; no policy planks) and the biography page https://www.matthewwoodforcolorado.com/meet-matthew-wood (further bio, no issue-by-issue platform) -- and ran two news searches: '"Matthew Wood" Colorado Senate 2026 candidate Israel Gaza foreign aid' and '"Matthew Wood" Colorado Senate bus driver independent candidate platform'. Neither the campaign site nor either search turned up any statement by Wood on U.S. weapons or funding to the government of Israel, Gaza, Palestine, foreign aid, militar" source
Not found
- No position located on U.S. weapons, arms sales or military funding for the government of Israel.
- No position located on U.S. aid to Palestinians, UNRWA or Gaza humanitarian funding.
- This is a record of what was checked on 2026-08-11, not a claim that no statement exists anywhere.
Also in this race: Mark Baisley (Republican), Robert Chew (Other), Clinton Roosevelt Dale (Independent), John W. Hickenlooper (Democrat), Joshua William Kuebler (Independent), Adam Withrow (Other) · All Colorado candidates.
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