But What Can You Do? tracks where 2026 candidates stand on U.S. weapons and funding for the government of Israel. How we check
Bale Dalton
Democrat · U.S. House, Florida District 7
✗SupportsFrom an endorsement
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.
Asked by WKMG News 6 in September about conditioning or cutting arms to the government of Israel, Dalton said he wants a closer look at what is needed, "rather than any sort of blanket restrictions." He says his campaign has taken no AIPAC money, and none has been offered.
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Bale Dalton is the Democratic nominee in Florida's 7th District. He is a Navy Reserve captain who flew Navy helicopters on deployments to Iraq and Afghanistan, and a former NASA chief of staff, and he won the August 2026 Democratic primary. He faces Republican Ryan Elijah and Libertarian Christopher Dennison on November 3.
In a September 2026 interview, WKMG News 6 asked him whether he would join House Democrats who have voted to condition or cut arms to the government of Israel. He answered: "My concern is that what has been offered previously also cuts defensive measures like the Iron Dome. Everybody deserves … self-defense against terrorist activity … So at a minimum, we need to look more at what needs to happen specifically, rather than any sort of blanket restrictions." The interview as published names no condition he would support and no transfer he would change.
In the same interview he said his campaign had taken no AIPAC money and none had been offered, and that he would talk with "anybody that supports what we are trying to do for Central Floridians" as long as "our values are aligned." The American Israel Public Affairs Committee is a lobbying organization that works for close ties between the United States and Israel. On September 14, 2026, DMFI PAC endorsed him as one of five "pro-Israel Democratic candidates" for the House. DMFI PAC is a political action committee that works to elect pro-Israel Democrats. Turning down one group's money, or receiving another group's endorsement, is not a position on what the United States sends.
The priorities page of his campaign site does not mention Israel or Gaza; it calls for "avoiding more forever wars in the Middle East". Nothing located has him addressing U.S. aid to Palestinians. Ask Dalton directly and send us the reply: it goes on this page in his own words.
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 2026-09-27) from the five lobbying groups we track; earlier cycles and earmarked donations not yet tracked.
Support-only OpenFEC data. Opposition independent expenditures are excluded.
Endorsed by DMFI PAC
DMFI PACDemocratic Majority for Israel's PAC; calls itself the home for pro-Israel Democrats and backs Democratic candidates who support a strong U.S. alliance with the government of Israel.These endorsements come from groups that back sending U.S. weapons and funding to the government of Israel.
In their words
“My concern is that what has been offered previously also cuts defensive measures like the Iron Dome. Everybody deserves … self-defense against terrorist activity … So at a minimum, we need to look more at what needs to happen specifically, rather than any sort of blanket restrictions.”
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
[Position, 2026-09-09] WKMG News 6's interview with both major nominees, published on September 9, 2026, asked him whether he would join the more than 100 House Democrats who have voted to condition or cut arms to the government of Israel. The station reports that he "was cautious" and quotes him: "My concern is that what has been offered previously also cuts defensive measures like the Iron Dome. Everybody deserves … self-defense against terrorist activity … So at a minimum, we need to look more at what needs to happen specifically, rather than any sort of blanket restrictions." The station says its interviews were "lightly edited for length and clarity", and the ellipses are its own. No condition he would support, and no transfer he would change, is named.
U.S. aid to Palestinians
Nothing located.
Characterization of the conflict
Nothing located.
Related rhetoric and lobbying
[Position, 2026-09-09] In the same interview, the station reports, he said his campaign had taken no AIPAC money and none had been offered, and that he would talk with "anybody that supports what we are trying to do for Central Floridians" as long as "our values are aligned." A statement about campaign money, not a position on what the United States sends.
[2026-09-14] DMFI PAC endorsed him for the general election as one of five "pro-Israel Democratic candidates" for the U.S. House, along with Chaz Molder (TN-05), Christina Hines (MI-10), Pia Dandiya (FL-22) and Eliott Rodriguez (FL-27). DMFI PAC works to elect pro-Israel Democrats, in its own description. An endorsement by a group, not a position of his.
[Consulted, as of 2026-07-14] PoliTrack listed no itemized contributions to him from the pro-Israel political action committees it tracks. An absence of contributions is a third party's observation about fundraising, not a position, and it stays here.
Safety and antisemitism (context)
Nothing located. [Reported, not confirmed] He is reported to have appeared on MSNBC's The Last Word after his primary win, with no comment on these questions recorded in coverage of it; the podcast listing offered for it is a show index rather than a transcript, and nothing is claimed from it.
What the campaign site and own pages say
[Consulted, read 2026-09-26] His campaign site: the front page, the priorities page, the endorsements page, the news items on the front page, and the site's own search for Israel and for Gaza, which returns "It seems we can't find what you're looking for." No mention of Israel, Gaza, AIPAC or aid to Palestinians.
[Position, read 2026-09-26] The priorities page on national security: "We can meet these challenges and ensure that our economy and our defense capabilities remain the best in the world. But doing so requires avoiding more forever wars in the Middle East, and having clear, strategic goals that guide our military operations." It adds that spending overseas should generate "an adequate return on investment for America". No country is named.
[Consulted, read 2026-09-26] His account on X, as shown to a reader who is not signed in: recent posts on the war in Iran, costs, debates and veterans; nothing on these questions.
Other places checked
[Consulted, read 2026-08-21; re-read 2026-09-26] His Ballotpedia profile. Race facts and his candidate survey, which covers affordability, ethics and health care; no positions in scope.
[Consulted, read 2026-08-21; re-read 2026-09-26] His Smarter.Vote profile, covering climate, energy and health care positions, with no mention of Israel or Gaza.
[Consulted] Florida Politics on his nomination, and a New Politics endorsement note, which no longer opens. Race facts; nothing in scope.
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