But What Can You Do? tracks where 2026 candidates stand on U.S. weapons and funding for the government of Israel. How we check
Rick Allen
- Backed with $25K by PACs we track that support U.S. weapons funding for the government of Israel (lifetime)
- Endorsed by AIPAC
No statement since January 2024 was located from Allen on U.S. weapons or money for Israel's government, or on U.S. aid to Palestinians (source-checked research).
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Deep Dive
Allen represents Georgia's 12th District and is running for re-election. His recorded votes on the tracked bills are shown separately on this card; he has no located statement explaining any of them.
His earlier record points the same way. In April 2023 he co-introduced a resolution affirming the U.S. commitment to Israel's security and naming Iran a direct threat. In January 2017 he opposed UN Security Council Resolution 2334 and the U.S. abstention, calling it a "betrayal of the worst kind" and saying "I will always stand with Israel," while arguing a resolution must come through direct bilateral negotiations.
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The record
Supported sending weapons or funding in 6 of 6 tracked votes
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 more than half of their recorded tracked votes. (Supported sending weapons or funding in 6 of 6 tracked votes.)
The money
$25K in lifetime support from the five lobbying groups we track
In their words
AIPAC (2026 endorsement)
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
- [After October 7, 2023-11-02] His statement on the Israel Security Supplemental Appropriations Act, opened and confirmed word for word: "Israel is the United States' strongest ally in the Middle East, and I support Israel's right to defend itself against the heinous and barbaric terrorist attacks being carried out by Hamas. Today's bipartisan legislation not only provides Israel with much-needed resources as they fight this evil, but it also claws back President Biden's unnecessary IRS funding. I was proud to vote in support of this bill and I urge my Senate colleagues to take im[mediate action]." **Dated inside the weeks right after October 7**, and it is the only statement of his on the aid itself, so it does not appear on the card; the card reports no located position since January 2024 and the deep dive carries this as dated history.
- [Earlier record, 2023-04-28] Co-introduced a resolution affirming the U.S. commitment to Israel's security and identifying the Iranian regime as a direct threat (Rep. Weber's release, which names co-introducers; the same source appears on Rep. Harshbarger's card).
- His recorded votes on the tracked bills appear as badges and align with the statements above.
U.S. aid to Palestinians
- No statement or documented position found by the research.
Characterization of the conflict
- [After October 7, 2023-10-25] Statement after H. Res. 771 characterizing the attack as a "barbaric war" and citing "the evils of Hamas' terrorism and brutality," adding: "I've had the distinct honor of visiting Israel on several occasions, and I believe the unwavering bond between our two nations can never be broken."
- [Earlier record, 2017-01-05] Statement opposing UN Security Council Resolution 2334, calling the U.S. abstention a "betrayal of the worst kind," describing Israel as "our only ally in the Middle East" and saying "I will always stand with Israel," while arguing a solution must come through direct bilateral negotiations.
Related rhetoric and lobbying
- [After October 7, 2023-12-12] Co-introduced a House resolution with Rep. Joe Wilson condemning CNN over reporting about freelance photojournalists in Gaza on October 7, as reported. Media criticism rather than a position on aid.
Safety and antisemitism (context)
- Nothing distinct located.
Also in this race
- –No Position Found Ceretta Smith (Democrat)
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