Kelly Esti
No position from Esti on U.S. weapons or money for Israel's government could be verified (source-checked research). A statement attributed to her is near-identical to one the same research attributes to a different Georgia candidate, and both rest on unreadable posts in one Facebook group.
Esti is a Democratic candidate for Georgia's 8th District.
The research turned up a substantial statement in her voice, dated November 2025: that "the US continues to support Israel's war on Gaza with military and financial aid while repeatedly blocking all international calls for an immediate ceasefire at the UN," and that before the United States provides further military or financial support there must be a ceasefire with hostages released, long enough to deliver food, shelter and medical care to civilians, with any future action against Hamas conducted surgically rather than through broad warfare.
We are not publishing that as hers. **A near-identical statement is attributed by the same research to Pamela DeLancy, a candidate in Georgia's 10th District, dated seven months later**, and both trace to posts in the same Facebook group. Her other found source is a localcandidates.org **topic listing** page, which by construction carries many candidates' positions rather than one candidate's. Neither post was readable.
That is not a judgement about what she believes. It is that we cannot yet tell whose words these are, and This batch of research has already found one position published under the wrong candidate's name.
If you want her position in her own words, ask Esti directly and send us the reply. It goes on this page.
Research
U.S. military aid and weapons to Israel
- **No position verified.**
- ⚠⚠ [Attributed, 2025-11-09, NOT VERIFIED] The research turned up her saying "the US continues to support Israel's war on Gaza with military and financial aid while repeatedly blocking all international calls for an immediate ceasefire at the UN," and that before further U.S. military or financial support there must be a ceasefire with hostage releases "long enough to deliver food, shelter, and medical care to civilians," with future action against Hamas "conducted surgically rather than through broad warfare." Source: a post in a Facebook group, cited three times and not readable.
- ⚠⚠ **THE DUPLICATION.** The same research attributes a near-identical statement to **`ga10-delancy`** (Pamela DeLancy, Georgia's 10th District), dated 2026-06-21, and both trace to posts in the **same Facebook group** (`groups/httpscivicdinners.comusers15065`). Two candidates, two districts, two dates, one statement. Either an attribution is wrong or both reproduce a shared questionnaire or forum answer neither authored.
- ⚠ **A LISTING PAGE.** Three of her sources found are localcandidates.org/topics/racial-equity?page=4, a **topic listing** page. This host has already produced a wrong-person position in this batch of research through its multi-candidate modules (`va5-register`), and a topic page is that hazard by construction. Nothing is drawn from it.
- She has no federal voting record.
U.S. aid to Palestinians
- Covered by the same unverified statement; nothing separately located.
Characterization of the conflict
- Nothing located that can be attributed to her with confidence.
Related rhetoric and lobbying
- Nothing located.
Safety and antisemitism (context)
- Nothing located.
Consulted
Also in this race: Austin Scott (Republican) · All Georgia candidates.
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