But What Can You Do? tracks where 2026 candidates stand on U.S. weapons and funding for the government of Israel. How we check
Christina Bohannan
Democrat · U.S. House, Iowa District 1
✗Supports
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.
Two reviewers, reading the public record as a whole, agree: Her own statement opposes conditioning or ending military aid to Israel. Reviewed by hand on 2026-10-01. This candidate has no recorded tracked floor votes.
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Bohannan is the Democratic nominee in Iowa’s 1st District, a former state representative and law professor making her third run at the seat.
Her on-record moments come from the 2024 campaign. At a September 2024 meet-and-greet, pro-Palestinian activists interrupted her speech urging a ceasefire and an arms embargo on Israel; the Daily Iowan reported that she responded that, as a representative of everyone in the district, she had to work hard to represent everyone who lived there, promised to take their views to Washington, and left early. Days later, organizers who met with her told Quad Cities public radio that she and other Democrats "were not agreeable to ending military aid to Israel", the coalition’s account of a private meeting, carried as that.
In an October 2024 interview with The Gazette, asked about calls for the United States to start limiting the military aid it provides to the government of Israel, she said there is "very little consensus on this issue" in her district and that she wanted to focus on areas of agreement. Nine days later, on October 14, her spokeswoman told the paper she wished to clarify her stance and issued this statement from her: "I oppose conditioning or ending military aid to Israel, particularly when Israeli civilians have been under attack from Iranian missiles."
Her 2026 priorities page does not mention Israel or Gaza, and no 2026 statement of hers was located. Nothing located has her addressing U.S. humanitarian aid for Palestinians as a funding question. Ask Bohannan directly and send us the reply: it goes on this page in her own words.
The money
$1K in lifetime support from the five lobbying groups we track
Lifetime support from the five lobbying groups we track
DMFI: $1,000
Support-only OpenFEC data (as of 2026-10-03). Opposition independent expenditures are excluded.
Who these lobbying groups are
DMFI PAC$1,000Democratic 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.Direct contributions and independent expenditures supporting this candidate from the five lobbying groups we track, every cycle each has filed, through 2026. Excludes earmarked and conduit contributions.
In their words
“I oppose conditioning or ending military aid to Israel, particularly when Israeli civilians have been under attack from Iranian missiles.”
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, 2024-09-28] The Daily Iowan’s report of the meet-and-greet, verified: activists demanded a ceasefire and arms embargo; her represent-everyone response and early exit are the paper’s account; an organizer’s "She has not addressed the ceasefire issue" is quoted there.
[Position, 2024-10-04] WVIK’s report, verified: the coalition’s account that she was "not agreeable to ending military aid to Israel". A private meeting relayed by one side; attributed as the coalition’s account.
[Position, 2024-10-05] In an interview with The Gazette (Erin Murphy, published 2024-10-13), asked about calls to start limiting U.S. military aid to Israel: "Look, this is an issue. It’s really difficult. I am very sad to see all of the violence that has happened there," and "But I will also say there is very little consensus on this issue, sadly." The interview took place nine days before October 14, per the paper's editor's note.
[Position, 2024-10-14] The same article's editor's note: "On Oct. 14, nine days after The Gazette’s interview with Bohannan and after this story published, a spokeswoman for Bohannan reached out to The Gazette to say Bohannan wished to clarify her stance on this topic." The statement, from Bohannan: "I oppose conditioning or ending military aid to Israel, particularly when Israeli civilians have been under attack from Iranian missiles." It is consistent with the coalition's account to WVIK and with the Daily Iowan's report above.
[Reaction window, 2023-10] Her social posts supporting Israel’s "right to defend itself". Dated in the weeks after October 7, 2023, so it is listed here but not used for the card.
U.S. aid to Palestinians
Nothing located as a funding question.
Characterization of the conflict
Nothing located in the position band beyond the episodes above.
[Consulted, read 2026-08-21] Her priorities page, retrieved: no Israel or Gaza content (it attacks her opponent on domestic grounds). We checked the campaign’s own site.
A Washington Reporter piece framing her as "attacked by anti-Israel" activists carries the same September 2024 episode; the outlet’s framing, not adopted.
Race and status context
Democratic nominee facing the sitting member in a rematch. She has held state office only, so there are no recorded federal votes on this card.
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