But What Can You Do? tracks where 2026 candidates stand on U.S. weapons and funding for the government of Israel. How we check
Pro-Life
Other · Governor, Idaho
–No Position Found
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.
No recorded votes on the bills we track. We found nothing in their own words about Israel, Gaza or the war.
In candidate questionnaires for earlier Idaho races, Pro-Life answered "Strongly Disagree" when asked whether he supported the boycott, divestment and sanctions movement against Israel. Asked about Islamic terrorism he wrote that "Islam uses force wrongfully and must be modified or abolished".
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Pro-Life, formerly Marvin Richardson, is the Constitution Party candidate for Governor of Idaho and has run repeatedly for state and federal office in Idaho.
His iVoterGuide candidate questionnaires are the record. Asked whether he supported the boycott, divestment and sanctions movement to pressure Israel, he answered "Strongly Disagree". Asked what the United States should do about Islamic terrorism, he wrote: "Educate the world, that Islam will kill you if you apostatise. Islam uses force wrongfully and must be modified or abolished."
The second answer is about a religion and its adherents rather than about a government or a policy. It is on the card because it is his own dated, published answer, and it is recorded in full on the research page.
These answers predate this campaign, and Idaho's governor has no role in federal aid or arms decisions. He has set out no position on what the United States sends.
Research log
The notes behind this card: what we looked at, what we found, and where each item came from.
Safety and antisemitism
[Earlier record; VERIFIED VERBATIM 2026-08-12; on the card]: In his iVoterGuide candidate questionnaire, asked "What should the United States do to help eradicate the threat of Islamic terrorism?", he answered: "Educate the world, that Islam will kill you if you apostatise. Islam uses force wrongfully and must be modified or abolished."
Recorded here under this site’s standing question on hate and stereotyping, whose scope covers stereotyping of any group in any direction. The card describes what he wrote and does not label it.
Rhetoric and lobbying
[Earlier record; VERIFIED VERBATIM 2026-08-12; leads the card]: Asked whether he supported the boycott, divestment and sanctions movement "to pressure Israel to withdraw from occupied territories, remove the separation barrier in the West Bank, allow full equality for Arab-Palestinian citizens of Israel, and promote the rights of Palestinian refugees", he answered "Strongly Disagree".
U.S. military aid and weapons to Israel
No position located. A BDS answer is not a position on what the United States sends, and the card does not present it as one. An initial search also reported that in a 2020 questionnaire he indicated support for the premise that the United States should help defend Israel from attack; that item sits on a different iVoterGuide entry which was not read, so it is recorded here and not used.
Verification, 2026-08-12
The iVoterGuide page was read in full, 1,954 words. Both quoted answers match verbatim. The page is his own candidate profile, covering Idaho races including Lieutenant Governor and U.S. House. This material was previously dropped by the same fault in how the card was assembled.
The generated record, kept
Everything below comes from an initial search’s own notes, written before this card was rewritten, and is kept unchanged so that what was looked for, and what came back, stays on the record. Where it says nothing was found on this question, read it against the verified item above.
What was looked for, and what came back
**U.S. military aid and weapons to Israel:** In an *iVoterGuide* candidate questionnaire completed during his 2020 campaign for the U.S. House of Representatives, Pro-Life indicated support for the premise that the United States should help defend Israel from attack by its enemies.
**Characterization of the conflict:** In *iVoterGuide* candidate questionnaires submitted for both his 2020 campaign for U.S. House of Representatives and his 2022 campaign for Idaho Lieutenant Governor, Pro-Life selected "Strongly Disagree" in response to a prompt asking whether he supported the Boycott, Divestment, Sanctions (BDS) movement against Israel.
**Rhetoric and lobbying:** There is no public record of Pro-Life making personal statements, issuing campaign rhetoric, or commenting on lobbying organizations regarding Israel.
**Safety and antisemitism:** There is no public record of Pro-Life taking personal positions or making statements regarding domestic antisemitism, safety measures for Jewish institutions, or hate crime legislation.
The rest of what an initial search returned on the questions with no answer
Each line above is the first sentence of what an initial search returned for that question. Where it said more after that sentence, the whole passage is reproduced here word for word, so the qualification stands on the record alongside the finding. Em dashes are rendered as hyphens to satisfy house style; no wording is changed.
### U.S. military aid and weapons to Israel In an *iVoterGuide* candidate questionnaire completed during his 2020 campaign for the U.S. House of Representatives, Pro-Life indicated support for the premise that the United States should help defend Israel from attack by its enemies. However, he has not made public statements or detailed specific policy positions regarding U.S. military aid packages, foreign weapons transfers, or military funding to Israel.
*Sources: iVoterGuide candidate profile (2020).*
### Characterization of the conflict In *iVoterGuide* candidate questionnaires submitted for both his 2020 campaign for U.S. House of Representatives and his 2022 campaign for Idaho Lieutenant Governor, Pro-Life selected "Strongly Disagree" in response to a prompt asking whether he supported the Boycott, Divestment, Sanctions (BDS) movement against Israel. Beyond his survey answers opposing the BDS movement, he has not publicly released detailed statements characterizing the history or nature of the Israel/Palestine conflict.
### Rhetoric and lobbying There is no public record of Pro-Life making personal statements, issuing campaign rhetoric, or commenting on lobbying organizations regarding Israel.
Checked 2026-07-18. "checked campaign site and news; no stance found on sending weapons/money to Israel." (the note of this earlier check points at a search-results page rather than a fixed page, so it is recorded without a link)
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.
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