Lupe Castillo
Castillo's candidate survey answer says: "Israel should be allowed to protect themselves they were attacked for no reason," and "As for Palestine we should send them food and medical supplies for the people. Unfortunately, Hamas is hiding within these people." No position located on military aid packages.
Castillo is the Republican candidate for Illinois's 4th District.
Her position is in her own words in a Ballotpedia candidate survey, read in full. Answering what public policy she is passionate about, she wrote: "Foreign policies and wars, we must support those that have been attacked for no sensible reason. NATO needs to do their part in supporting Ukraine." She continued: "Israel should be allowed to protect themselves they were attacked for no reason, just for the fact they are Israel. As for Palestine we should send them food and medical supplies for the people. Unfortunately, Hamas is hiding within these people."
That is a statement about what the United States should send in each direction: support for Israel's right to act, and food and medical supplies for Palestinians. What it does not address is any specific package, transfer or condition, and the research found no statement from her on those.
The research also turns up her describing the U.S. relationship with Israel as covering "health care, energy and pharmaceuticals" and noting its role as a long-standing regional ally. She has no federal voting record.
Research
U.S. military aid and weapons to Israel
- [Position, published 2026-08-12] Her own Ballotpedia candidate survey, opened and confirmed word for word, read in sequence beneath its own question heading ("What areas of public policy are you personally passionate about?") so attribution is to her rather than to an adjacent candidate: "Foreign policies and wars, we must support those that have been attacked for no sensible reason. NATO needs to do their part in supporting Ukraine." Then: "Israel should be allowed to protect themselves they were attacked for no reason, just for the fact they are Israel." A live published page, so banded position under the read-date rule.
- The research also turns up her describing "a good relation with Israel that includes health care, energy and pharmaceuticals" and Israel's strategic role as a long-time regional ally, from an iVoterGuide profile. Not separately opened.
- No statement located on U.S. military aid packages, specific weapons transfers, or conditions.
- She has no federal voting record.
U.S. aid to Palestinians
- [Position, published 2026-08-12] Same survey, confirmed verbatim: "As for Palestine we should send them food and medical supplies for the people. Unfortunately, Hamas is hiding within these people." An affirmative statement about U.S. supplies to Palestinians, which is why it is on the card, with the recipient named.
Characterization of the conflict
- [Position, published 2026-08-12] The same passage carries her characterization: Israel "attacked for no reason," and Hamas "hiding within" the Palestinian population.
Related rhetoric and lobbying
- Nothing located.
Safety and antisemitism (context)
- Nothing located.
Consulted
- Ballotpedia's 2024 IL-04 election page. ⚠ Her Ballotpedia profile page also carries district coverage naming other candidates including Patty Garcia, who has her own card in this batch; her survey answers were read under their own question headings to keep attribution clean.
Also in this race: Patty Garcia (Democrat) · All Illinois candidates.
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