Chad Koppie
Koppie's foreign-policy page is four words: "End Foreign Aid - Put America first." It names no country, and no statement was located on U.S. weapons or money for Israel's government, or on U.S. aid to Palestinians.
Koppie is the Republican candidate for Illinois's 7th District.
His campaign's foreign-policy page states his position in one line: "End Foreign Aid - Put America first." Read in full; the page is a little over 5KB and contains nothing further on the subject.
Ending all foreign aid would include aid to Israel and aid to Palestinians alike, but it is not aimed at either, and it is given here as the blanket position it is. He has published nothing located about this conflict specifically, about any package or transfer, or about the aid pipeline into Gaza.
If you want to know where he stands on those specifically, you are better placed to find out than we are. Ask Koppie directly, or at a candidate forum, and send us the reply: it goes on this page in his own words.
Research
U.S. military aid and weapons to Israel
- [Position, published 2026-08-12] His campaign's foreign-policy issues page, opened and confirmed word for word: "End Foreign Aid - Put America first." That is the entire substantive content of the page, which served 5,208 bytes. A blanket position covering all foreign aid, named as blanket rather than rendered as an Israel position.
- No statement located on any package, transfer, or condition, and none naming Israel.
- He has no federal voting record.
U.S. aid to Palestinians
- No statement or documented position found. Ending all foreign aid would encompass it, which the deep dive says, but he has not addressed it.
Characterization of the conflict
- Nothing located.
Related rhetoric and lobbying
- Nothing located.
Safety and antisemitism (context)
- Nothing located.
Consulted
- WTTW 2026 voters' guide entry and his 2024 general entry; CBS Chicago on the IL-07 primary field; localcandidates.org (client-rendered); Capitol News Illinois primary coverage, which concerns the Senate primary rather than this race.
Also in this race: La Shawn Ford (Democrat) · All Illinois candidates.
See the full record →But What Can You Do? tracks where 2026 candidates stand on U.S. weapons and funding for the government of Israel. Every claim on this page goes through at least two verification steps. Open the interactive card for votes, funding and contact details.