But What Can You Do? tracks where 2026 candidates stand on U.S. weapons and funding for the government of Israel. How we check

J.D. Ford

Democrat · U.S. House, Indiana District 5
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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.

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No recorded votes on the bills we track. We found nothing in their own words about Israel, Gaza or the war.

Nothing located has Ford taking a position on U.S. weapons or money for the government of Israel, or on U.S. aid to Palestinians. In a state-era candidate survey he marked "Disagree" against supporting the boycott movement, and as a state senator he co-authored a 2023 resolution honoring Israel’s 75th anniversary.

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Deep Dive

Ford is the Democratic nominee in Indiana’s 5th District, a state senator since 2018 who launched his congressional run in January 2026.

His located record predates this race and is thin: in a state-senate-era candidate survey he marked "Disagree" against the statement supporting the boycott, divestment and sanctions movement (verified on the page), and in March 2023 he co-authored an Indiana Senate resolution recognizing Israel’s 75th anniversary, a state ceremonial act. Neither reaches U.S. aid, weapons, or funding questions.

His campaign site carries nothing in scope, and his launch coverage runs on domestic themes. Ask Ford directly and send us the reply: it goes on this page in his own words.

The money

Checked the five lobbying groups we track; no direct 2026 support found

2026 support from the five lobbying groups we track
Nothing recorded (as of 2026-07-23) from the five lobbying groups we track; earlier cycles and earmarked donations not yet tracked.
Support-only OpenFEC data. Opposition independent expenditures are excluded.

Research log

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

  • Nothing located.

U.S. aid to Palestinians

  • Nothing located.

Characterization of the conflict

  • Nothing located in his own words. Two posts on his state-senate account (condolences to a congregation; thanks to a mayor) have addresses too long to retrieve reliably that do not open; neither is load-bearing.

Related rhetoric and lobbying

  • [Prior, state era] The survey’s "Disagree" on the boycott-movement statement, verified at his profile; a state-legislature-era mark, carried with its era stated.
  • [Prior, 2023-03-27] Co-authorship of the Israel-75th-anniversary resolution; a state ceremonial act, not a federal aid position.
  • No tracked funding badge appears because no committee support is recorded for him.

Safety and antisemitism (context)

  • Nothing located beyond the unopenable condolence post above.

Where the absence was checked

Race and status context

  • Democratic nominee facing the sitting member, whose card carries its own record. His state-senate votes are outside what this site tracks.

Also in this race

  1. ✗ Victoria Spartz (Republican)

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