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

Brad Meyer

Democrat · U.S. House, Indiana District 9
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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.

At a March 2026 forum, Meyer is reported to have pushed for a two-state solution and conditional support for Israel; the only source is an automated news portal, and his hour-long podcast on the U.S.-Israel relationship could not be listened to; both are on the research page.

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Deep Dive

Meyer is the Democratic nominee in Indiana’s 9th District, a former Navy civilian engineer from Bloomington.

His reported positions have no readable primary source yet. A March 2026 Bloomington forum summary, published by an automated news portal, records that he "pushed for a two-state solution and conditional support for Israel"; an aggregator’s machine summary, carried as that. In August 2026 he recorded an hour-long podcast episode titled "Navigating the US-Israel Relationship", which this project cannot listen to; it is the single richest untapped source on any Indiana challenger and sits at the top of the unconfirmed items. A campaign video criticizing the incumbent’s votes to "send billions overseas" is likewise unwatchable.

Nothing located in readable form has him addressing U.S. weapons, aid packages, or aid to Palestinians in his own words. Ask Meyer 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

  • [Position, 2026-03-06, machine-summary source] The forum summary, retrieved: "Meyer pushed for a two-state solution and conditional support for Israel." The outlet is an automated portal; its summary is carried as reported, not quoted as his words. It is not yet confirmed: the forum was DSA-hosted and may have video.
  • [Position, 2026-08-12, unlistenable source] The podcast episode on the U.S.-Israel relationship; not listened to; nothing claimed. It is not yet confirmed: the highest-value listen in the Indiana panel.
  • [Position, 2026-08-10, unwatchable video source] The campaign video on foreign defense spending votes; our research.

U.S. aid to Palestinians

  • Nothing located in readable form.

Characterization of the conflict

  • Nothing located in readable form.

Related rhetoric and lobbying

  • Nothing located. No tracked funding badge appears because no committee support is recorded for him.

Safety and antisemitism (context)

  • Nothing located.

Where the record was checked

Race and status context

  • Democratic nominee facing the sitting member, whose card carries its own record. He has held no office, so there are no recorded votes on this card.

Also in this race

  1. ✗ Erin Houchin (Republican)
  2. – Tonya L. Hudson (Libertarian)

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