But What Can You Do? tracks where 2026 candidates stand on U.S. weapons and funding for the government of Israel. How we check
Glenn Ivey
- Backed with $2.2M by PACs we track that support U.S. weapons funding for the government of Israel (lifetime)
- Sits on House Appropriations
Ivey’s votes moved: for the April 2024 package, then for the 2026 amendment cutting aid, explaining that "voting Yes sent a clear signal that Congress cannot continue treating the current aid relationship as automatic and that American policy must change", while faulting the amendment’s flaws.
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Deep Dive
Ivey represents Maryland’s 4th District and is the sitting member.
His recorded votes on the tracked bills appear as badges on this card and moved over time: against the standalone bills and the shipment-release bill, for the April 2024 package, against the cooperative-programs cut, and for the 2026 Massie amendment. His own releases explain both ends. Opposing the February 2024 standalone bill, he wrote that the legislation "needs to be included as part of a larger package" with Ukraine, Taiwan and humanitarian relief. Explaining his 2026 amendment vote, he wrote of "law and a credible path to two states" and that "Despite the amendment’s flaws, voting Yes sent a clear signal that Congress cannot continue treating the current aid relationship as automatic and that American policy must change."
That is a documented shift: he won his 2022 primary described as the pro-Israel candidate, reportedly opposing conditions on aid in 2021, and his tracked-lobby support appears as a badge on this card. A January 2024 Washington Post piece on ceasefire pressure and his lobby backing is unreadable by us and is not yet confirmed.
Nothing located has him addressing U.S. humanitarian aid for Palestinians as a distinct funding question; his package framing includes humanitarian relief.
The record
Supported sending weapons or funding in 2 of 6 tracked votes
House Committee on Appropriations
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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Voted to send weapons or funding in some, but no more than half, of their recorded tracked votes. (Supported sending weapons or funding in 2 of 6 tracked votes.)
The money
$2.2M in lifetime support from the five lobbying groups we track
In their words
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
- His recorded votes appear as badges on this card and moved as the front states; both movement endpoints are explained in his own verified releases.
- [Position, 2024-02-07] The opposition to H.R. 7217, verified: the larger-package framing with humanitarian relief, plus his statement that the U.S.-Israel relationship is unique.
- [Position, 2026-07] The amendment statement, verified and quoted on the card: the aid relationship should not be treated as automatic; the amendment’s flaws acknowledged.
- [Prior, 2021-12-03, reported] Opposition to conditioning aid, per Mondoweiss’s 2022 report; the outlet’s account, prior band.
U.S. aid to Palestinians
- His package framing includes humanitarian relief for Gaza; nothing located as a distinct funding position.
Characterization of the conflict
- [Reaction window, 2023-10] His statement on the Hamas attacks, title verified. Not on the card summary.
Related rhetoric and lobbying
- Tracked funding totals appear as a badge on this card (with United Democracy Project support also recorded).
- [Reaction window, 2024-01-09, unreadable source] The Washington Post piece on ceasefire pressure and his lobby backing; unreadable by us; unconfirmed items.
- [Race context, 2026] JNS coverage of a primary challenger described as an anti-Israel activist; the outlet’s framing stays its own.
Safety and antisemitism (context)
- His office’s in-the-news items on security and antisemitism are dates checked; nothing quoted.
Race and status context
- Sitting member, nominated. His Republican challenger’s card carries its own record.
Also in this race
- –No Position Found George McDermott (Republican)
- ✓Opposes Sam Husseini (Green)
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