Tim Long

Other · U.S. Senate, MI

Long has not spoken publicly on U.S. weapons or money for the government of Israel, or on U.S. aid to Palestinians. No statement was found in source-checked research across 5 sources.

5 sources checked and resolved, every one listed on the research page. Most candidates at this level have simply never been asked.

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Research

Verification, 2026-08-12: NOT PUBLISHED, because no source names him

The gather reported that "in personal social media comments posted while promoting his Senate campaign on public threads discussing the Gaza conflict (such as on June 18, 2026 and August 5, 2026), Long posted anti-Islamic rhetoric" and quoted a phrase disparaging Islam.

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Identity cannot be established here. **Every one of the five sources the gather resolved for this candidate is recorded by the gather itself as not naming him.** Two of them are Facebook posts by other named people: one by another Michigan Senate candidate's campaign, one by the mayor of Dearborn. A third is a post in a Facebook group. A comment left by Long under someone else's post would genuinely be his words, and that may be what the gather saw, but a post by a different person cannot establish it, and none of these carriers can be read without an account.

So nothing about this is on the card. This is recorded here, with the dates the gather supplied, so that a volunteer or a later pass with account access can settle it. It is not recorded as something he said.

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### U.S. military aid and weapons to Israel There is no public record or official platform position from Tim Long specifically addressing U.S. military aid or weapons transfers to Israel.

### Characterization of the conflict Tim Long has not released an official policy platform detailing a formal stance on the Israel–Palestine conflict. However, in personal social media comments posted while promoting his Senate campaign on public threads discussing the Gaza conflict (such as on June 18, 2026 and August 5, 2026), Long posted anti-Islamic rhetoric ("Islam is pure evil!"). Outside of these promotional comments, he has not made formal policy statements or proposals regarding the conflict.

### Rhetoric and lobbying There is no public record or documented statement from Tim Long regarding Israel-related lobbying groups (such as AIPAC) or political rhetoric surrounding pro-Israel interest groups.

Sources consulted and resolved (5)

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Also in this race: Lydia Lynn Christensen (Libertarian), Douglas P. Marsh (Green), Mike Rogers (Republican), Abdul El-Sayed (Democrat) · All Michigan candidates.

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