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

Ryan Teasdale

Green · U.S. House, Michigan District 11
–
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.

See a dash? Ask the candidate where they stand, then send us their answer and we'll review it and update the mark. Or volunteer to help review candidates.

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

No position located for Teasdale on U.S. weapons or money for the government of Israel, or on U.S. aid to Palestinians. An initial search resolved one source that names him, his Ballotpedia page, and found no statement on any of the four questions checked.

✉  Copy a message to send them

We don’t have a campaign email on file yet. Copy this message and send it through their website or a public social account.

If you send this from your own email, cc replies@butwhatcanyoudo.org so we can post their answer.

Deep Dive

Teasdale is the Green Party candidate in Michigan’s 11th District, placed on the November ballot at the party’s state nominating convention in April 2026.

This is a very thin record: one source opened, his Ballotpedia entry, and it carries no position on any of the four questions this project asks.

You are better placed to change that than we are. Ask Teasdale directly, or at a candidate forum, and send us the reply: it goes on this page in their own words, which is worth more than anything we could write about them.

Research log

The notes behind this card: what we looked at, what we found, and where each item came from.

What was looked for, and what came back

An initial search returned an explicit not-found verdict on all four questions, in its own words:

  • **U.S. military aid and weapons to Israel:** "There is no publicly available record of personal statements or actions made by Ryan Teasdale regarding U.S. military aid or weapons shipments to Israel."
  • **U.S. aid to Palestinians:** Not addressed separately; nothing located.
  • **Characterization of the conflict:** "There is no publicly available record of personal statements or actions made by Ryan Teasdale characterizing the Israeli-Palestinian conflict."
  • **Rhetoric and lobbying:** "There is no publicly available record of personal statements or actions made by Ryan Teasdale regarding Israel-related political rhetoric, AIPAC, or lobbying."
  • **Safety and antisemitism:** "There is no publicly available record of personal statements or actions made by Ryan Teasdale regarding antisemitism or safety concerns related to Jewish or Palestinian communities."

Sources consulted and read (1)

Not found

  • No position located on U.S. weapons, arms sales or military funding for the government of Israel.
  • No position located on U.S. aid to Palestinians, UNRWA or Gaza humanitarian funding.
  • No campaign website, candidate questionnaire response or interview was located for him at all.
  • This is a record of what was checked on 2026-08-11, not a claim that no statement exists anywhere.

Also in this race

  1. ✗ Jeremy Moss (Democrat)
  2. – Ethan Baker (Republican)
  3. – Anil Kumar (Independent)
  4. – Farid Ishac (Libertarian)

All Michigan candidates.

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 Find Your Candidates for votes, funding and contact details.