But What Can You Do? tracks where 2026 candidates stand on U.S. weapons and funding for the government of Israel. How we check
Chuck Hubbard
Democrat · U.S. House, North Carolina 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.
Two reviewers, reading the public record as a whole, agree: In an October 2024 candidate-guide answer he says "I am anti-Putin, anti-Hamas, and anti-Netanyahu" and that we must "provide aid to the Palestinian people", which points both ways. Reviewed by hand on 2026-10-09. This candidate has no recorded tracked floor votes.
Hubbard told a WSOC candidate guide in October 2024: "We must provide aid to the Palestinian people and do everything we can to stop the civilian casualties in both countries." He describes himself as anti-Putin, anti-Hamas and anti-Netanyahu.
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Hubbard is the Democratic candidate for North Carolina's 5th District, running against Rep. Virginia Foxx.
His one located statement is his answer in an October 2024 WSOC candidate guide, given under his own name. He summarised his foreign policy in one line: "I am anti-Putin, anti-Hamas, and anti-Netanyahu." He called for promoting peace in Israel and Palestine, and said "We must provide aid to the Palestinian people and do everything we can to stop the civilian casualties in both countries," adding that "Israelis should not live in fear and Palestinians should not face oppression."
That is a position on U.S. aid to Palestinians. He has said nothing located about U.S. weapons or money for the government of Israel, and he has no federal voting record.
In February 2026 he criticised his opponent's record, describing her as supporting unchecked aid to Israel through votes aligned with AIPAC. That is criticism of another member rather than a statement of what he would do.
If you want his position on the weapons and money side, you are better placed to get it than we are. Ask Hubbard directly, or at a candidate forum, 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.
What was looked for, and what came back
**U.S. military aid and weapons to Israel:** No statement located on U.S. military aid or weapons transfers to the government of Israel.
**U.S. aid to Palestinians:** He has a position, quoted below and on the card: in the October 2024 WSOC guide, under his own name, he said the United States "must provide aid to the Palestinian people" and should do everything possible to stop civilian casualties.
**Characterization of the conflict:** Material returned; set out in full below.
**Rhetoric and lobbying:** In campaign communications, such as a statement posted on February 24, 2026, Chuck Hubbard criticized his opponent, incumbent Representative Virginia Foxx, regarding her foreign policy record, characterizing her as supporting "unchecked aid to Israel via AIPAC-aligned votes". Other material came back under this heading; it is set out in full below.
**Safety and antisemitism:** There is no public record of Chuck Hubbard making personal statements or outlining specific policy stances regarding Jewish community safety or antisemitism.
What else came back
The card's claim is about what the United States sends, and no position was found there. These sections returned material beyond a bare verdict. It is reproduced word for word so nothing found is lost; none of it is a position on U.S. weapons or money. Em dashes are rendered as hyphens to satisfy house style; no wording is changed.
### Characterization of the conflict On October 15, 2024, in a candidate guide questionnaire published by WSOC-TV, Chuck Hubbard summarized his foreign policy perspective by stating: "I am anti-Putin, anti-Hamas, and anti-Netanyahu". In that same October 15, 2024 statement, he called for promoting peace in both Israel and Palestine, providing aid to Palestinian civilians, and stopping civilian casualties, stating that "Israelis should not live in fear and Palestinians should not face oppression".
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### Rhetoric and lobbying In campaign communications, such as a statement posted on February 24, 2026, Chuck Hubbard criticized his opponent, incumbent Representative Virginia Foxx, regarding her foreign policy record, characterizing her as supporting "unchecked aid to Israel via AIPAC-aligned votes". Aside from criticisms aimed at his opponent's record, there is no public record of Hubbard making personal statements or taking positions on Israel-related lobbying or advocacy organizations.
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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.
This is a record of what was checked on 2026-08-11, not a claim that no statement exists anywhere.
Corrected on 2026-08-17: an earlier version of this card said he had not spoken on U.S. aid to Palestinians. His own answer in the cited WSOC guide says otherwise, and the card now leads with it.
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