But What Can You Do? tracks where 2026 candidates stand on U.S. weapons and funding for the government of Israel. How we check
Rick Beard
Other · Governor, Nebraska
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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.
No recorded votes on the bills we track. We found nothing in their own words about Israel, Gaza or the war.
Beard 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 4 sources.
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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:** There is no public record of Rick Beard making personal statements or taking a position regarding U.S. military aid or weapons shipments to Israel.
**Characterization of the conflict:** On July 27, 2026, Rick Beard publicly commented on foreign policy topics while criticizing the campaign platform of Democratic gubernatorial nominee Lynne Walz.
**Rhetoric and lobbying:** Aside from his July 27, 2026 statements criticizing his political opponents for failing to speak on foreign conflict topics such as the Israel-Iran war, there is no public record of Rick Beard engaging in Israel-related political lobbying or issuing further political rhetoric on the topic.
**Safety and antisemitism:** There is no public record of Rick Beard making official statements or policy proposals regarding antisemitism or safety/security measures for Jewish institutions.
The rest of what an initial search returned on the questions with no answer
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### U.S. military aid and weapons to Israel There is no public record of Rick Beard making personal statements or taking a position regarding U.S. military aid or weapons shipments to Israel.
### Characterization of the conflict On July 27, 2026, Rick Beard publicly commented on foreign policy topics while criticizing the campaign platform of Democratic gubernatorial nominee Lynne Walz. Beard described her platform as a "real soft, word-salad approach" and argued that candidates for Nebraska governor should address major world and state events, explicitly criticizing her for ignoring "the Israel-Iran war" and Republican Governor Jim Pillen's past statements regarding Palestinians. Beyond calling on gubernatorial candidates to address these topics, Beard has not published a formal policy stance detailing his personal characterization of the broader Israel/Palestine conflict.
### Rhetoric and lobbying Aside from his July 27, 2026 statements criticizing his political opponents for failing to speak on foreign conflict topics such as the Israel-Iran war, there is no public record of Rick Beard engaging in Israel-related political lobbying or issuing further political rhetoric on the topic.
### Safety and antisemitism There is no public record of Rick Beard making official statements or policy proposals regarding antisemitism or safety/security measures for Jewish institutions. However, on July 27, 2026, during his critique of Democratic candidate Lynne Walz's platform, Beard specifically faulted her campaign for avoiding discussion of "Islamophobia" alongside broader issues of community surveillance and foreign conflicts.
Checked 2026-07-18. "checked campaign site and news; no stance found on sending weapons/money to Israel." (the note of this earlier check points at a search-results page rather than a fixed page, so it is recorded without a link)
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.
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