But What Can You Do? tracks where 2026 candidates stand on U.S. weapons and funding for the government of Israel. How we check
Damon Galdo
Republican · U.S. House, New Jersey District 1
–No Position Found
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.
Galdo 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 6 sources.
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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:** There is no record of Damon Galdo making public statements, taking campaign actions, or publishing platform positions regarding U.S. military aid, foreign military financing, or weapons transfers to Israel.
**Characterization of the conflict:** Galdo's official campaign platform focuses almost exclusively on domestic policy issues, including inflation, energy, workforce development, and border security. Other material came back under this heading; it is set out in full below.
**Rhetoric and lobbying:** There is no record of Damon Galdo making public statements or taking positions concerning Israel-related political lobbying organizations, foreign policy lobbying groups, or political rhetoric surrounding pro-Israel interest groups.
**Safety and antisemitism:** While Galdo emphasizes "Law and Order and Public Safety" as a core pillar of his campaign platform - focusing on supporting local law enforcement and community safety - he has not issued public statements, press releases, or policy proposals specifically addressing antisemitism or safety measures tailored to Jewish institutions and communities. Other material came back under this heading; it is set out in full below.
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 Galdo's official campaign platform focuses almost exclusively on domestic policy issues, including inflation, energy, workforce development, and border security.
On his campaign social media page (*Damon Galdo NJ for Congress*), Galdo posted commentary on February 28, 2025, regarding pro-Iranian regime demonstrators protesting at the Israeli Consulate in New York City. In the post, he discussed the shift in movement messaging from "#FreePalestine to #FreeIran" and questioned municipal leaders' security responses. Beyond reacting to domestic protests tied to the conflict, Galdo has not released detailed public policy statements characterizing the broader Israel/Palestine conflict or its political resolution.
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### Safety and antisemitism While Galdo emphasizes "Law and Order and Public Safety" as a core pillar of his campaign platform - focusing on supporting local law enforcement and community safety - he has not issued public statements, press releases, or policy proposals specifically addressing antisemitism or safety measures tailored to Jewish institutions and communities.
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