But What Can You Do? tracks where 2026 candidates stand on U.S. weapons and funding for the government of Israel. How we check
Donald Norcross
- Backed with $22K by PACs we track that support U.S. weapons funding for the government of Israel (lifetime)
- Endorsed by AIPAC +1 more
- Sits on House Armed Services
Norcross voted for the February 2024 Israel supplemental despite calling the Republican approach a political ploy: "the military aid in this supplemental is too important for the safety and security of the Israeli people."
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Deep Dive
Norcross has represented New Jersey's 1st District since 2014.
His February 2024 statement is notable because it separates his objection to a bill's politics from his decision on its substance: he described Republicans reducing "the supplemental for Israel to a political ploy that is designed to divide America," said "I disagree strongly with their partisan approach," and then: "However, the military aid in this supplemental is too important for the safety and security of the Israeli people. That is why I supported the emergency legislation today."
He added: "Let me be clear: if a Ukraine supplemental, border security measure with the appropriate language, or Taiwan security bill was put to a vote today, I would have supported that legislation as well. But that was not our reality."
In February 2025 he co-introduced the United States-Israel Defense Partnership Act with Rep. Joe Wilson, which per the coverage proposes further collaboration on defence manufacturing and counter-drone and tunnelling technologies, and per the research would extend the U.S. War Reserve Stockpile authority in Israel through 2029.
In April 2024 he said of a local school walkout that Hamas is solely responsible for civilian deaths in Gaza; that release was not opened, so it is summarised rather than quoted.
His recorded votes appear as badges on this card and are not uniform.
The record
Supported sending weapons or funding in 4 of 5 tracked votes
House Committee on Armed Services
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.
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Voted to send weapons or funding in more than half of their recorded tracked votes. (Supported sending weapons or funding in 4 of 5 tracked votes.)
The money
$22K in lifetime support from the five lobbying groups we track
In their words
AIPAC (2026 endorsement) · DMFI PAC (2026 endorsement)
Research log
The notes behind this card: what we looked at, what we found, and where each item came from.
U.S. military aid and weapons to Israel
- [Position, 2024-02-06] His statement on the Israel emergency supplemental, opened and confirmed word for word: Republicans reduced "the supplemental for Israel to a political ploy that is designed to divide America, and I disagree strongly with their partisan approach. However, the military aid in this supplemental is too important for the safety and security of the Israeli people. That is why I supported the emergency legislation today." And: "Let me be clear: if a Ukraine supplemental, border security measure with the appropriate language, or Tawain security bill was put to a vote today, I would have supported that legislation as well. But that was not our reality." (The misspelling of Taiwan is the release's.)
- [Position, 2025-02-13] Co-introduced the United States-Israel Defense Partnership Act of 2025 with Rep. Joe Wilson. The coverage carried on his own site, opened, describes the bill as proposing "further collaboration on sectors including defense manufacturing and counter-drone and tunneling technologies." The research adds that it would extend the U.S. War Reserve Stockpile authority in Israel through 2029, establish a Defense Innovation Unit office in Israel, and authorise joint funding for counter-unmanned aerial systems; **those specifics were not confirmed on the opened page** and are recorded as the research's.
- [Position, 2024-04-20] Statement on the Israel, Ukraine and Taiwan security package, as reported affirming that the packages provide critical security assistance to democratic allies and strengthen the defence industrial base. Also via Legistorm. Not opened.
- His recorded votes appear as badges on this card and include one did-not-vote.
U.S. aid to Palestinians
- No statement or documented position located.
Characterization of the conflict
- [Position, 2024-04-24] Statement on a planned walkout at a local high school, as reported saying Hamas is solely responsible for the loss of civilian life in Gaza. Not opened, so summarised rather than quoted.
- [After October 7, 2023-10-10] Joined a bipartisan congressional delegation to Israel and, as reported called the attacks an "inhumane action" with "zero room for excuses." From the weeks right after October 7.
- [After October 7, 2023-10-12] Told reporters that "the idea of having a peace conversation at this point when the wound is not only open but bleeding is not on the top of anybody's list" (Inquirer). From the weeks right after October 7; not opened.
- [Prior, 2015-10-16] Statement condemning attacks on Israeli citizens, as reported saying "there can be no path towards peace through terror." Prior band by eleven years.
Related rhetoric and lobbying
- Covered by the delegation trip above.
Safety and antisemitism (context)
- [Position, 2024-05-01] On passage of the Antisemitism Awareness Act. Safety context.
- [Position, 2024-05-09] Led a letter with Rep. Gottheimer to Rutgers on Jewish faculty and student safety concerns. Safety context.
- [Prior, 2020-01-23, reported] Spoke at a security briefing at a Jewish community centre advocating increased nonprofit security grant funding (CBS Philadelphia). Prior band.
Note on sources
- Thirteen entries, mostly his own releases. One is a Camden County year-in-review page and one is a publicnow aggregator page with no readable attribution.
Also in this race
- –No Position Found Damon Galdo (Republican)
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