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

Zack Mullock

Democrat · U.S. House, New Jersey District 2
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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.

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Two reviewers, reading the public record as a whole, agree: In a May 2026 Reddit AMA he says to hold two truths at once, that "Israel has a right to security" and that "Palestinians have a right to dignity, self-determination, and, yes, statehood", which points both ways. Reviewed by hand on 2026-10-09. This candidate has no recorded tracked floor votes.

Mullock 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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Deep Dive

4 sources checked and resolved, every one listed on the research page. Most candidates at this level have simply never been asked.

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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 are no recorded public statements or personal actions from Zack Mullock specifically detailing a position on U.S. military aid or weapons transfers to Israel. Other material came back under this heading; it is set out in full below.
  • **Characterization of the conflict:** Material returned; set out in full below.
  • **Rhetoric and lobbying:** There are no recorded public statements or personal actions from Zack Mullock addressing Israel-related political rhetoric or lobbying organizations.
  • **Safety and antisemitism:** There are no recorded public statements or personal actions from Zack Mullock specifically addressing antisemitism or safety concerns related to the Jewish community.

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.

### U.S. military aid and weapons to Israel There are no recorded public statements or personal actions from Zack Mullock specifically detailing a position on U.S. military aid or weapons transfers to Israel. In his general 2026 campaign platform on foreign policy, he broadly advocated for prioritizing diplomacy and human rights, strengthening democratic alliances, and focusing U.S. defense spending on strategic security needs rather than "endless wars," but did not explicitly detail a stance regarding aid to Israel.

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### Characterization of the conflict On May 5, 2026, during an "Ask Me Anything" (AMA) session on Reddit's r/newjersey community, Zack Mullock publicly detailed his perspective on the conflict: * **On Palestinians:** On May 5, 2026, Mullock stated, "It is impossible to look at the suffering of the Palestinian people and not recognize profound injustice. They are among the most persecuted people in the world, and they deserve not just dignity but freedom". * **On Israel and the Israeli Government:** On May 5, 2026, he described Israel as "an important ally in the Middle East for a long time" that has been "embattled since its inception," but added that "being an ally does not mean being beyond scrutiny." He stated that "Israel has committed human rights violations" and placed "much of the blame" on Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and his government, saying their actions "have deepened suffering and made peace harder to imagine". * **On Solutions:** On May 5, 2026, Mullock concluded that the U.S. must "hold two truths at once: Israel has a right to security, and Palestinians have a right to dignity, self-determination, and, yes, statehood".

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Sources consulted and resolved (4)

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 2026-08-12, not a claim that no statement exists anywhere.

Also in this race

  1. ✗ Jeff Van Drew (Republican)
  2. ✓ Ramon Mora Jr. (Independent)

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