But What Can You Do? tracks where 2026 candidates stand on U.S. weapons and funding for the government of Israel. How we check
Danielle Ford
Other · Governor, Nevada
–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.
Danielle Ford, an independent, is running on a platform of Nevada issues that does not mention the conflict. We found nothing from her, as a candidate or as a State Board of Education member, on U.S. weapons or money for the government of Israel, or on U.S. aid to Palestinians.
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Danielle Ford, a Las Vegas native and former Clark County School District trustee, was elected to the Nevada State Board of Education in 2024. She is running for governor as an independent against Gov. Joe Lombardo and Attorney General Aaron Ford. Her platform covers education, affordability, health care, community safety and government accountability, and answers voters' questions on issues from water and utility rates to immigration and campaign finance. Foreign policy is not on it.
We found no statement from her on U.S. weapons or money for the government of Israel, or on U.S. aid to Palestinians. You are better placed to change that than we are. Ask Danielle Ford directly, or at a candidate forum, and send us the reply: it goes on this page in her own words.
Research log
The notes behind this card: what we looked at, what we found, and where each item came from.
Every page cited below was opened and read on 2026-09-25 unless marked otherwise. Bands: Position (2024-01-26 onward), Reaction window (2023-10-07 to 2024-01-25), Earlier record (before 2023-10-07), Undated.
U.S. military aid and weapons to Israel
Nothing located: no statement, platform line or questionnaire answer by Danielle Ford on U.S. military aid or weapons for the government of Israel.
[Position, read 2026-09-25] Her campaign platform page is organized under People Over Parties, Education, Affordability, Health & Care Systems, Safe Communities and Government Accountability, followed by her answers on fourteen issues voters ask about, from abortion and voter ID to water, data centers, immigration and campaign finance. None of it mentions Israel, Gaza, Palestinians, foreign aid or foreign policy. Her campaign home page was also read: nothing on the subject.
[Undated, read 2026-09-25] Her iVoterGuide profile for her 2024 State Board of Education race includes the question "Is the United States' relationship with Israel important, and if so why?" It is marked "Did not answer", as is every other question on the form, so it says nothing about her view on this question. iVoterGuide's profile of her governor race shows "Evaluation In Progress" and no questionnaire.
U.S. aid to Palestinians
Nothing located on UNRWA, Gaza humanitarian funding or the aid pipeline.
Characterization of the conflict
Nothing located: no statement by her characterizing the conflict or the war in Gaza was found on her campaign sites or in news coverage of her campaign.
Related rhetoric and lobbying
[Position, read 2026-09-25] Her platform page says: "Nevada needs a Governor who answers to people first, instead of party machines, PACs, lobbyists, vendors, or insiders." It names no lobby and does not mention Israel.
No statement from her on the American Israel Public Affairs Committee or other lobbying organizations was found.
Safety and antisemitism (context, not a position on what America sends)
[Undated; answers for the November 2024 State Board of Education election] Asked by the Nevada Association of Student Councils how schools could provide a safe and supportive environment for students of all backgrounds, she answered: "The most important strategy against hate is a defensive, zero-tolerance stance." Her answer lists civil-rights protections covering "race, religion, gender, national origin" and LGBTQ+ students. It does not mention antisemitism or Israel.
Background
[Read 2026-09-25] Ballotpedia: she has served on the Nevada State Board of Education, District 3, since January 1, 2025, and earlier on the Clark County School District Board of Trustees; she is on the November 3, 2026 ballot for governor with no party affiliation. Wikipedia lists her among the independent candidates. Her campaign home page calls her a "former Clark County School District Trustee, and current elected member of the Nevada State Board of Education"; her earlier campaign sites, danielleford.com and votedanielleford.com, name the same offices.
Earlier findings, preserved
Checked 2026-07-18: "checked campaign site and news; no stance found on sending weapons/money to Israel." (recorded without a link: the note of that check pointed at a search-results page, not a fixed page)
Checked 2026-08-11: no position located on U.S. weapons, arms sales or military funding for the government of Israel, or on U.S. aid to Palestinians, UNRWA or Gaza humanitarian funding.
Not on the card, and why
The iVoterGuide entry: every question on the form is unanswered, so it says nothing about her view on this one; research page only.
The student-council answer: undated, about school safety, and it does not mention antisemitism or Israel; research page only.
The platform's line about PACs and lobbyists: a general pledge that names no lobby; research page only.
Places that could not be read, so nothing is claimed from them
BallotReady's page for her, https://www.ballotready.org/people/danielle-ford, returned "Page Not Found" (404) on 2026-09-25.
Sources retrieved for this card (address; opened or could not open; date)
https://www.ballotready.org/people/danielle-ford (could not open: 404, 2026-09-25)
Opened for the 2026-08-11 research and not re-read: https://ballotpedia.org/Nevada_gubernatorial_election,_2026 ; https://thenevadaindependent.com/elections/2026/primary/key ; the Nevada Secretary of State candidate page, https://www.nvsos.gov/SOSCandidateServices/AnonymousAccess/CEFDSearchUU/CandidateDetails.aspx?o=hpTcalFLGvNqT72aBL0vFg%253d%253d
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