Nick LaLota
LaLota says that as a Navy veteran he will "always prefer sending bombs and bullets to our allies" rather than risk American soldiers. In an editorial titled "America's Commitment to Israel Must Not Waver" he wrote that America "cannot afford to abandon our closest ally".
LaLota represents New York’s 1st District, covering Suffolk County on Long Island, and is running for re-election.
His position on U.S. weapons is on his own site and it is not ambiguous. In April 2024, after voting for the national security supplemental, he wrote: "The bills we passed today will help replenish American stockpiles, counter China’s aggression, defeat Putin’s Russia, and support our ally Israel. As a Navy Veteran, I will always prefer sending bombs and bullets to our allies to defeat a common adversary if it means not having to put American soldiers in harm’s way." The package he was describing included the Israel Security Supplemental Appropriations Act.
In July 2024 he published an editorial headed "America’s Commitment to Israel Must Not Waver", writing that "America cannot afford to abandon our closest ally" and that the administration’s inconsistent support for Israel was contrary to U.S. national security interests and should be condemned.
He has said nothing located about U.S. aid to Palestinians, in either direction, so this card claims nothing there.
His most detailed asks were made in November 2023 and so fall inside the months after October 7, 2023. They are on the research page rather than the card. His recorded votes on the tracked bills and his funding from pro-Israel committees are shown separately on this card.
Tracked votes: backed sending U.S. weapons or funding to the government of Israel in 6 of 6 recorded votes.
Research
U.S. military aid and weapons to Israel
- 2024-04-20 [Current position; card-leading; VERIFIED]: Statement on his House site after voting for the national security supplemental: "The bills we passed today will help replenish American stockpiles, counter China's aggression, defeat Putin's Russia, and support our ally Israel. As a Navy Veteran, I will always prefer sending bombs and bullets to our allies to defeat a common adversary if it means not having to put American soldiers in harm's way." The page also records that he voted YES on each bill in the supplemental and describes the Israel Security Supplemental Appropriations Act as supporting Israel against Iran and its proxies, reimbursing U.S. military operations, and replenishing stockpiles. Read in full.
- 2024-07-30 [Current position; card-leading; VERIFIED]: An editorial on his House site headed "America's Commitment to Israel Must Not Waver": "America cannot afford to abandon our closest ally." He also wrote that "The Biden-Harris Administration's inconsistent support for Israel is contrary to our national security interests and should be condemned", and that Prime Minister Netanyahu's address to Congress and the protests around it "have only reaffirmed my commitment to Israel and to combating antisemitism in all forms".
The first search additionally reported that this statement cited legislation to compel the executive branch to release already-appropriated defence funding to Israel. That specific claim was not located in the page text read, so it is recorded here as the first search’s and is not on the card.
- 2023-11-03 [Months after October 7, 2023; on this page only]: A statement urging emergency aid for Israel, calling for munitions, Foreign Military Financing and missile-defence replenishment, and saying: "We must sanction Iran, continue to stand with Israel, continue to combat antisemitism and hatred, and wipe terrorist groups like Hamas and Hezbollah off the face of the earth." This is his most specific set of asks about what the United States should send, and it is in the months after October 7, 2023.
- 2023-11-29 [Months after October 7, 2023]: The first search reports a CNN News Central appearance supporting passage of a comprehensive military aid package for Israel. Its source page is a video with no retrievable text.
- 2023-10-10 [Months after October 7, 2023]: An update on the war.
- 2023-10-12 [Months after October 7, 2023]: A joint release carried by a colleague's office.
- 2023-05-04 [Earlier record]: An earlier statement on Israel, predating 2023-10-07.
U.S. aid to Palestinians
- Nothing located. No statement on UNRWA, Gaza humanitarian funding or the aid pipeline was found in either direction.
Characterization of the conflict
- 2024-07-24 [Current position]: A statement applauding Prime Minister Netanyahu's address to Congress.
- 2024-02-14 [Current position]: A statement on Hamas.
Rhetoric and lobbying
- No statement located on domestic pro-Israel lobbying organisations.
Safety and antisemitism
[Context only, never the answer to what America sends.]
- 2024-03-04 [Current position]: He condemned antisemitism, listed twice in the sources.
- 2025-03-27 [Current position]: A campus antisemitism measure announced by Sen. Scott's office and Rep. Lawler's office. Both are colleagues' releases; his role in the measure is not established by them and campus antisemitism is out of scope for cards in any case.
- 2025-06-27 [Current position]: He voted to condemn the antisemitic terror attack in Boulder.
What came back empty or unusable
- No position located on U.S. aid to Palestinians in either direction, which is the half of the content rule this record is silent on.
- One source found is a video with no retrievable text.
- Two sources found are colleagues' press releases about a campus antisemitism measure and do not establish his own action.
Also in this race: Chris Gallant (Democrat) · All New York candidates.
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