But What Can You Do? tracks where 2026 candidates stand on U.S. weapons and funding for the government of Israel. How we check
Nicole Malliotakis
- Backed with $27K by PACs we track that support U.S. weapons funding for the government of Israel (lifetime)
- Targeted with $190K by PACs we track that support U.S. weapons funding for the government of Israel (2020)
- Endorsed by AIPAC
Malliotakis called for full restoration of Iron Dome funding in the defense authorization bill, saying Israel’s security is tied to America’s. In April 2026 she co-introduced a U.S., Greece and Israel counterterrorism and maritime security pact.
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You asked Nicole Malliotakis where they stand.
Deep Dive
Malliotakis represents New York’s 11th District, covering Staten Island and part of southern Brooklyn.
Her earliest documented position here is appropriations. In September 2021 she called for full restoration of U.S. funding for Iron Dome in the National Defense Authorization Act, arguing Israel’s security is directly tied to U.S. national security.
In April 2026 she co-introduced the bipartisan American-Hellenic-Israeli Eastern Mediterranean Counterterrorism and Maritime Security Pact, H.R. 2510, which is a defense-cooperation measure rather than an aid appropriation.
She has also issued a statement on Netanyahu’s address to Congress and joined colleagues condemning Hamas. Her recorded votes on the tracked bills are shown separately on this card.
The record
Supported sending weapons or funding in 6 of 6 tracked votes
• Vote record imported from official House Clerk roll calls for H.R. 6126, H.R. 8034, and H.R. 8369. Other position fields remain under investigation.
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 6 of 6 tracked votes.)
The money
Targeted with $190K by PACs we track that support U.S. weapons funding for the government of Israel (2020); $27K in lifetime support from the five lobbying groups we track
In their words
AIPAC (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
- 2021-09-23 [Earlier record]: Press release calling for full restoration of U.S. funding for Iron Dome in the National Defense Authorization Act, stating Israel’s security is directly tied to U.S. national security.
- 2023-10-10 [Months after October 7, 2023; on this page only]: As a member of the bipartisan House-Knesset Parliamentary Friendship Group she co-signed a joint statement reaffirming that U.S. commitment to Israel’s defense is "ironclad" and pledging to support additional military assistance requested by Israel. The source page is a colleague’s release.
- 2023-10-17 [Months after October 7, 2023]: In an op-ed in Hamodia, republished by her office, she called on the United States to deliver precision-guided munitions, missile interceptors and $2 billion in appropriated funding for Iron Dome.
- 2026-04-25 [Current position]: Co-introduced the bipartisan American-Hellenic-Israeli Eastern Mediterranean Counterterrorism and Maritime Security Pact, H.R. 2510. A defense-cooperation measure rather than an aid appropriation, and the card describes it as such.
Characterization of the conflict
- Undated [Current position]: Statement on Prime Minister Netanyahu’s address to a joint meeting of Congress.
- Undated [Reaction-adjacent]: Joined GOP colleagues condemning Hamas terrorism.
Rhetoric and lobbying
- One source found is a video with no retrievable text, and one is the Wikipedia page for Dan Goldman, a different member entirely, which carries nothing about her.
Safety and antisemitism
- Nothing located separately from the Hamas condemnation above.
What came back empty or unusable
- No statement located on U.S. aid to Palestinians, UNRWA or Gaza humanitarian funding.
- Her two most detailed and specific asks, the October 2023 munitions and Iron Dome items, both fall inside the months after October 7, 2023, so the card rests on a 2021 appropriations position and a 2026 cooperation bill instead. The research page carries the fuller picture.
- One source found is about a different member of Congress.
Also in this race
- –No Position Found Michael DeCillis (Democrat)
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