Ralph Ambrosio
No citable source was found for Ambrosio’s statements on U.S. security assistance to Israel. The first search reports a detailed July 2026 campaign release, and all four source pages it offered are Facebook pages that return errors. What it reported is preserved in the research notes.
Ambrosio is the Republican and Conservative Party candidate in New York’s 20th District, a Navy veteran and former New York State Police officer and Assistant Attorney General.
He appears to have a clear position and it cannot be sourced. The first search reports a July 2026 campaign release condemning the incumbent’s vote against Israeli aid, in which he is quoted calling the withholding of security assistance a "betrayal of American values" and saying "the U.S.-Israel relationship is non-negotiable". All four source pages offered are Facebook urls that would not open. The full reported text is on the research page, and if the release turns up on his campaign site or in local coverage this becomes a position card.
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Research
U.S. military aid and weapons to Israel
- 2026-07-16 [Current position; SOURCE DID NOT OPEN, not used on the card]: The first search reports a campaign release condemning the incumbent, Rep. Paul Tonko, for voting against the Israel Security Supplemental Appropriations Act. It reports him characterizing the decision to withhold security assistance from Israel as a "betrayal of American values" and a "reckless abandonment of our most vital ally in the Middle East", calling the vote a "failure of moral clarity", arguing that coupling essential military funding with demands that undermine an ally's right to defend itself is unacceptable, and stating that "the U.S.-Israel relationship is non-negotiable". **No source page opened.** Direction, if sourced: he supports continued and unconditional U.S. security assistance to the government of Israel.
U.S. aid to Palestinians
- Nothing located, in either direction.
Characterization of the conflict
- 2026-07-16 [Current position; SOURCE DID NOT OPEN]: From the same release, the first search reports him characterizing Israel as a vital democratic ally facing "existential threats", describing its operations in Gaza as "defensive actions", and criticizing politicians who characterize those actions as "genocidal", on the ground that Israel is exercising a legitimate right of self-defence.
Rhetoric and lobbying
- 2026-07-16 [Current position; SOURCE DID NOT OPEN]: The first search gives the release's title as "Ralph Ambrosio Condemns Paul Tonko's Vote Against Israeli Aid and Dangerous Rhetoric", and reports him accusing the incumbent of abandoning a key partner for political posturing and arguing that Washington needs a foreign policy "rooted in strength and loyalty to American allies".
Safety and antisemitism
- 2026-07-16 [Current position; SOURCE DID NOT OPEN; context only, never the answer to what America sends]: The first search reports him condemning rhetoric about the conflict that he said "mirrors antisemitic tropes", saying such language about Israel's military actions is beneath the dignity of a member of Congress, and warning that it "only serves to inflame tensions and empower those who seek the destruction of the Jewish state".
Sources consulted and read
- His Ballotpedia page is the only source that opened that names him, and it carries nothing on this question.
Consulted and unusable
- All four remaining sources found are Facebook urls that would not open: his campaign page root, a Coeymans Republican Committee endorsement post, and an Albany County GOP photo listed twice. Everything substantive the first search reported about him rests on these, and two of the four are county party pages rather than his own.
Not found
- No durable source for the July 2026 release, which is his entire in-scope record.
- No campaign website was located for him at all, which is the first thing a follow-up should look for.
- This is a record of what was checked on 2026-08-11, not a claim that he has not spoken.
Also in this race: Paul Tonko (Democrat) · All New York candidates.
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