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

George Marsh

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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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No recorded votes on the bills we track. We found nothing in their own words about Israel, Gaza or the war.

No position located for Marsh on U.S. weapons or money for the government of Israel, or on U.S. aid to Palestinians. An initial search found a single source that names him, his Ballotpedia page, and found no statement on any of the four questions checked.

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Your record on weapons and funding for the government of Israel [ref: ny5-marsh]

Dear George Marsh,

You're asking for my vote, and there is one question I can't find your answer to: should the United States keep sending weapons and funding to the government of Israel?

Your campaign hasn't said where you stand, and for many voters in this race it decides the vote. A short answer would help: will you vote against further weapons and funding for the government of Israel, or for enforceable conditions on that support?

I may share your answer publicly so other voters can see it.

Respectfully,
[Your name]

Deep Dive

Marsh is the Republican candidate in New York’s 5th District, covering part of Queens. He advanced uncontested from the June 2026 primary and also holds the Queens United Party line.

One source resolved, his Ballotpedia entry, and it carries no position on any of the four questions this project asks. Running unopposed in a primary means a candidate is rarely pressed on foreign policy.

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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

An initial search returned an explicit not-found verdict on all four questions, in its own words:

**U.S. military aid and weapons to Israel:** "There is no public information or recorded statement from George Marsh regarding U.S. military aid or weapons sales to Israel."
**U.S. aid to Palestinians:** Not addressed separately; nothing located.
**Characterization of the conflict:** "There is no public record of George Marsh making statements or taking positions on the characterization of the Israel/Palestine conflict."
**Rhetoric and lobbying:** "There is no public record of George Marsh issuing rhetoric regarding Israel or taking positions on lobbying related to Israel."
**Safety and antisemitism:** "There is no public record of George Marsh making statements or outlining platform positions concerning antisemitism or related safety measures."

Sources consulted and read (1 unique)

His Ballotpedia page. An initial search lists two sources and both are this same page.

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.
No campaign website, candidate questionnaire response or interview was located for him at all.
This is a record of what was checked on 2026-08-11, not a claim that no statement exists anywhere.

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