Don Kissick
Kissick runs on a non-interventionist platform that would end all foreign aid, which would include aid to Israel. Asked directly in candidate surveys whether the U.S. should help defend Israel, he answered "Neutral" in 2018 and did not answer in 2024.
Kissick is the Libertarian nominee for Governor of Ohio, having won the Libertarian primary on May 5, 2026 with running mate James Mills. He served six years in the U.S. Navy and deployed twice to the Middle East during Desert Shield and Desert Storm, and has run before for Ohio's 5th District in 2018 and for the U.S. Senate in 2024.
He has no located statement about Israel specifically. What he has is a blanket position: a 2024 Oberlin Review voter guide records a platform of strict non-interventionism that calls for ending all foreign aid. Aid to Israel falls inside that, but the position is not aimed at it, and this card does not present it as though it were.
On the two occasions he was asked directly, he declined to take a side. A 2018 iVoterGuide survey asked whether the United States should help defend Israel from attack by its enemies and he selected "Neutral". A 2024 iVoterGuide survey asked whether the U.S. relationship with Israel is important and why, and his answer is recorded as "Did not answer".
Governors do not vote on foreign aid, and nothing in the first search’s notes shows him addressing the question as a candidate for this office.
Research
U.S. military aid and weapons to Israel
- 2024-10-11 [Current position; card-leading]: A voter guide in The Oberlin Review, published during his U.S. Senate campaign, records a platform of strict non-interventionist foreign policy calling for ending all foreign aid. This is a blanket position that necessarily includes aid to Israel; it is not an Israel-specific statement and the card says so.
- 2018 [Earlier record; survey response]: In an iVoterGuide candidate survey during his U.S. House campaign, asked whether the United States should help defend Israel from attack by its enemies, he selected "Neutral".
- 2024 [Current position; survey non-response]: In a later iVoterGuide survey during his Senate campaign, asked whether the U.S. relationship with Israel is important and why, his answer is recorded as "Did not answer". A recorded non-answer to a direct question is itself a finding and is kept.
Characterization of the conflict
- Nothing located. The first search states plainly that there are no public records or statements in which he personally characterized the Israel/Palestine conflict.
Rhetoric and lobbying
- 2026-02-20 [Current position]: He and Mills outlined their platform in Lima ahead of the governor's race. No in-scope claim extracted.
- 2026-05-20 [Current position]: Party candidate page at lp.org. No in-scope claim extracted.
Safety and antisemitism
- Nothing located.
Identity and ballot status
What came back empty or unusable
- No statement located on U.S. aid to Palestinians, UNRWA or Gaza humanitarian funding.
- No statement located from the 2026 governor campaign itself on this subject; both survey answers and the foreign-aid platform predate it and come from federal races.
Also in this race: Amy Acton (Democrat), Tim Grady (Other), Vivek Ramaswamy (Republican) · All Ohio candidates.
See the full record →But What Can You Do? tracks where 2026 candidates stand on U.S. weapons and funding for the government of Israel. Every claim on this page goes through at least two verification steps. Open the interactive card for votes, funding and contact details.