Vanessa Enoch

Democrat · U.S. House, Ohio District 8

Enoch wrote in her 2026 Ballotpedia statement that "America must discontinue all military weapons support and demand a cease-fire" in Gaza, and called for the return of all hostages.

Enoch is a Democratic candidate for Ohio's 8th District.

Her position is in her own words in a 2026 Ballotpedia candidate statement headed "Netanyahu's War on Palestine," read in full on 17 August 2026: "This war cannot continue as is, and in the wake of Netanyahu's killing of innocent American humanitarian workers, America must discontinue all military weapons support and demand a cease-fire, and facilitate the peaceful end to this conflict, and the return of all Israeli and internationally held hostages."

That is a position on the weapons themselves, and it names what she wants alongside it: a ceasefire and the return of hostages. In the same statement she says an immediate ceasefire is called for in the Gaza Strip and describes the campaign after the October 7 attack as having "led to the genocide of the whole of the Palestinian people."

Nothing was located from her on U.S. humanitarian funding for Palestinians as a separate question. In candidate questionnaires during her 2020 and 2022 campaigns she answered "Neutral" to the statement that the United States should help defend Israel from attack by its enemies.

She has no federal voting record.

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### U.S. military aid and weapons to Israel In candidate questionnaires published by iVoterGuide during her 2020 and 2022 congressional campaigns, Enoch selected "Neutral" when asked to respond to the statement that the United States should help defend Israel from attack by its enemies.

Beyond this survey response, Enoch has not made detailed personal public statements or taken specific actions regarding U.S. military aid or arms transfers to Israel.

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### Characterization of the conflict In a candidate policy submission recorded on Ballotpedia ahead of her May 5, 2026 primary election, Enoch published a statement titled "Netanyahu's War on Palestine," calling for an "immediate cease-fire" in the Gaza Strip. In that statement, Enoch characterized Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's campaign following Hamas's October 7, 2023 attack as "badly handled and poorly executed," writing that it "has led to the genocide of the whole of the Palestinian people". She described Netanyahu as an "unrelenting right-wing extremist" responsible for "insurmountable death, famine, and torture" suffered by innocent civilians, and stated that he had "failed his citizens" by failing to prioritize the return of hostages.

On August 11, 2024, Enoch appeared as a guest on the podcast *Muslim ViewPoint* (produced by *American Muslim Today*), where she participated in an interview addressing current foreign policy debates, including the Israel-Palestine conflict.

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### Rhetoric and lobbying In iVoterGuide questionnaires for her 2020 and 2022 congressional campaigns, Enoch submitted "Did not answer" when asked whether she supported the Boycott, Divestment, Sanctions (BDS) movement against Israel if Israel refused to allow the creation of a Palestinian state.

Outside of her 2026 campaign statement criticizing Prime Minister Netanyahu and her August 11, 2024 interview on *Muslim ViewPoint*, Enoch has not made public statements or taken actions regarding Israel-related political lobbying groups or campaign advocacy organizations.

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Also in this race: Warren Davidson (Republican) · All Ohio candidates.

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