John Croisant
Nothing located as of September 2026 has Croisant taking a position on U.S. weapons or money for the government of Israel. His June 2026 voter guide answer says America must end foreign entanglements in the Middle East and stop sending tax dollars abroad to bomb civilians. He named no country.
John Croisant is the Democratic nominee in Oklahoma's 1st District and faces state Rep. Mark Tedford on November 3, 2026 for a seat with no incumbent running. He sits on the Tulsa Public Schools board, taught social studies for sixteen years and owns an insurance agency in Tulsa, so there is no voting record to set beside what he says.
One answer of his comes close to the question. A Tulsa voter guide published on June 9, 2026 asked what the United States' role in the Middle East should be. He replied that the country should be leading the charge for democracy, peace and helping those in need, with the help of allies, that it has become too entrenched in the actions of the Middle East, and that “We must end foreign entanglements in the Middle East and no longer allow our tax dollars to go to other countries to bomb civilians.” He named no country anywhere in that answer, and neither the question nor his reply mentions Israel, Gaza, weapons transfers or any aid programme.
The Foreign Policy section of his campaign issues page stands at the same distance. It says America needs to worry about its own internal affairs rather than starting or continuing forever wars, and that the country is spending hundreds of billions of dollars on other global militaries. That section names no country and no programme either, and the thirteen other headings on the page say nothing on the subject. Nor does the Ballotpedia survey he submitted in November 2025, the January 2026 town hall where he took questions on federal spending, or the two posts on his campaign's Bluesky account. Everything read for this card is set out on his research page. An empty record carries no implication either way, and he may hold a view he has not published.
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Research
Our research for this card began with a search run on 2026-08-21. Every page cited below was opened and read on 2026-09-07, and his campaign site was read in full, all nine pages of it, along with his Ballotpedia entry and his campaign's Bluesky account. Bands: Position (2024-01-26 onward), Reaction window (2023-10-07 to 2024-01-25), Earlier record (before 2023-10-07), Undated. This card replaces an older summary of his record; the quotation in it was checked again at the source. He has no recorded votes on this record and no tracked funding.
U.S. military aid and weapons to the government of Israel
- Nothing located. Nothing he has published names Israel, and nothing names U.S. weapons transfers, arms sales, appropriations, aid conditions or the Memorandum of Understanding. The two statements below are the closest he has come, and both are general.
- [Position, 2026-06-09] The Tulsa Flyer voter guide for the June 16, 2026 election asked him, under his own heading, “What do you believe the U.S. role should be in the Middle East?” His answer in full: “I believe the U.S. should be leading the charge for democracy, peace, and helping those in need around the world, including the Middle East, with the help of our allies. However, the U.S. has become too entrenched in the actions of the Middle East, so far as creating chaos, fear, and hurting the global economy. Trump ran on “no more wars” and “America First.” However, his actions tell a different story. We must end foreign entanglements in the Middle East and no longer allow our tax dollars to go to other countries to bomb civilians. We should be putting American constituents first and investing in our own communities, creating a better life at home, not destroying others across the globe.” No country is named in the question or in the answer. He answered all seven questions the guide put to him, so this is a considered reply rather than a gap in the guide's coverage.
- [Position; the page carries no date and was read on 2026-09-07] The Foreign Policy section of his campaign issues page, in full: “America, first and foremost, needs to be worrying about our own internal affairs, not starting nor continuing forever wars around the world. We are spending hundreds of billions of dollars on other global militaries, with 46% of Tulsans working full time, without enough money to pay their bills, with similar numbers on the state and federal levels.” “Many presidents, from JFK to Ronald Reagan to Barack Obama, have talked about the United States of America as a shining city on a hill. The USA needs to return to setting an example for the world for democracy, diplomacy, liberty, justice, and humanitarianism, not just in the United States but around the world.” No country, ally or aid programme is named.
- [Position; undated pages read 2026-09-07] The thirteen other headings on the same page, Education, Healthcare, Housing & Childcare, Fixing Congress, Immigration, National Security & Rule of Law, AI & Media, Freedom & Faith, Community Investment, Small Business & Labor, Environment & Animals, Social Security, and Energy & Utilities, carry nothing on this question. The National Security section is about cybersecurity, agency audits and the justice system. His home page, his endorsements page and his events page carry nothing on it either.
- [Position, 2026-01-21] At a town hall hosted by The Black Wall Street Times he said: “I would much rather invest in students than in a war in Venezuela, or taking over Greenland, or trying to round up my neighbors. I'd much rather invest that in education and make us a better place.” That is about where federal money goes, and the places he names are not in the Middle East.
U.S. aid to Palestinians
- Nothing located. His campaign site, his Ballotpedia surveys of 2025 and 2024, the June 2026 voter guide and the January 2026 town hall carry no statement from him on UNRWA, on humanitarian funding for Gaza or on the aid pipeline. His June 2026 answer speaks of helping those in need around the world, including the Middle East, which names no programme and no recipient.
Characterization of the conflict
- Nothing located. He has not been recorded describing this conflict at all, in any terms.
- [Position, 2026-06-17 and 2026-06-18; other people writing about him] Three reports on the Republican primary in this district describe him in the same sentence. The Forward, June 17, 2026: “The Democratic candidate, John Croisant, is a Tulsa school board member who has not spoken publicly about Israel or Gaza, issues that are occupying some Democrats.” The Times of Israel carried the same story that day and The Jerusalem Post carried it on June 18, 2026, each with the same sentence. These are reporters' accounts of him rather than words of his, so they stay off the card. They were published eight and nine days after the voter guide answer above, which those reports do not mention.
Related rhetoric and lobbying
- Nothing located about any organization that lobbies on this question. He has not been recorded naming the American Israel Public Affairs Committee, J Street, Democratic Majority for Israel or any comparable group, and no such group appears among his endorsements.
- [Position; undated page read 2026-09-07] His campaign issues page, under Fixing Congress, lists “Overturn Citizens United and get money out of elections” among six changes he wants. In his Ballotpedia survey he answered the question on election-administration legislation with three words: “End super PACs.” Neither names an organization, and a general position on money in politics is not a statement about weapons or money for the government of Israel.
- [Position; undated page read 2026-09-07] His endorsements page lists the Oklahoma AFL-CIO, the National Education Association, Indivisible Tulsa County, and twelve named Oklahoma officials and school board members. No organization that works on this question appears on it. His campaign's Bluesky account was created on 2026-08-26 and carries two posts, one announcing the Oklahoma AFL-CIO endorsement on 2026-09-06 and one on term limits and Citizens United on 2026-08-28.
Safety and antisemitism (context, not a position on what America sends)
- Nothing located on antisemitism. Neither his campaign site nor either Ballotpedia survey nor the town hall coverage carries a statement from him on antisemitism or on the safety of Jewish or Muslim communities.
- [Position, 2026-01-21] His public-safety material is domestic. At the same town hall he praised Tulsa's practice of sending clinicians rather than police to some mental-health calls and said, “If you have a mental health crisis, you should not end up dead.” His home page, under the heading Keeping Our Communities Safe, is about illegal guns and relations between police and the communities they serve. His 2024 Ballotpedia survey, written when he was running for the school board, answers a question on school safety with bullying, self-harm, security technology and bond funding. None of this is about the subject of this card.
The race
- [Undated; read 2026-09-07] Ballotpedia: “John Croisant and Mark Tedford are running in the general election for U.S. House Oklahoma District 1 on November 3, 2026”, and “There are no incumbents in this race”. His own Ballotpedia page records that the Democratic primary for this office on June 16, 2026 was canceled, so he reached the general ballot unopposed within his party. He completed Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection survey in 2025, submitted on November 21, 2025, and again in 2024 as a school board candidate.
Not on the card, and why
- The Foreign Policy section of his campaign issues page, as an answer to this question: it names no country, no ally and no aid programme. It is quoted in full above and described in the deep dive for what it is.
- The January 2026 town hall remarks about Venezuela, Greenland and immigration enforcement: they are about federal spending elsewhere.
- The three June 2026 news reports: they are reporters' accounts of what he has not said, not statements of his.
- His positions on super PACs and on Citizens United: a general position on money in politics that names no organization is never treated here as a position on weapons or funding.
- His domestic public-safety and school-safety material: a different subject.
- His campaign's Instagram page and Facebook page: neither was read, so neither is quoted or linked. Their addresses are listed below so a person can check them.
- The legacy summary sentence on this record: this card replaces the older summary rather than merging with it. Its quotation was re-checked at the source and confirmed, its date is now fixed to the day the guide was published, and the answer it came from is published whole.
Sources read for this card (address; opened or could not open; date read)
- https://tulsaflyer.org/june-16-voter-guide-u-s-hr-district-1/ (opened; 2026-09-07; published 2026-06-09, last changed 2026-06-10)
- https://www.croisantforcongress.com/issues (opened; 2026-09-07; the page carries no date)
- https://www.croisantforcongress.com/ (opened; 2026-09-07)
- https://www.croisantforcongress.com/endorsements (opened; 2026-09-07)
- https://www.croisantforcongress.com/events (opened; 2026-09-07)
- https://www.croisantforcongress.com/pages-sitemap.xml (opened; 2026-09-07; it lists nine pages and all nine were read)
- https://ballotpedia.org/John_Croisant (opened; 2026-09-07; both Candidate Connection surveys read in full)
- https://ballotpedia.org/Oklahoma%27s_1st_Congressional_District_election,_2026 (opened; 2026-09-07)
- https://theblackwallsttimes.com/2026/01/21/croisant-takes-on-kevin-herns-record-in-first-black-wall-street-times-town-hall/ (opened; 2026-09-07; published 2026-01-21)
- https://forward.com/fast-forward/832091/lahmeyer-pastor-who-says-antichrist-will-be-jewish-heads-to-oklahoma-gop-runoff/ (opened; 2026-09-07; published 2026-06-17)
- https://www.timesofisrael.com/pastor-who-says-antichrist-will-be-jewish-heads-to-runoff-for-oklahoma-congressional-seat/ (opened; 2026-09-07; published 2026-06-17)
- https://www.jpost.com/american-politics/article-899815 (opened; 2026-09-07; published 2026-06-18)
- https://jewishpostandnews.ca/uncategorized/lahmeyer-pastor-who-says-antichrist-will-be-jewish-heads-to-oklahoma-gop-runoff/ (opened; 2026-09-07; published 2026-06-17; the same story a fourth time)
- https://bsky.app/profile/johncroisant.bsky.social (opened; 2026-09-07; two posts, both read)
- https://linktr.ee/teamcroisant (opened; 2026-09-07; his campaign's link page, where his other accounts are listed)
- https://www.publicradiotulsa.org/local-regional/2025-02-13/tps-board-member-to-run-for-congress-warns-against-spreading-oklahomas-education-policies (opened; 2026-09-07; published 2025-02-13; about education)
- https://www.take-bac-congress.us/team/john-croisant (opened; 2026-09-07; a supporting group's short profile of him, nothing on this question)
- https://www.facebook.com/croisantforcongress/ (could not open; 2026-09-07)
- https://instagram.com/teamcroisant (listed on his link page; not read; 2026-09-07)
- https://www.croisantforcongress.com/about (could not open; 2026-09-07; the address sits in the site's own menu and the page is gone)
- This is a record of what was checked on 2026-09-07, not a claim that no other statement exists.
Also in this race: Mark Tedford (Republican) · All Oklahoma candidates.
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