Monique DeSpain
In her 2024 run DeSpain told OPB that Hamas, “the instigators of the horrific Oct 7th attacks”, should surrender and release hostages, and that America must stand “resolutely with her allies in this common cause, including Israel”. Nothing located from her 2026 campaign.
DeSpain, a retired Air Force colonel and attorney, is the Republican nominee in Oregon’s 4th District, in a rematch of her 2024 challenge to Rep. Val Hoyle.
Her located record comes from her October 2024 OPB candidate survey, a prior cycle, verified against the page: "it is essential to peace on earth that America stands against terrorism and stands resolutely with her allies in this common cause, including Israel. America should and must defend itself against all enemies, and I support all nations in defending themselves against attacks on their people and their sovereign lands. The instigators of the horrific Oct 7th attacks, Hamas, should give up the hostages they continue to hold, surrender, and let new Palestinian leaders emerge who renounce terrorism, agree that Israel has a right to exist, and truly embrace a negotiation process that can lead to a peaceful and prosperous future for both Palestinians and Israelis."
No 2026-campaign statement on any tracked topic was located; a platform line the research offered ("Israel and her enemies never doubt...") was not found on the retrieved survey page and rests on a aggregator this project does not cite, so it stays off the card.
No statement on U.S. aid amounts, aid to Palestinians as a program, or antisemitism was located.
Research
U.S. military aid and weapons to Israel
- Nothing located as an aid position at any date.
U.S. aid to Palestinians
- Nothing located at any date.
Characterization of the conflict
- [Prior cycle, 2024-10-17] The OPB candidate survey, verified and quoted on the card; carried with its cycle stated. The research itself marks this single-source.
Related rhetoric and lobbying
- Nothing located; no tracked committee support.
Safety and antisemitism
- Nothing located at any date.
Race and status context
- Republican nominee against Rep. Val Hoyle, whose card carries a detailed record; she also ran for this seat in 2024.
Also in this race: Val Hoyle (Democrat) · All Oregon candidates.
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