Patti Adair
Adair left iVoterGuide’s Israel and foreign-affairs questions unanswered, and no positions were located on any tracked topic. The subject appears once in her record: in June 2026 she disavowed remarks about Israel her son had posted as representing neither her nor her campaign, and condemned antisemitism in all forms.
Adair, a Deschutes County commissioner, is the Republican nominee in Oregon’s 5th District, challenging Rep. Janelle Bynum.
On the tracked topics her own record is empty: her iVoterGuide questionnaire left the Israel and foreign-affairs questions unanswered, and no statement, platform position, or interview on aid, the conflict, or lobbying was located at any date.
The one located episode on these topics is not her own statement. In June 2026, Right Now Oregon reported an exchange on another Republican candidate’s Facebook post in which her son wrote "Israel runs the show" and then, per the article, "Israel killed Charlie Kirk/JFK and help do 9/11. They are the biggest threat inside America at this time…" The outlet characterized those remarks as antisemitic tropes; that characterization is the outlet’s. Her response, quoted in the same article: "I spoke with my son to express my strong disagreement. Further, I asked for him to delete his comments. I disavow the comments that were made. They in no way, shape, or form, or reflect my own personal views nor those of my campaign. My son does not hold a position on this campaign and speaks only for himself. I strongly condemn antisemitism in all forms". The report is a single outlet’s and is carried with that label; her son’s views are not hers and are documented only to explain her disavowal.
Research
U.S. military aid and weapons to Israel
- Nothing located at any date; the iVoterGuide questionnaire leaves the questions unanswered.
U.S. aid to Palestinians
- Nothing located at any date.
Characterization of the conflict
- Nothing located at any date.
Related rhetoric and lobbying
- Nothing located; no tracked committee support.
Safety and antisemitism
- [Statement, 2026-06-02] Her disavowal of her son’s Israel conspiracy comments, verified in the article’s quotation of her statement; a single-outlet report, labelled as such. The conspiracy comments are her son’s, not hers, and appear only as the occasion for her response.
Race and status context
- Republican nominee against Rep. Janelle Bynum, whose card carries a detailed record.
Also in this race: Janelle Bynum (Democrat) · All Oregon 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.