But What Can You Do? tracks where 2026 candidates stand on U.S. weapons and funding for the government of Israel. How we check
Andrea Salinas
- ✓ Cosponsors the Block the Bombs Act
- Backed with $8K by PACs we track that support U.S. weapons funding for the government of Israel (lifetime)
Salinas’s issues page backs “halting the transfer of offensive military weaponry and equipment to the current Israeli government”. Voting to cut $3.3 billion in 2026, she said Israel “has not demonstrated that they would use this military equipment responsibly”. In August 2026 she co-led 63 Democrats pressing on Gaza peace.
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Deep Dive
Salinas has represented Oregon’s 6th District since 2023. Her six recorded votes appear as badges on this card: Yes on the April 2024 supplemental, No on the other three aid measures, No on the amendment to cut $500 million for Israeli missile-defense programs, Yes on the 2026 amendment to cut $3.3 billion from aid to Israel.
Her official foreign-affairs page carries her standing position: support for "halting the transfer of offensive military weaponry and equipment to the current Israeli government", because "U.S. taxpayers should not be responsible for funding weapons that have been used to kill civilians seeking medical care and food", alongside affirmation of Israel’s right to defend itself, a ceasefire with hostage release, "the complete dismantling of Hamas’ governing power in Gaza", and a negotiated two-state solution. Explaining her July 2026 cutting vote: Israel "has not demonstrated that they would use this military equipment responsibly with the U.S. interest to find a durable peace in the region."
In April 2024 she backed the security-assistance package for allies including Israel with Gaza humanitarian aid included. In August 2026 she and Rep. Kweisi Mfume led 63 colleagues pressing the administration on its Gaza peace plan after strikes threatened the disarmament agreement.
She joined Oregon’s August 2025 delegation statement condemning antisemitic vandalism while distinguishing criticism of the Israeli government from antisemitism. Her October 2023 statement is on the research page. Tracked committee support appears as badges on this card.
The record
Supported sending weapons or funding in 2 of 6 tracked votes · Cosponsors the Block the Bombs Act
How this mark works
We track key votes on sending U.S. weapons and money to the government of Israel. A check means every tracked vote they cast came down against sending more, on the side of peace and de-escalation. A question mark means a mixed record: they sided with sending up to half of the time. An X means they voted to send more weapons and money in over half of their tracked votes, even as the way those weapons and dollars were being used became more and more obvious. At exactly half, money this election cycle from a lobbying group we track, or an endorsement from a group that backs sending weapons, makes it an X. Only votes actually cast are counted. Where a candidate has no recorded votes on these bills, the mark comes instead from a reviewed reading of their public record (money from the lobbying groups we track, endorsements, and their own words since January 26, 2024). There an X also covers fully backing the conduct of the war by the government of Israel without significant reservations, and a question mark also covers speaking about Israel without saying clearly where they stand on U.S. weapons and funding. A dash means No Position Found: we found nothing in their own words about Israel, Gaza or the war.
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Voted to send weapons or funding in some, but no more than half, of their recorded tracked votes. (Supported sending weapons or funding in 2 of 6 tracked votes.)
The money
$8K in lifetime support from the five lobbying groups we track
In their words
Research log
The notes behind this card: what we looked at, what we found, and where each item came from.
U.S. military aid and weapons to Israel
- Her recorded votes appear as badges on this card: No on H.R. 6126, Yes on H.R. 8034, No on H.R. 8369, No on H.R. 7217, No on the amendment to cut $500 million for Israeli missile-defense programs, Yes on the 2026 amendment to cut $3.3 billion from aid to Israel.
- [Position, standing page] The foreign-affairs issues page, verified and quoted on the card; a live page, recorded on the date we read it.
- [Position, 2026-07-15] The cutting-vote statement, verified and quoted on the card.
- [Position, 2024-04-22] The security-assistance statement, verified.
U.S. aid to Palestinians
- [Action, 2026-08-03] The 63-member letter she co-led, verified: aid restrictions and civilian vulnerability among the letter’s concerns.
Characterization of the conflict
- [Position, standing page] The issues page’s two-state, hostage, and Hamas-dismantling language, verified.
- Her October 20, 2023 statement is not on the card summary.
Related rhetoric and lobbying
- [Joint statement, 2025-08-14] The Oregon delegation statement, verified, including its direct criticism of Prime Minister Netanyahu.
- Tracked committee support appears as badges on this card.
Safety and antisemitism
- [Position, 2025-08-14] The delegation statement’s condemnation of the Oregon Jewish Museum vandalism and its criticism-is-not-antisemitism line, verified.
Race and status context
- Sitting member, nominated. Her Republican challenger’s card carries its own record.
Also in this race
- ?Mixed David Russ (Republican)
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