But What Can You Do? tracks where 2026 candidates stand on U.S. weapons and funding for the government of Israel. How we check
Charlie Hatcher
Republican · U.S. House, Tennessee District 5
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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.
No recorded votes on the bills we track. We found nothing in their own words about Israel, Gaza or the war.
Hatcher has not spoken publicly on U.S. weapons or money for the government of Israel, or on U.S. aid to Palestinians. No statement was found in source-checked research across 8 sources.
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The money
Checked the five lobbying groups we track; no direct 2026 support found
2026 support from the five lobbying groups we track
Nothing recorded (as of 2026-07-23) from the five lobbying groups we track; earlier cycles and earmarked donations not yet tracked.
Support-only OpenFEC data. Opposition independent expenditures are excluded.
Research log
The notes behind this card: what we looked at, what we found, and where each item came from.
What was looked for, and what came back
**U.S. military aid and weapons to Israel:** There is no public record, official statement, or published platform position from Charlie Hatcher regarding U.S. military aid or weapons sales to Israel. Other material came back under this heading; it is set out in full below.
**Characterization of the conflict:** There is no documented record of Charlie Hatcher issuing personal statements or public comments characterizing the Israel/Palestine conflict. Other material came back under this heading; it is set out in full below.
**Rhetoric and lobbying:** Material returned; set out in full below.
**Safety and antisemitism:** There are no documented personal statements, policy proposals, or specific actions from Charlie Hatcher addressing antisemitism or local/national safety measures for Jewish institutions. Other material came back under this heading; it is set out in full below.
What else came back
The card's claim is about what the United States sends, and no position was found there. These sections returned material beyond a bare verdict. It is reproduced word for word so nothing found is lost; none of it is a position on U.S. weapons or money. Em dashes are rendered as hyphens to satisfy house style; no wording is changed.
### U.S. military aid and weapons to Israel There is no public record, official statement, or published platform position from Charlie Hatcher regarding U.S. military aid or weapons sales to Israel. During his 2026 primary campaign leading up to the August 6, 2026, election, Hatcher focused his message on domestic, state, and agricultural issues, leaving foreign policy survey questions regarding Israel unanswered.
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### Characterization of the conflict There is no documented record of Charlie Hatcher issuing personal statements or public comments characterizing the Israel/Palestine conflict. In an iVoterGuide questionnaire published for the August 6, 2026, primary election, Hatcher did not submit responses to questions regarding the foreign policy importance of Israel or Middle Eastern national security matters.
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### Rhetoric and lobbying Charlie Hatcher has not engaged in public political rhetoric or lobbying related to Israel. Throughout his public service as Tennessee Commissioner of Agriculture (2019–2025) and during his 2026 congressional primary campaign, his messaging focused almost exclusively on local agricultural policy, economic issues, and aligning with broad conservative principles.
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### Safety and antisemitism There are no documented personal statements, policy proposals, or specific actions from Charlie Hatcher addressing antisemitism or local/national safety measures for Jewish institutions. While national news coverage surrounding the August 6, 2026, primary election noted the defeat of his primary opponent, who had made controversial statements regarding minority groups, Hatcher's own campaign avoided cultural confrontation and focused on grassroots local representation and agricultural advocacy.
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