But What Can You Do? tracks where 2026 candidates stand on U.S. weapons and funding for the government of Israel. How we check
Jade Simmons
Independent · U.S. Senate, Texas
Declared write-in candidate. Not printed on the ballot.
–No Position Found
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.
Nothing located as of September 2026 has Simmons, a registered write-in candidate, taking a position on U.S. weapons or money for the government of Israel, or on U.S. aid to Palestinians. The eight planks on her campaign's policy page are all domestic.
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Jade Simmons is an independent running for the U.S. Senate in Texas as a registered write-in candidate. Her name will not be printed on the November 3 ballot; voters who want her write her name in. Her campaign says it first sought a place on the ballot through Texas's independent petition process. She describes herself as a business owner, author, educator, speaker and concert artist, and she ran for president in 2020 as an independent.
Her campaign's policy page has eight planks: the cost of living, small business, education, independence from party control, health care, immigration and border security, women's empowerment, and an opportunity plan named for Thurgood Marshall. None names Israel, Gaza or foreign aid, and nothing located has her taking a position on U.S. weapons or money for the government of Israel or on U.S. aid to Palestinians. An empty record carries no implication either way.
You are better placed to change this than we are. Ask Simmons directly, or at a candidate forum, and send us the reply: it goes on this page in her own words, which is worth more than anything we could write about her.
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 2026-07-13) 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.
Status
Registered write-in candidate for U.S. Senate in Texas; her name will not be printed on the November 3, 2026 ballot. Her campaign site: "We pursued ballot access through Texas’s intentionally extreme independent petition process because Texans deserve more than two party-approved options." and "Jade Simmons is running as a registered write-in candidate for U.S. Senate. Her name may not be printed on your ballot, but you can still write her in". Its voting steps say "(You will not see my name on the ballot)". Ballotpedia: "She is a write-in candidate in the general election on November 3, 2026." (Both read 2026-09-25.)
Her campaign biography: "As a business owner, author, educator, nationally sought-after speaker, and acclaimed concert artist, Simmons has spent her career helping people and institutions perform at the highest level." and "Simmons ran as an Independent candidate for President of the United States in 2020." (Read 2026-09-25.)
U.S. military aid and weapons to the government of Israel
No public record or documented statement located on U.S. military aid or weapons sales to Israel.
U.S. aid to Palestinians
Nothing located.
Characterization of the conflict
No public record or documented statement located on how she characterizes the conflict.
Related rhetoric and lobbying
No public record or documented statement located on Israel-related political rhetoric or lobbying organizations.
Safety and antisemitism (context)
No public record or documented statement located on antisemitism or safety concerns specific to the Jewish community.
What the campaign site and own pages say
Policy page, read 2026-09-25. Eight planks, all domestic: "Thrivability: Beyond Affordability to Economic Possibility"; "A Breakthrough Brief: Thrivability for Small Business"; "A New Era in Education"; "Independence from Party Control"; "Healthcare That Works for People, Not Bureaucracies"; "Humane Immigration Reform and Border Security"; "Women’s Empowerment & A Fresh Take on Life and Choice"; "The Thurgood Marshall Plan". None mentions Israel, Gaza, Palestinians, foreign aid or foreign policy.
Campaign launch release (published 2026-05-25): her platform "addresses the critical challenges faced by Texans daily, including rising costs of living, economic opportunity, education, public trust, safety, and the pressing need to uplift underserved communities." Nothing on the subject.
The home page, the write-in page and the biography page carry nothing on Israel, Gaza, Palestinians, foreign aid or AIPAC.
Sources read
Ballotpedia (published 2026-07-27; read again 2026-09-25)
openpr.com (published 2026-05-25; campaign launch release, domestic platform, nothing on the subject)
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