But What Can You Do? tracks where 2026 candidates stand on U.S. weapons and funding for the government of Israel. How we check

Alexander Hale

Republican · U.S. House, Texas District 7
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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.

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Two reviewers, reading the public record as a whole, agree: Answering a May 2026 voter-guide question, he says the "strategic relationship with Israel must remain ironclad" and calls Israel "our most important ally in the Middle East", without saying where he stands on U.S. weapons and funding for the government of Israel. Reviewed by hand on 2026-10-09. This candidate has no recorded tracked floor votes.

Hale 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 6 sources.

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Deep Dive

6 sources checked and read, every one listed on the research page. Most candidates at this level have simply never been asked.

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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:** In a candidate voter guide profile published ahead of the primary runoff in May 2026, Hale stated that the U.S. "strategic relationship with Israel must remain ironclad" and emphasized that Israel "provide[s] invaluable intelligence cooperation" and stands alongside the U.S. against regional threats.
  • **Characterization of the conflict:** Material returned; set out in full below.
  • **Rhetoric and lobbying:** Material returned; set out in full below.
  • **Safety and antisemitism:** There are no recorded public statements, policy positions, or campaign initiatives from Alexander Hale specifically addressing antisemitism or safety for Jewish institutions and communities.

What an initial search did return, on the other questions

The card's claim is about what the United States sends, and that question came back empty. These questions did return material. It is reproduced word for word so nothing found is lost, and it is context rather than a position on U.S. weapons or money. Em dashes are rendered as hyphens to satisfy house style; no wording is changed.

### Characterization of the conflict In a voter guide questionnaire published prior to his May 26, 2026 primary runoff victory, Hale characterized Israel as "our most important ally in the Middle East and the region's only liberal democracy". In the same 2026 questionnaire response, he strongly agreed that "Islamic terrorism is a threat to the United States' national security" and stated that Israel stands with the U.S. against threats like Iran and Middle Eastern terrorism. No explicit public statements by Hale regarding Palestine, Gaza, or a two-state framework were identified in public records or campaign materials.

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### Rhetoric and lobbying In a 2026 voter guide, Hale framed the alliance with Israel around shared democratic values and joint security interests, arguing that as the nation navigates "an increasingly dangerous world, strengthening ties with allies who share our values is essential". Public records and campaign statements do not contain specific commentary or positions from Hale regarding political lobbying organizations, pro-Israel advocacy groups, or federal lobbying policy related to Israel.

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Sources consulted and read (6)

Not found

  • No position located on U.S. weapons, arms sales or military funding for the government of Israel.
  • No position located on U.S. aid to Palestinians, UNRWA or Gaza humanitarian funding.
  • This is a record of what was checked on 2026-08-11, not a claim that no statement exists anywhere.

Also in this race

  1. ✗ Lizzie Fletcher (Democrat)
  2. – Espoir Ngabo (Green)

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