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

Peter Crosby

Democrat · U.S. House, Utah District 2
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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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No recorded votes on the bills we track. We found nothing in their own words about Israel, Gaza or the war.

Crosby’s campaign states it is “not accepting corporate PAC donations or funding from PACs aligned with foreign interests”, a general pledge naming no organization, carried as such. No statement located on aid to Israel, aid to Palestinians, the conflict, or antisemitism.

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Deep Dive

Crosby, a political-science instructor with a Middle Eastern studies background, is the Democratic nominee in Utah’s 2nd District, challenging Rep. Blake Moore.

His one verified adjacent item is a July 2026 campaign press release stating the campaign is "not accepting corporate PAC donations or funding from PACs aligned with foreign interests". That pledge names no organization, so it stays a general funding pledge rather than a position on Israel, and no located source has him naming any Israel-related group.

His academic background (a Middle Eastern studies emphasis) is a credential, not a stance. No statement on any tracked topic was located at any date, including on his campaign site.

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.

In their words

“Peter is not accepting corporate PAC donations or funding from PACs aligned with foreign interests.”
Source ↗, 2026-07-23

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

  • Nothing located at any date.

U.S. aid to Palestinians

  • Nothing located at any date.

Characterization of the conflict

  • Nothing located; his Middle Eastern studies background is a credential, not a position.

Related rhetoric and lobbying

  • [General pledge, 2026-07-23] The press release, verified: no corporate-PAC or foreign-interest-PAC funding; names no organization and is not converted. No tracked committee support.

Safety and antisemitism

  • Nothing located at any date.

Race and status context

  • Democratic nominee against Rep. Blake Moore, whose card carries a detailed record.

Also in this race

  1. ✗ Blake D. Moore (Republican)
  2. – Daniel Cottam (Libertarian)
  3. – Carlton E. Bowen (Other)
  4. – Robert M. Moesinger (Other)

All Utah candidates.

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