Blake D. Moore
Moore voted for every tracked aid bill and against both amendments cutting it, writing in April 2024: “there has never been a more important time to support our ally Israel as they face unprecedented threats from all sides”. His campaign platform says he is “proud to stand with Israel”.
Moore has represented Utah in the House since 2021, running in the redrawn 2nd District, and is House Republican Conference vice chair. His six recorded votes appear as badges on this card: Yes on all four tracked aid measures, No on both amendments to cut aid to Israel.
His April 2024 statement on the foreign-aid bills carries the front quote inside a peace-through-strength frame. His campaign platform, verified, states he is "proud to stand with Israel and has supported multiple initiatives to help Israel defend itself against Hamas’s terrorist attacks."
In August 2025 he told the Salt Lake Tribune he hoped the administration was pushing Israel to allow more aid into Gaza; the offered source is a Facebook post of the story, not yet confirmed. In December 2024, as conference vice chair, he co-released the House Republican leadership report on campus antisemitism with Rep. Stefanik, verified via the Jerusalem Post’s coverage; in May 2024 he joined a letter demanding a CBP investigation of foreign funding behind campus demonstrations (his release page could not be retrieved; reported, not confirmed directly). In a December 2020 JNS interview he opposed the boycott, divestment and sanctions movement, "always been disheartened by any type of anti-Semitic movement or attitudes that exist."
His October and November 2023 statements are on the research page. AIPAC’s and the Republican Jewish Coalition’s tracked support appears as badges on this card.
Tracked votes: backed sending U.S. weapons or funding to the government of Israel in 6 of 6 recorded votes.
Research
U.S. military aid and weapons to Israel
- His recorded votes appear as badges on this card: Yes on H.R. 6126, H.R. 8034, H.R. 8369, and H.R. 7217; No on both amendments to cut aid to Israel.
- [Position, 2024-04-26] The foreign-aid statement, verified and quoted on the card.
- [Position, standing platform] The campaign platform page, verified and quoted on the card; a live page, recorded on the date we read it.
U.S. aid to Palestinians
- [Not yet confirmed, 2025-08] The Tribune interview on pushing Israel to allow more aid into Gaza; a Facebook source of the story, not yet confirmed.
- [Reaction window, 2023-10-18] His letter to Egypt, retrieved and verified for the record. Off the card.
Characterization of the conflict
- [Reaction window, 2023-10-09] His statement, and [Reaction window, 2023-11-18] his KPCW remarks. Both off the card.
- [Context, 2020-12] The JNS interview, verified: alliance framing and boycott-movement opposition.
- [Iran] His April 2024 release repeats his criticism of U.S. Iran diplomacy; Iran material, research page only.
Related rhetoric and lobbying
- Tracked AIPAC and RJC support appears as badges on this card.
Safety and antisemitism
- [Action, 2024-12-19] The leadership campus-antisemitism report, verified via the Jerusalem Post naming him as co-releasing vice chair.
- [Reported, 2024-05-10] The CBP-investigation letter; his release page could not be retrieved, reported, not confirmed directly with his quoted influx-of-threats line unused.
- [Reported, 2024] His University Accountability Act support quote, per the Malliotakis release and Jerusalem Post; reported, not confirmed directly.
Race and status context
- Sitting member, nominated in the redrawn district. His Democratic challenger’s card carries its own record.
Also in this race: Peter Crosby (Democrat) · All Utah candidates.
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