But What Can You Do? tracks where 2026 candidates stand on U.S. weapons and funding for the government of Israel. How we check
Tom Tiffany
His newsletter explains his split votes. He backed "providing additional military support to Israel in their ongoing war" and opposed the April 2024 package, writing that it "provides $9 billion for Hamas-ruled Gaza" and filing an amendment against the U.S.-funded Gaza aid port.
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Deep Dive
Tiffany represents Wisconsin's 7th District and won the August 11, 2026 Republican primary for governor. His tracked votes split (for the February and May 2024 Israel bills, against the April 2024 package), and his own newsletter explains the split: the Tiffany Telegram of April 19, 2024 supported "providing additional military support to Israel in their ongoing war against Iranian-backed Hamas terrorists" while objecting that the broader package "provides $9 billion for Hamas-ruled Gaza" and fails to halt plans for "a temporary port facility in Gaza, paid for with your tax dollars", against which he filed an amendment. Arming the government of Israel and cutting U.S. money for Gaza aid infrastructure are two separate positions, and he holds both. He called the package on X "$95 billion in FOREIGN aid with NOTHING to stop the FOREIGN invasion of our own country."
In March 2024 he told WXPR he did not support a ceasefire until "Hamas has been neutralized by Israel", and said: "I believe Israel is within its rights to make sure that that toxic ideology is stamped out." "There are always humanitarian concerns in war, Israel has went above and beyond to try to protect those who are innocent," he said in the same interview.
The record
Supported sending weapons or funding in 5 of 6 tracked votes
• Voted YEA on passage of H.R. 6126, the Republican-drafted $14 billion Israel security supplemental offset by rescissions to IRS funding, in House Roll Call 577 on November 2, 2023; the bill passed 226-196, with Republicans 214-2 in favor and Democrats 12-194 against.
• Voted YEA on the motion to suspend the rules and pass H.R. 7217, the Israel Security Supplemental Appropriations Act, in House Roll Call 38 on February 6, 2024; the motion failed for want of a two-thirds majority, 250-180, with Republicans 204-14 in favor.
• Voted NAY on passage of H.R. 8034, the Israel Security Supplemental Appropriations Act, 2024, in House Roll Call 152 on April 20, 2024; the bill passed 366-58, and Tiffany was one of only 21 Republicans opposed. He framed the vote as opposition to the entire $95 billion foreign-aid package for lacking border-security provisions, not as opposition to Israel aid on its merits, and he was also the only Wisconsin member to vote against the package's $8 billion Taiwan/Indo-Pacific bill.
• Voted YEA on passage of H.R. 8369, the Israel Security Assistance Support Act, in House Roll Call 217 on May 16, 2024; the bill passed 224-187 with Republicans 208-3 in favor.
• Voted NO on Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene's Part A Amendment No. 114 to H.R. 4016, the FY2026 defense appropriations bill, which would have cut the $500 million in annual U.S. cooperative missile-defense funding for Israel, in House Roll Call 207 on July 18, 2025; the amendment failed 6-422, with only two Republicans and four Democrats voting aye.
• Voted NO on Rep. Thomas Massie's Part A Amendment No. 8 to H.R. 8595, the National Security, Department of State, and Related Programs Appropriations Act, which would have cut $3.3 billion in U.S. military and other assistance proposed for Israel, in House Roll Call 243 on July 15, 2026; the amendment failed 104-314 with 10 voting present, Republicans splitting 1 aye to 215 no while Democrats split 103 aye to 98 no.
• Stated in March 2024 that he opposes a ceasefire in Gaza until Hamas is neutralized and that Israel is 'within its rights' in its military campaign, telling WXPR that Israel 'has went above and beyond to try to protect those who are innocent.'
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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Voted to send weapons or funding in more than half of their recorded tracked votes. (Supported sending weapons or funding in 5 of 6 tracked votes.)
The money
$10K in lifetime support from the five lobbying groups we track
In their words
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
- [Position, 2024-04-19] Tiffany Telegram, read and verified verbatim: supported "providing additional military support to Israel in their ongoing war against Iranian-backed Hamas terrorists" while "deeply concerned about other elements of this package." His No vote on the April 2024 Israel and Gaza bill (H.R. 8034, April 20, 2024) is this objection. His Yes votes on the February 2024 Israel aid bill (H.R. 7217) and the May 2024 Israel Security Assistance Support Act (H.R. 8369), and his No votes on the July 2025 and July 2026 amendments to cut aid to the government of Israel, line up with the stated support.
- [Reaction window, 2023-11-02] Voted Yea on H.R. 6126, the House Republican Israel aid bill (roll call 577). Not on the card summary.
- [Position, 2024-04-22, date of the report] His post on X on his vote against the whole April 2024 foreign-aid package, as quoted by The Badger Project: "$95 billion in FOREIGN aid with NOTHING to stop the FOREIGN invasion of our own country." He added that "America’s border security should come FIRST".
U.S. aid to Palestinians
- [Position, 2024-04-19] The Telegram, verified verbatim: "Even worse – the package provides $9 billion for Hamas-ruled Gaza"; the bill "fails to halt" plans for a "temporary port facility in Gaza, paid for with your tax dollars"; "Using Americans’ hard-earned cash to build a port for Hamas – a notorious terrorist group that effectively controls aid distribution efforts – is a terrible idea. That’s why I filed an amendment to halt this misguided project." He opposed that U.S. money for Gaza aid infrastructure, in his framing because Hamas controls distribution.
Characterization of the conflict
- [Position, 2024-03-05] To WXPR in March 2024: "I believe Israel is within its rights to make sure that that toxic ideology is stamped out. Otherwise, it's going to come back again in the future in Israel"; "There are always humanitarian concerns in war, Israel has went above and beyond to try to protect those who are innocent". The station reported that he does not support a ceasefire until "Hamas has been neutralized by Israel".
- [Reaction window, 2023-10-14] Opposed admitting displaced Palestinians, as reported by the Washington Times; that page could not be opened, so his wording is not quoted here. Not on the card summary.
- [Reaction window, 2023-10-16] "horrific attack by Iranian-backed Hamas terrorists on innocent Israeli civilians"; Palestinian authorities "radicals" (his release). Not on the card summary.
- [Reaction window, 2023-10-16] Co-introduced the Guaranteeing Aggressors Zero Admission (GAZA) Act: no visas or parole for Palestinian Authority passport holders (same release; a Mother Jones piece is adjacent context). Not on the card summary; immigration measures, not aid.
- [Reaction window, 2023-10-27] Co-sponsored the Evict Act (deportation of undocumented individuals from Palestinian-controlled territories); "put the security of the American people first" (his letter/article). Not on the card summary.
Related rhetoric and lobbying
- [Position, 2024-04-19] The Telegram frames the conflict as defense of an ally against "Iranian-backed Hamas terrorists" throughout.
- No lobbying interactions located.
Safety and antisemitism (context)
- [Reaction window, 2023-11-08] Participated in the House Judiciary hearing on campus free speech and antisemitism (hearing record). Not on the card summary.
- [Position, 2026-07-20] The Forward reported that he discussed his campaign for governor on a December episode of The Quartering podcast, whose host has joked with guests about the Holocaust and defended a "Camp Auschwitz" T-shirt as "dark humor"; his campaign did not immediately respond to the Forward (Forward report, July 20, 2026). The Democratic Governors Association circulated the report (its release on WisPolitics, July 21, 2026). This is reporting about the host, not a statement by Tiffany on this question.
- [Position, 2026-08-05] Asked in the Wisconsin Jewish Chronicle's election guide what can be done about the rise in antisemitic incidents in Wisconsin and what the governor's role is, he answered: "No Wisconsinite should be threatened or targeted because of their religion, race, or background. In addition to enforcing Wisconsin’s bipartisan laws, I will make protecting public safety and holding criminals accountable top priorities." Context on safety at home, not about what the United States sends.
Also in this race
- –No Position Found David Crowley (Democrat)
- –No Position Found Jamie Jo Carothers (Independent)
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