Rodney King
I · U.S. House, TN-3 · Tier 3
Tier 3, “Pro-Israel, critical”
Asked in iVoterGuide’s 2026 questionnaire whether “the United States’ relationship with Israel” is important, he answered: “I think the relationship is important, I don’t think we should give them money without a veto on what they do with it. I do not think we should furnish them bombs to kill children (right to life)”. A retired Navy officer (a former nuclear weapons officer) and longtime Oak Ridge science teacher who says he has “no donors I answer to,” running on Social Security, universal healthcare, a congressional stock-trading ban and “No wars without congress giving approval.”
A 3, on a thin record: one questionnaire answer. Asked by iVoterGuide in 2026 whether the U.S. relationship with Israel is important, he answered: “I think the relationship is important, I don’t think we should give them money without a veto on what they do with it. I do not think we should furnish them bombs to kill children (right to life)”. He would refuse bombs that kill children and tie any money to a U.S. veto over its use, while calling the relationship important and not asking for aid to end: close to the position of the Block the Bombs Act. His campaign site’s war-powers plank names no conflict, and his 2026 Ballotpedia survey never mentions Israel or Gaza; in the same questionnaire he also lists “Get out of the war in Iran” among his priorities and says Islamic terrorism “would be less of a threat if we would get out of the Middle East.” Counter-case: 3/4, since his refusal of bombs is flat rather than conditional; against that, he would keep both the relationship and the money.
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elect26 places 2026 midterm candidates on a six-tier spectrum, from 1 (most pro-Israel) to 6 (most critical of Israel).