Foreign Policy and Defense

Aid to Ukraine

50 public statements from 2026 candidates · 4 related bills

§1The range of views

Why this matters: US help affects how the war goes and how it might end, and decisions about it involve large sums of money and US weapons stockpiles.

Drafted by AI, then checked for neutral wording in a separate AI review. It describes the question and the main positions, not any candidate's view. Facts link to their sources.

Whether and how the US should send weapons, money and other help to Ukraine in its war with Russia; since July 2025, NATO allies and partners have paid for more than $6 billion of US weapons for Ukraine, and a 2025 defense law authorized $400 million a year in US military aid for 2026 and 2027.1,2

  1. Send more US-funded weapons and money to Ukraine
  2. Keep supplying weapons, with European allies paying for most of them
  3. End US weapons and aid for Ukraine, including weapons paid for by allies

These options describe policies, not people. The order is not a ranking.

§2What candidates have said

Why this matters: Statements candidates made publicly, summarized in plain words with a link to where they said it. Candidates who haven't spoken publicly on this issue aren't listed.

Drafted by AI from the public sources cited. Each sentence links to its source.

Send more US-funded weapons and money to Ukraine (5)

  • Connie Chan CA-11
    Her campaign website says she supports restoring funding for aid to Ukraine, opposes letting Russia keep territory it has seized and would back seizing Russian assets to rebuild Ukraine.3
  • Scott Wiener CA-11
    His campaign website says he would fully restore U.S. military and economic aid to Ukraine and keep sanctions on Russia until it withdraws from Ukrainian territory.4
  • Jonathan L. Jackson IL-1
    His official biography says he supported Ukraine by voting for the Ukraine Security Supplemental Appropriations Act of 2024, which provided additional military aid to the Ukrainian Armed Forces.5
  • April McClain Delaney MD-6
    Her campaign website says she supports the bipartisan Senate bill that would send aid to Ukraine, Israel and Taiwan.6
  • Ilhan Omar MN-5
    Her campaign website's foreign policy page says she supports Ukraine in defending its homeland against Russian aggression. Her Get the Facts page says she has voted for most aid packages for Ukraine and that the United States has a moral obligation to back that defense. That page also says she does not plan to sign a discharge petition for a Senate-passed bill that combines Ukraine aid with unconditional military aid to Israel, and that she will keep pressing for defensive and humanitarian help for Ukraine that is kept separate from other offensive military aid she cannot support.7,8

End US weapons and aid for Ukraine, including weapons paid for by allies (5)

  • Matt Loesby ID Senate
    His campaign website says the US should send no more money or weapons to Ukraine.9
  • LaVeta Davenport MI-1
    The Green Party of Michigan 2026 platform text on her campaign website, which says she fully aligns with it, calls for the United States to stop arming Ukraine's government.10
  • Michelle Fischbach MN-7
    The record page lists voting for an amendment to the National Defense Authorization Act ending all U.S. military aid to Ukraine.11
  • Brandon Coulter Daugherty MO-2
    His campaign website calls for no more money for Ukraine or any other ally, saying the country has enough problems of its own.12
  • Maad Abu-Ghazalah NC-7
    His campaign website's home page names Ukraine, along with Egypt and Jordan, among the foreign governments the United States should stop arming.13

Statements that don't match one option (40)

  • Robert B. Aderholt AL-4
    His campaign website says he condemns Russia's invasion of Ukraine and supported an additional $10 billion in weapons and supplies for Ukraine.14
  • Jeff Wadlin AR Senate
    His campaign website says he supports helping Ukraine defend its sovereignty, with clear objectives, accountability, shared costs with allies and a realistic path to peace.15
  • Robb Ryerse AR-3
    His campaign website says the U.S. should support people defending themselves, pointing to Ukraine's defense against invasion.16
  • Ro Khanna CA-17
    His campaign website says he has voted for Ukraine aid every time it has come up and supports providing weapons to Ukraine and Taiwan.17
  • Ritesh Tandon CA-17
    An earlier policy page still on his campaign website says the United States should continue funding Ukraine and should have encouraged a peace treaty earlier.18
  • Jim Costa CA-21
    His official biography says he has voted to provide weapons, military equipment, economic assistance and humanitarian aid to help Ukraine defend itself.19
  • Gil Cisneros CA-31
    His campaign website says that to support Ukraine's democracy and stop Russia's expansion by force, the U.S. must keep strengthening its international coalition.20
  • Larry Thompson CA-32
    His campaign website lists being pro-Ukraine among his 32 points.21
  • Bob Chew CO Senate
    His campaign website says the United States must support Ukraine against Russian aggression.22
  • Adam Withrow CO Senate
    His campaign website says arming one side of the war in Ukraine adds fuel to the fire, and calls for the United States to end its long dispute with Russia.23
  • Melat Kiros CO-1
    Her platform says Russia's invasion of Ukraine is an illegal war of aggression and supports Ukraine's sovereignty, but says durable peace will come through negotiation led by a multilateral diplomatic process rather than escalation.24
  • Chris Coons DE Senate
    His campaign website says he remains committed to standing with Ukrainians in their fight for freedom.25
  • Joseph "Dr. Joe" Arminio DE-AL
    His campaign website calls U.S. involvement regarding Ukraine a catastrophic entanglement and says that, as part of a broader peace bargain, wooing Russia toward the West requires forcing Ukraine to make major concessions to Russia, while Russia must give up the goal of conquering the core of Ukraine.26,27
  • Ralph Groves FL-11
    His campaign website says he calls for an immediate cease-fire and mediated peace talks in Ukraine and opposes deepening U.S. support for Ukraine, preferring that European allies do more.28
  • Kimberly Overman FL-12
    Her campaign platform says she supports Ukraine's sovereignty, independence and right to defend itself.29
  • Mark Davis FL-16
    His policy platform says to stand with Ukraine against Russian aggression.30
  • Dean Ocean Abrams FL Governor
    His campaign website says he opposes military aid to Ukraine and that money sent abroad should be loans rather than gifts.31
  • Matt Day GA-2
    His campaign website’s American Investment Bill says countries such as Ukraine that receive U.S. arms would agree to return a fixed share of mineral sales proceeds, and a royalty on key agricultural exports, to the U.S. Treasury.32
  • Henry "Hank" Johnson, Jr. GA-4
    His campaign website says he supports sustaining Ukraine’s fight to protect its democracy and sovereignty.33
  • Tony Kozycki GA-7
    His campaign website says he supports Ukraine and democratic partners, saying authoritarians should never get to redraw borders by force while America looks away.34
  • Daniel Biss IL-9
    His campaign website says the country should provide Ukraine with military and humanitarian aid, with oversight to ensure accountability and effectiveness, while pushing for a diplomatic path to end the war.35
  • André Carson IN-7
    His campaign website says that, as a founding member of the Ukraine Caucus, he strongly supports military and humanitarian aid to Ukraine as it defends itself against Russian aggression.36
  • Zach Dembo KY-6
    His campaign website says showing China and Russia that the U.S. will not support attempts to take over other nations means supporting Ukraine and protecting Taiwan's sovereignty.37
  • Lauren Jewett LA-1
    Her campaign website says she will advocate for the sovereignty and freedom of Ukraine and oppose peace settlements that reward Russian aggression.38
  • Jake Auchincloss MA-4
    His campaign website says he supports U.S. allies in Congress, naming Ukraine.39
  • Adrian Boafo MD-5
    His campaign website lists supporting Ukraine's defense against Russian aggression among his priorities.40
  • Scott M. Collier MD-7
    In answers to a 2024 voter guide questionnaire posted on his campaign website, he says he does not support additional assistance for Ukraine's military, citing the cost in American lives and tax dollars and the depletion of U.S. weapons stockpiles.41
  • William Lawrence MI-7
    His campaign website says he supports continued military and humanitarian aid to Ukraine, along with multilateral negotiations to end the war, and that he is very open to more sanctions on Russia if they are used with care.42
  • Mike Saliba MI-10
    His campaign website says the country should not re-ignite the cold war with Russia over Ukraine.43
  • T.P. Nykoriak MI-13
    His campaign website says he will press for broad congressional oversight of, and investigations into, how U.S. money and materials sent to foreign conflicts, including Ukraine, were spent, and will back bills for tighter audits, independent inspectors general and better end-use monitoring.44
  • Peggy Flanagan MN Senate
    Her campaign website says she supports Ukraine in its fight against Russia's invasion.45
  • Fred Wellman MO-2
    His campaign website says he supports continued military assistance to help Ukraine defend itself.46
  • Alani Bankhead MT Senate
    Her campaign website says she would give Ukraine the weapons, intelligence and sanctions it needs and send frozen Russian assets held in the U.S. to Ukraine.47
  • Guy Meilleur NC-4
    His campaign website says Ukraine should have a way to buy anti-missile systems, and lists equipping countries for self-defense, rather than attacks on their neighbors, among its goals for Congress.48
  • Steven Feldman NC-10
    His campaign website says the war between Russia and Ukraine could end by peaceful means, that continuing or widening it is bad for both Ukraine and the United States, and that the country should seek better options. It says American support for fighting on harms Ukrainian families and that giving Ukraine enough support to win could risk nuclear war.49
  • Mark Cohen NE-3
    His campaign website says the United States should do everything it can to help Ukraine and protect its allies, and criticizes what it calls appeasement of Russia.50
  • Chris Pappas NH Senate
    His campaign website says he supported bipartisan funding for Ukraine and called for strong sanctions on Russia.51
  • Maggie Goodlander NH-2
    Her campaign website says she helped gather the signatures needed to force a House vote on the Ukraine Support Act and voted for it, and says the bill would help Ukraine defend itself and impose tougher sanctions on Russia.52
  • Winston Jordan NJ-12
    His policy platform website lists supporting Ukraine with aid paired with anti-corruption oversight and diplomacy, sanctions on Russia and a path to NATO membership.53
  • James Talarico TX Senate
    His campaign website says he supports steps that help the United States, Ukraine and European partners negotiate from strength to secure Ukraine's long-term independence, and that hold Russia accountable.54

§3Related bills

Why this matters: Bills from 2023–2026 that bear on this issue, with how Congress handled them.