Foreign-lobby money compromises America First. The U.S. has no formal mutual-defense treaty with Israel; AIPAC operates a super-PAC (United Democracy Project) that spent over $100M during the 2024 cycle on independent expenditures against U.S. candidates who criticize Israeli government policy. A candidate who has accepted that money has, in their own revealed preference, accepted a foreign-policy filter on their congressional vote. The same logic covers China-linked donations, where federal law also prohibits CCP members from contributing.
For every candidate with a documented donor record, two things happen: (1) the specific category question is marked False (foreign_policy_restraint[q4] for AIPAC + China; economic_stewardship[q5] — the WEF/ESG/Davos capture question — for Soros-network donors), so the per-category subscore drops by 2 points; (2) an additional dollar-bracket adjustment is applied to the total, making the penalty proportional to the magnitude of the funding. Both impacts are visible on this page.
TrackAIPAC career-total report shows $565,821 from AIPAC and pro-Israel-lobby PACs.
AIPAC operates a super-PAC (United Democracy Project) that spent over $100M during the 2024 cycle on independent expenditures targeting U.S. candidates who criticize Israeli government policy. The U.S. has no formal mutual-defense treaty with Israel. RESOLUTE Citizen treats documented AIPAC contributions as a failure on foreign_policy_restraint/q4 (the foreign-lobby question) AND applies a dollar-bracket adjustment to the total score.
Named beneficiary of Wanxiang Group's federal-political-spending network. Specific amount conservatively bracketed at $10K pending granular FEC query.
The CCP operates an explicit United Front Work Department to direct overseas members and proxies — including business executives such as Wanxiang Group's Pin Ni (named CCP member 15 times in Chinese state media) — to cultivate political relationships in the United States. Federal law (52 U.S.C. § 30121) prohibits foreign nationals including CCP members from donating to U.S. campaigns. RESOLUTE Citizen treats documented contributions from CCP-member or United Front-affiliated donors as a failure on foreign_policy_restraint/q4 (the foreign-lobby question) AND applies a dollar-bracket adjustment to the total score.
Religion: Deist (mother is Buddhist; father was Southern Baptist; personally identifies as deist — believes in God through reason and nature, not organized religion)
Education: B.A. Political Science, University of Hawaii at Manoa (1989); M.A. International Affairs, George Washington University (1992); Ph.D. candidate, Capella University (Human Services)
Birthplace: Bangkok, Thailand (American father, Thai-Chinese mother; raised in Hawaii and Southeast Asia)
Background: Iraq War veteran and Black Hawk helicopter pilot who lost both legs in combat. Purple Heart recipient. Former Illinois VA director and U.S. House member. First Thai-American U.S. Senator.
Heritage Action 0%, NRA F. Combat veteran who lost both legs in Iraq — Purple Heart. First senator to give birth in office. Deist (mother Buddhist, father Southern Baptist). Born in Thailand to American father. Leading advocate for IVF and reproductive freedom. Her combat veteran status gives her moral authority on defense and gun issues that is hard for opponents to challenge. Score 2/70.
Candidate affirms life begins at conception and personhood from conception
FALSE (0)
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Called the Supreme Court's Dobbs decision 'outraged and horrified' her and a 'nightmare'; cosponsored the Women's Health Protection Act of 2025 to restore nationwide abortion access and has repeatedly voted against any restrictions on abortion — rejecting personhood from conception.
Candidate supports completed physical border barrier and active military border presence
FALSE (0)
Candidate supports mandatory deportation of all illegal aliens, including those who entered as minors
FALSE (0)
Candidate opposes sanctuary city/state policies and supports federal preemption against them
FALSE (0)
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Supports comprehensive immigration reform that includes a pathway to citizenship for those in the country unlawfully and backs DACA protections — positions incompatible with the rubric's anti-sanctuary standard demanding enforcement and deportation over legalization.
A prominent gun-control advocate who joined the 2016 Senate filibuster demanding floor votes on firearm restrictions and was endorsed by the Brady Campaign to Prevent Gun Violence; supports assault-weapons restrictions and universal background check expansion — earning a failing grade from the NRA and directly opposing the rubric's defense of unrestricted Second Amendment rights.
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