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 $314,804 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.
Grand Forks, ND · 701-746-8972 · 102 N. Fourth St., Room 108, Federal Building 58203
Minot, ND · 701-838-1361 · 100 1st St. SW, Suite 107 58701
Watford City, ND · 701-609-2727 · 204 N. Main St., #516 58854
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Official Profile
Religion: Catholic
Education: Dartmouth College (BA), Northwestern University (MBA)
Birthplace: Bismarck, North Dakota
Background: Former Governor of North Dakota (2000-2010) and president of First Western Bank. Longest-serving governor in North Dakota history. In Senate since 2011.
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Candidate affirms life begins at conception and personhood from conception
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In the 119th Congress, co-sponsored and voted to advance both the Pain-Capable Unborn Child Protection Act (protecting babies at 20 weeks' development) and the Born-Alive Abortion Survivors Protection Act. Also voted for H.R.1 (2025 reconciliation) that defunded Planned Parenthood of Medicaid dollars — a consistent record of voting to protect unborn and newborn human life.
Holds an A+ lifetime rating from the NRA Political Victory Fund, reflecting consistent Senate votes against firearms restrictions — including opposition to universal background check mandates and terrorism-watchlist firearm purchase bans. Issued a formal statement opposing federal gun-control legislation when the Senate considered expanded firearm regulations in 2022.
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