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 $134,978 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.
Religion: Presbyterian (family helped establish Presbyterian Church of Newville; wife Dina is Coptic Christian)
Education: B.S., United States Military Academy at West Point (1987); Ph.D. International Relations, Princeton University (1996)
Birthplace: Washington, Pennsylvania (raised in Bloomsburg, PA)
Background: Former CEO of Bridgewater Associates hedge fund. Gulf War Army veteran with Bronze Star. Under Secretary of Treasury under George W. Bush. West Point graduate.
Heritage Action 94% despite being a Wall Street/hedge fund Republican rather than a culture warrior. West Point, Bronze Star, Princeton PhD, Bridgewater CEO — one of the most credentialed senators in Congress. Wife Dina was Trump's Deputy NSA and Goldman Sachs exec. Beat 3-term incumbent Casey by razor-thin margin. His establishment pedigree and moderate cultural stances give him low scores on marriage/pch_cbg despite high Heritage Action voting record. Net worth $200M+. Total score 28/70.
Candidate affirms life begins at conception and personhood from conception
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Earned an SBA Pro-Life America endorsement during his 2024 Senate campaign on a pro-life platform; voted with Senate Republicans for legislation protecting born-alive infant survivors of abortion and against Democratic measures to codify Roe v. Wade.
Candidate supports completed physical border barrier and active military border presence
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An original cosponsor of the Laken Riley Act — the first bill signed into law in the 119th Congress, requiring mandatory detention of undocumented immigrants charged with violent crimes — and supports completing the southern border wall to secure the U.S.-Mexico border.
Ran a strongly pro-Second Amendment Senate campaign in 2024, emphasizing opposition to new gun restrictions and magazine limits; has voted with the Republican majority against additional firearm-control legislation since taking office in January 2025.
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