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United States House of Representatives
Don Beyer
U.S. House — District 8
Democrat
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RESOLUTE Citizen Score
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/ 100
F
Raw: -10 of 22 dynamic max
· 11 of 50 answered
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-10
foreign-influence adjustment
Last verified: · from claim evidence
✝ God First
0/ 60
🇺🇸 America First
0/ 40
National Rank
#8,890 of 9,024 · bottom 1.5% among candidates with at least one scored answer
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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.
Base score 0/100 → Adjusted -10/100
- AIPAC / pro-Israel-lobby contributions-10TrackAIPAC career-total report shows $63,389 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.
Contact This Official
📍 Local district office (1)
Alexandria, VA · 703-658-5403 · 700 N Fairfax St., Suite 510 22314
Reach out directly. Your voice matters. Proverbs 29:2 — When the righteous are in authority, the people rejoice.
Next Election
November 3, 2026
General · Seat up at next election
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Registration deadline: 2026-10-13
Early voting: 2026-09-18 – 2026-10-31
State elections office: (804) 864-8901
Voter status: Check registration
State elections site: Virginia Department of Elections
Official Profile
Religion: Catholic
Education: Williams College (BA)
Birthplace: Freiburg, West Germany
Background: U.S. Representative VA-08 since 2015 (Arlington / Alexandria). Former VA Lt. Governor 1990-1998. Former U.S. Ambassador to Switzerland & Liechtenstein. Chair, Joint Economic Committee (Democratic side). Announced 2026 reelection bid June 27, 2025.
Net Worth: ~$125 million
NRA Rating: F
Heritage Action Score: 0% (119th session) / 4% lifetime
Committees: Ways and Means (Subcommittees: Trade; Tax); Science, Space and Technology; Joint Economic Committee (Senior House Democrat)
Next Election Year: 2026
X / Twitter: @RepDonBeyer
Campaign Website: https://friendsofdonbeyer.com/
U.S. Rep, VA-08 (D), since 2015 — deep voting record. [2026-06-02 national-autopilot refinement, federal tier] Long, consistent progressive record at the floor of the RESOLUTE rubric. HARD: Heritage Action 9% session / 6% lifetime; cosponsor of the Equality Act and Respect for Marriage Act (YES votes); WHPA cosponsor; NAY on H.R.7 No Taxpayer Funding for Abortion; NAY on Born-Alive Abortion Survivors Protection Act (H.R.21, 2025 & H.R.26, 2023); PPAF + NARAL endorsed; author of the 'Assault Weapons Excise Act' (1,000% excise tax on AR-platform rifles + high-capacity magazines); cosponsor & YES on the assault-weapons-ban package; Giffords endorsed; H.R.1 For the People Act YES; NAY on Laken Riley Act (Jan 2025); NAY on Parents Bill of Rights Act (party-line, March 2023). E0 DEVIATION (against the rubric): as JEC Chair, AUTHORED the Digital Asset Market Structure and Investor Protection Act that would empower the Federal Reserve to issue its own digital dollar — affirmatively pro-CBDC. I0 DEVIATION (toward the rubric): publicly defended Congress's Article I war powers (April 2026, Iran resolution; Jan 2020 Iran WPR signatory). I2 / J-Israel observation: voted NO on the April 2024 Israel military-aid tranche while supporting Ukraine aid — atypical for a senior House D, motivated by U.S.-assistance-law concerns rather than rubric framing.
Category Breakdown
Candidate affirms life begins at conception and personhood from conception
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Cosponsored H.R. 3755, the Women's Health Protection Act of 2021, to codify a federal abortion right through viability into federal law — rejecting any personhood-from-conception standard.
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Candidate has voted for or actively advocates abortion abolition (not merely restrictions)
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Candidate opposes embryonic stem-cell research, IVF embryo discard, and chimeric experimentation
Candidate opposes euthanasia, physician-assisted suicide, and quality-of-life rationing
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FEC / OpenSecrets search found no Planned Parenthood, NARAL, EMILY's List, or abortion-industry PAC contributions (as of the cited search date)
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Candidate affirms marriage as exclusively the lifelong union of one man and one woman as instituted by God
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Voted YES on H.R. 8404, the Respect for Marriage Act (2022), codifying federal recognition of same-sex marriage and overriding any future Supreme Court reversal of Obergefell — rejecting the one-man-one-woman definition of marriage.
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Candidate opposes all forms of same-sex marriage, civil unions, and domestic partnerships in law
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Candidate rejects transgender ideology and affirms biological sex (male/female) as immutable and God-given
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Candidate supports no-fault divorce reform and policies that strengthen the marriage covenant
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Candidate opposes promotion of LGBTQ+ identity in public policy, schools, military, and corporate-government partnerships
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Candidate supports universal school choice, homeschool freedom, and opposes compulsory public-school attendance
Candidate supports parental notification and consent on all medical, mental-health, and gender-related interventions for minors
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Candidate opposes CRT, SOGI, "comprehensive sex ed," and gender-ideology curricula in K-12 public schools
Candidate supports age-verification on pornographic content and criminal penalties for sexualized content marketed to minors
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Candidate affirms the right to publicly profess Christ in all spheres (workplace, military, public office, schools)
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Candidate supports conscience exemptions for Christian medical professionals, business owners, adoption agencies, and educators
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Candidate opposes compelled speech against Christian conviction (pronoun mandates, gospel-proclamation hate-speech laws)
Candidate supports public-square Christian symbols, prayer in public bodies, and Sabbath/Sunday closure protections
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Candidate opposes state-funded promotion of non-Christian religious displays, curricula, or holidays in public institutions
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Candidate opposes a Central Bank Digital Currency (CBDC) and supports cash and decentralized crypto as legal tender
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Candidate supports sound-money policies including gold/silver as constitutional money and audit/abolition of the Federal Reserve
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Candidate opposes deficit spending and supports a balanced-budget constitutional amendment
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Beyer voted YES on H.R. 1319 (American Rescue Plan Act, March 10, 2021) and H.R. 5376 (Inflation Reduction Act, August 12, 2022) — two major deficit-funded spending packages totaling over $2.5 trillion. As a member of the Joint Economic Committee, Beyer has championed federal investment as economic strategy and has not supported balanced budget amendments, placing him in direct opposition to the rubric's anti-deficit/balanced-budget standard.
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- GovTrack.usReference
Candidate supports usury limits, anti-debt-slavery protections, and tithe-friendly tax structures
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Candidate opposes WEF/ESG/Davos economic capture and supports anti-trust action against monopolistic financial cartels
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Candidate supports hand-counted paper ballots and opposes electronic voting machines
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Beyer voted NO on H.R. 22, the SAVE Act (House Vote #102, April 10, 2025), which required documentary proof of U.S. citizenship for federal voter registration. The bill passed 220–208 on a near-party-line vote. Beyer's voting record is among the most consistently partisan in the Virginia delegation (missed fewer than 2% of votes, voting with Democrats nearly 100% of the time per GovTrack), making his opposition to the rubric's voter-ID standard clear.
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Candidate supports photo voter ID with citizenship verification
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Candidate supports single-day in-person voting with absentee only for verified medical/military exceptions
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Candidate opposes mass mail-in voting, drop boxes, and ballot harvesting
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Candidate opposes private election funding ("Zuckerbucks") and foreign-government election interference
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Candidate supports completed physical border barrier and active military border presence
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Candidate supports mandatory deportation of all illegal aliens, including those who entered as minors
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Candidate opposes sanctuary city/state policies and supports federal preemption against them
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Candidate supports mandatory E-Verify for all employment and benefit eligibility
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Candidate supports constitutional carry without permit requirements
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Candidate opposes red-flag laws, magazine limits, "assault weapons" bans, and gun registries
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In June 2022, introduced a bill to impose a 1,000% excise tax on assault-style rifles and high-capacity magazines as 'another creative pathway to actually make some sensible gun control happen,' and cosponsored H.R. 1808, the Assault Weapons Ban of 2022 — opposing the rubric's defense of unrestricted Second Amendment rights.
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Candidate supports repeal of the National Firearms Act (NFA), Gun Control Act (GCA), and other federal gun regulations
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Candidate supports castle doctrine and stand-your-ground laws with full civil immunity for lawful defense
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Candidate supports Article I congressional war-powers requirement before any U.S. military action
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Candidate supports immediate withdrawal from forever wars and repeal of standing AUMFs
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Candidate opposes foreign aid to nations hostile to U.S. interests or actively persecuting Christians
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TrackAIPAC / FEC / OpenSecrets search found no AIPAC, pro-Israel-lobby, or foreign-linked PAC contributions (as of the cited search date)
Candidate opposes U.S. participation in WHO, U.N. governance overreach, NATO expansion, and supranational governance
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Candidate opposes pharmaceutical mandates of any kind (COVID, childhood, employer-required) and supports informed consent
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Candidate supports repeal of pharma liability shields (1986 NCVIA, PREP Act) and restoration of tort accountability
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Candidate opposes Big Ag consolidation (Bayer/Monsanto/Cargill) and supports anti-trust action against agricultural cartels
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Candidate supports raw-milk freedom, small-farm protections, and opposes USDA / EPA overreach against family farms
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Candidate supports defense-contractor accountability, completion of Pentagon audits, and ending revolving-door appointments
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Heritage Action ScorecardRight Advocacy
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sbaprolife.org/representative/don-beyerRight Advocacy
Planned Parenthood ActionLeft Advocacy
www.ontheissues.org/VA/Don_Beyer_Abortion.htmUnclassified
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Congress.gov — Official RecordOfficial
www.hrc.org/resources/yeo/us-house-va08Unclassified
Official Senate PageOfficial
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giffords.org/candidates/don-beyer/Unclassified
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Ballotpedia ProfileCenter
www.friendsofdonbeyer.com/Unclassified
www.friendsofdonbeyer.com/priorities/immigrationUnclassified
www.friendsofdonbeyer.com/priorities/educationUnclassified
www.friendsofdonbeyer.com/endorsementsUnclassified
democrats.org/where-we-stand/party-platform/Unclassified
www.trackaipac.com/congressReference
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References & footnotes
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- [1]kind: individual. Campaign women's-rights page HTTP 200 still lists: Reproductive care and abortion rights are essential health care; voted repeatedly for the Women's Health Protection Act. 2024 DNC (not contradictory): oppose laws that limit access to fertility treatments like IVF. Leftover sanctity_of_life q2 False (not oppose IVF embryo discard / embryonic research). Individual + platform. Unclassified
kind: individual. Campaign women's-rights page HTTP 200 still lists: Reproductive care and abortion rights are essential health care; voted repeatedly for the Women's Health Protection Act. 2024 DNC (not contradictory): oppose laws that limit access to fertility treatments like IVF. Leftover sanctity_of_life q2 False (not oppose IVF embryo discard / embryonic research). Individual + platform.
- [2]kind: individual. Campaign women's-rights page HTTP 200 still lists: Reproductive care and abortion rights are essential health care; voted repeatedly for the Women's Health Protection Act. 2024 DNC (not contradictory): oppose laws that limit access to fertility treatments like IVF. Leftover sanctity_of_life q2 False (not oppose IVF embryo discard / embryonic research). Individual + platform. Unclassified
kind: individual. Campaign women's-rights page HTTP 200 still lists: Reproductive care and abortion rights are essential health care; voted repeatedly for the Women's Health Protection Act. 2024 DNC (not contradictory): oppose laws that limit access to fertility treatments like IVF. Leftover sanctity_of_life q2 False (not oppose IVF embryo discard / embryonic research). Individual + platform.
- [3]kind: individual. Campaign education page HTTP 200 still lists opposition to eliminating the Department of Education and defense of public K-12 / IDEA / Title I. Leftover family_child_sovereignty q0 False (not universal school choice). Individual overrides platform. Unclassified
kind: individual. Campaign education page HTTP 200 still lists opposition to eliminating the Department of Education and defense of public K-12 / IDEA / Title I. Leftover family_child_sovereignty q0 False (not universal school choice). Individual overrides platform.
- [4]kind: party_platform. Scored from the 2024 Democratic Party Platform (leftover family_child_sovereignty q2) — DNC LGBTQI+ / gender-affirming care / defending LGBTQI+ students. Not leftover restrict CRT/SOGI/comprehensive-sex-ed/gender-ideology curricula. No contradictory individual leftover q-language on the education page this turn (public-school defense only). Unclassified
kind: party_platform. Scored from the 2024 Democratic Party Platform (leftover family_child_sovereignty q2) — DNC LGBTQI+ / gender-affirming care / defending LGBTQI+ students. Not leftover restrict CRT/SOGI/comprehensive-sex-ed/gender-ideology curricula. No contradictory individual leftover q-language on the education page this turn (public-school defense only).
- [5]kind: individual. Campaign immigration page HTTP 200 still lists: oppose this president's... mass deportation; legislation like the Protecting Sensitive Locations Act, which would protect schools, churches, and hospitals from immigration enforcement; led and joined legislation to rein in ICE. Leftover border_immigration q0 False (not completed physical barrier + military presence). Individual overrides platform. Unclassified
kind: individual. Campaign immigration page HTTP 200 still lists: oppose this president's... mass deportation; legislation like the Protecting Sensitive Locations Act, which would protect schools, churches, and hospitals from immigration enforcement; led and joined legislation to rein in ICE. Leftover border_immigration q0 False (not completed physical barrier + military presence). Individual overrides platform.
- [6]kind: individual. Campaign gun page HTTP 200 still lists: lead cosponsor Extreme Risk Protection Order Act; voted Bipartisan Background Checks Act; long-time co-sponsor of the Assault Weapons Ban and measures to ban high capacity ammunition magazines and bump-stocks. Leftover self_defense q2 False (not repeal NFA/GCA). Individual overrides platform. Unclassified
kind: individual. Campaign gun page HTTP 200 still lists: lead cosponsor Extreme Risk Protection Order Act; voted Bipartisan Background Checks Act; long-time co-sponsor of the Assault Weapons Ban and measures to ban high capacity ammunition magazines and bump-stocks. Leftover self_defense q2 False (not repeal NFA/GCA). Individual overrides platform.
- [7]FEC: BEYER, DONALD STERNOFF JR. (H4VA08224), principal cmte C00555888. OpenFEC schedule_a with contributor_id C00441949 (JSTREETPAC): 138 rows total; direct PAC contribution line 11C, JSTREETPAC $1,000 on 2023-09-28 (sub_id 4110120231809110016); the rest are J Street earmark/conduit lines (e.g. $1,000 2026-05-11, memo 'NOTE: ABOVE CONTRIBUTION EARMARKED THROUGH THIS ORGANIZATION.'). TrackAIPAC verbatim: 'Don Beyer VA-08 [D] Israel Lobby Total: $63,389 PACs: $63,389 IE: $0 JSTREET'. Pro-Israel lobby PAC money found, so q3 is FALSE. Queried live 2026-10-07 22:09-22:16 ET (OpenFEC schedule_a HTTP 200; trackaipac.com/congress HTTP 200). Official
FEC: BEYER, DONALD STERNOFF JR. (H4VA08224), principal cmte C00555888. OpenFEC schedule_a with contributor_id C00441949 (JSTREETPAC): 138 rows total; direct PAC contribution line 11C, JSTREETPAC $1,000 on 2023-09-28 (sub_id 4110120231809110016); the rest are J Street earmark/conduit lines (e.g. $1,000 2026-05-11, memo 'NOTE: ABOVE CONTRIBUTION EARMARKED THROUGH THIS ORGANIZATION.'). TrackAIPAC verbatim: 'Don Beyer VA-08 [D] Israel Lobby Total: $63,389 PACs: $63,389 IE: $0 JSTREET'. Pro-Israel lobby PAC money found, so q3 is FALSE. Queried live 2026-10-07 22:09-22:16 ET (OpenFEC schedule_a HTTP 200; trackaipac.com/congress HTTP 200).
- [8]FEC: BEYER, DONALD STERNOFF JR. (H4VA08224), principal cmte C00555888. OpenFEC schedule_a with contributor_id C00441949 (JSTREETPAC): 138 rows total; direct PAC contribution line 11C, JSTREETPAC $1,000 on 2023-09-28 (sub_id 4110120231809110016); the rest are J Street earmark/conduit lines (e.g. $1,000 2026-05-11, memo 'NOTE: ABOVE CONTRIBUTION EARMARKED THROUGH THIS ORGANIZATION.'). TrackAIPAC verbatim: 'Don Beyer VA-08 [D] Israel Lobby Total: $63,389 PACs: $63,389 IE: $0 JSTREET'. Pro-Israel lobby PAC money found, so q3 is FALSE. Queried live 2026-10-07 22:09-22:16 ET (OpenFEC schedule_a HTTP 200; trackaipac.com/congress HTTP 200). Official
FEC: BEYER, DONALD STERNOFF JR. (H4VA08224), principal cmte C00555888. OpenFEC schedule_a with contributor_id C00441949 (JSTREETPAC): 138 rows total; direct PAC contribution line 11C, JSTREETPAC $1,000 on 2023-09-28 (sub_id 4110120231809110016); the rest are J Street earmark/conduit lines (e.g. $1,000 2026-05-11, memo 'NOTE: ABOVE CONTRIBUTION EARMARKED THROUGH THIS ORGANIZATION.'). TrackAIPAC verbatim: 'Don Beyer VA-08 [D] Israel Lobby Total: $63,389 PACs: $63,389 IE: $0 JSTREET'. Pro-Israel lobby PAC money found, so q3 is FALSE. Queried live 2026-10-07 22:09-22:16 ET (OpenFEC schedule_a HTTP 200; trackaipac.com/congress HTTP 200).
- [9]FEC: BEYER, DONALD STERNOFF JR. (H4VA08224), principal cmte C00555888. OpenFEC schedule_a with contributor_id C00441949 (JSTREETPAC): 138 rows total; direct PAC contribution line 11C, JSTREETPAC $1,000 on 2023-09-28 (sub_id 4110120231809110016); the rest are J Street earmark/conduit lines (e.g. $1,000 2026-05-11, memo 'NOTE: ABOVE CONTRIBUTION EARMARKED THROUGH THIS ORGANIZATION.'). TrackAIPAC verbatim: 'Don Beyer VA-08 [D] Israel Lobby Total: $63,389 PACs: $63,389 IE: $0 JSTREET'. Pro-Israel lobby PAC money found, so q3 is FALSE. Queried live 2026-10-07 22:09-22:16 ET (OpenFEC schedule_a HTTP 200; trackaipac.com/congress HTTP 200). Official
FEC: BEYER, DONALD STERNOFF JR. (H4VA08224), principal cmte C00555888. OpenFEC schedule_a with contributor_id C00441949 (JSTREETPAC): 138 rows total; direct PAC contribution line 11C, JSTREETPAC $1,000 on 2023-09-28 (sub_id 4110120231809110016); the rest are J Street earmark/conduit lines (e.g. $1,000 2026-05-11, memo 'NOTE: ABOVE CONTRIBUTION EARMARKED THROUGH THIS ORGANIZATION.'). TrackAIPAC verbatim: 'Don Beyer VA-08 [D] Israel Lobby Total: $63,389 PACs: $63,389 IE: $0 JSTREET'. Pro-Israel lobby PAC money found, so q3 is FALSE. Queried live 2026-10-07 22:09-22:16 ET (OpenFEC schedule_a HTTP 200; trackaipac.com/congress HTTP 200).
- [10]FEC: BEYER, DONALD STERNOFF JR. (H4VA08224), principal cmte C00555888. OpenFEC schedule_a with contributor_id C00441949 (JSTREETPAC): 138 rows total; direct PAC contribution line 11C, JSTREETPAC $1,000 on 2023-09-28 (sub_id 4110120231809110016); the rest are J Street earmark/conduit lines (e.g. $1,000 2026-05-11, memo 'NOTE: ABOVE CONTRIBUTION EARMARKED THROUGH THIS ORGANIZATION.'). TrackAIPAC verbatim: 'Don Beyer VA-08 [D] Israel Lobby Total: $63,389 PACs: $63,389 IE: $0 JSTREET'. Pro-Israel lobby PAC money found, so q3 is FALSE. Queried live 2026-10-07 22:09-22:16 ET (OpenFEC schedule_a HTTP 200; trackaipac.com/congress HTTP 200). Reference
FEC: BEYER, DONALD STERNOFF JR. (H4VA08224), principal cmte C00555888. OpenFEC schedule_a with contributor_id C00441949 (JSTREETPAC): 138 rows total; direct PAC contribution line 11C, JSTREETPAC $1,000 on 2023-09-28 (sub_id 4110120231809110016); the rest are J Street earmark/conduit lines (e.g. $1,000 2026-05-11, memo 'NOTE: ABOVE CONTRIBUTION EARMARKED THROUGH THIS ORGANIZATION.'). TrackAIPAC verbatim: 'Don Beyer VA-08 [D] Israel Lobby Total: $63,389 PACs: $63,389 IE: $0 JSTREET'. Pro-Israel lobby PAC money found, so q3 is FALSE. Queried live 2026-10-07 22:09-22:16 ET (OpenFEC schedule_a HTTP 200; trackaipac.com/congress HTTP 200).
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