Marquita Bradshaw says she would vote for a war powers resolution to remove U.S. forces from hostilities against Iran
Marquita BradshawDemocratic candidate for U.S. Senate in Tennessee, in an emailed statement sent on her behalf
Marquita Bradshaw, the Democratic candidate for U.S. Senate in Tennessee, said in a statement sent to Dispute Index that she would vote for a war powers resolution directing the removal of U.S. forces from hostilities against Iran unless Congress has authorized the action or an imminent threat requires a response. She said she would press for diplomacy, protect U.S. personnel and oppose an unauthorized, open-ended war.
“I would vote for a War Powers Resolution directing the removal of U.S. forces from hostilities against Iran unless Congress has authorized the action or there is an imminent threat requiring a response.”
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I would vote for a War Powers Resolution directing the removal of U.S. forces from hostilities against Iran unless Congress has authorized the action or there is an imminent threat requiring a response. The Constitution gives Congress the power to declare war. Decisions that could put American service members in harm’s way must receive congressional debate and authorization. I would press for diplomacy, protect U.S. personnel, and oppose an unauthorized, open-ended war.
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Do they support the war in Iran?
An issue tracker recording where members of Congress and 2026 congressional candidates stand on continued U.S. military operations against Iran, based on their votes, campaign statements, and public remarks.
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Emailed statement
Emailed statement from Marquita Bradshaw to Dispute Index on the Iran war
I would vote for a War Powers Resolution directing the removal of U.S. forces from hostilities against Iran unless Congress has authorized the action or there is an imminent threat requiring a response. The Constitution gives Congress the power to declare war. Decisions that could put American service members in harm’s way must receive congressional debate and authorization. I would press for diplomacy, protect U.S. personnel, and oppose an unauthorized, open-ended war.
About this source
S. Prescott Harris II, writing from swingstate.solutions, sent this statement by email on Bradshaw's behalf in reply to a Dispute Index request about the Iran war, presenting it as her answer to whether she would vote for a war powers resolution. The link is to her campaign website; the statement itself is not published there.
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Dispute Index asked Bradshaw what action she would take in Congress and whether she would vote for a war powers resolution directing the removal of U.S. forces from hostilities against Iran. S. Prescott Harris II sent her statement in reply.
After the quotation
Bradshaw continued, "The Constitution gives Congress the power to declare war. Decisions that could put American service members in harm’s way must receive congressional debate and authorization. I would press for diplomacy, protect U.S. personnel, and oppose an unauthorized, open-ended war."
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Why this label?
The case tracks support for continued U.S. military operations against Iran, including whether a candidate would vote for a war powers resolution to remove U.S. forces from hostilities. Bradshaw says she would vote for that resolution and opposes an unauthorized, open-ended war. Her exceptions, congressional authorization or an imminent threat, do not apply to the operation as it stands, which Congress has not authorized, so we labeled it Condemned.
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