Chris Harden calls the Iran war unconstitutional and says he would vote in Congress to end the hostilities
Chris HardenDemocratic candidate for U.S. House in Georgia's 11th district, in a statement emailed by his campaign
Chris Harden, the Democratic candidate for U.S. House in Georgia's 11th district, said in a statement emailed by his campaign that Congress never declared war on Iran and that the war is unconstitutional. He said that in Congress he would vote to end the hostilities and restore the war powers the founders gave to Congress.
“The Constitution is clear: only Congress has the power to declare war. Congress never declared war on Iran. Yet American service members have been in harm's way for months, and taxpayers are footing a bill in the tens of billions. This war is unconstitutional. In Congress, I will vote to end the hostilities in Iran and restore the role the founders gave to the people's representatives. Our troops and their families deserve leaders who follow the Constitution, not ones who look the other way.”
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Mr. Weller, Below is a quote from Chris Harden regarding the war in Iran. "The Constitution is clear: only Congress has the power to declare war. Congress never declared war on Iran. Yet American service members have been in harm's way for months, and taxpayers are footing a bill in the tens of billions. This war is unconstitutional. In Congress, I will vote to end the hostilities in Iran and restore the role the founders gave to the people's representatives. Our troops and their families deserve leaders who follow the Constitution, not ones who look the other way." Thank you, Amber
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Emailed statement
Emailed statement from Chris Harden to Dispute Index on the Iran war
Mr. Weller, Below is a quote from Chris Harden regarding the war in Iran. "The Constitution is clear: only Congress has the power to declare war. Congress never declared war on Iran. Yet American service members have been in harm's way for months, and taxpayers are footing a bill in the tens of billions. This war is unconstitutional. In Congress, I will vote to end the hostilities in Iran and restore the role the founders gave to the people's representatives. Our troops and their families deserve leaders who follow the Constitution, not ones who look the other way." Thank you, Amber
About this source
Emailed reply from the campaign of Chris Harden, the Democratic candidate for U.S. House in Georgia's 11th district, to a Dispute Index question on whether he would vote for a war powers resolution on Iran. The statement calls the war unconstitutional and says he would vote to end the hostilities.
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Dispute Index asked Harden's campaign on September 27, October 5 and October 12 whether he would vote for a war powers resolution directing the removal of U.S. forces from hostilities against Iran if one came before the House. Amber Harden of his campaign's communications team sent the statement as a quote from Chris Harden.
After the quotation
As of October 12, 2026, we did not find an earlier public statement from him on the Iran war.
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Why this label?
The case tracks support for continued U.S. military operations against Iran, which Congress has not formally authorized, including whether a candidate would vote for a war powers resolution to remove U.S. forces from hostilities. Harden calls the war unconstitutional and says he would vote to end the hostilities in Iran. That rejects the continued operations, so we labeled it Condemned.
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