Brandon Wade
Role at the time: Democratic nominee for U.S. House in Oklahoma's 2nd district, in an email to Dispute Index
Statement summary
Brandon Wade, the Democratic nominee for U.S. House in Oklahoma's 2nd district, said in an email to Dispute Index that he would vote "to remove our military personnel from this conflict in the Middle East". He said the rising cost of fuel will not come down while the United States is in the conflict.
“I would vote to remove our military personnel from this conflict in the Middle East. I will listen to the people in my district and do just that.”
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I would vote to remove our military personnel from this conflict in the Middle East. I will listen to the people in my district and do just that. We must work to reduce the rising cost of fuel and that won’t happen while we are in this conflict. We must put our military personnel and the American people first!
Brandon Wade sent this statement by email in reply to a Dispute Index question on the Iran war. The link is to his campaign website. The text is reproduced as sent, without the greeting and the sign-off.
Archived copy (opens in a new tab)Why we used 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. Asked that question, Wade says he would vote to remove U.S. military personnel from the conflict, which opposes continuing the operation, so we labeled it Condemned.