Tom Stalcup
Role at the time: Republican candidate for U.S. House in Massachusetts's 4th district, in an email to Dispute Index
Statement summary
Tom Stalcup, the Republican candidate for U.S. House in Massachusetts's 4th district, said in an email to Dispute Index that he would vote yes on a war powers resolution "given the current facts available to me now." He said he would also support an investigation into the decision to go to war and would be open to voting to impeach President Trump if laws were broken.
“I would vote YES for such a resolution, given the current facts available to me now. I would also support an investigation into the reasons behind the decision to go to war in the first place, and would be open to voting to impeach President Trump and hold any advisors and/or officials accountable for their actions, should they have broken any domestic or international laws in their initiation or execution of this war.”
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I would vote YES for such a resolution, given the current facts available to me now. I would also support an investigation into the reasons behind the decision to go to war in the first place, and would be open to voting to impeach President Trump and hold any advisors and/or officials accountable for their actions, should they have broken any domestic or international laws in their initiation or execution of this war.
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, Stalcup says he would vote yes, which opposes continuing the operation, so we labeled it Condemned. His answer rests on the facts available to him now, a qualification that does not change his stated vote.