Tyler Macallister
Role at the time: Republican candidate for U.S. House in Massachusetts's 9th district, in an emailed statement
Statement summary
Tyler Macallister, the Republican candidate for U.S. House in Massachusetts's 9th district, said in an email that he supports an effort to stop attacks on Americans by Iran and its proxies and to restore peace in the Middle East. He said he is not in favor of boots on the ground at this time and that a final judgment would be premature without understanding capabilities, ally support and the course of action.
“I support an effort to stop attacks on Americans by Iran and its’ proxies, restore peace in the Middle East and the restoration of prosperity to Iranian people. How we get there is the something that must be addressed. I am not in favor of boots on the ground at this time, but to make a final judgement without understanding capabilities, ally support and course of action would be premature.”
Read the full email
Not sure who you sent the previous two requests to, but I do not have any messages from your organization up until this morning. Iran has been an issue since 1979 when they took 52 American hostages for 444 days . Every president since the Iranian Hostage Crisis has said they would do something about Iran and its’ aggressions against the US, yet they did not. I support an effort to stop attacks on Americans by Iran and its’ proxies, restore peace in the Middle East and the restoration of prosperity to Iranian people. How we get there is the something that must be addressed. I am not in favor of boots on the ground at this time, but to make a final judgement without understanding capabilities, ally support and course of action would be premature. I have said this publicly. Have a great day! Tyler Macallister
Why we used 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. Macallister backs an effort to stop Iranian attacks on Americans but opposes ground troops for now and says a final judgment would be premature, so his support depends on conditions he has not resolved. We labeled it Mixed or conditional. He does not say how he would vote on a war powers resolution.