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Issue record
In short
Lawrence's campaign backs aid to Ukraine and ending what he calls an illegal war on Iran and arms sales to Israel. Barrett's campaign says Congress alone can authorize war and backs repealing open-ended war authorizations. Dedrick has no campaign site and lists no position on this topic on the pages checked. Barrett voted no on two 2026 Iran war-powers resolutions, then yes on four, and voted for the 2025 law repealing two Iraq war authorizations.
Campaign positions
He calls for ending what he calls the illegal and expensive war on Iran, says the country should stop spending billions on war and stop arms sales to Israel and other human rights violators, and supports continued military and humanitarian aid to Ukraine.
He says only Congress can authorize war, and wants open-ended war authorizations repealed and replaced with set goals and limits.
No position found. His one public statement found, at his party's April 25 convention, named workers' rights, the Green New Deal and Medicare for All. He has no campaign site, and the FEC lists no committee or website for him.
Evidence timeline
official action
He voted for the September 2026 Russia sanctions law, which directs tariffs of up to 500% on Russian goods; whether it was the only House tariff vote since the court ruled was not checked.
In the October 6 debate, Barrett said the only tariff vote since the Supreme Court limited the president's tariffs was a vote weeks earlier to put tariffs on Russia and those helping its war in Ukraine, which he called an appropriate use of tariffs. On September 16, 2026 he voted Yea when the House gave final approval to the Lindsey O. Graham Sanctioning Russia and Iran Act (H.R. 5334), 262 to 159 (Roll Call 308). It became Public Law 119-111. It directs the president to raise tariffs on Russian goods, up to 500 percent, and on goods from some countries that buy Russian oil or gas, up to 100 percent. Limit: Whether it was the only tariff vote since the court's ruling was not checked.
official action
He voted yes on four Iran war-powers resolutions from May to September 2026, after voting no on the first two in March and April.
His House office says he has voted three times this year for resolutions to limit or wind down military operations in Iran unless Congress authorizes them: H.Con.Res. 75, 86 and 89. The House Clerk records his votes on six Iran war-powers resolutions in 2026. He voted Nay on the first two: H.Con.Res. 38 on March 5, which failed 212 to 219 (Roll Call 85), and H.Con.Res. 40 on April 16, which failed 213 to 214 (Roll Call 114). He voted Yea on the next four: H.Con.Res. 75 on May 14, which failed 212 to 212 (Roll Call 170); H.Con.Res. 86 on June 3, agreed to 215 to 208 (Roll Call 199); H.Con.Res. 89 on July 23, agreed to 214 to 208 (Roll Call 282); and H.Con.Res. 93 on September 15, agreed to 220 to 204 (Roll Call 307). The Senate agreed to H.Con.Res. 86, 50 to 48, and rejected H.Con.Res. 89, 49 to 50. In May he also introduced H.J.Res. 176, an authorization for force against Iran; it sits in committee. Limit: His count of three was right in July, and he voted yes a fourth time in September. He voted no on the first two, in March and April. His office's June release says he votes yes because the president's time-limited authority under the War Powers Act has expired.
official action
He voted for the repeal on its own in September 2025 and for the defense act that carried it, which became law in December 2025.
In an op-ed his House office posted in July 2026, he calls his vote to repeal the 2002 authorization for force in Iraq one of the proudest of his first year in Congress. On September 10, 2025 he voted Aye on an amendment to repeal the 1991 and 2002 Iraq authorizations, a separate vote on the repeal alone (Roll Call 244). It passed 261 to 167, with 49 Republicans voting yes. He then voted for the House defense bill that carried it (Roll Call 262). The repeal became law in the final defense act, S. 1071, which he voted for on December 10 (Roll Call 320, 312 to 112). Signed December 18, 2025 as Public Law 119-60, its section 8370 repeals both authorizations. Limit: He voted for the repeal on its own and in the final defense act. His line that it was the first such repeal in his lifetime was not checked.
official action
His bill's text became part of the 2026 defense law, which orders the Pentagon to report on whether collision avoidance gear can be installed, not to install it.
His House office says his Military Helicopter Training Safety Act became law in December 2025 and began the process of equipping military helicopters with collision avoidance systems and ADS-B In. He introduced the bill (H.R. 1898) on March 6, 2025, and it never left committee. Its text became section 1066 of the 2026 defense authorization act, Public Law 119-60, signed December 18, 2025, almost word for word: the law allows 180 days instead of 90. Both versions order the Pentagon to report on whether collision avoidance systems and ADS-B In can be installed in every military helicopter. Neither orders them installed. Limit: His bill's text is law, so "signed into law" holds. The law orders feasibility reports, not equipment; "began the process of equipping" is his office's description of that first step.
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Friends of William Lawrence · Reviewed Oct 1, 2026
Campaign-controlled source, the committee's filed website, "Paid for by Friends of William Lawrence". Four priorities and links to X (@wewill2026), Instagram (@wewill2026mi), Facebook, TikTok and Bluesky.
candidate statement
For: William Lawrence: campaign position
Friends of William Lawrence · Reviewed Oct 1, 2026
Campaign-controlled source, in his own words: nineteen sections. Undated. Its lines about his opponent are out of scope here.
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Office of Congressman Tom Barrett · Reviewed Oct 1, 2026
His House office's agenda page, in his own words, with six pillars and the bills under each. Undated; read October 1, 2026.
candidate statement
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Office of Congressman Tom Barrett · Published Jul 23, 2026 · Reviewed Oct 1, 2026
His House office's release, in his own words where quoted.
candidate statement
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WLNS 6 News (Brad LaPlante) · Published Aug 18, 2026 · Reviewed Oct 2, 2026
Quotes Dedrick's answers to delegates at the party's April 25 convention, which match the party's recording. Its reporting on his past donations and work is not used.
original reporting
For: Shane Dedrick: campaign position
Federal Election Commission · Reviewed Oct 1, 2026
Candidate record: Green Party, House, Michigan 7th, 2026, with a Brighton address. No committee, no filings and no money raised as of October 1, 2026.
fec filing
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Green Party of Michigan · Reviewed Oct 1, 2026
The party's candidate page links profiles for its other House nominees; none for Dedrick, and a site search for his name returned nothing, October 1, 2026.
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WKAR Public Media · Published Oct 6, 2026 · Reviewed Oct 10, 2026
20:36-21:03 in WKAR's PBS video. From WKAR's own English caption file for its PBS video. It is the only English transcript read, so the card describes and does not quote.
candidate statement
WKAR Public Media · Published Oct 6, 2026 · Reviewed Oct 10, 2026
WKAR's video of the October 6 debate, made with WILX News 10 and FOX 47. Its English caption file is the transcript used for every statement and time from this debate. Only one English transcript was read, so statements are described, not quoted.
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Office of the Clerk, U.S. House of Representatives · Reviewed Oct 10, 2026
Recorded vote of September 16, 2026, the final House vote on the Russia sanctions bill. Passed 262 to 159. Barrett voted Yea.
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Congress.gov · Reviewed Oct 10, 2026
Became Public Law 119-111 after the House agreed to the Senate's amendments on September 16, 2026.
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U.S. Government Publishing Office · Reviewed Oct 10, 2026
Section 112 directs the president to raise duties on all Russian goods to up to 500 percent. Section 113 directs duties of up to 100 percent on goods from certain countries that buy Russian oil or gas or help evade sanctions.
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Office of the Clerk, U.S. House of Representatives · Reviewed Oct 1, 2026
Recorded vote of March 5, 2026. Failed 212 to 219. Barrett's vote read from the Clerk's roll-call XML by his member ID, B001321.
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Office of the Clerk, U.S. House of Representatives · Reviewed Oct 1, 2026
Recorded vote of April 16, 2026. Failed 213 to 214. Barrett's vote read from the Clerk's roll-call XML by his member ID, B001321.
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Office of the Clerk, U.S. House of Representatives · Reviewed Oct 1, 2026
Recorded vote of May 14, 2026. Failed 212 to 212. Barrett's vote read from the Clerk's roll-call XML by his member ID, B001321.
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Office of the Clerk, U.S. House of Representatives · Reviewed Oct 1, 2026
Recorded vote of June 3, 2026. Agreed to 215 to 208. Barrett's vote read from the Clerk's roll-call XML by his member ID, B001321.
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Office of the Clerk, U.S. House of Representatives · Reviewed Oct 1, 2026
Recorded vote of July 23, 2026. Agreed to 214 to 208. Barrett's vote read from the Clerk's roll-call XML by his member ID, B001321.
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Office of the Clerk, U.S. House of Representatives · Reviewed Oct 1, 2026
Recorded vote of September 15, 2026. Agreed to 220 to 204. Barrett's vote read from the Clerk's roll-call XML by his member ID, B001321.
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Congress.gov · Reviewed Oct 1, 2026
Iran war-powers resolution sponsored by Rep. Thomas Massie. Failed in the House 212 to 219 on March 5, 2026.
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Congress.gov · Reviewed Oct 1, 2026
Iran war-powers resolution sponsored by Rep. Gregory Meeks. Failed in the House 213 to 214 on April 16, 2026.
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Congress.gov · Reviewed Oct 1, 2026
Iran war-powers resolution. Agreed to in the House June 3, 2026, and in the Senate June 23, 2026, 50 to 48.
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Congress.gov · Reviewed Oct 1, 2026
Iran war-powers resolution. Agreed to in the House July 23, 2026; failed in the Senate September 24, 2026, 49 to 50.
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Congress.gov · Reviewed Oct 1, 2026
Iran war-powers resolution sponsored by Rep. Seth Moulton. Agreed to in the House September 15, 2026; referred to the Senate Foreign Relations Committee September 16.
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Congress.gov · Reviewed Oct 1, 2026
Sponsored by Barrett, introduced May 7, 2026; referred to the Foreign Affairs Committee.
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Office of Congressman Tom Barrett · Published Jun 3, 2026 · Reviewed Oct 1, 2026
His House office's release, in his own words where quoted.
candidate statement
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Office of Congressman Tom Barrett · Published Jul 1, 2026 · Reviewed Oct 1, 2026
His House office's release, in his own words where quoted.
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Office of the Clerk, U.S. House of Representatives · Reviewed Oct 1, 2026
Recorded vote of September 10, 2025. Agreed to 261 to 167; Republicans voted 49 yes, 167 no. Barrett's vote read from the Clerk's roll-call XML by his member ID, B001321.
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Congress.gov · Reviewed Oct 1, 2026
Rep. Meeks's amendment No. 34, printed in Part A of House Report 119-255. Congress.gov describes it as inserting the text of H.R. 1488 and repealing the 2002 and 1991 authorizations for force against Iraq. Agreed to September 10, 2025 (Roll Call 244).
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Office of the Clerk, U.S. House of Representatives · Reviewed Oct 1, 2026
Recorded vote of September 10, 2025. Passed 231 to 196. Barrett's vote read from the Clerk's roll-call XML by his member ID, B001321.
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Office of the Clerk, U.S. House of Representatives · Reviewed Oct 1, 2026
Recorded vote of December 10, 2025. Passed 312 to 112. Barrett's vote read from the Clerk's roll-call XML by his member ID, B001321.
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Congress.gov · Reviewed Oct 1, 2026
Became Public Law 119-60 on December 18, 2025. Congress.gov lists H.R. 1898 as a related bill.
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U.S. Government Publishing Office · Reviewed Oct 1, 2026
The enacted text, read through GovInfo's package API. Section 1066 carries H.R. 1898's two reports almost word for word (180 days instead of 90). Section 8370 repeals the 1991 and 2002 authorizations for force against Iraq. Approved December 18, 2025.
official legislative record
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Office of Congressman Tom Barrett · Published Jul 9, 2026 · Reviewed Oct 1, 2026
His House office's release, in his own words where quoted.
candidate statement
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Congress.gov · Reviewed Oct 1, 2026
Sponsored by Barrett, introduced March 6, 2025 with Rep. Kiggans; referred to Armed Services. The introduced text orders two feasibility reports, on collision avoidance systems and on ADS-B In, for military helicopters.
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