Position: Senator ( LA )
Party Affiliation: REP
Opposes BDS
Opposed the Iran Deal
Supported the U.S. Embassy Move to Jerusalem
Supports the Two State Solution
Supported the Israel Anti Boycott Act
Opposed UN Security Council Resolution 2334
Voted For the Strengthening America's Middle East Security Act of 2019
William Cassidy was born in 1957 and is currently serving as the senior United States Senator from Louisiana. Senator Cassidy’s seat is up for election in 2020.
A doctor by profession, Cassidy entered politics in 2006 when he ran for and was elected to the Louisiana State Senate. In 2008, he was elected to the United States House of Representatives to represent Louisiana’s 6th Congressional District. In 2014, he was elected to the U.S. Senate.
Senator Cassidy is currently serving on the Finance Committee; the Health, Education, Labor, & Pensions (HELP) Committee; the Energy and Natural Resources Committee; and the Veterans Affairs Committee.
Below is Senator Cassidy’s voting record and public positions on issues important to the Jewish Community
Senator Cassidy opposed the Iran nuclear deal. He cosponsored legislation objecting the UN Security Council Resolution 2334, which claimed that Israel’s settlements have no legal validity. He cosponsored the Israel Anti-Boycott Act that aimed to fight discriminatory boycotts that target Israel.
In 2019, he voted for the Strengthening America’s Middle East Security Act which, among other things, strengthened Israel’s security and allowed a state or local government to adopt measures to divest its assets from entities that boycott Israel.
Opposed the Iran nuclear deal https://www.cassidy.senate.gov/newsroom/press-releases/cassidy-statement-on-iran-deal
Voted For the Strengthening America’s Middle East Security Act of 2019 https://www.senate.gov/legislative/LIS/roll_call_lists/roll_call_vote_cfm.cfm?congress=116&session=1&vote=00016
Supported the move of the U.S. embassy to Jerusalem https://www.cassidy.senate.gov/newsroom/press-releases/cassidy-praises-guatemala-for-recognizing-jerusalem-as-israels-capital
Cosponsored the Israel Anti-Boycott Act https://www.congress.gov/bill/115th-congress/senate-bill/720/cosponsors
Opposed UN Security Council Resolution 2334 and supported the two-state solution https://www.congress.gov/bill/115th-congress/senate-resolution/6/cosponsors
Cosponsored the United States-Israel Security Assistance Authorization Act of 2018 https://www.congress.gov/bill/115th-congress/senate-bill/2497/cosponsors
Cosponsored Senate Resolution 120 that opposes the global BDS movement https://www.congress.gov/bill/116th-congress/senate-resolution/120