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David Kustoff

This composite photo shows Republican Representative Max Miller of Ohio (R), speaking at an annual leadership meeting of the Republican Jewish Coalition, October 28, 2023, in Las Vegas; and GOP Representative David Kustoff, of Tennessee speaking during a US House Financial Services Committee hearing, September 30, 2021 on Capitol Hill in Washington. (AP Photo/David Becker and Al Drago/Pool via AP)
December 6, 2023, 5:32 am
US House okays resolution by Jewish Republicans equating antisemitism to anti-Zionism
24 Jewish Democrats among the 92 lawmakers to vote ‘present,’ disputing measure’s assertion that all forms of anti-Zionism are antisemitic
By Ron Kampeas
Rep. David Kustoff, right, speaks with people at Margolin Hebrew Academy-Feinstone Yeshiva of the South on Monday, Oct. 30, 2023, in Memphis, Tennessee (AP Photo/Adrian Sainz).
October 31, 2023, 7:39 am
Tennessee lawmakers discuss safety, Israel support at Jewish school that foiled gunman
Gov. Bill Lee and Rep. David Kustoff visit Memphis school attacked by former student, note growing importance of security measures amid Israel’s war with Hamas terror group
By ADRIAN SAINZ
Illustrative: US Special Envoy to Combat and Monitor Antisemitism Deborah Lipstadt speaks at a conference focused on bans on ritual slaughter that have been proposed and approved in European countries in Brussels on October 20, 2022. (US State Department)
July 13, 2023, 6:21 pm
US congressional committee approves $2.5 million budget to fight antisemitism
Following full congressional okay, budget will go to office of Deborah Lipstadt, head of State Department’s antisemitism monitor
By Ron Kampeas
Republican Representative Lee Zeldin of New York speaks as the House of Representatives debates the articles of impeachment against US President Donald Trump at the Capitol in Washington, December 18, 2019. (House Television via AP)
January 8, 2021, 1:11 am
2 Jewish Republican Congressmen object to electoral votes after knocking rioting
David Kustoff of Tennessee and Lee Zeldin of New York among 147 Republicans who vote against certifying Biden victory, after stating that violence at Capitol was unacceptable
By Ron Kampeas
US President Donald Trump walks to the Oval Office from the South Lawn of the White House after returning from Florida, in Washington, DC on December 31 2020. (Bill O'Leary/The Washington Post via Getty Images via JTA)
January 5, 2021, 7:58 am
Republican Jewish Coalition sitting out Trump’s effort to overturn election
Two GOP Jews in Congress have yet to clarify their position on move by growing number of party members to not certify Biden’s win
By Ron Kampeas
Lara Trump, front and center, campaigned with Laura Loomer, on the right. Loomer is the Republican congressional candidate in the Florida district that includes President Trump's Mar-a-Lago resort. (Twitter via JTA)
October 28, 2020, 3:44 am
A guide to the 10 Jewish Republicans running for Congress in 2020
From NY candidate who canvases for homeless, to a gay Texas Latino, a former child addict who speaks fluent Hebrew, and a self-confessed Florida Islamaphobe who got Trump’s vote
By Ron Kampeas
Members of Congress arrive before the start of the 116th Congress and swearing-in ceremony on the floor of the US House of Representatives at the US Capitol on January 3, 2019, in Washington, DC. (Brendan Smialowski/AFP)
May 16, 2019, 1:46 pm
US Republicans launch bid to force House vote on BDS
Controversial bill meant to oppose the anti-Israel boycott is held up in part because Democrats say it poses a threat to First Amendment free speech protections
By Ron Kampeas
US Rep. David Kustoff speaking in Congress on anti-Semitism, Feb. 13, 2019. (Screenshot from C-Span via JTA)
February 15, 2019, 2:48 pm
GOP votes against own anti-Semitism measure after adding it to Yemen bill
Republicans added clause against Jew hatred, BDS to act ending US aid for Saudi war, in apparent attempt to curb Democratic support, but majority was only too happy to oblige
By JTA
Jewish Republican Congressional candidates running in the 2018 midterms, from left: David Kustoff from Tennessee, Lena Epstein from Michigan, and Naomi Levin and Lee Zeldin from New York. ((Illustration by Lior Zaltzman/Getty Images/via JTA)
October 17, 2018, 8:53 am
A guide to the Jewish Republican House candidates in the 2018 midterm elections
From pro-Israel stalwarts and Trump endorsees Lee Zeldin and David Kustoff, to long-shot activists and even conspiracy theorists in blue districts
By Ron Kampeas
Illustrative photo of police tape at the JCC in Nashville, Tennessee, after the community center received a bomb threat on January 9, 2017. (Screenshot: The Tennessean)
October 4, 2018, 5:21 am
Trump signs law expanding hate crime protections to religious institutions
American Jewish Committee praises legislation, partly enacted in response to spate of JCC bomb threats
By JTA
Tennessee Congressional candidate David Kustoff (YouTube screenshot)
August 3, 2018, 5:44 pm
Kustoff beats challenger who touted Christian values in Tennessee primary
Jewish incumbent, who has backing of Trump, wins Republican vote against self-funded rival George Flinn
By JTA
US Vice President Mike Pence speaks during the Republican Jewish Coalition's annual leadership meeting at The Venetian Las Vegas on February 24, 2017 in Las Vegas, Nevada. (Ethan Miller/Getty Images via JTA)
February 27, 2017, 12:43 am
At Las Vegas confab, Republican Jews find reasons to like Trump
Amid skepticism over president, Jewish conservatives rally around shared support for Israel, embrace Pence
By Ron Kampeas
Tennessee Congressional candidate David Kustoff (YouTube screenshot)
August 6, 2016, 9:02 am
Memphis Jewish lawyer wins GOP primary in Tennessee
David Kustoff beats 12 other candidates to replace the outgoing Stephen Fincher
By JTA
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