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Rating Group: Arab American Institute

2001-2002 Positions

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State Office Name Party Rating
Bill Nelson, Sr. 67%
Ben Nelson 67%
Robert William Ney 67%
RI U.S. Senate - Sr Jack Reed Democratic 67%
Dana Rohrabacher 67%
Lucille Roybal-Allard 67%
Thomas Sawyer 67%
VA U.S. House - 3 Bobby Scott Democratic 67%
Karen Thurman 67%
David Wu 67%
IL U.S. House - 9 Jan Schakowsky Democratic 63%
NY U.S. Senate - Sr Chuck Schumer Democratic 63%
Joe Baca, Sr. 60%
Judy Biggert 60%
Julia Carson 60%
Jon Corzine 60%
IL U.S. House - 7 Danny Davis Democratic 60%
John Edwards 60%
Russ Feingold 60%
James Greenwood 60%
Tom Harkin 60%
Amory Houghton, Jr. 60%
Jay Inslee 60%
James Leach 60%
John Lewis 60%
Joe Lieberman 60%
CA U.S. House - 18 Zoe Lofgren Democratic 60%
Carrie Meek 60%
Barbara Mikulski 60%
Charlie Rangel 60%
Arlen Specter 60%
Debbie Stabenow 60%
Tom Udall 60%
Pete Visclosky 60%
Barney Frank 57%
Charlie Gonzalez 57%
Stephen Horn 57%
NY U.S. House - 5 Gregory Meeks Democratic 57%
NY U.S. House - 12 Jerry Nadler Democratic 57%
Bill Pascrell, Jr. 57%
Christopher Shays 57%
Bob Barr, Jr. 50%
Howard Berman 50%
Rod Blagojevich 50%
Barbara Boxer 50%
Bob Brady 50%
John Breaux 50%
Corrine Brown 50%
Herbert Callahan 50%
WA U.S. Senate - Jr Maria Cantwell Democratic 50%
Robert Clement 50%
Hillary Clinton 50%
Philip Crane 50%
Mark Dayton 50%
CT U.S. House - 3 Rosa DeLauro Democratic 50%
OH Governor Mike DeWine Republican 50%
TX U.S. House - 37 Lloyd Doggett II Democratic 50%
Pete Domenici, Jr. 50%
Calvin Dooley 50%
Byron Dorgan 50%
John Ensign 50%
Anna Eshoo 50%
Peter Fitzgerald 50%
William Frist 50%
Jonas Frost III 50%
IA U.S. Senate - Sr Chuck Grassley Republican 50%
Alcee Hastings, Sr. 50%
Orrin Hatch 50%
John Hostettler 50%
Nancy Johnson 50%
John LaFalce 50%
Ray LaHood 50%
Mary Landrieu 50%
Jim Langevin 50%
Tom Lantos 50%
WA U.S. House - 2 Rick Larsen Democratic 50%
Carl Levin 50%
Dick Lugar 50%
James Maloney 50%
Jim Matheson 50%
Martin Meehan 50%
WA U.S. Senate - Sr Patty Murray Democratic 50%
Grace Napolitano 50%
Michael Oxley 50%
Silvestre Reyes 50%
Jay Rockefeller IV 50%
Paul Sarbanes 50%
Nick Smith 50%
Vic Snyder 50%
John Sununu 50%
Ed Towns 50%
James Walsh 50%
OR U.S. Senate - Sr Ron Wyden Democratic 50%
Gary Ackerman 43%
Rob Andrews 43%
Richard Andrew Gephardt 43%
Joseph Hoeffel 43%
Rush Holt, Jr. 43%
Sandy Levin 43%
Carolyn Maloney 43%
State Office Name Party Rating
Bill Nelson, Sr. 67%
Ben Nelson 67%
Robert William Ney 67%
RI U.S. Senate - Sr Jack Reed D 67%
Dana Rohrabacher 67%
Lucille Roybal-Allard 67%
Thomas Sawyer 67%
VA U.S. House - 3 Bobby Scott D 67%
Karen Thurman 67%
David Wu 67%
IL U.S. House - 9 Jan Schakowsky D 63%
NY U.S. Senate - Sr Chuck Schumer D 63%
Joe Baca, Sr. 60%
Judy Biggert 60%
Julia Carson 60%
Jon Corzine 60%
IL U.S. House - 7 Danny Davis D 60%
John Edwards 60%
Russ Feingold 60%
James Greenwood 60%
Tom Harkin 60%
Amory Houghton, Jr. 60%
Jay Inslee 60%
James Leach 60%
John Lewis 60%
Joe Lieberman 60%
CA U.S. House - 18 Zoe Lofgren D 60%
Carrie Meek 60%
Barbara Mikulski 60%
Charlie Rangel 60%
Arlen Specter 60%
Debbie Stabenow 60%
Tom Udall 60%
Pete Visclosky 60%
Barney Frank 57%
Charlie Gonzalez 57%
Stephen Horn 57%
NY U.S. House - 5 Gregory Meeks D 57%
NY U.S. House - 12 Jerry Nadler D 57%
Bill Pascrell, Jr. 57%
Christopher Shays 57%
Bob Barr, Jr. 50%
Howard Berman 50%
Rod Blagojevich 50%
Barbara Boxer 50%
Bob Brady 50%
John Breaux 50%
Corrine Brown 50%
Herbert Callahan 50%
WA U.S. Senate - Jr Maria Cantwell D 50%
Robert Clement 50%
Hillary Clinton 50%
Philip Crane 50%
Mark Dayton 50%
CT U.S. House - 3 Rosa DeLauro D 50%
OH Governor Mike DeWine R 50%
TX U.S. House - 37 Lloyd Doggett II D 50%
Pete Domenici, Jr. 50%
Calvin Dooley 50%
Byron Dorgan 50%
John Ensign 50%
Anna Eshoo 50%
Peter Fitzgerald 50%
William Frist 50%
Jonas Frost III 50%
IA U.S. Senate - Sr Chuck Grassley R 50%
Alcee Hastings, Sr. 50%
Orrin Hatch 50%
John Hostettler 50%
Nancy Johnson 50%
John LaFalce 50%
Ray LaHood 50%
Mary Landrieu 50%
Jim Langevin 50%
Tom Lantos 50%
WA U.S. House - 2 Rick Larsen D 50%
Carl Levin 50%
Dick Lugar 50%
James Maloney 50%
Jim Matheson 50%
Martin Meehan 50%
WA U.S. Senate - Sr Patty Murray D 50%
Grace Napolitano 50%
Michael Oxley 50%
Silvestre Reyes 50%
Jay Rockefeller IV 50%
Paul Sarbanes 50%
Nick Smith 50%
Vic Snyder 50%
John Sununu 50%
Ed Towns 50%
James Walsh 50%
OR U.S. Senate - Sr Ron Wyden D 50%
Gary Ackerman 43%
Rob Andrews 43%
Richard Andrew Gephardt 43%
Joseph Hoeffel 43%
Rush Holt, Jr. 43%
Sandy Levin 43%
Carolyn Maloney 43%
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