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Rating Group: Arab American Institute

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State Office Name Party Rating
Carolyn McCarthy 43%
MN U.S. House - 4 Betty McCollum Democratic/Farmer/Labor 43%
Constance Morella 43%
Ciro Rodriguez 43%
Steve Rothman 43%
CA U.S. Senate - Jr Adam Schiff Democratic 43%
Henry Waxman 43%
Robert Wexler 43%
Brian Baird 40%
Kenneth Bentsen, Jr. 40%
Mary Bono Mack 40%
Ben Cardin 40%
Jean Carnahan 40%
Jerry Costello 40%
James Davis 40%
Dianne Feinstein 40%
Rodney Frelinghuysen 40%
George Gekas 40%
Jane Harman 40%
MD U.S. House - 5 Steny Hoyer Democratic 40%
Patrick Kennedy 40%
Mark Kirk 40%
Bob Menendez 40%
Zell Bryan Miller 40%
Dennis Moore 40%
Ileana Ros-Lehtinen 40%
Max Sandlin, Jr. 40%
Robert Ruhl Simmons 40%
Ted Strickland 40%
Ellen Tauscher 40%
Robert Torricelli 40%
Albert Wynn 40%
Thomas Allen 33%
James Barcia 33%
Max Baucus 33%
Evan Bayh 33%
NV Mayor Shelley Berkley Democratic 33%
Joe Biden, Jr. 33%
Sherwood Boehlert 33%
Dave Camp 33%
Chris Cannon 33%
Joseph Maxwell Cleland 33%
SC U.S. House - 6 Jim Clyburn Democratic 33%
ME U.S. Senate - Sr Susan Collins Republican 33%
Joe Crowley 33%
David Dreier 33%
John Duncan, Jr. 33%
Eliot Engel 33%
Michael Ferguson 33%
Harold Ford, Jr. 33%
Bob Goodlatte 33%
Porter Goss 33%
Luis Gutiérrez 33%
Tony Hall 33%
Doc Hastings 33%
Jesse Helms 33%
Rubén Hinojosa, Sr. 33%
Darlene Hooley 33%
Kenny Hulshof 33%
Timothy Johnson 33%
Paul Kanjorski 33%
James Kolbe 33%
Nicholas Lampson 33%
Jerry Lewis 33%
Frank LoBiondo 33%
MA U.S. House - 8 Stephen Lynch Democratic 33%
Frank Mascara 33%
John McCain III 33%
Dan Miller 33%
Solomon Ortiz, Sr. 33%
NJ U.S. House - 6 Frank Pallone, Jr. Democratic 33%
Mike Rogers 33%
Ed Royce 33%
CA U.S. House - 32 Brad Sherman Democratic 33%
Gordon Smith 33%
Olympia Snowe 33%
John Spratt, Jr. 33%
Robert Borski, Jr. 25%
Leonard Boswell 25%
CA U.S. House - 41 Ken Calvert Republican 25%
Thomas Davis III 25%
Thomas DeLay 25%
Norm Dicks 25%
Mike Doyle, Jr. 25%
Gene Green 25%
Sam Johnson 25%
Tim Johnson 25%
William Luther 25%
MA U.S. House - 1 Richard Neal Democratic 25%
Doug Ose 25%
Butch Otter 25%
Tom Petri 25%
Earl Pomeroy 25%
Jack Quinn 25%
Mike Ross 25%
Jim Sensenbrenner, Jr. 25%
Ike Skelton 25%
Louise Slaughter 25%
WA U.S. House - 9 Adam Smith Democratic 25%
Frank Wolf 25%
State Office Name Party Rating
Carolyn McCarthy 43%
MN U.S. House - 4 Betty McCollum DFL 43%
Constance Morella 43%
Ciro Rodriguez 43%
Steve Rothman 43%
CA U.S. Senate - Jr Adam Schiff D 43%
Henry Waxman 43%
Robert Wexler 43%
Brian Baird 40%
Kenneth Bentsen, Jr. 40%
Mary Bono Mack 40%
Ben Cardin 40%
Jean Carnahan 40%
Jerry Costello 40%
James Davis 40%
Dianne Feinstein 40%
Rodney Frelinghuysen 40%
George Gekas 40%
Jane Harman 40%
MD U.S. House - 5 Steny Hoyer D 40%
Patrick Kennedy 40%
Mark Kirk 40%
Bob Menendez 40%
Zell Bryan Miller 40%
Dennis Moore 40%
Ileana Ros-Lehtinen 40%
Max Sandlin, Jr. 40%
Robert Ruhl Simmons 40%
Ted Strickland 40%
Ellen Tauscher 40%
Robert Torricelli 40%
Albert Wynn 40%
Thomas Allen 33%
James Barcia 33%
Max Baucus 33%
Evan Bayh 33%
NV Mayor Shelley Berkley D 33%
Joe Biden, Jr. 33%
Sherwood Boehlert 33%
Dave Camp 33%
Chris Cannon 33%
Joseph Maxwell Cleland 33%
SC U.S. House - 6 Jim Clyburn D 33%
ME U.S. Senate - Sr Susan Collins R 33%
Joe Crowley 33%
David Dreier 33%
John Duncan, Jr. 33%
Eliot Engel 33%
Michael Ferguson 33%
Harold Ford, Jr. 33%
Bob Goodlatte 33%
Porter Goss 33%
Luis Gutiérrez 33%
Tony Hall 33%
Doc Hastings 33%
Jesse Helms 33%
Rubén Hinojosa, Sr. 33%
Darlene Hooley 33%
Kenny Hulshof 33%
Timothy Johnson 33%
Paul Kanjorski 33%
James Kolbe 33%
Nicholas Lampson 33%
Jerry Lewis 33%
Frank LoBiondo 33%
MA U.S. House - 8 Stephen Lynch D 33%
Frank Mascara 33%
John McCain III 33%
Dan Miller 33%
Solomon Ortiz, Sr. 33%
NJ U.S. House - 6 Frank Pallone, Jr. D 33%
Mike Rogers 33%
Ed Royce 33%
CA U.S. House - 32 Brad Sherman D 33%
Gordon Smith 33%
Olympia Snowe 33%
John Spratt, Jr. 33%
Robert Borski, Jr. 25%
Leonard Boswell 25%
CA U.S. House - 41 Ken Calvert R 25%
Thomas Davis III 25%
Thomas DeLay 25%
Norm Dicks 25%
Mike Doyle, Jr. 25%
Gene Green 25%
Sam Johnson 25%
Tim Johnson 25%
William Luther 25%
MA U.S. House - 1 Richard Neal D 25%
Doug Ose 25%
Butch Otter 25%
Tom Petri 25%
Earl Pomeroy 25%
Jack Quinn 25%
Mike Ross 25%
Jim Sensenbrenner, Jr. 25%
Ike Skelton 25%
Louise Slaughter 25%
WA U.S. House - 9 Adam Smith D 25%
Frank Wolf 25%
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