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Rating Group: Arab American Institute

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State Office Name Party Rating
John Lewis 50%
William Lipinski 50%
Dick Lugar 50%
Alan Mollohan 50%
Grace Napolitano 50%
Dave Obey 50%
Major Owens 50%
Donald Payne 50%
CA U.S. House - 11 Nancy Pelosi Democratic 50%
Richard Renzi 50%
Tim Ryan 50%
Paul Sarbanes 50%
VA U.S. House - 3 Bobby Scott Democratic 50%
WA U.S. House - 9 Adam Smith Democratic 50%
MS U.S. House - 2 Bennie Thompson Democratic 50%
John Tierney 50%
Stephanie Tubbs Jones 50%
Mark Udall 50%
NY U.S. House - 7 Nydia Velázquez Democratic 50%
Pete Visclosky 50%
John Warner 50%
MA U.S. Senate - Jr Ed Markey Democratic 43%
Joe Baca, Sr. 40%
Barbara Boxer 40%
Mark Dayton 40%
CT U.S. House - 3 Rosa DeLauro Democratic 40%
Rahm Emanuel 40%
Lane Evans 40%
Luis Gutiérrez 40%
Tom Harkin 40%
Daniel Inouye 40%
WA U.S. House - 2 Rick Larsen Democratic 40%
Sandy Levin 40%
Joe Lieberman 40%
John McCain III 40%
Bob Menendez 40%
NY U.S. House - 12 Jerry Nadler Democratic 40%
John Olver 40%
Ciro Rodriguez 40%
Loretta Sanchez 40%
IL U.S. House - 9 Jan Schakowsky Democratic 40%
Ike Skelton 40%
Arlen Specter 40%
Ed Towns 40%
Tom Udall 40%
MD U.S. Senate - Sr Chris Van Hollen, Jr. Democratic 40%
OR U.S. Senate - Sr Ron Wyden Democratic 40%
Thomas Allen 33%
Roy Blunt 33%
Bob Brady 33%
Sherrod Brown 33%
Ginny Brown-Waite 33%
WA U.S. Senate - Jr Maria Cantwell Democratic 33%
Michael Collins 33%
Barbara Cubin 33%
Calvin Dooley 33%
David Dreier 33%
Mike Enzi 33%
Dianne Feinstein 33%
Jeff Flake 33%
Richard Andrew Gephardt 33%
Bob Goodlatte 33%
Judd Gregg 33%
Gilbert Gutknecht 33%
Ernest Hollings 33%
Patrick Kennedy 33%
John Kerry 33%
CT U.S. House - 1 John Larson Democratic 33%
Karen McCarthy 33%
NY U.S. House - 5 Gregory Meeks Democratic 33%
Brad Miller 33%
MA U.S. House - 1 Richard Neal Democratic 33%
Devin Nunes 33%
Bill Pascrell, Jr. 33%
Joe Pitts 33%
RI U.S. Senate - Sr Jack Reed Democratic 33%
CA U.S. Senate - Jr Adam Schiff Democratic 33%
NY U.S. Senate - Sr Chuck Schumer Democratic 33%
Louise Slaughter 33%
John Spratt, Jr. 33%
William Tauzin II 33%
CA U.S. House - 4 Mike Thompson Democratic 33%
Joe Crowley 29%
Jonas Frost III 29%
Lee Terry 29%
Daniel Akaka, Sr. 25%
J. Gresham Barrett 25%
Bob Beauprez 25%
Chris Bell 25%
Corrine Brown 25%
Ben Cardin 25%
Dennis Cardoza 25%
Saxby Chambliss 25%
Norm Coleman 25%
Kent Conrad 25%
Jim Cooper 25%
Randall Cunningham 25%
James Davis 25%
CO U.S. House - 1 Diana DeGette Democratic 25%
John Doolittle 25%
State Office Name Party Rating
John Lewis 50%
William Lipinski 50%
Dick Lugar 50%
Alan Mollohan 50%
Grace Napolitano 50%
Dave Obey 50%
Major Owens 50%
Donald Payne 50%
CA U.S. House - 11 Nancy Pelosi D 50%
Richard Renzi 50%
Tim Ryan 50%
Paul Sarbanes 50%
VA U.S. House - 3 Bobby Scott D 50%
WA U.S. House - 9 Adam Smith D 50%
MS U.S. House - 2 Bennie Thompson D 50%
John Tierney 50%
Stephanie Tubbs Jones 50%
Mark Udall 50%
NY U.S. House - 7 Nydia Velázquez D 50%
Pete Visclosky 50%
John Warner 50%
MA U.S. Senate - Jr Ed Markey D 43%
Joe Baca, Sr. 40%
Barbara Boxer 40%
Mark Dayton 40%
CT U.S. House - 3 Rosa DeLauro D 40%
Rahm Emanuel 40%
Lane Evans 40%
Luis Gutiérrez 40%
Tom Harkin 40%
Daniel Inouye 40%
WA U.S. House - 2 Rick Larsen D 40%
Sandy Levin 40%
Joe Lieberman 40%
John McCain III 40%
Bob Menendez 40%
NY U.S. House - 12 Jerry Nadler D 40%
John Olver 40%
Ciro Rodriguez 40%
Loretta Sanchez 40%
IL U.S. House - 9 Jan Schakowsky D 40%
Ike Skelton 40%
Arlen Specter 40%
Ed Towns 40%
Tom Udall 40%
MD U.S. Senate - Sr Chris Van Hollen, Jr. D 40%
OR U.S. Senate - Sr Ron Wyden D 40%
Thomas Allen 33%
Roy Blunt 33%
Bob Brady 33%
Sherrod Brown 33%
Ginny Brown-Waite 33%
WA U.S. Senate - Jr Maria Cantwell D 33%
Michael Collins 33%
Barbara Cubin 33%
Calvin Dooley 33%
David Dreier 33%
Mike Enzi 33%
Dianne Feinstein 33%
Jeff Flake 33%
Richard Andrew Gephardt 33%
Bob Goodlatte 33%
Judd Gregg 33%
Gilbert Gutknecht 33%
Ernest Hollings 33%
Patrick Kennedy 33%
John Kerry 33%
CT U.S. House - 1 John Larson D 33%
Karen McCarthy 33%
NY U.S. House - 5 Gregory Meeks D 33%
Brad Miller 33%
MA U.S. House - 1 Richard Neal D 33%
Devin Nunes 33%
Bill Pascrell, Jr. 33%
Joe Pitts 33%
RI U.S. Senate - Sr Jack Reed D 33%
CA U.S. Senate - Jr Adam Schiff D 33%
NY U.S. Senate - Sr Chuck Schumer D 33%
Louise Slaughter 33%
John Spratt, Jr. 33%
William Tauzin II 33%
CA U.S. House - 4 Mike Thompson D 33%
Joe Crowley 29%
Jonas Frost III 29%
Lee Terry 29%
Daniel Akaka, Sr. 25%
J. Gresham Barrett 25%
Bob Beauprez 25%
Chris Bell 25%
Corrine Brown 25%
Ben Cardin 25%
Dennis Cardoza 25%
Saxby Chambliss 25%
Norm Coleman 25%
Kent Conrad 25%
Jim Cooper 25%
Randall Cunningham 25%
James Davis 25%
CO U.S. House - 1 Diana DeGette D 25%
John Doolittle 25%
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