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Rating Group: Arab American Institute

2007-2008 Positions on Arab American Issues

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State Office Name Party Rating
Alcee Hastings, Sr. 67%
Paul Hodes 67%
GA U.S. House - 4 Hank Johnson, Jr. Democratic 67%
John Kerry 67%
Ray LaHood 67%
WA U.S. House - 2 Rick Larsen Democratic 67%
CT U.S. House - 1 John Larson Democratic 67%
Carolyn Maloney 67%
CT U.S. Senate - Jr Chris Murphy Democratic 67%
Jack Murtha 67%
Bill Pascrell, Jr. 67%
Ed Pastor 67%
Silvestre Reyes 67%
John Sarbanes 67%
VA U.S. House - 3 Bobby Scott Democratic 67%
CA Supervisor - 1 Hilda Solis 67%
Betty Sutton 67%
CA U.S. House - 38 Linda Sánchez Democratic 67%
CA U.S. House - 4 Mike Thompson Democratic 67%
Niki Tsongas 67%
MD U.S. Senate - Sr Chris Van Hollen, Jr. Democratic 67%
FL U.S. House - 25 Debbie Wasserman Schultz Democratic 67%
Henry Waxman 67%
David Wu 67%
Howard Berman 60%
Leonard Boswell 60%
Joe Crowley 60%
Chaka Fattah, Sr. 60%
Charles Hagel 60%
Carolyn McCarthy 60%
Michael McNulty 60%
ME Councilor - Ward 3 Mike Michaud 60%
Ciro Rodriguez 60%
David Scott 60%
NJ Mayor - At-Large Albio Sires Democratic 60%
Gary Ackerman 50%
Jason Altmire 50%
Rob Andrews 50%
John Barrow 50%
Marion Berry 50%
GA U.S. House - 2 Sanford Bishop, Jr. Democratic 50%
Rick Boucher 50%
Charles Boustany, Jr. 50%
Allen Boyd, Jr. 50%
Bob Brady 50%
Corrine Brown 50%
G. K. Butterfield, Jr. 50%
Ben Cardin 50%
MO U.S. House - 5 Emanuel Cleaver II Democratic 50%
Hillary Clinton 50%
CA U.S. House - 21 Jim Costa Democratic 50%
Elijah Cummings 50%
Norm Dicks 50%
Chris Dodd 50%
Rahm Emanuel 50%
Anna Eshoo 50%
Dianne Feinstein 50%
Bob Filner 50%
Phil Hare 50%
Brian Higgins 50%
Baron Hill 50%
Steve Israel 50%
CA U.S. House - 48 Darrell Issa Republican 50%
Walter Jones, Jr. 50%
Paul Kanjorski 50%
Dale Kildee 50%
Ron Kind 50%
Jim Langevin 50%
Frank Lautenberg 50%
Sandy Levin 50%
CA U.S. House - 7 Doris Matsui Democratic 50%
Kendrick Meek, Sr. 50%
Bob Menendez 50%
Dennis Moore 50%
NY U.S. House - 12 Jerry Nadler Democratic 50%
NJ U.S. House - 6 Frank Pallone, Jr. Democratic 50%
CA U.S. House - 11 Nancy Pelosi Democratic 50%
CA State Senate - 35 Laura Richardson Democratic 50%
Lucille Roybal-Allard 50%
CA U.S. Senate - Jr Adam Schiff Democratic 50%
NY U.S. Senate - Sr Chuck Schumer Democratic 50%
Allyson Schwartz 50%
Joe Sestak, Jr. 50%
Christopher Shays 50%
Carol Shea-Porter 50%
Vic Snyder 50%
John Spratt, Jr. 50%
MS U.S. House - 2 Bennie Thompson Democratic 50%
Ed Towns 50%
Tom Udall 50%
Pete Visclosky 50%
MN Governor Tim Walz Democratic/Farmer/Labor 50%
Robert Wexler 50%
Michael Arcuri 40%
Dennis Cardoza 40%
Christopher Carney 40%
Howard Coble 40%
Artur Davis 40%
NY U.S. Senate - Jr Kirsten Gillibrand Democratic 40%
Jim Matheson 40%
State Office Name Party Rating
Alcee Hastings, Sr. 67%
Paul Hodes 67%
GA U.S. House - 4 Hank Johnson, Jr. D 67%
John Kerry 67%
Ray LaHood 67%
WA U.S. House - 2 Rick Larsen D 67%
CT U.S. House - 1 John Larson D 67%
Carolyn Maloney 67%
CT U.S. Senate - Jr Chris Murphy D 67%
Jack Murtha 67%
Bill Pascrell, Jr. 67%
Ed Pastor 67%
Silvestre Reyes 67%
John Sarbanes 67%
VA U.S. House - 3 Bobby Scott D 67%
CA Supervisor - 1 Hilda Solis 67%
Betty Sutton 67%
CA U.S. House - 38 Linda Sánchez D 67%
CA U.S. House - 4 Mike Thompson D 67%
Niki Tsongas 67%
MD U.S. Senate - Sr Chris Van Hollen, Jr. D 67%
FL U.S. House - 25 Debbie Wasserman Schultz D 67%
Henry Waxman 67%
David Wu 67%
Howard Berman 60%
Leonard Boswell 60%
Joe Crowley 60%
Chaka Fattah, Sr. 60%
Charles Hagel 60%
Carolyn McCarthy 60%
Michael McNulty 60%
ME Councilor - Ward 3 Mike Michaud 60%
Ciro Rodriguez 60%
David Scott 60%
NJ Mayor - At-Large Albio Sires D 60%
Gary Ackerman 50%
Jason Altmire 50%
Rob Andrews 50%
John Barrow 50%
Marion Berry 50%
GA U.S. House - 2 Sanford Bishop, Jr. D 50%
Rick Boucher 50%
Charles Boustany, Jr. 50%
Allen Boyd, Jr. 50%
Bob Brady 50%
Corrine Brown 50%
G. K. Butterfield, Jr. 50%
Ben Cardin 50%
MO U.S. House - 5 Emanuel Cleaver II D 50%
Hillary Clinton 50%
CA U.S. House - 21 Jim Costa D 50%
Elijah Cummings 50%
Norm Dicks 50%
Chris Dodd 50%
Rahm Emanuel 50%
Anna Eshoo 50%
Dianne Feinstein 50%
Bob Filner 50%
Phil Hare 50%
Brian Higgins 50%
Baron Hill 50%
Steve Israel 50%
CA U.S. House - 48 Darrell Issa R 50%
Walter Jones, Jr. 50%
Paul Kanjorski 50%
Dale Kildee 50%
Ron Kind 50%
Jim Langevin 50%
Frank Lautenberg 50%
Sandy Levin 50%
CA U.S. House - 7 Doris Matsui D 50%
Kendrick Meek, Sr. 50%
Bob Menendez 50%
Dennis Moore 50%
NY U.S. House - 12 Jerry Nadler D 50%
NJ U.S. House - 6 Frank Pallone, Jr. D 50%
CA U.S. House - 11 Nancy Pelosi D 50%
CA State Senate - 35 Laura Richardson D 50%
Lucille Roybal-Allard 50%
CA U.S. Senate - Jr Adam Schiff D 50%
NY U.S. Senate - Sr Chuck Schumer D 50%
Allyson Schwartz 50%
Joe Sestak, Jr. 50%
Christopher Shays 50%
Carol Shea-Porter 50%
Vic Snyder 50%
John Spratt, Jr. 50%
MS U.S. House - 2 Bennie Thompson D 50%
Ed Towns 50%
Tom Udall 50%
Pete Visclosky 50%
MN Governor Tim Walz DFL 50%
Robert Wexler 50%
Michael Arcuri 40%
Dennis Cardoza 40%
Christopher Carney 40%
Howard Coble 40%
Artur Davis 40%
NY U.S. Senate - Jr Kirsten Gillibrand D 40%
Jim Matheson 40%
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