Rating Group: Arab American Institute

2007-2008 Positions on Arab American Issues

Issues: Elections

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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%
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%
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