Rating Group: The Public Affairs Alliance of Iranian Americans (PAAIA)
2017-2018 Positions
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| State | Office | Name | Party | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| AZ | U.S. House - 5 | Andy Biggs | Republican | 67% |
| IL | U.S. House - 12 | Mike Bost | Republican | 67% |
| CA | Supervisor - 1 | Paul Cook | 67% | |
| Dan Donovan, Jr. | 67% | |||
| Louie Gohmert | 67% | |||
| AZ | U.S. House - 9 | Paul Gosar | Republican | 67% |
| Randy Hultgren | 67% | |||
| Pete King | 67% | |||
| Steve Knight | 67% | |||
| OH | U.S. House - 5 | Bob Latta | Republican | 67% |
| Jason Lewis | 67% | |||
| Mia Love | 67% | |||
| Tom MacArthur | 67% | |||
| Kristi Noem | 67% | |||
| Tom Reed II | 67% | |||
| Peter Roskam | 67% | |||
| Steve Russell | 67% | |||
| GA | U.S. House - 8 | Austin Scott | Republican | 67% |
| Bill Shuster | 67% | |||
| Steve Chabot | 60% | |||
| OK | U.S. House - 4 | Tom Cole | Republican | 60% |
| VA | State House - 56 | Tom Garrett, Jr. | Republican | 60% |
| Mark Meadows | 60% | |||
| Chris Stewart | 60% | |||
| TX | U.S. House - 14 | Randy Weber, Sr. | Republican | 60% |
| NA | Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency | Lee Zeldin | Republican | 60% |
| Ted Poe | 57% | |||
| Ted Yoho | 57% | |||
| NV | U.S. House - 2 | Mark Amodei | Republican | 50% |
| AR | U.S. Senate - Sr | John Boozman | Republican | 50% |
| Kevin Brady | 50% | |||
| Jim Bridenstine | 50% | |||
| Susan Brooks | 50% | |||
| FL | U.S. House - 16 | Vern Buchanan | Republican | 50% |
| WV | U.S. Senate - Sr | Shelley Capito | Republican | 50% |
| Liz Cheney | 50% | |||
| NA | U.S. Secretary of Veterans Affairs | Doug Collins | Republican | 50% |
| TX | U.S. Senate - Jr | Ted Cruz | Republican | 50% |
| MT | U.S. Senate - Sr | Steve Daines | Republican | 50% |
| FL | Governor | Ron DeSantis | Republican | 50% |
| KS | U.S. House - 4 | Ron Estes | Republican | 50% |
| Blake Farenthold | 50% | |||
| Drew Ferguson | 50% | |||
| Mike Gallagher | 50% | |||
| KY | U.S. House - 2 | Brett Guthrie | Republican | 50% |
| Karen Handel | 50% | |||
| Gregg Harper | 50% | |||
| Jaime Herrera Beutler | 50% | |||
| Trey Hollingsworth III | 50% | |||
| Evan Jenkins | 50% |
| State | Office | Name | Party | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| AZ | U.S. House - 5 | Andy Biggs | R | 67% |
| IL | U.S. House - 12 | Mike Bost | R | 67% |
| CA | Supervisor - 1 | Paul Cook | 67% | |
| Dan Donovan, Jr. | 67% | |||
| Louie Gohmert | 67% | |||
| AZ | U.S. House - 9 | Paul Gosar | R | 67% |
| Randy Hultgren | 67% | |||
| Pete King | 67% | |||
| Steve Knight | 67% | |||
| OH | U.S. House - 5 | Bob Latta | R | 67% |
| Jason Lewis | 67% | |||
| Mia Love | 67% | |||
| Tom MacArthur | 67% | |||
| Kristi Noem | 67% | |||
| Tom Reed II | 67% | |||
| Peter Roskam | 67% | |||
| Steve Russell | 67% | |||
| GA | U.S. House - 8 | Austin Scott | R | 67% |
| Bill Shuster | 67% | |||
| Steve Chabot | 60% | |||
| OK | U.S. House - 4 | Tom Cole | R | 60% |
| VA | State House - 56 | Tom Garrett, Jr. | R | 60% |
| Mark Meadows | 60% | |||
| Chris Stewart | 60% | |||
| TX | U.S. House - 14 | Randy Weber, Sr. | R | 60% |
| NA | Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency | Lee Zeldin | R | 60% |
| Ted Poe | 57% | |||
| Ted Yoho | 57% | |||
| NV | U.S. House - 2 | Mark Amodei | R | 50% |
| AR | U.S. Senate - Sr | John Boozman | R | 50% |
| Kevin Brady | 50% | |||
| Jim Bridenstine | 50% | |||
| Susan Brooks | 50% | |||
| FL | U.S. House - 16 | Vern Buchanan | R | 50% |
| WV | U.S. Senate - Sr | Shelley Capito | R | 50% |
| Liz Cheney | 50% | |||
| NA | U.S. Secretary of Veterans Affairs | Doug Collins | R | 50% |
| TX | U.S. Senate - Jr | Ted Cruz | R | 50% |
| MT | U.S. Senate - Sr | Steve Daines | R | 50% |
| FL | Governor | Ron DeSantis | R | 50% |
| KS | U.S. House - 4 | Ron Estes | R | 50% |
| Blake Farenthold | 50% | |||
| Drew Ferguson | 50% | |||
| Mike Gallagher | 50% | |||
| KY | U.S. House - 2 | Brett Guthrie | R | 50% |
| Karen Handel | 50% | |||
| Gregg Harper | 50% | |||
| Jaime Herrera Beutler | 50% | |||
| Trey Hollingsworth III | 50% | |||
| Evan Jenkins | 50% |