Rating Group: The Public Affairs Alliance of Iranian Americans (PAAIA)
2009-2010 Positions
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| State | Office | Name | Party | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| NY | U.S. House - 9 | Yvette Clarke | Democratic | 100% |
| TN | U.S. House - 9 | Steve Cohen | Democratic | 100% |
| CO | Governor | Jared Polis | Democratic | 100% |
| WI | U.S. Senate - Jr | Tammy Baldwin | Democratic | 88% |
| Xavier Becerra | 88% | |||
| Howard Berman | 88% | |||
| Earl Blumenauer | 88% | |||
| Mike Capuano | 88% | |||
| CA | U.S. House - 28 | Judy Chu | Democratic | 88% |
| MO | U.S. House - 5 | Emanuel Cleaver II | Democratic | 88% |
| Joe Crowley | 88% | |||
| Elijah Cummings | 88% | |||
| TX | U.S. House - 37 | Lloyd Doggett II | Democratic | 88% |
| Donna Edwards | 88% | |||
| MN | Attorney General | Keith Ellison | Democratic/Farmer/Labor | 88% |
| Eliot Engel | 88% | |||
| Sam Farr | 88% | |||
| Russ Feingold | 100% | |||
| Bob Filner | 88% | |||
| Barney Frank | 88% | |||
| TX | U.S. House - 9 | Al Green | Democratic | 88% |
| Jane Harman | 88% | |||
| Alcee Hastings, Sr. | 88% | |||
| Maurice Hinchey | 88% | |||
| HI | U.S. Senate - Jr | Mazie Hirono | Democratic | 88% |
| Rush Holt, Jr. | 88% | |||
| Mike Honda | 88% | |||
| Dennis Kucinich | 88% | |||
| Frank Lautenberg | 100% | |||
| CA | Mayor | Barbara Lee | Democratic | 88% |
| John Lewis | 88% | |||
| Dan Maffei | 88% | |||
| Carolyn Maloney | 88% | |||
| MA | U.S. Senate - Jr | Ed Markey | Democratic | 88% |
| CA | U.S. House - 7 | Doris Matsui | Democratic | 88% |
| Jim McDermott | 88% | |||
| MA | U.S. House - 2 | Jim McGovern | Democratic | 88% |
| NY | U.S. House - 5 | Gregory Meeks | Democratic | 88% |
| Bob Menendez | 100% | |||
| OR | U.S. Senate - Jr | Jeff Merkley | Democratic | 100% |
| George Miller | 88% | |||
| NY | U.S. House - 12 | Jerry Nadler | Democratic | 88% |
| MA | U.S. House - 1 | Richard Neal | Democratic | 88% |
| John Olver | 88% | |||
| NJ | U.S. House - 6 | Frank Pallone, Jr. | Democratic | 88% |
| Ed Pastor | 88% | |||
| ME | U.S. House - 1 | Chellie Pingree | Democratic | 88% |
| David Price | 88% | |||
| CA | State Senate - 35 | Laura Richardson | Democratic | 88% |
| Loretta Sanchez | 88% | |||
| John Sarbanes | 88% | |||
| IL | U.S. House - 9 | Jan Schakowsky | Democratic | 88% |
| José Serrano | 88% | |||
| Pete Stark | 88% | |||
| CA | U.S. House - 38 | Linda Sánchez | Democratic | 88% |
| CA | U.S. House - 4 | Mike Thompson | Democratic | 88% |
| John Tierney | 88% | |||
| Ed Towns | 88% | |||
| Mel Watt | 88% | |||
| Henry Waxman | 88% | |||
| Lynn Woolsey | 88% | |||
| David Wu | 88% | |||
| Neil Abercrombie | 75% | |||
| Daniel Akaka, Sr. | 80% | |||
| Jeff Bingaman | 80% | |||
| John Boccieri | 75% | |||
| Barbara Boxer | 80% | |||
| Roland Burris | 80% | |||
| Lois Capps | 75% | |||
| Walter Holden Capps | 75% | |||
| Ben Cardin | 80% | |||
| Jerry Costello | 75% | |||
| Peter DeFazio | 75% | |||
| John Dingell | 75% | |||
| IL | U.S. Senate - Sr | Dick Durbin | Democratic | 80% |
| Marcia Fudge | 75% | |||
| Raul Grijalva | 75% | |||
| Phil Hare | 75% | |||
| GA | U.S. House - 4 | Hank Johnson, Jr. | Democratic | 75% |
| Ted Kaufman | 80% | |||
| John Kerry | 80% | |||
| MN | U.S. Senate - Sr | Amy Klobuchar | Democratic | 80% |
| CT | U.S. House - 1 | John Larson | Democratic | 75% |
| Carl Levin | 80% | |||
| Joe Lieberman | 80% | |||
| Dave Loebsack | 75% | |||
| NM | U.S. Senate - Jr | Ben Luján, Jr. | Democratic | 75% |
| MN | U.S. House - 4 | Betty McCollum | Democratic/Farmer/Labor | 75% |
| ME | Councilor - Ward 3 | Mike Michaud | 75% | |
| Walt Minnick | 75% | |||
| WI | U.S. House - 4 | Gwen Moore | Democratic | 75% |
| Jim Oberstar | 75% | |||
| Donald Payne | 75% | |||
| Ed Perlmutter | 75% | |||
| Tom Perriello | 75% | |||
| Charlie Rangel | 75% | |||
| Tim Ryan | 75% | |||
| VT | U.S. Senate - Sr | Bernie Sanders | Independent | 80% |
| VA | U.S. House - 3 | Bobby Scott | Democratic | 75% |
| CA | U.S. House - 32 | Brad Sherman | Democratic | 75% |