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Rating Group: The Public Affairs Alliance of Iranian Americans (PAAIA)

2009-2010 Positions

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State Office Name Party Rating
Herb Kohl 60%
Jim Langevin 63%
WA U.S. House - 2 Rick Larsen Democratic 63%
Patrick Leahy 60%
Sandy Levin 63%
Blanche Lincoln 60%
CA U.S. House - 18 Zoe Lofgren Democratic 63%
Nita Lowey 63%
MA U.S. House - 8 Stephen Lynch Democratic 63%
Carolyn McCarthy 63%
Kendrick Meek, Sr. 63%
Barbara Mikulski 60%
Dennis Moore 63%
WA U.S. Senate - Sr Patty Murray Democratic 60%
Grace Napolitano 63%
Bill Nelson, Sr. 60%
Solomon Ortiz, Sr. 63%
IL U.S. House - 5 Mike Quigley Democratic 63%
RI U.S. Senate - Sr Jack Reed Democratic 60%
Harry Reid 60%
Silvestre Reyes 63%
Ciro Rodriguez 63%
Steve Rothman 63%
Lucille Roybal-Allard 63%
John Salazar 50%
CA U.S. Senate - Jr Adam Schiff Democratic 63%
NY U.S. Senate - Sr Chuck Schumer Democratic 60%
Joe Sestak, Jr. 63%
NJ Mayor - At-Large Albio Sires Democratic 63%
Arlen Specter 60%
Bart Stupak 63%
Jon Tester 60%
NY U.S. House - 20 Paul Tonko Democratic 63%
Niki Tsongas 63%
Tom Udall 60%
FL U.S. House - 25 Debbie Wasserman Schultz Democratic 63%
Diane Watson 63%
Jim Webb, Jr. 60%
RI U.S. Senate - Jr Sheldon Whitehouse Democratic 60%
OR U.S. Senate - Sr Ron Wyden Democratic 60%
John Adler 50%
Jason Altmire 50%
Rob Andrews 50%
Michael Arcuri 50%
John Barrow 50%
Roscoe Bartlett 50%
Max Baucus 40%
Mark Begich 40%
Rob Bishop 50%
GA U.S. House - 2 Sanford Bishop, Jr. Democratic 50%
Leonard Boswell 50%
Joseph Cao 50%
Dennis Cardoza 50%
Russ Carnahan 50%
Christopher Carney 50%
Jason Chaffetz 50%
Ben Chandler III 50%
SC U.S. House - 6 Jim Clyburn Democratic 50%
ME U.S. Senate - Sr Susan Collins Republican 40%
Gerry Connolly 50%
Kent Conrad 40%
Jim Cooper 50%
CA U.S. House - 21 Jim Costa Democratic 50%
CT U.S. House - 2 Joe Courtney Democratic 50%
Kathy Dahlkemper 50%
IL U.S. House - 7 Danny Davis Democratic 50%
Lincoln Davis 50%
Ted Deutch 50%
Norm Dicks 50%
Charles Djou 50%
Joe Donnelly, Sr. 50%
Byron Dorgan 40%
Mike Doyle, Jr. 50%
Steve Driehaus 50%
John Duncan, Jr. 50%
State Office Name Party Rating
Herb Kohl 60%
Jim Langevin 63%
WA U.S. House - 2 Rick Larsen D 63%
Patrick Leahy 60%
Sandy Levin 63%
Blanche Lincoln 60%
CA U.S. House - 18 Zoe Lofgren D 63%
Nita Lowey 63%
MA U.S. House - 8 Stephen Lynch D 63%
Carolyn McCarthy 63%
Kendrick Meek, Sr. 63%
Barbara Mikulski 60%
Dennis Moore 63%
WA U.S. Senate - Sr Patty Murray D 60%
Grace Napolitano 63%
Bill Nelson, Sr. 60%
Solomon Ortiz, Sr. 63%
IL U.S. House - 5 Mike Quigley D 63%
RI U.S. Senate - Sr Jack Reed D 60%
Harry Reid 60%
Silvestre Reyes 63%
Ciro Rodriguez 63%
Steve Rothman 63%
Lucille Roybal-Allard 63%
John Salazar 50%
CA U.S. Senate - Jr Adam Schiff D 63%
NY U.S. Senate - Sr Chuck Schumer D 60%
Joe Sestak, Jr. 63%
NJ Mayor - At-Large Albio Sires D 63%
Arlen Specter 60%
Bart Stupak 63%
Jon Tester 60%
NY U.S. House - 20 Paul Tonko D 63%
Niki Tsongas 63%
Tom Udall 60%
FL U.S. House - 25 Debbie Wasserman Schultz D 63%
Diane Watson 63%
Jim Webb, Jr. 60%
RI U.S. Senate - Jr Sheldon Whitehouse D 60%
OR U.S. Senate - Sr Ron Wyden D 60%
John Adler 50%
Jason Altmire 50%
Rob Andrews 50%
Michael Arcuri 50%
John Barrow 50%
Roscoe Bartlett 50%
Max Baucus 40%
Mark Begich 40%
Rob Bishop 50%
GA U.S. House - 2 Sanford Bishop, Jr. D 50%
Leonard Boswell 50%
Joseph Cao 50%
Dennis Cardoza 50%
Russ Carnahan 50%
Christopher Carney 50%
Jason Chaffetz 50%
Ben Chandler III 50%
SC U.S. House - 6 Jim Clyburn D 50%
ME U.S. Senate - Sr Susan Collins R 40%
Gerry Connolly 50%
Kent Conrad 40%
Jim Cooper 50%
CA U.S. House - 21 Jim Costa D 50%
CT U.S. House - 2 Joe Courtney D 50%
Kathy Dahlkemper 50%
IL U.S. House - 7 Danny Davis D 50%
Lincoln Davis 50%
Ted Deutch 50%
Norm Dicks 50%
Charles Djou 50%
Joe Donnelly, Sr. 50%
Byron Dorgan 40%
Mike Doyle, Jr. 50%
Steve Driehaus 50%
John Duncan, Jr. 50%
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