Rating Group: The Public Affairs Alliance of Iranian Americans (PAAIA)
2011-2012 Positions
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| State | Office | Name | Party | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cathy Rodgers | 17% | |||
| Phil Roe | 33% | |||
| Mike Rogers | 17% | |||
| Dana Rohrabacher | 50% | |||
| Tom Rooney | 17% | |||
| Ileana Ros-Lehtinen | 33% | |||
| Peter Roskam | 17% | |||
| Dennis Ross | 0% | |||
| Mike Ross | 17% | |||
| Steve Rothman | 33% | |||
| Lucille Roybal-Allard | 67% | |||
| Ed Royce | 0% | |||
| Jon Runyan | 17% | |||
| Dutch Ruppersberger | 17% | |||
| Bobby Rush | 67% | |||
| Paul Ryan | 17% | |||
| Tim Ryan | 50% | |||
| Loretta Sanchez | 67% | |||
| John Sarbanes | 67% | |||
| Bobby Schilling | 33% | |||
| Aaron Schock | 33% | |||
| Kurt Schrader | 67% | |||
| Allyson Schwartz | 17% | |||
| David Scott | 17% | |||
| Jim Sensenbrenner, Jr. | 17% | |||
| José Serrano | 67% | |||
| Jeff Sessions III | 0% | |||
| Richard Shelby | 0% | |||
| John Shimkus | 17% | |||
| Heath Shuler | 17% | |||
| Bill Shuster | 17% | |||
| Louise Slaughter | 50% | |||
| Lamar Smith | 17% | |||
| Olympia Snowe | 0% | |||
| Steve Southerland | 17% | |||
| Debbie Stabenow | 20% | |||
| Pete Stark | 67% | |||
| Cliff Stearns | 0% | |||
| Steve Stivers | 17% | |||
| John Sullivan | 33% | |||
| Betty Sutton | 50% | |||
| Lee Terry | 17% | |||
| Mac Thornberry | 17% | |||
| Pat Tiberi | 33% | |||
| John Tierney | 50% | |||
| Scott Tipton | 50% | |||
| Pat Toomey | 0% | |||
| Ed Towns | 83% | |||
| Niki Tsongas | 33% | |||
| Bob Turner | 50% | |||
| Mark Udall | 80% | |||
| Tom Udall | 40% | |||
| Fred Upton | 0% | |||
| Pete Visclosky | 50% | |||
| David Vitter | 0% | |||
| Greg Walden | 17% | |||
| Joe Walsh | 17% | |||
| Mel Watt | 50% | |||
| Henry Waxman | 67% | |||
| Jim Webb, Jr. | 0% | |||
| Allen West | 33% | |||
| Lynn Westmoreland | 0% | |||
| Ed Whitfield | 17% | |||
| Frank Wolf | 33% | |||
| Rob Woodall | 33% | |||
| Lynn Woolsey | 83% | |||
| David Wu | 67% | |||
| John Yarmuth | 50% | |||
| Kevin Yoder | 33% | |||
| Bill Young | 17% | |||
| Donald Young | 67% | |||
| WI | U.S. Senate - Jr | Tammy Baldwin | Democratic | 50% |
| CA | Mayor - At-Large | Karen Bass | Democratic | 50% |
| CO | U.S. Senate - Sr | Michael Bennet | Democratic | 20% |
| NV | Mayor | Shelley Berkley | Democratic | 33% |
| GA | U.S. House - 2 | Sanford Bishop, Jr. | Democratic | 17% |
| CT | U.S. Senate - Sr | Richard Blumenthal | Democratic | 60% |
| WA | U.S. Senate - Jr | Maria Cantwell | Democratic | 60% |
| DE | Mayor - 1 | John Carney, Jr. | Democratic | 17% |
| IN | U.S. House - 7 | André Carson | Democratic | 67% |
| FL | U.S. House - 14 | Kathy Castor | Democratic | 50% |
| CA | U.S. House - 28 | Judy Chu | Democratic | 83% |
| NY | U.S. House - 9 | Yvette Clarke | Democratic | 67% |
| MO | U.S. House - 5 | Emanuel Cleaver II | Democratic | 67% |
| SC | U.S. House - 6 | Jim Clyburn | Democratic | 50% |
| TN | U.S. House - 9 | Steve Cohen | Democratic | 50% |
| DE | U.S. Senate - Sr | Chris Coons | Democratic | 100% |
| CA | U.S. House - 21 | Jim Costa | Democratic | 17% |
| CT | U.S. House - 2 | Joe Courtney | Democratic | 50% |
| TX | U.S. House - 28 | Henry Cuellar | Democratic | 33% |
| IL | U.S. House - 7 | Danny Davis | Democratic | 50% |
| CO | U.S. House - 1 | Diana DeGette | Democratic | 67% |
| CT | U.S. House - 3 | Rosa DeLauro | Democratic | 67% |
| TX | U.S. House - 37 | Lloyd Doggett II | Democratic | 67% |
| IL | U.S. Senate - Sr | Dick Durbin | Democratic | 80% |
| CA | U.S. House - 8 | John Garamendi | Democratic | 67% |
| NY | U.S. Senate - Jr | Kirsten Gillibrand | Democratic | 40% |
| TX | U.S. House - 9 | Al Green | Democratic | 67% |
| NM | U.S. Senate - Sr | Martin Heinrich | Democratic | 67% |
| CT | U.S. House - 4 | Jim Himes | Democratic | 50% |