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

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State Office Name Party Rating
MA U.S. House - 2 Jim McGovern Democratic 67%
NY U.S. House - 5 Gregory Meeks Democratic 67%
Bob Menendez 60%
OR U.S. Senate - Jr Jeff Merkley Democratic 60%
CT U.S. Senate - Jr Chris Murphy Democratic 67%
WA U.S. Senate - Sr Patty Murray Democratic 60%
NY U.S. House - 12 Jerry Nadler Democratic 67%
Grace Napolitano 67%
MA U.S. House - 1 Richard Neal Democratic 67%
NJ U.S. House - 6 Frank Pallone, Jr. Democratic 67%
Ed Pastor 67%
ME U.S. House - 1 Chellie Pingree Democratic 67%
David Price 67%
Lucille Roybal-Allard 67%
Bobby Rush 67%
Loretta Sanchez 67%
VT U.S. Senate - Sr Bernie Sanders Independent 60%
John Sarbanes 67%
IL U.S. House - 9 Jan Schakowsky Democratic 67%
Kurt Schrader 67%
José Serrano 67%
CA U.S. House - 32 Brad Sherman Democratic 67%
CA Supervisor - 1 Jackie Speier Democratic 67%
Pete Stark 67%
CA U.S. House - 4 Mike Thompson Democratic 67%
MD U.S. Senate - Sr Chris Van Hollen, Jr. Democratic 67%
MN Governor Tim Walz Democratic/Farmer/Labor 67%
Henry Waxman 67%
VT U.S. Senate - Jr Peter Welch Democratic 67%
FL U.S. House - 24 Frederica Wilson Democratic 67%
David Wu 67%
OR U.S. Senate - Sr Ron Wyden Democratic 60%
Donald Young 67%
Justin Amash 50%
WI U.S. Senate - Jr Tammy Baldwin Democratic 50%
CA Mayor - At-Large Karen Bass Democratic 50%
Max Baucus 40%
Xavier Becerra 50%
Howard Berman 50%
Rob Bishop 50%
Tim Bishop 50%
Mary Bono Mack 50%
Barbara Boxer 40%
Bruce Braley 50%
Sherrod Brown 40%
Ben Cardin 40%
FL U.S. House - 14 Kathy Castor Democratic 50%
Jason Chaffetz 50%
Lacy Clay, Jr. 50%
SC U.S. House - 6 Jim Clyburn Democratic 50%
TN U.S. House - 9 Steve Cohen Democratic 50%
John Conyers, Jr. 50%
Jerry Costello 50%
CT U.S. House - 2 Joe Courtney Democratic 50%
IL U.S. House - 7 Danny Davis Democratic 50%
Peter DeFazio 50%
Mike Doyle, Jr. 50%
John Duncan, Jr. 50%
Chaka Fattah, Sr. 50%
Marcia Fudge 50%
Chris Gibson 50%
NY U.S. Senate - Jr Kirsten Gillibrand Democratic 40%
Gene Green 50%
VA U.S. House - 9 Morgan Griffith Republican 50%
Richard Hanna 50%
Dean Heller 40%
Jaime Herrera Beutler 50%
CT U.S. House - 4 Jim Himes Democratic 50%
Jesse Jackson, Jr. 50%
Sheila Jackson Lee 50%
Tim Johnson 50%
John Kerry 40%
ID Attorney General Raúl Labrador Republican 50%
Leonard Lance 50%
CT U.S. House - 1 John Larson Democratic 50%
State Office Name Party Rating
MA U.S. House - 2 Jim McGovern D 67%
NY U.S. House - 5 Gregory Meeks D 67%
Bob Menendez 60%
OR U.S. Senate - Jr Jeff Merkley D 60%
CT U.S. Senate - Jr Chris Murphy D 67%
WA U.S. Senate - Sr Patty Murray D 60%
NY U.S. House - 12 Jerry Nadler D 67%
Grace Napolitano 67%
MA U.S. House - 1 Richard Neal D 67%
NJ U.S. House - 6 Frank Pallone, Jr. D 67%
Ed Pastor 67%
ME U.S. House - 1 Chellie Pingree D 67%
David Price 67%
Lucille Roybal-Allard 67%
Bobby Rush 67%
Loretta Sanchez 67%
VT U.S. Senate - Sr Bernie Sanders I 60%
John Sarbanes 67%
IL U.S. House - 9 Jan Schakowsky D 67%
Kurt Schrader 67%
José Serrano 67%
CA U.S. House - 32 Brad Sherman D 67%
CA Supervisor - 1 Jackie Speier D 67%
Pete Stark 67%
CA U.S. House - 4 Mike Thompson D 67%
MD U.S. Senate - Sr Chris Van Hollen, Jr. D 67%
MN Governor Tim Walz DFL 67%
Henry Waxman 67%
VT U.S. Senate - Jr Peter Welch D 67%
FL U.S. House - 24 Frederica Wilson D 67%
David Wu 67%
OR U.S. Senate - Sr Ron Wyden D 60%
Donald Young 67%
Justin Amash 50%
WI U.S. Senate - Jr Tammy Baldwin D 50%
CA Mayor - At-Large Karen Bass D 50%
Max Baucus 40%
Xavier Becerra 50%
Howard Berman 50%
Rob Bishop 50%
Tim Bishop 50%
Mary Bono Mack 50%
Barbara Boxer 40%
Bruce Braley 50%
Sherrod Brown 40%
Ben Cardin 40%
FL U.S. House - 14 Kathy Castor D 50%
Jason Chaffetz 50%
Lacy Clay, Jr. 50%
SC U.S. House - 6 Jim Clyburn D 50%
TN U.S. House - 9 Steve Cohen D 50%
John Conyers, Jr. 50%
Jerry Costello 50%
CT U.S. House - 2 Joe Courtney D 50%
IL U.S. House - 7 Danny Davis D 50%
Peter DeFazio 50%
Mike Doyle, Jr. 50%
John Duncan, Jr. 50%
Chaka Fattah, Sr. 50%
Marcia Fudge 50%
Chris Gibson 50%
NY U.S. Senate - Jr Kirsten Gillibrand D 40%
Gene Green 50%
VA U.S. House - 9 Morgan Griffith R 50%
Richard Hanna 50%
Dean Heller 40%
Jaime Herrera Beutler 50%
CT U.S. House - 4 Jim Himes D 50%
Jesse Jackson, Jr. 50%
Sheila Jackson Lee 50%
Tim Johnson 50%
John Kerry 40%
ID Attorney General Raúl Labrador R 50%
Leonard Lance 50%
CT U.S. House - 1 John Larson D 50%
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