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

2003-2004 Positions

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Issues: Immigration

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State Office Name Party Rating
Calvin Dooley 4%
Mike Doyle, Jr. 4%
Jennifer Dunn 4%
Chet Edwards 4%
Vern Ehlers 4%
Rahm Emanuel 4%
Philip English 4%
Bob Etheridge 4%
Sam Farr 4%
Russ Feingold 4%
Jeff Flake 4%
Ernest Fletcher 4%
Harold Ford, Jr. 4%
Jonas Frost III 4%
Scott Garrett 4%
Charlie Gonzalez 4%
Bart Gordon 4%
Raul Grijalva 4%
Alcee Hastings, Sr. 4%
Doc Hastings 4%
Joel Hefley 4%
Jeb Hensarling 4%
Baron Hill 4%
Maurice Hinchey 4%
David Lee Hobson 4%
Joseph Hoeffel 4%
Tim Holden 4%
Darlene Hooley 4%
MD U.S. House - 5 Steny Hoyer Democratic 4%
Steve Israel 4%
CA U.S. House - 48 Darrell Issa Republican 4%
Jesse Jackson, Jr. 4%
Tim Johnson 4%
Paul Kanjorski 4%
Edward Kennedy, Sr. 4%
Patrick Kennedy 4%
Dale Kildee 4%
Carolyn Kilpatrick 4%
Mark Kirk 4%
Gerald Kleczka 4%
Steve LaTourette 4%
Jim Langevin 4%
Tom Lantos 4%
WA U.S. House - 2 Rick Larsen Democratic 4%
Tom Latham 4%
Sandy Levin 4%
CA U.S. House - 18 Zoe Lofgren Democratic 4%
Nita Lowey 4%
Ken Lucas 4%
MA U.S. House - 8 Stephen Lynch Democratic 4%
MA U.S. Senate - Jr Ed Markey Democratic 4%
Jim Marshall 4%
Jim Matheson 4%
Robert Matsui 4%
MA U.S. House - 2 Jim McGovern Democratic 4%
Martin Meehan 4%
Kendrick Meek, Sr. 4%
John Mica 4%
Alan Mollohan 4%
Jack Murtha 4%
MA U.S. House - 1 Richard Neal Democratic 4%
James Nussle 4%
John Olver 4%
Doug Ose 4%
Ron Paul 4%
Donald Payne 4%
Charles Pickering, Jr. 4%
Richard Pombo 4%
Earl Pomeroy 4%
Jon Porter, Sr. 4%
Rob Portman 4%
Deborah Pryce 4%
George Radanovich 4%
Dana Rohrabacher 4%
Mike Ross 4%
Steve Rothman 4%
Lucille Roybal-Allard 4%
Dutch Ruppersberger 4%
Bobby Rush 4%
Loretta Sanchez 4%
VT U.S. Senate - Sr Bernie Sanders Independent 4%
Max Sandlin, Jr. 4%
Edward Schrock 4%
NY U.S. Senate - Sr Chuck Schumer Democratic 4%
David Scott 4%
VA U.S. House - 3 Bobby Scott Democratic 4%
CA U.S. House - 32 Brad Sherman Democratic 4%
Bill Shuster 4%
Louise Slaughter 4%
Vic Snyder 4%
Cliff Stearns 4%
Charles Stenholm 4%
Ted Strickland 4%
CA U.S. House - 38 Linda Sánchez Democratic 4%
Tom Tancredo 4%
Charles Taylor 4%
MS U.S. House - 2 Bennie Thompson Democratic 4%
CA U.S. House - 4 Mike Thompson Democratic 4%
Pat Tiberi 4%
John Tierney 4%
State Office Name Party Rating
Calvin Dooley 4%
Mike Doyle, Jr. 4%
Jennifer Dunn 4%
Chet Edwards 4%
Vern Ehlers 4%
Rahm Emanuel 4%
Philip English 4%
Bob Etheridge 4%
Sam Farr 4%
Russ Feingold 4%
Jeff Flake 4%
Ernest Fletcher 4%
Harold Ford, Jr. 4%
Jonas Frost III 4%
Scott Garrett 4%
Charlie Gonzalez 4%
Bart Gordon 4%
Raul Grijalva 4%
Alcee Hastings, Sr. 4%
Doc Hastings 4%
Joel Hefley 4%
Jeb Hensarling 4%
Baron Hill 4%
Maurice Hinchey 4%
David Lee Hobson 4%
Joseph Hoeffel 4%
Tim Holden 4%
Darlene Hooley 4%
MD U.S. House - 5 Steny Hoyer D 4%
Steve Israel 4%
CA U.S. House - 48 Darrell Issa R 4%
Jesse Jackson, Jr. 4%
Tim Johnson 4%
Paul Kanjorski 4%
Edward Kennedy, Sr. 4%
Patrick Kennedy 4%
Dale Kildee 4%
Carolyn Kilpatrick 4%
Mark Kirk 4%
Gerald Kleczka 4%
Steve LaTourette 4%
Jim Langevin 4%
Tom Lantos 4%
WA U.S. House - 2 Rick Larsen D 4%
Tom Latham 4%
Sandy Levin 4%
CA U.S. House - 18 Zoe Lofgren D 4%
Nita Lowey 4%
Ken Lucas 4%
MA U.S. House - 8 Stephen Lynch D 4%
MA U.S. Senate - Jr Ed Markey D 4%
Jim Marshall 4%
Jim Matheson 4%
Robert Matsui 4%
MA U.S. House - 2 Jim McGovern D 4%
Martin Meehan 4%
Kendrick Meek, Sr. 4%
John Mica 4%
Alan Mollohan 4%
Jack Murtha 4%
MA U.S. House - 1 Richard Neal D 4%
James Nussle 4%
John Olver 4%
Doug Ose 4%
Ron Paul 4%
Donald Payne 4%
Charles Pickering, Jr. 4%
Richard Pombo 4%
Earl Pomeroy 4%
Jon Porter, Sr. 4%
Rob Portman 4%
Deborah Pryce 4%
George Radanovich 4%
Dana Rohrabacher 4%
Mike Ross 4%
Steve Rothman 4%
Lucille Roybal-Allard 4%
Dutch Ruppersberger 4%
Bobby Rush 4%
Loretta Sanchez 4%
VT U.S. Senate - Sr Bernie Sanders I 4%
Max Sandlin, Jr. 4%
Edward Schrock 4%
NY U.S. Senate - Sr Chuck Schumer D 4%
David Scott 4%
VA U.S. House - 3 Bobby Scott D 4%
CA U.S. House - 32 Brad Sherman D 4%
Bill Shuster 4%
Louise Slaughter 4%
Vic Snyder 4%
Cliff Stearns 4%
Charles Stenholm 4%
Ted Strickland 4%
CA U.S. House - 38 Linda Sánchez D 4%
Tom Tancredo 4%
Charles Taylor 4%
MS U.S. House - 2 Bennie Thompson D 4%
CA U.S. House - 4 Mike Thompson D 4%
Pat Tiberi 4%
John Tierney 4%
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