Rating Group: National Iranian American Council (NIAC)
2013-2014 Positions
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| State | Office | Name | Party | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Don Payne, Jr. | 50% | |||
| CA | U.S. House - 11 | Nancy Pelosi | Democratic | 50% |
| Collin Peterson | 50% | |||
| Tom Petri | 50% | |||
| Pedro Pierluisi | 50% | |||
| WI | U.S. House - 2 | Mark Pocan | Democratic | 50% |
| CO | Governor | Jared Polis | Democratic | 50% |
| Nick Rahall II | 50% | |||
| Charlie Rangel | 50% | |||
| RI | U.S. Senate - Sr | Jack Reed | Democratic | 50% |
| Lucille Roybal-Allard | 50% | |||
| Dutch Ruppersberger | 50% | |||
| Bobby Rush | 50% | |||
| Tim Ryan | 50% | |||
| Kilili Sablan | 50% | |||
| CA | U.S. Senate - Jr | Adam Schiff | Democratic | 50% |
| VA | U.S. House - 3 | Bobby Scott | Democratic | 50% |
| José Serrano | 50% | |||
| NH | U.S. Senate - Sr | Jeanne Shaheen | Democratic | 50% |
| Carol Shea-Porter | 50% | |||
| Louise Slaughter | 50% | |||
| CA | Supervisor - 1 | Jackie Speier | Democratic | 50% |
| Debbie Stabenow | 50% | |||
| CA | U.S. House - 39 | Mark Takano | Democratic | 50% |
| Jon Tester | 50% | |||
| MS | U.S. House - 2 | Bennie Thompson | Democratic | 50% |
| CA | U.S. House - 4 | Mike Thompson | Democratic | 50% |
| John Tierney | 50% | |||
| NY | U.S. House - 20 | Paul Tonko | Democratic | 50% |
| Niki Tsongas | 50% | |||
| Tom Udall | 50% | |||
| MD | U.S. Senate - Sr | Chris Van Hollen, Jr. | Democratic | 50% |
| John Walsh | 50% | |||
| MN | Governor | Tim Walz | Democratic/Farmer/Labor | 50% |
| Ed Whitfield | 50% | |||
| John Yarmuth | 50% | |||
| WI | U.S. Senate - Jr | Tammy Baldwin | Democratic | 75% |
| Sherrod Brown | 75% | |||
| WA | U.S. Senate - Jr | Maria Cantwell | Democratic | 75% |
| Tom Carper | 75% | |||
| IN | U.S. House - 7 | André Carson | Democratic | 75% |
| TX | U.S. House - 37 | Lloyd Doggett II | Democratic | 75% |
| IL | U.S. Senate - Sr | Dick Durbin | Democratic | 75% |
| Donna Edwards | 75% | |||
| Sam Farr | 75% | |||
| Jeff Flake | 75% | |||
| Al Franken | 75% | |||
| NM | U.S. Senate - Sr | Martin Heinrich | Democratic | 75% |
| Eddie Johnson | 75% | |||
| GA | U.S. House - 4 | Hank Johnson, Jr. | Democratic | 75% |
| State | Office | Name | Party | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Don Payne, Jr. | 50% | |||
| CA | U.S. House - 11 | Nancy Pelosi | D | 50% |
| Collin Peterson | 50% | |||
| Tom Petri | 50% | |||
| Pedro Pierluisi | 50% | |||
| WI | U.S. House - 2 | Mark Pocan | D | 50% |
| CO | Governor | Jared Polis | D | 50% |
| Nick Rahall II | 50% | |||
| Charlie Rangel | 50% | |||
| RI | U.S. Senate - Sr | Jack Reed | D | 50% |
| Lucille Roybal-Allard | 50% | |||
| Dutch Ruppersberger | 50% | |||
| Bobby Rush | 50% | |||
| Tim Ryan | 50% | |||
| Kilili Sablan | 50% | |||
| CA | U.S. Senate - Jr | Adam Schiff | D | 50% |
| VA | U.S. House - 3 | Bobby Scott | D | 50% |
| José Serrano | 50% | |||
| NH | U.S. Senate - Sr | Jeanne Shaheen | D | 50% |
| Carol Shea-Porter | 50% | |||
| Louise Slaughter | 50% | |||
| CA | Supervisor - 1 | Jackie Speier | D | 50% |
| Debbie Stabenow | 50% | |||
| CA | U.S. House - 39 | Mark Takano | D | 50% |
| Jon Tester | 50% | |||
| MS | U.S. House - 2 | Bennie Thompson | D | 50% |
| CA | U.S. House - 4 | Mike Thompson | D | 50% |
| John Tierney | 50% | |||
| NY | U.S. House - 20 | Paul Tonko | D | 50% |
| Niki Tsongas | 50% | |||
| Tom Udall | 50% | |||
| MD | U.S. Senate - Sr | Chris Van Hollen, Jr. | D | 50% |
| John Walsh | 50% | |||
| MN | Governor | Tim Walz | DFL | 50% |
| Ed Whitfield | 50% | |||
| John Yarmuth | 50% | |||
| WI | U.S. Senate - Jr | Tammy Baldwin | D | 75% |
| Sherrod Brown | 75% | |||
| WA | U.S. Senate - Jr | Maria Cantwell | D | 75% |
| Tom Carper | 75% | |||
| IN | U.S. House - 7 | André Carson | D | 75% |
| TX | U.S. House - 37 | Lloyd Doggett II | D | 75% |
| IL | U.S. Senate - Sr | Dick Durbin | D | 75% |
| Donna Edwards | 75% | |||
| Sam Farr | 75% | |||
| Jeff Flake | 75% | |||
| Al Franken | 75% | |||
| NM | U.S. Senate - Sr | Martin Heinrich | D | 75% |
| Eddie Johnson | 75% | |||
| GA | U.S. House - 4 | Hank Johnson, Jr. | D | 75% |