Rating Group: National Iranian American Council (NIAC)

2013-2014 Positions

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State Office Name Party Rating
Gerry Connolly 50%
Robert Corker 50%
CT U.S. House - 2 Joe Courtney Democratic 50%
Elijah Cummings 50%
IL U.S. House - 7 Danny Davis Democratic 50%
Peter DeFazio 50%
CO U.S. House - 1 Diana DeGette Democratic 50%
CT U.S. House - 3 Rosa DeLauro Democratic 50%
John Dingell 50%
Joe Donnelly, Sr. 50%
John Duncan, Jr. 50%
Bill Enyart 50%
Anna Eshoo 50%
Jeff Fortenberry 50%
IL U.S. House - 11 Bill Foster Democratic 50%
CA U.S. House - 8 John Garamendi Democratic 50%
NY U.S. Senate - Jr Kirsten Gillibrand Democratic 50%
Luis Gutiérrez 50%
Kay Hagan 50%
Richard Hanna 50%
Heidi Heitkamp 50%
CT U.S. House - 4 Jim Himes Democratic 50%
HI U.S. Senate - Jr Mazie Hirono Democratic 50%
Rush Holt, Jr. 50%
Mike Honda 50%
CA U.S. House - 2 Jared Huffman Democratic 50%
Sheila Jackson Lee 50%
OH U.S. House - 9 Marcy Kaptur Democratic 50%
IL U.S. House - 2 Robin Kelly Democratic 50%
Dan Kildee 50%
MN U.S. Senate - Sr Amy Klobuchar Democratic 50%
Annie Kuster 50%
CT U.S. House - 1 John Larson Democratic 50%
John Lewis 50%
Dave Loebsack 50%
CA U.S. House - 18 Zoe Lofgren Democratic 50%
MA U.S. House - 8 Stephen Lynch Democratic 50%
Joe Manchin III 50%
MA U.S. Senate - Jr Ed Markey Democratic 50%
KY U.S. House - 4 Thomas Massie Republican 50%
Jim Matheson 50%
Claire McCaskill 50%
WI U.S. House - 4 Gwen Moore Democratic 50%
WA U.S. Senate - Sr Patty Murray Democratic 50%
Grace Napolitano 50%
Rick Nolan 50%
NJ U.S. House - 1 Donald Norcross Democratic 50%
DC U.S. House - Delegate Eleanor Norton Democratic 50%
Bill Pascrell, Jr. 50%
Ed Pastor 50%
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
Gerry Connolly 50%
Robert Corker 50%
CT U.S. House - 2 Joe Courtney D 50%
Elijah Cummings 50%
IL U.S. House - 7 Danny Davis D 50%
Peter DeFazio 50%
CO U.S. House - 1 Diana DeGette D 50%
CT U.S. House - 3 Rosa DeLauro D 50%
John Dingell 50%
Joe Donnelly, Sr. 50%
John Duncan, Jr. 50%
Bill Enyart 50%
Anna Eshoo 50%
Jeff Fortenberry 50%
IL U.S. House - 11 Bill Foster D 50%
CA U.S. House - 8 John Garamendi D 50%
NY U.S. Senate - Jr Kirsten Gillibrand D 50%
Luis Gutiérrez 50%
Kay Hagan 50%
Richard Hanna 50%
Heidi Heitkamp 50%
CT U.S. House - 4 Jim Himes D 50%
HI U.S. Senate - Jr Mazie Hirono D 50%
Rush Holt, Jr. 50%
Mike Honda 50%
CA U.S. House - 2 Jared Huffman D 50%
Sheila Jackson Lee 50%
OH U.S. House - 9 Marcy Kaptur D 50%
IL U.S. House - 2 Robin Kelly D 50%
Dan Kildee 50%
MN U.S. Senate - Sr Amy Klobuchar D 50%
Annie Kuster 50%
CT U.S. House - 1 John Larson D 50%
John Lewis 50%
Dave Loebsack 50%
CA U.S. House - 18 Zoe Lofgren D 50%
MA U.S. House - 8 Stephen Lynch D 50%
Joe Manchin III 50%
MA U.S. Senate - Jr Ed Markey D 50%
KY U.S. House - 4 Thomas Massie R 50%
Jim Matheson 50%
Claire McCaskill 50%
WI U.S. House - 4 Gwen Moore D 50%
WA U.S. Senate - Sr Patty Murray D 50%
Grace Napolitano 50%
Rick Nolan 50%
NJ U.S. House - 1 Donald Norcross D 50%
DC U.S. House - Delegate Eleanor Norton D 50%
Bill Pascrell, Jr. 50%
Ed Pastor 50%
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%
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