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Peter 'Pete' J. Visclosky

Representative Peter 'Pete' J. Visclosky's Special Interest Group Ratings

Peter 'Pete' J. Visclosky
Full Name: Peter 'Pete' J. Visclosky
Current Office: U.S. House - District 1, Democratic
First Elected: 11/06/1984
Last Elected: 11/06/2012
Next Election: 2014

Foreign Affairs

2011 Citizens for Global Solutions - Global Issues Score 64%
2011 Friends Committee on National Legislation - Positions 50%
2011 National Journal - Conservative on Foreign Policy Score 23%
2011 National Journal - Liberal on Social Policy 80%
2011 National Journal - Liberal on Economic Policy Score 66%
2011 National Journal - Liberal on Foreign Policy Score 77%
2011 National Journal - Conservative on Economic Policy Score 34%
2011 National Journal - Conservative on Social Policy Score 20%
2011 Peace Action West - Positions 52%
2010 American Security Council Foundation - Positions 50%
2010 Peace Action - Positions 43%
2010 Peace Action West - Positions 43%
2009-2010 ACT! for America - Positions 50%
2009-2010 Armenian National Committee of America - Positions B+
2009-2010 Council for a Livable World - Positions 83%
2009-2010 PeacePAC - Positions (PeacePAC is sister organization of Council for a Livable World rating House Only) 83%
2009-2010 Washington Report on Middle East Affairs (WRMEA) - Positions 20%
2009 American Security Council Foundation - Positions 60%
2009 Friends Committee on National Legislation - Positions 50%
2009 Latin America Working Group - Positions 50%
2009 NewPolicy.org - Positions on International Middle East Policy Advocacy 0%
2009 Peace Action West - Positions 54%
2009 Resolve Uganda - Lifetime Score 0%
2008 Armenian National Committee of America - Positions on Armenian American Issues B
2008 Friends Committee on National Legislation - Positions 100%
2008 Peace Action West - Positions 89%
2007-2008 ACT! for America - Positions 17%
2007-2008 Council for a Livable World - Positions 75%
2007-2008 Nuclear Age Peace Foundation - Positions 66%
2007 Council for a Livable World - Positions 85%
2007 Friends Committee on National Legislation - Positions 91%
2007 Latin America Working Group - Positions 20%
2007 Peace Action West - Positions 73%
2006 Armenian National Committee of America - Positions on Armenian American Issues A-
2006 Church World Service - Positions 33
2006 Latin America Working Group - Positions 40%
2006 Peace Action - Positions 64%
2006 Peace Action West - Positions 64%
2005-2006 ACT! for America - Positions 18%
2005-2006 Friends Committee on National Legislation - Positions 81%
2005-2006 Nuclear Age Peace Foundation - Positions 58%
2005 Church World Service - Positions 75
2005 Citizens for Global Solutions - Global Issues Score A+
2005 Council on American-Islamic Relations - Positions 100%
2005 Latin America Working Group - Positions 75%
2005 Peace Action - Positions 67%
2005 PeacePAC - Positions 85%
2004 Armenian National Committee of America - Positions 92%
2004 Center for International Policy - Positions 100%
2004 Friends Committee on National Legislation - Positions 50%
2004 Latin America Working Group - Positions 33%
2004 Nuclear Age Peace Foundation - Positions 67%
2004 Peace Action - Positions 60%
2003-2004 ACT! for America - Positions 37.5%
2003-2004 American Muslims for Jerusalem - Positions on International Middle East Policy Advocacy -7
2003-2004 Friends Committee on National Legislation - Positions 67%
2003-2004 PeacePAC - Positions 82%
2003 Friends Committee on National Legislation - Positions 67%
2003 Latin America Working Group - Positions 44%
2003 Nuclear Age Peace Foundation - Positions 0%
2003 Peace Action - Positions 89%
2003 United States Campaign to End the Israeli Occupation - Positions on International Middle East Human Rights 0
2002-2006 Voices for Creative Nonviolence - Iraq War Resolution and Funding 80%
2002 Peace Action - Positions 60%
2001-2002 American Foreign Service Association - Positions 81%
2001-2002 American Muslims for Jerusalem - Positions on International Middle East Policy Advocacy +1
2001-2002 Council for a Livable World - Positions 67%
2001-2002 Friends Committee on National Legislation - Positions 50%
2001 Friends Committee on National Legislation - Positions 54%
2001 Peace Action - Positions 38%
2000 Friends Committee on National Legislation - Positions 64%
2000 Peace Action - Positions 40%
1999-2000 PeacePAC - Positions 14%
1999 Friends Committee on National Legislation - Positions 57%
1999 Peace Action - Positions 36%
1998 Friends Committee on National Legislation - Positions 62%
1998 Peace Action - Positions 38%
1997-1998 PeacePAC - Positions 38%
1997 Friends Committee on National Legislation - Positions 53%
1997 Peace Action - Positions 8%
1996 Peace Action - Positions 50%
1996 PeacePAC - Positions 50%
1995-2000 Armenian National Committee of America - Positions on Armenian American Issues A-
1995-1996 Friends Committee on National Legislation - Peace and Justice Score 73%
1995 Peace Action - Positions 75%

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