Rating Group: United States Campaign to End the Israeli Occupation

2003 Positions on International Middle East Human Rights

State Office Name Party Rating
HI Governor Neil Abercrombie D +1
Gary Ackerman Other -3
AL U.S. House-4 Robert Aderholt R -2
Daniel Akaka, Sr. Other -1
Todd Akin Other -2
TN U.S. Senate-Sr Lamar Alexander R +1
LA U.S. House-5 Rodney Alexander R -2
Wayne Allard Other -1
George Allen Other -1
Thomas Allen Other -2
NJ U.S. House-1 Rob Andrews D -3
Joe Baca, Sr. Other -2
AL U.S. House-6 Spencer Bachus R -2
Brian Baird Other +4
Richard Hugh Baker Other -2
WI U.S. Senate-Jr Tammy Baldwin D +3
Frank Ballance, Jr. Other -2
Cass Ballenger Other 0
J. Gresham Barrett Other -2
Roscoe Bartlett Other 0
TX U.S. House-6 Joe Barton R 0
Charlie Bass Other -2
MT U.S. Senate-Sr Max Baucus D -1
Evan Bayh Other -1
Bob Beauprez Other -1
CA U.S. House-34 Xavier Becerra D 0
Chris Bell Other -1
Bob Bennett Other -1
Douglas Bereuter Other 0
Shelley Berkley Other -3
Howard Berman Other -3
Marion Berry Other -2
NA Vice President Joe Biden, Jr. D -1
Judy Biggert Other -2
Michael Bilirakis Other -2
Jeff Bingaman Other -1
UT U.S. House-1 Rob Bishop R -2
GA U.S. House-2 Sanford Bishop, Jr. D -2
NY U.S. House-1 Tim Bishop D -2
TN U.S. House-7 Marsha Blackburn R -2
OR U.S. House-3 Earl Blumenauer D 0
MO U.S. Senate-Jr Roy Blunt R -3
Sherwood Boehlert Other -2
OH U.S. House-8 John Boehner R -2
Kit Bond Other -1
Henry Bonilla Other -2
AL U.S. House-1 Jo Bonner, Jr. R -2
Mary Bono Mack Other -2
AR U.S. Senate-Jr John Boozman R -2
Leonard Boswell Other -2
Rick Boucher Other 0
CA U.S. Senate-Jr Barbara Boxer D -2
Allen Boyd, Jr. Other -2
NH State Senate-3 Jeb Bradley R -2
TX U.S. House-8 Kevin Brady R -2
PA U.S. House-1 Bob Brady D 0
John Breaux Other -1
FL U.S. House-5 Corrine Brown D -2
Henry Brown, Jr. Other -2
OH U.S. Senate-Sr Sherrod Brown D -2
KS Governor Sam Brownback R -1
Ginny Brown-Waite Other -1
Jim Bunning Other -2
TX U.S. House-26 Michael Burgess R -2
Conrad Burns Other -1
Max Burns Other -3
NC U.S. Senate-Sr Richard Burr R -2
Dan Burton Other 0
Steve Buyer Other 0
Robert Byrd Other +1
CA U.S. House-42 Ken Calvert R -1
MI U.S. House-4 Dave Camp R -1
Ben Campbell Other -1
Chris Cannon Other -2
VA U.S. House-7 Eric Cantor R -3
WA U.S. Senate-Jr Maria Cantwell D -1
CA U.S. House-24 Lois Capps D +5
MA U.S. House-7 Mike Capuano D 0
MD U.S. Senate-Jr Ben Cardin D -3
Dennis Cardoza Other -3
DE U.S. Senate-Sr Tom Carper D -1
Brad Carson Other -2
Julia Carson Other -2
TX U.S. House-31 John Carter R -2
Edward Case Other -2
Mike Castle Other -2
OH U.S. House-1 Steve Chabot R -2
RI Governor Linc Chafee I +2
GA U.S. Senate-Sr Saxby Chambliss R -1
Chris Chocola Other -2
MO U.S. House-1 Lacy Clay, Jr. D +3
Hillary Clinton Other -1
SC U.S. House-6 Jim Clyburn D 0
NC U.S. House-6 Howard Coble R -2
MS U.S. Senate-Sr Thad Cochran R -1
OK U.S. House-4 Tom Cole R -2
Norm Coleman Other -1
Michael Collins Other 0
ME U.S. Senate-Sr Susan Collins R -1
Kent Conrad Other -1
MI U.S. House-13 John Conyers, Jr. D +3
TN U.S. House-5 Jim Cooper D -2
TX U.S. Senate-Sr John Cornyn R -1
Jon Corzine Other -1
Jerry Costello Other -3
Christopher Cox Other -2
Larry Craig Other -2
Robert Cramer Other -2
Philip Crane Other -2
ID U.S. Senate-Sr Mike Crapo R -2
FL U.S. House-4 Ander Crenshaw R -2
NY U.S. House-14 Joe Crowley D -4
Barbara Cubin Other -1
TX U.S. House-7 John Culberson R -2
MD U.S. House-7 Elijah Cummings D -2
Randall Cunningham Other -1
Thomas Daschle Other -1
Artur Davis Other -2
IL U.S. House-7 Danny Davis D +1
James Davis Other -2
Jo Ann Davis Other -2
Lincoln Davis Other -2
CA U.S. House-53 Susan Davis D -2
Thomas Davis III Other -2
MN Governor Mark Dayton DFL -1
GA Governor Nathan Deal R 0
OR U.S. House-4 Peter DeFazio D +3
CO U.S. House-1 Diana DeGette D -2
Bill Delahunt Other +1
CT U.S. House-3 Rosa DeLauro D -2
Thomas DeLay Other -3
James DeMint Other -2
Peter Deutsch Other -4
OH Attorney General Michael DeWine R -1
Lincoln Diaz-Balart Other -3
FL U.S. House-25 Mario Diaz-Balart R -2
Norm Dicks Other -1
MI U.S. House-12 John Dingell D +6
Chris Dodd Other -1
TX U.S. House-35 Lloyd Doggett D +1
Elizabeth Dole Other -1
Pete Domenici, Jr. Other -1
Calvin Dooley Other 0
John Doolittle Other -2
Byron Dorgan Other -1
PA U.S. House-14 Mike Doyle, Jr. D -2
David Dreier Other 0
TN U.S. House-2 John Duncan, Jr. R 0
Jennifer Dunn Other -1
IL U.S. Senate-Sr Dick Durbin D -2
John Edwards Other -1
Chet Edwards Other -2
Vern Ehlers Other -2
IL Mayor-At-Large Rahm Emanuel D 0
Jo Ann Emerson Other -2
NY U.S. House-16 Eliot Engel D -4
Philip English Other -3
John Ensign Other -3
WY U.S. Senate-Sr Mike Enzi R +1
CA U.S. House-18 Anna Eshoo D -1
Bob Etheridge Other -1
Lane Evans Other -2
Terry Everett Other -1
CA U.S. House-20 Sam Farr D +1
PA U.S. House-2 Chaka Fattah, Sr. D 0
Tom Feeney Other -2
Russ Feingold Other -1
CA U.S. Senate-Sr Dianne Feinstein D +1
Michael Ferguson Other -2
CA Mayor-At-Large Bob Filner D -1
Peter Fitzgerald Other -1
AZ U.S. Senate-Jr Jeff Flake R -1
Mark Foley Other -2
VA U.S. House-4 Randy Forbes R -2
Harold Ford, Jr. Other -2
Vito Fossella, Jr. Other -2
Barney Frank Other +1
AZ U.S. House-8 Trent Franks R -2
NJ U.S. House-11 Rodney Frelinghuysen R -2
William Frist Other -1
Jonas Frost III Other -3
Elton Gallegly Other 0
NJ U.S. House-5 Scott Garrett R -2
Richard Andrew Gephardt Other -1
PA U.S. House-6 Jim Gerlach R -2
Jim Gibbons Other -2
Wayne Gilchrest Other +1
Paul Gillmor Other 0
GA U.S. House-11 Phil Gingrey R -2
Charlie Gonzalez Other +1
Virgil Goode, Jr. Other -2
VA U.S. House-6 Bob Goodlatte R +1
Bart Gordon Other -2
Porter Goss Other -2
Daniel Graham Other -1
SC U.S. Senate-Sr Lindsey Graham R -3
TX U.S. House-12 Kay Granger R -2
IA U.S. Senate-Sr Chuck Grassley R -1
MO U.S. House-6 Sam Graves R -2
Mark Green Other -2
TX U.S. House-29 Gene Green D -2
James Greenwood Other -2
Judd Gregg Other +1
AZ U.S. House-3 Raúl Grijalva D 0
IL U.S. House-4 Luis Gutierrez D -2
Gilbert Gutknecht Other +1
NA U.S. Secretary of Defense Charles Hagel R +1
TX U.S. House-4 Ralph Hall R -2
IA U.S. Senate-Jr Tom Harkin D -1
Jane Harman Other -2
Katherine Harris Other -2
Melissa Hart Other -2
J. Dennis Hastert Other 0
FL U.S. House-20 Alcee Hastings, Sr. D -2
WA U.S. House-4 Doc Hastings R 0
UT U.S. Senate-Sr Orrin Hatch R -1
Robert Hayes Other -2
J.D. Hayworth, Jr. Other -1
Joel Hefley Other -2
TX U.S. House-5 Jeb Hensarling R -2
Wally Herger, Jr. Other -2
Baron Hill Other -2
Maurice Hinchey Other +2
TX U.S. House-15 Rubén Hinojosa, Sr. D -2
David Lee Hobson Other 0
PA Commissioner-At-Large Joseph Hoeffel Other -2
Pete Hoekstra Other -2
Thomas Holden Other -3
Ernest Hollings Other +1
NJ U.S. House-12 Rush Holt, Jr. D 0
CA U.S. House-17 Mike Honda D -1
Darlene Hooley Other -2
John Nathan Hostettler Other 0
Amory Houghton, Jr. Other +3
MD U.S. House-5 Steny Hoyer D -3
Kenny Hulshof Other 0
Duncan Hunter Other +1
Kay Hutchison Other -1
Henry Hyde Other -3
OK U.S. Senate-Sr Jim Inhofe R -2
Daniel Inouye Other -1
WA Governor Jay Inslee D +1
GA U.S. Senate-Jr Johnny Isakson R -2
NY U.S. House-3 Steve Israel D -3
CA U.S. House-49 Darrell Issa R +3
Ernest Istook, Jr. Other 0
Jesse Jackson, Jr. Other +2
TX U.S. House-18 Sheila Jackson Lee D -1
William Janklow Other -3
William Jefferson Other -2
James Merrill Jeffords Other +2
William Lewis Jenkins Other -2
Christopher John Other -2
TX U.S. House-30 Eddie Johnson D 0
Nancy Johnson Other 0
TX U.S. House-3 Sam Johnson R -2
Tim Johnson Other -2
SD U.S. Senate-Sr Timothy Johnson D -1
NC U.S. House-3 Walter Jones, Jr. R -1
Paul Kanjorski Other 0
OH U.S. House-9 Marcy Kaptur D +2
Ric Keller Other -2
Sue Kelly Other -2
Edward Kennedy, Sr. Other -1
Mark Kennedy Other -4
Patrick Kennedy Other -1
NA U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry D -1
Dale Kildee Other 0
Carolyn Kilpatrick Other +3
WI U.S. House-3 Ron Kind D +1
NY U.S. House-2 Pete King R -2
IA U.S. House-4 Steve King R -3
GA U.S. House-1 Jack Kingston R -2
IL U.S. Senate-Jr Mark Kirk R -3
Gerald Kleczka Other +3
MN U.S. House-2 John Kline R -3
Joseph Knollenberg Other -2
Herb Kohl Other -1
James Kolbe Other +1
Dennis Kucinich Other +4
Jon Kyl Other -1
Ray LaHood Other +1
Nicholas Lampson Other -2
LA U.S. Senate-Sr Mary Landrieu D -1
RI U.S. House-2 Jim Langevin D -2
Tom Lantos Other -5
WA U.S. House-2 Rick Larsen D -1
CT U.S. House-1 John Larson D -2
IA U.S. House-3 Tom Latham R -2
Steve LaTourette Other -2
Frank Lautenberg Other 0
James Leach Other 0
VT U.S. Senate-Sr Patrick Leahy D +2
CA U.S. House-13 Barbara Lee D +4
MI U.S. Senate-Sr Carl Levin D -1
MI U.S. House-9 Sandy Levin D -2
Jerry Lewis Other 0
GA U.S. House-5 John Lewis D 0
Ron Lewis Other -2
Joe Lieberman Other -1
Blanche Lincoln Other -1
John Linder Other -3
William Lipinski Other -2
NJ U.S. House-2 Frank LoBiondo R -2
CA U.S. House-19 Zoe Lofgren D -1
Trent Lott, Sr. Other -1
NY U.S. House-17 Nita Lowey D -2
OK U.S. House-3 Frank Lucas R 0
KY Commissioner of the Department of Veterans' Affairs Kenneth Lucas D -2
Dick Lugar Other +1
MA U.S. House-8 Stephen Lynch D -2
Denise Majette Other -2
NY U.S. House-12 Carolyn Maloney D -2
Don Manzullo Other -3
MA U.S. House-5 Ed Markey D +1
Jim Marshall Other -2
UT U.S. House-4 Jim Matheson D -2
Robert Matsui Other -2
AZ U.S. Senate-Sr John McCain III R -1
NY U.S. House-4 Carolyn McCarthy D -3
Karen McCarthy Other -2
MN U.S. House-4 Betty McCollum DFL -1
KY U.S. Senate-Sr Mitch McConnell R -2
Thaddeus McCotter Other -2
James McCrery III Other -2
WA U.S. House-7 Jim McDermott D +4
MA U.S. House-2 Jim McGovern D +3
John McHugh Other -2
Scott McInnis Other -2
NC U.S. House-7 Mike McIntyre D -2
CA U.S. House-25 Buck McKeon R 0
Michael McNulty Other -3
Martin Meehan Other -2
Kendrick Meek, Sr. Other -2
NY U.S. House-5 Gregory Meeks D -2
NJ U.S. Senate-Sr Bob Menendez D -2
FL U.S. House-7 John Mica R 0
ME U.S. House-2 Mike Michaud D -3
MD U.S. Senate-Sr Barbara Mikulski D -1
Juanita Millender-McDonald Other +1
MI U.S. House-10 Candice Miller R -2
CA U.S. House-31 Gary Miller R 0
CA U.S. House-11 George Miller D +3
FL U.S. House-1 Jefferson Miller R -2
Brad Miller Other -2
Zell Bryan Miller Other -2
Alan Mollohan Other 0
Dennis Moore Other -2
WV U.S. House-2 Shelley Moore Capito R -2
VA U.S. House-8 Jim Moran, Jr. D +4
KS U.S. Senate-Jr Jerry Moran R 0
AK U.S. Senate-Sr Lisa Murkowski R -1
PA U.S. House-18 Tim Murphy R -2
WA U.S. Senate-Sr Patty Murray D -1
Jack Murtha Other 0
Marilyn Musgrave Other -3
Sue Myrick Other -1
NY U.S. House-10 Jerry Nadler D -2
CA U.S. House-32 Grace Napolitano D -2
MA U.S. House-1 Richard Neal D 0
Ben Nelson Other -1
FL U.S. Senate-Sr William Nelson, Sr. D 0
George Nethercutt, Jr. Other -2
Robert William Ney Other 0
Don Nickles Other -2
Anne Northup Other -2
Charles Norwood, Jr. Other -1
CA U.S. House-22 Devin Nunes R -2
James Nussle Other -2
Jim Oberstar Other +1
Dave Obey Other +1
John Olver Other -1
Solomon Ortiz, Sr. Other -2
Thomas William Osborne Other 0
Doug Ose Other -2
ID Governor Butch Otter R -3
Major Owens Other -2
Michael Oxley Other 0
NJ U.S. House-6 Frank Pallone, Jr. D -3
NJ U.S. House-9 Bill Pascrell, Jr. D +2
AZ U.S. House-7 Ed Pastor D 0
Ron Paul Other +3
Donald Payne Other 0
NM U.S. House-2 Steve Pearce R -2
CA U.S. House-12 Nancy Pelosi D -3
IN Governor Mike Pence R -2
MN U.S. House-7 Collin Peterson DFL -2
John Peterson Other -2
WI U.S. House-6 Tom Petri R 0
Charles Pickering, Jr. Other -2
PA U.S. House-16 Joe Pitts R -1
Todd Platts Other -2
Richard Pombo Other -1
Earl Pomeroy Other 0
Jon Porter, Sr. Other -3
OH U.S. Senate-Jr Rob Portman R -2
NC U.S. House-4 David Price D +3
Deborah Pryce Other -2
AR U.S. Senate-Sr Mark Pryor D -1
FL Commissioner of Agriculture and Consumer Services Adam Putnam R -2
Jack Quinn Other 0
George Radanovich Other -2
WV U.S. House-3 Nick Rahall II D +6
James Ramstad Other -3
NY U.S. House-13 Charlie Rangel D 0
RI U.S. Senate-Sr Jack Reed D -1
Ralph Regula Other +1
Denny Rehberg Other -2
NV U.S. Senate-Sr Harry Reid D -1
Richard Renzi Other 0
Silvestre Reyes Other -2
Thomas Reynolds Other -4
KS U.S. Senate-Sr Pat Roberts R -1
WV U.S. Senate-Sr Jay Rockefeller IV D -1
Ciro Rodriguez Other -2
KY U.S. House-5 Hal Rogers R 0
AL U.S. House-3 Mike Rogers R -2
MI U.S. House-8 Mike Rogers R -2
CA U.S. House-48 Dana Rohrabacher R +1
FL U.S. House-27 Ileana Ros-Lehtinen R -3
Mike Ross Other -2
Steve Rothman Other -3
CA U.S. House-40 Lucille Roybal-Allard D 0
CA U.S. House-39 Ed Royce R 0
MD U.S. House-2 Dutch Ruppersberger D -2
IL U.S. House-1 Bobby Rush D 0
WI U.S. House-1 Paul Ryan R -2
OH U.S. House-13 Tim Ryan D -2
Jim Ryun Other -2
Martin Olav Sabo Other +1
CA U.S. House-46 Loretta Sanchez D -2
CA U.S. House-38 Linda Sánchez D -2
VT U.S. Senate-Jr Bernie Sanders I +1
Max Sandlin, Jr. Other -2
Rick Santorum Other -2
Paul Sarbanes Other -1
Jim Saxton Other -2
IL U.S. House-9 Jan Schakowsky D -3
CA U.S. House-28 Adam Schiff D -3
Edward Schrock Other -2
NY U.S. Senate-Sr Chuck Schumer D -1
GA U.S. House-13 David Scott D -2
VA U.S. House-3 Bobby Scott D 0
WI U.S. House-5 Jim Sensenbrenner, Jr. R -2
NY U.S. House-15 José Serrano D 0
AL U.S. Senate-Jr Jeff Sessions III R -1
TX U.S. House-32 Pete Sessions R -3
John Shadegg Other -1
E. Clay Shaw, Jr. Other -2
Christopher Shays Other -3
AL U.S. Senate-Sr Richard Shelby R -1
CA U.S. House-30 Brad Sherman D -2
Donald Sherwood Other 0
IL U.S. House-15 John Shimkus R -2
PA U.S. House-9 Bill Shuster R -2
Robert Ruhl Simmons Other 0
ID U.S. House-2 Mike Simpson R -2
Ike Skelton Other -1
NY U.S. House-25 Louise Slaughter D -2
WA U.S. House-9 Adam Smith D 0
NJ U.S. House-4 Chris Smith R -2
Gordon Smith Other -1
TX U.S. House-21 Lamar Smith R -2
Nick Smith Other 0
Olympia Snowe Other -1
Vic Snyder Other +1
Hilda Solis Other -2
Mark Souder Other -3
Arlen Specter Other -1
John Spratt, Jr. Other -1
MI U.S. Senate-Jr Debbie Stabenow D -1
Pete Stark Other +2
Cliff Stearns Other -3
Charles Stenholm Other 0
Ted Stevens Other -1
Ted Strickland Other -2
Bart Stupak Other -2
John Sullivan Other -2
John Sununu Other +1
John Sweeney Other -3
James Talent Other -1
Tom Tancredo Other -2
John Tanner Other -2
Ellen Tauscher Other -2
William Tauzin Other -2
Charles Taylor Other 0
Gene Taylor Other 0
NE U.S. House-2 Lee Terry R -2
Craig Thomas Other -1
William Thomas Other 0
MS U.S. House-2 Bennie Thompson D 0
CA U.S. House-5 Mike Thompson D -2
TX U.S. House-13 Mac Thornberry R 0
Todd Tiahrt Other 0
OH U.S. House-12 Pat Tiberi R -2
MA U.S. House-6 John Tierney D -2
PA U.S. Senate-Jr Pat Toomey R -2
Ed Towns Other -2
Stephanie Tubbs Jones Other -2
James Turner Other -2
OH U.S. House-10 Mike Turner R 0
CO U.S. Senate-Sr Mark Udall D +1
NM U.S. Senate-Sr Thomas Udall D -2
MI U.S. House-6 Fred Upton R -2
MD U.S. House-8 Chris Van Hollen, Jr. D -2
NY U.S. House-7 Nydia Velázquez D 0
IN U.S. House-1 Pete Visclosky D 0
LA U.S. Senate-Jr David Vitter R -2
George Voinovich Other -1
OR U.S. House-2 Greg Walden R -2
James Walsh Other +1
Zach Wamp Other -3
John Warner Other +1
CA U.S. House-43 Maxine Waters D +2
Diane Watson Other -2
NC U.S. House-12 Mel Watt D +3
CA U.S. House-33 Henry Waxman D -2
Anthony Weiner Other -3
David Weldon Other -2
W. Curtis Weldon Other -2
Gerald Weller Other -3
Robert Wexler Other -3
KY U.S. House-1 Ed Whitfield R -2
MS U.S. Senate-Jr Roger Wicker R -2
SC U.S. House-2 Joe Wilson, Sr. R -2
Heather Wilson Other -2
VA U.S. House-10 Frank Wolf R 0
Lynn Woolsey Other +4
David Wu Other -1
OR U.S. Senate-Sr Ron Wyden D -1
Albert Wynn Other -2
FL U.S. House-13 Bill Young R -2
AK U.S. House-At-Large Don Young R -2

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