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Special Interest Groups

Rating Group: Arab American Institute

2005 Positions

State Office District Name Party Rating
HI Governor Neil Abercrombie Democratic 2%
Gary Ackerman 2%
AL U.S. House 4 Robert Aderholt Republican 2%
Todd Akin 2%
LA U.S. House 5 Rodney Alexander Republican 2%
Thomas Allen 2%
NJ U.S. House 1 Rob Andrews Democratic 1%
Joe Baca, Sr. 1%
AL U.S. House 6 Spencer Bachus Republican 1%
Brian Baird 1%
Richard Hugh Baker 1%
WI U.S. Senate Jr Tammy Baldwin Democratic 2%
J. Gresham Barrett 2%
GA U.S. House 12 John Barrow Democratic 1%
Roscoe Bartlett 2%
TX U.S. House 6 Joe Barton Republican 2%
Melissa Bean 1%
CA U.S. House 34 Xavier Becerra Democratic 1%
Shelley Berkley 1%
Howard Berman 1%
Marion Berry 1%
Judy Biggert 2%
UT U.S. House 1 Rob Bishop Republican 2%
GA U.S. House 2 Sanford Bishop, Jr. Democratic 2%
NY U.S. House 1 Tim Bishop Democratic 1%
TN U.S. House 7 Marsha Blackburn Republican 2%
OR U.S. House 3 Earl Blumenauer Democratic 1%
MO U.S. Senate Jr Roy Blunt Republican 2%
OH U.S. House 8 John Boehner Republican 1%
AL U.S. House 1 Jo Bonner, Jr. Republican 2%
Mary Bono Mack 2%
AR U.S. Senate Jr John Boozman Republican 2%
Dan Boren 1%
Leonard Boswell 1%
Rick Boucher 2%
LA U.S. House 3 Charles Boustany, Jr. Republican 2%
Allen Boyd, Jr. 1%
TX U.S. House 8 Kevin Brady Republican 2%
PA U.S. House 1 Bob Brady Democratic 1%
FL U.S. House 5 Corrine Brown Democratic 1%
Henry Brown, Jr. 1%
Ginny Brown-Waite 1%
TX U.S. House 26 Michael Burgess Republican 2%
Dan Burton 1%
NC U.S. House 1 G.K. Butterfield, Jr. Democratic 1%
Steve Buyer 2%
CA U.S. House 42 Ken Calvert Republican 2%
MI U.S. House 4 Dave Camp Republican 2%
Chris Cannon 2%
VA U.S. House 7 Eric Cantor Republican 2%
CA U.S. House 24 Lois Capps Democratic 1%
MA U.S. House 7 Mike Capuano Democratic 1%
Dennis Cardoza 1%
Russ Carnahan 1%
Julia Carson 1%
TX U.S. House 31 John Carter Republican 2%
Mike Castle 2%
OH U.S. House 1 Steve Chabot Republican 1%
Ben Chandler III 1%
MO U.S. House 1 Lacy Clay, Jr. Democratic 1%
MO U.S. House 5 Emanuel Cleaver II Democratic 1%
SC U.S. House 6 Jim Clyburn Democratic 1%
NC U.S. House 6 Howard Coble Republican 2%
OK U.S. House 4 Tom Cole Republican 2%
TX U.S. House 11 Mike Conaway Republican 2%
MI U.S. House 13 John Conyers, Jr. Democratic 1%
TN U.S. House 5 Jim Cooper Democratic 1%
CA U.S. House 16 Jim Costa Democratic 1%
Jerry Costello 2%
Robert Cramer 1%
FL U.S. House 4 Ander Crenshaw Republican 2%
NY U.S. House 14 Joe Crowley Democratic 1%
Barbara Cubin 2%
TX U.S. House 28 Henry Cuellar Democratic 2%
TX U.S. House 7 John Culberson Republican 2%
MD U.S. House 7 Elijah Cummings Democratic 1%
Artur Davis 2%
IL U.S. House 7 Danny Davis Democratic 1%
Geoff Davis 2%
Jo Ann Davis 1%
Lincoln Davis 1%
CA U.S. House 53 Susan Davis Democratic 1%
Thomas Davis III 2%
GA Governor Nathan Deal Republican 2%
OR U.S. House 4 Peter DeFazio Democratic 1%
CO U.S. House 1 Diana DeGette Democratic 2%
Bill Delahunt 1%
CT U.S. House 3 Rosa DeLauro Democratic 1%
PA U.S. House 15 Charlie Dent Republican 1%
Lincoln Diaz-Balart 2%
FL U.S. House 25 Mario Diaz-Balart Republican 2%
Norm Dicks 1%
MI U.S. House 12 John Dingell Democratic 2%
TX U.S. House 35 Lloyd Doggett Democratic 1%
John Doolittle 2%
PA U.S. House 14 Mike Doyle, Jr. Democratic 2%
Thelma Drake 2%
David Dreier 2%
TN U.S. House 2 John Duncan, Jr. Republican 2%
Chet Edwards 1%
Vern Ehlers 2%
IL Mayor At-Large Rahm Emanuel Democratic 2%
Jo Ann Emerson 2%
NY U.S. House 16 Eliot Engel Democratic 1%
Philip English 2%
CA U.S. House 18 Anna Eshoo Democratic 0%
Bob Etheridge 2%
Terry Everett 2%
CA U.S. House 20 Sam Farr Democratic 0%
PA U.S. House 2 Chaka Fattah, Sr. Democratic 1%
Tom Feeney 1%
Michael Ferguson 1%
CA Mayor At-Large Bob Filner Democratic 1%
AZ U.S. Senate Jr Jeff Flake Republican 2%
VA U.S. House 4 Randy Forbes Republican 2%
NE U.S. House 1 Jeff Fortenberry Republican 2%
Vito Fossella, Jr. 2%
NC U.S. House 5 Virginia Foxx Republican 2%
Barney Frank 1%
AZ U.S. House 8 Trent Franks Republican 2%
NJ U.S. House 11 Rodney Frelinghuysen Republican 2%
Elton Gallegly 1%
NJ U.S. House 5 Scott Garrett Republican 2%
PA U.S. House 6 Jim Gerlach Republican 2%
Wayne Gilchrest 2%
Paul Gillmor 2%
GA U.S. House 11 Phil Gingrey Republican 2%
TX U.S. House 1 Louie Gohmert Republican 2%
Charlie Gonzalez 2%
Virgil Goode, Jr. 1%
VA U.S. House 6 Bob Goodlatte Republican 2%
Bart Gordon 1%
TX U.S. House 12 Kay Granger Republican 2%
MO U.S. House 6 Sam Graves Republican 1%
TX U.S. House 9 Al Green Democratic 1%
TX U.S. House 29 Gene Green Democratic 1%
AZ U.S. House 3 Raúl Grijalva Democratic 1%
IL U.S. House 4 Luis Gutierrez Democratic 1%
TX U.S. House 4 Ralph Hall Republican 1%
Jane Harman 1%
J. Dennis Hastert 0%
FL U.S. House 20 Alcee Hastings, Sr. Democratic 1%
WA U.S. House 4 Doc Hastings Republican 2%
Robert Hayes 2%
TX U.S. House 5 Jeb Hensarling Republican 2%
Wally Herger, Jr. 2%
Stephanie Herseth Sandlin 1%
NY U.S. House 26 Brian Higgins Democratic 1%
Maurice Hinchey 1%
TX U.S. House 15 Rubén Hinojosa, Sr. Democratic 2%
David Lee Hobson 2%
Pete Hoekstra 2%
Thomas Holden 1%
NJ U.S. House 12 Rush Holt, Jr. Democratic 1%
CA U.S. House 17 Mike Honda Democratic 1%
Darlene Hooley 1%
MD U.S. House 5 Steny Hoyer Democratic 1%
Kenny Hulshof 2%
Duncan Hunter 2%
Bob Inglis, Sr. 2%
WA Governor Jay Inslee Democratic 1%
NY U.S. House 3 Steve Israel Democratic 1%
CA U.S. House 49 Darrell Issa Republican 2%
Jesse Jackson, Jr. 2%
TX U.S. House 18 Sheila Jackson Lee Democratic 2%
William Jefferson 1%
LA Governor Bobby Jindal Republican 2%
TX U.S. House 30 Eddie Johnson Democratic 1%
TX U.S. House 3 Sam Johnson Republican 2%
Tim Johnson 1%
NC U.S. House 3 Walter Jones, Jr. Republican 1%
Paul Kanjorski 2%
OH U.S. House 9 Marcy Kaptur Democratic 1%
Ric Keller 2%
Patrick Kennedy 1%
Dale Kildee 2%
Carolyn Kilpatrick 2%
WI U.S. House 3 Ron Kind Democratic 0%
NY U.S. House 2 Pete King Republican 2%
IA U.S. House 4 Steve King Republican 2%
GA U.S. House 1 Jack Kingston Republican 2%
IL U.S. Senate Jr Mark Kirk Republican 1%
MN U.S. House 2 John Kline Republican 2%
Joseph Knollenberg 2%
Dennis Kucinich 2%
John Kuhl, Jr. 2%
Ray LaHood 2%
RI U.S. House 2 Jim Langevin Democratic 1%
Tom Lantos 1%
WA U.S. House 2 Rick Larsen Democratic 1%
CT U.S. House 1 John Larson Democratic 1%
IA U.S. House 3 Tom Latham Republican 2%
Steve LaTourette 2%
CA U.S. House 13 Barbara Lee Democratic 1%
MI U.S. House 9 Sandy Levin Democratic 1%
Jerry Lewis 2%
GA U.S. House 5 John Lewis Democratic 1%
Ron Lewis 2%
John Linder 2%
IL U.S. House 3 Daniel Lipinski Democratic 1%
NJ U.S. House 2 Frank LoBiondo Republican 2%
CA U.S. House 19 Zoe Lofgren Democratic 1%
NY U.S. House 17 Nita Lowey Democratic 1%
OK U.S. House 3 Frank Lucas Republican 2%
Dan Lungren 2%
MA U.S. House 8 Stephen Lynch Democratic 1%
Connie Mack IV 2%
NY U.S. House 12 Carolyn Maloney Democratic 1%
Don Manzullo 2%
TX U.S. House 24 Kenny Marchant Republican 2%
MA U.S. House 5 Ed Markey Democratic 1%
Jim Marshall 1%
UT U.S. House 4 Jim Matheson Democratic 1%
CA U.S. House 6 Doris Matsui Democratic 0%
NY U.S. House 4 Carolyn McCarthy Democratic 1%
TX U.S. House 10 Michael McCaul Republican 2%
MN U.S. House 4 Betty McCollum Democratic/Farmer/Labor 1%
Thaddeus McCotter 1%
James McCrery III 2%
WA U.S. House 7 Jim McDermott Democratic 1%
MA U.S. House 2 Jim McGovern Democratic 1%
NC U.S. House 10 Patrick McHenry Republican 2%
John McHugh 2%
NC U.S. House 7 Mike McIntyre Democratic 0%
CA U.S. House 25 Buck McKeon Republican 2%
WA U.S. House 5 Cathy McMorris Rodgers Republican 2%
Michael McNulty 1%
Martin Meehan 1%
Kendrick Meek, Sr. 1%
NY U.S. House 5 Gregory Meeks Democratic 1%
Charlie Melancon, Sr. 1%
FL U.S. House 7 John Mica Republican 2%
ME U.S. House 2 Mike Michaud Democratic 1%
MI U.S. House 10 Candice Miller Republican 2%
CA U.S. House 31 Gary Miller Republican 2%
CA U.S. House 11 George Miller Democratic 1%
FL U.S. House 1 Jefferson Miller Republican 2%
Brad Miller 1%
Alan Mollohan 1%
Dennis Moore 1%
WI U.S. House 4 Gwen Moore Democratic 1%
WV U.S. House 2 Shelley Moore Capito Republican 1%
VA U.S. House 8 Jim Moran, Jr. Democratic 2%
KS U.S. Senate Jr Jerry Moran Republican 1%
PA U.S. House 18 Tim Murphy Republican 2%
Jack Murtha 2%
Marilyn Musgrave 2%
Sue Myrick 2%
NY U.S. House 10 Jerry Nadler Democratic 1%
CA U.S. House 32 Grace Napolitano Democratic 1%
MA U.S. House 1 Richard Neal Democratic 1%
TX U.S. House 19 Randy Neugebauer Republican 2%
CA U.S. House 22 Devin Nunes Republican 2%
Jim Oberstar 1%
Dave Obey 2%
John Olver 1%
Solomon Ortiz, Sr. 1%
NJ U.S. House 6 Frank Pallone, Jr. Democratic 1%
NJ U.S. House 9 Bill Pascrell, Jr. Democratic 0%
AZ U.S. House 7 Ed Pastor Democratic 2%
Ron Paul 1%
Donald Payne 1%
NM U.S. House 2 Steve Pearce Republican 2%
CA U.S. House 12 Nancy Pelosi Democratic 1%
IN Governor Mike Pence Republican 1%
MN U.S. House 7 Collin Peterson Democratic/Farmer/Labor 1%
John Peterson 2%
WI U.S. House 6 Tom Petri Republican 1%
Charles Pickering, Jr. 2%
PA U.S. House 16 Joe Pitts Republican 2%
Todd Platts 1%
TX U.S. House 2 Ted Poe Republican 2%
Earl Pomeroy 2%
Jon Porter, Sr. 1%
NC U.S. House 4 David Price Democratic 2%
GA U.S. House 6 Tom Price Republican 2%
Deborah Pryce 2%
FL Commissioner of Agriculture and Consumer Services Adam Putnam Republican 2%
George Radanovich 1%
WV U.S. House 3 Nick Rahall II Democratic 2%
James Ramstad 1%
NY U.S. House 13 Charlie Rangel Democratic 0%
Ralph Regula 2%
Denny Rehberg 2%
WA U.S. House 8 Dave Reichert Republican 1%
Richard Renzi 2%
Silvestre Reyes 1%
Thomas Reynolds 2%
KY U.S. House 5 Hal Rogers Republican 2%
AL U.S. House 3 Mike Rogers Republican 1%
MI U.S. House 8 Mike Rogers Republican 1%
CA U.S. House 48 Dana Rohrabacher Republican 1%
FL U.S. House 27 Ileana Ros-Lehtinen Republican 2%
Mike Ross 1%
Steve Rothman 1%
CA U.S. House 40 Lucille Roybal-Allard Democratic 2%
CA U.S. House 39 Ed Royce Republican 1%
MD U.S. House 2 Dutch Ruppersberger Democratic 1%
IL U.S. House 1 Bobby Rush Democratic 2%
WI U.S. House 1 Paul Ryan Republican 2%
OH U.S. House 13 Tim Ryan Democratic 1%
CO Commissioner of Agriculture John Salazar No Party Affiliation 1%
CA U.S. House 46 Loretta Sanchez Democratic 0%
CA U.S. House 38 Linda Sánchez Democratic 1%
Jim Saxton 2%
IL U.S. House 9 Jan Schakowsky Democratic 1%
CA U.S. House 28 Adam Schiff Democratic 1%
PA U.S. House 13 Allyson Schwartz Democratic 1%
GA U.S. House 13 David Scott Democratic 2%
VA U.S. House 3 Bobby Scott Democratic 1%
WI U.S. House 5 Jim Sensenbrenner, Jr. Republican 1%
NY U.S. House 15 José Serrano Democratic 1%
TX U.S. House 32 Pete Sessions Republican 2%
John Shadegg 2%
Christopher Shays 2%
CA U.S. House 30 Brad Sherman Democratic 1%
IL U.S. House 15 John Shimkus Republican 2%
PA U.S. House 9 Bill Shuster Republican 2%
ID U.S. House 2 Mike Simpson Republican 2%
Ike Skelton 1%
NY U.S. House 25 Louise Slaughter Democratic 1%
WA U.S. House 9 Adam Smith Democratic 1%
NJ U.S. House 4 Chris Smith Republican 2%
TX U.S. House 21 Lamar Smith Republican 2%
Vic Snyder 2%
Hilda Solis 1%
Mark Souder 1%
John Spratt, Jr. 1%
Pete Stark 2%
Cliff Stearns 1%
Bart Stupak 0%
John Sullivan 1%
Tom Tancredo 1%
John Tanner 2%
Ellen Tauscher 1%
Gene Taylor 2%
NE U.S. House 2 Lee Terry Republican 2%
MS U.S. House 2 Bennie Thompson Democratic 2%
CA U.S. House 5 Mike Thompson Democratic 1%
TX U.S. House 13 Mac Thornberry Republican 1%
Todd Tiahrt 2%
OH U.S. House 12 Pat Tiberi Republican 2%
MA U.S. House 6 John Tierney Democratic 1%
Ed Towns 1%
Stephanie Tubbs Jones 1%
OH U.S. House 10 Mike Turner Republican 2%
CO U.S. Senate Sr Mark Udall Democratic 1%
NM U.S. Senate Sr Thomas Udall Democratic 1%
MI U.S. House 6 Fred Upton Republican 2%
MD U.S. House 8 Chris Van Hollen, Jr. Democratic 1%
NY U.S. House 7 Nydia Velázquez Democratic 1%
IN U.S. House 1 Pete Visclosky Democratic 2%
OR U.S. House 2 Greg Walden Republican 2%
James Walsh 1%
Zach Wamp 2%
FL U.S. House 23 Debbie Wasserman Schultz Democratic 1%
CA U.S. House 43 Maxine Waters Democratic 0%
Diane Watson 1%
NC U.S. House 12 Mel Watt Democratic 1%
CA U.S. House 33 Henry Waxman Democratic 1%
Anthony Weiner 1%
David Weldon 1%
Gerald Weller 2%
GA U.S. House 3 Lynn Westmoreland Republican 2%
Robert Wexler 1%
KY U.S. House 1 Ed Whitfield Republican 2%
MS U.S. Senate Jr Roger Wicker Republican 2%
SC U.S. House 2 Joe Wilson, Sr. Republican 2%
Heather Wilson 2%
VA U.S. House 10 Frank Wolf Republican 2%
Lynn Woolsey 1%
David Wu 1%
Albert Wynn 1%
FL U.S. House 13 Bill Young Republican 2%
AK U.S. House At-Large Don Young Republican 2%

How to Interpret these Evaluations

Keep in mind that ratings done by special interest groups often do not represent a non-partisan stance. In addition, some groups select votes that tend to favor members of one political party over another, rather than choosing votes based solely on issues concerns. Nevertheless, they can be invaluable in showing where an incumbent has stood on a series of votes in the past one or two years, especially when ratings by groups on all sides of an issue are compared. Website links, if available, and descriptions of the organizations offering performance evaluations are accessible by clicking on the name of the group.

Most performance evaluations are displayed in a percentage format. However, some organizations present their ratings in the form of a letter grade or endorsement based on voting records, interviews, survey results and/or sources of campaign funding. For consistency and ease in understanding, Project Vote Smart converts all scores into a percentage when possible. Please visit the group's website or call 1-888-VOTESMART for more specific information.

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