Candidates - Iranian American Political Action Committee (IAPAC)

IAPAC Candidates

The Iranian American Political Action Committee (IAPAC) is the connected PAC of the Public Affairs Alliance of Iranian Americans (PAAIA), and plays an integral role in the “Influence Building” mission of PAAIA. IAPAC contributes to candidates running for public office, regardless of their party affiliation, who are attuned to the concerns of the Iranian American community. Political Action Committees are an important part of the American political process. As a critical tool in PAAIA’s advocacy efforts, IAPAC contributions are a means of access to discuss policy positions and/or educate our elected officials, assuring that our message is heard on Capitol Hill, and a way to encourage increased community participation.

Congressional candidates supported by IAPAC have an exceptional track record on the issues of importance to the Iranian American community, have articulated a readiness to engage and work with Iranian Americans, or are in a position to have influence over the legislative issues of concern to the community. Iranian American candidates supported by IAPAC have demonstrated their commitment to public service, are running viable campaigns, and embrace their heritage.

2020 Candidates

	Richard Blumenthal U.S. Senate (D-CT)	John Cornyn U.S. Senate (R-TX)	Chris Van Hollen U.S. Senate (D-MD)	Gerald Connolly U.S. House of Representatives (D-11th/VA)

Dan Crenshaw U.S. House of Representatives (R-3rd/TX)		Zahra Karinshak Candidate U.S. House of Representatives (D-7th/GA)	Jamie Raskin U.S. House of Representatives (D-3rd/NY)	Darius Shahinfar Candidate Albany City Treasurer
2018 Candidates

Jeff Flake U.S. Senate (R-AZ)		Kirsten Gillibrand U.S. Senate (D-NY)	Tim Kaine U.S. Senate (D-VA)	Chris Murphy U.S. Senate (D-CT)

Rand Paul U.S. Senate (R-KY)		Ben Sasse U.S. Senate (D-NE)	Democratic Senatorial Campaign Committee (DSCC)	Andre Carson U.S. House of Representatives (D-7th/IN)

Gerald Connolly U.S. House of Representatives (D-11th/VA)		Shireen Ghorbani Candidate U.S. House of Representatives (D-2nd/UT)	Kia Hamadanchy Candidate U.S. House of Representatives (D-45th/CA)	Sheila Jackson Lee U.S. House of Representatives (D-18th/TX)

Zoe Lofgren U.S. House of Representatives (D-19th/CA)		Carolyn Maloney U.S. House of Representatives (D-12th/NY)	Scott Peters U.S. House of Representatives (D-52nd/CA)	Francis Rooney U.S. House of Representatives (R-19th/FL)

Ed Royce U.S. House of Representatives (R-39th/CA)		Adam Schiff U.S. House of Representatives (D-28th/CA)	National Republican Congressional Committee (NRCC)	Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee (DCCC)

Liliana Bakhtiari Candidate Atlanta City Council District Five		Anna Eskamani Candidate Florida House Representative District 47	Amir Farokhi Atlanta City Council Member District 2	Anna Kaplan Candidate New York State Senator District 7

Zahra Karinshak Candidate Georgia State Senate District 48		Shabnam Lotfi Candidate Wisconsin State Assembly District 77	Melody Shekari Candidate Tennessee State Representative District 28

2016 Candidates

Richard Blumenthal U.S. Senate (D-CT)	Donna Edwards Candidate U.S. Senate (D-4th/MD)	Jeff Flake U.S. Senate (R-AZ)	Charles Schumer U.S. Senate (D-NY)

Chris Van Hollen Candidate U.S. Senate (D-MD)	Anna Kaplan Candidate U.S. House of Representatives (D-3rd/NY))	Carolyn Maloney U.S. House of Representatives (D-14th/NY))	John Mica U.S. House of Representatives (R-7h/FL))

Scott Peters U.S. House of Representatives (D-52nd/CA))	Jamie Raskin Candidate U.S. House of Representatives (D-3rd/NY))	Greg Walden U.S. House of Representatives (D-2nd/OR))	Andre Carson U.S. House of Representatives (D-7th/IN))

Barbara Comstock Candidate U.S. House of Representatives (R-10th/VA))	Gerald Connolly U.S. House of Representatives (D-11th/VA)	Randy Forbes U.S. House of Representatives (R-4th/VA)	Michael M. Honda U.S. House of Representatives (D-17th/CA)

Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee (DCCC)	National Republican Congressional Committee (NRCC)	Cyrus Habib Candidate Lieutenant Governor Washington State	Fred Ameri Candidate Newport City Beach Council

Mani Farhidi Los Gatos Union School Board	Shiva Farivar Candidate Irvine City Council	Sabrina Setareh Kraus Candidate Civil Court Judge New York, NY	Marjan Philhour Candidate San Francisco Board of Supervisors
2014 Candidates

Jeff Flake U.S. Senate (R-AZ)	Al Franken U.S. Senate (D-MN)	Ed Markey U.S. Senate (D-MA)	Rand Paul U.S. Senate (R-KY)

Jeanne Shaheen U.S. Senate (D-NH)	Andre Carson U.S. House of Representatives(D-7th/IN)	Gerald Connolly U.S. House of Representatives (D-11th/VA)	Donna Edwards U.S. House of Representatives (D-4th/MD)

Randy Forbes U.S. House of Representatives (R-4th/VA)	Virginia Foxx U.S. House of Representatives (R-5th/NC)	Michael M. Honda U.S. House of Representatives (D-17th/CA)	Carolyn Maloney U.S. House of Representatives (D-14th/NY)

John Mica U.S. House of Representatives (R-7h/FL))	Scott Peters U.S. House of Representatives (D-52nd/CA))	Ed Royce U.S. House of Representatives (R-39th/CA))	Steve Scalise U.S. House of Representatives (R-1st/LA))

Jackie Speier U.S. House of Representatives (D-14th/CA))	Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee (DCCC)	National Republican Congressional Committee (NRCC)	Bobby Abtahai Candidate Dallas City Council District 14

Eric Garcetti Candidate Mayor of Los Angeles, CA	Cyrus Habib Candidate Washington State Senate District 48	Amir Omar Candidate Mayor Richardson, Texas	Darius Shahinfar Candidate Albany City Treasurer

Richard Taleverdian-Jesswein Candidate Santa Monica-Malibu Board of Education	Sunny Zia Candidate Long Beach Community College Trustee
2012 Candidates

Susan Collins U.S. Senate (R-ME)	John Cornyn U.S. Senate (R-TX)	Robert Menendez U.S. Senate (D-NJ)	Democratic Senatorial Campaign Committee (DSCC)

National Republican Senatorial Committee (NRSC)	Gerald E. Connolly U.S. House of Representatives (D-11th/VA)	Donna F. Edwards U.S. House of Representatives (D-4th/MD)	Randy Forbes U.S. House of Representative (R-4th/VA)

Michael M. Honda U.S. House of Representatives (D-15th/CA)	Carolyn Maloney U.S. House of Representatives (D-14th/NY)	John Mica U.S. House of Representatives (R-7th/FL)	Milad Pooran Candidate U.S. House of Representatives (D-6th/MD)

Mike Rogers U.S. House of Representatives (R-8th/MI)	Peter Roskam U.S. House of Representatives (R-6th/IL)	Ed Royce U.S. House of Representative (R-40th/CA)	Jackie Speier U.S. House of Representatives (D-12th/CA)

Henry Waxman U.S. House of Representatives (D-33rd/CA)	Frank Wolf U.S. House of Representatives (R-10th/VA)	Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee (DCCC)	National Republican Congressional Committee (NRCC)

Edesa Bitbadal Candidate San Jose City Council (District 10)	Sharmin Bock Candidate District Attorney San Francisco County California	Farrah Douglas Candidate California State Assembly (R-76th)	Cyrus Habib Candidate Washington House of Representatives District 48, Position 2

Anna Kaplan Councilmember Elect Candidate North Hempstead New York (D-4th)	Sabrina Setareh Kraus Candidate Civil Court Judge New York, NY	Ross Mirkarimi Candidate Sheriff San Francisco County California	Amir Omar Council Member, City of Richardson
2010 Candidates

Charlie Crist Candidate U.S. Senate (I-FL)	Susan Collins U.S. Senate (R-ME)	Charles Schumer U.S. Senate (D-NY)	Democratic Senatorial Campaign Committee (DSCC)

National Republican Senatorial Committee (NRSC)	Brian Bilbray U.S. House of Representatives (R-50th/CA)	Donna F. Edwards U.S. House of Representatives (D-4th/MD)	Randy Forbes U.S. House of Representative (R-4th/VA)

Michael M. Honda U.S. House of Representative (D-15th/CA)	Carolyn Maloney U.S. House of Representatives (D-14th/NY)	John Mica U.S. House of Representatives (R-7th/FL)	Patrick Murphy U.S. House of Representatives (D-8th/PA)

Henry Waxman U.S. House of Representatives (D-30th/CA)	Robert J. Wittman U.S. House of Representatives (R-1st/VA)	Frank Wolf U.S. House of Representatives (R-10th/VA)	Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee (DCCC)

National Republican Congressional Committee (NRCC)	Mark Ameli Candidate Superior Court Judge Los Angeles County California	Bahareh Azizi Candidate Atlanta City Council District 6	Farrah Douglas Candidate Carlsbad City Council

Elle Falahat Candidate District Attorney Contra Costa County California	Shiva Farivar Candidate Irvine City Council	Amir Farokhi Candidate Atlanta City Council Post 2 At Large	Shahram Hadian Candidate Washington State House of Representatives District 44, Position1

Amir Ladan Candidate Seminole County Florida Court Judge	David Vahedi Candidate Los Angeles City Council - District 5
2008 Candidates

Norm Coleman U.S. Senate (R-MN)	Susan Collins U.S. Senate (R-ME)	John Kerry U.S. Senate (D-MA)	Frank Lautenberg U.S. Senate (D-NJ)

Gordon Smith U.S. Senate (R-OR)	Mark Warner Candidate U.S. Senate (D-VA)	John Campbell U.S. House of Representative (R-48th/CA)	Tom Feeney U.S. House of Representatives (R-24th/FL)

Kirsten Gillibrand U.S. House of Representatives (D-20th/NY)	Michael M. Honda U.S. House of Representative (D-15th/CA)	John Mica U.S. House of Representatives (R-7th/FL)	Carolyn Maloney U.S. House of Representatives (D-14th/NY)

Patrick Murphy U.S. House of Representatives (D-8th/PA)	Darius Shahinfar Candidate U.S. House of Representatives (D-21/NY)	Loretta Sanchez U.S. House of Representatives (D-47th/CA)	Christopher Shays U.S. House of Representatives (R-4th/CT)

Niki Tsongas U.S. House of Representative (D-5th/MA)	Henry Waxman U.S. House of Representatives (D-30th/CA)	Susan Amini Candidate King County Superior Court Judge	Jimmy Delshad Mayor Beverly Hills, California

Farrah Douglas Candidate Carlsbad City Council	Ahsha Safai Candidate San Francisco Board of Supervisors District 11
2006 Candidates

Hillary Clinton U.S. Senate (D-NY)	Chuck Hagel U.S. Senate (R-NE)	Kay Bailey Hutchison U.S. Senate (R-TX)	Edward M. Kennedy U.S. Senate (D-MA)

Arlen Specter U.S. Senate (R-PA)	Jim Webb Candidate U.S. Senate (D-VA)	John Campbell U.S. House of Representative (R-48th/CA)	Tom Feeney U.S. House of Representatives (R-24th/FL)

Michael M. Honda U.S. House of Representative (D-15th/CA)	Carolyn Maloney U.S. House of Representatives (D-14th/NY)	Marty Meehan U.S. House of Representatives (D-5th/MA)	John Mica U.S. House of Representatives (R-7th/FL)

Amir Omar Candidate U.S. House of Representatives (R-30th/TX)	Nancy Pelosi U.S. House of Representative (D-8th/CA)	Christopher Shays U.S. House of Representatives (R-4th/CT)	Henry Waxman U.S. House of Representatives (D-30th/CA)

Anthony Weiner U.S. House of Representatives (D-9th/NY)	Susan Etezadi Candidate San Mateo County Superior Court Judge	Darab Ghaffary Candidate Sunnyvale City Council	Sheila Hanson Candidate Orange County Superior Court Judge
2004 Candidates

Orrin G. Hatch U.S. Senate (R-UT)	Edward M. Kennedy U.S. Senate (D-MA)	Carolyn Maloney U.S. House of Representatives (D-14 th /NY)	Charles Schumer U.S. Senate (D-NY)

Marty Meehan U.S. House of Representatives (D-5th/MA)	Democratic Senatorial Campaign Committee (DSCC)	National Republican Senatorial Committee (NRSC)	Goli Ameri Candidate U.S. House of Representatives (R-1st/OR)

Barbara Boxer U.S. Senate (D-CA)	Thomas Daschle U.S. Senate (D-SD)	Mel Martinez Candidate U.S. Senate (R-FL)	Thomas Davis III U.S. Congress (R-11th/VA)

Christopher Shays U.S. Congress (R-4th/CT)	Ross Mirkarimi San Francisco Board of Supervisors

IAPAC Candidates

2020 Candidates

2018 Candidates

2016 Candidates

2014 Candidates

2012 Candidates

2010 Candidates

2008 Candidates

2006 Candidates

2004 Candidates