Past Endorsements

Past Endorsements

This page lists endorsements IAPAC has made for candidates prior to the current 2023-2024 election cycle. Click the arrows to view different election cycles.

IAPAC supported the following candidates in the 2022 Election Cycle:

  • Richard Blumenthal for Senate (D-CT)
  • Gerry Connolly for Congress (D-VA10)
  • Brian Fitzpatrick for Congress (R-PA1)
  • Jim Himes for Congress (D-CT4)
  • Carolyn Maloney (D-NY12)
  • Betty McCollumn for Congress (D-MN4)
  • Jerry Nadler for Congress (D-NY12)
  • Rand Paul for Senate (R-KY)
  • Scott Peters for Congress (D-CA52)
  • Jamie Raskin for Congress (D-MD8)
  • María Salazar for Congress (R-FL27)
  • Ben Sasse for Senate (R-NE)
  • Michael Waltz for Congress (R-FL6)

Iranian American Candidates

  • Shervin Aazami for Congress (D-CA32)
  • Yassamin Ansari for Phoenix City Council
  • Liliana Bakhtiari for Atlanta City Council
  • Stephanie Bice for Congress (R-OK5)
  • Soheila Bana for Richmond City Council
  • Sara Beeson for Roswell City Council
  • Tali Farhadian Weinstein for Manhattan District Attorney
  • Darya Farivar for Washington State Legislature
  • Amir Farokhi for Atlanta City Council
  • Ramin Fatehi for Norfolk Virginia Commonwealth's Attorney
  • Richard T. Jesswin for Malibu School Board
  • Shebreh Kalantari-Johnson for Santa Cruz County Supervisor
  • Sabrina Kraus for New York Supreme Court
  • Sharona Nazarian for Beverly Hills City Council
  • Milad Pooran for Maryland House of Delegates District 31
  • Suzie Price for Mayor of Long Beach, CA
  • Michelle Siri for Lieutenant Governor of Maryland
  • Sunny Zia for Long Beach Community College Board of Trustees

IAPAC supported the following candidates in the 2020 Election Cycle:

  • Gerald Connolly for Congress (VA-11)
  • John Cornyn for Senate (TX)
  • Brian Fitzpatrick for Congress (PA-1)
  • Virginia Foxx for Congress (NC-5)
  • Zoe Lofgren for Congress (CA-19)
  • Carolyn Maloney for Congress (NY-12)
  • Betty McCollum for Congress (MN-4)
  • Gary Peters for Senate (MI)
  • Scott Peters for Congress (CA-52)
  • Jamie Raskin for Congress (MD-8)
  • Ben Sasse for Senate (NE)
  • Chris Van Hollen for Senate (MD)
  • Michael Waltz for Congress (FL-6)

Iranian American Candidates

  • Stephanie Bice for U.S. Congress (OK-5)
  • Ahsha Safaí for San Francisco Board of Supervisors
  • Anna Eskamani for Florida State House of Representatives
  • Anna Kaplan for New York State Senate
  • Sepi Shyne for West Hollywood, CA City Council
  • Kimi Abernathy for Tennessee State Senate
  • Sarah Beeson for Georgia State Senate
  • Ardavan Davari for Paramount, CA City Council
  • Shireen Ghorbani for Salt Lake County Council
  • Zahra Karinshak for U.S. Congress (GA-7)
  • Siamak Khadjenoury for Utah State House of Representatives
  • Alan Khazei for U.S. Congress (MA-4)
  • Sima Ladjevardian for U.S. Congress (TX-2)
  • Shani Moslehi for Laguna Niguel, CA City Council
  • Dary Rezvani for State Center Community College Trustee
  • Darius Shahinfar for Albany, NY County Comptroller

IAPAC supported the following candidates in the 2018 Election Cycle:

  • Andre Carson for Congress (IN-7)
  • Gerald Connolly for Congress (VA-11)
  • Jeff Flake for Senate (AZ)
  • Kirsten Gillibrand for Senate (NY)
  • Tim Kaine for Senate (VA)
  • Sheila Jackson Lee for Congress (TX-18)
  • Zoe Lofgren for Congress (CA-19)
  • Carolyn Maloney for Congress (NY-12)
  • Chris Murphy for Senate (CT)
  • Scott Peters for Congress (CA-52)
  • Francis Rooney for Congress (FL-19)
  • Ed Royce for Congress (CA-39)
  • Adam Schiff for Congress (CA-28)

Iranian American Candidates

  • Liliana Bakhtiari for Atlanta City Council
  • Anna Eskamani for Florida State House of Representatives
  • Amir Farokhi for Atlanta City Council
  • Shireen Ghorbani for Congress (UT-2)
  • Kia Hamadanchy for Congress (CA-45)
  • Anna Kaplan for New York State Senate
  • Zahra Karinshak for Georgia State Senate
  • Shabnam Lotfi for Wisconsin State Assembly
  • Melody Shekari for Tennessee State House of Representatives

IAPAC supported the following candidates in the 2016 Election Cycle:

  • Richard Blumenthal for Senate (CT)
  • Andre Carson for Congress (IN-7)
  • Barbara Comstock for Congress (VA-10)
  • Gerald Connolly for Congress (VA-11)
  • Donna Edwards for Congress (MD-4)
  • Ready Forbes for Congress (VA-4)
  • Mike Honda for Congress (CA-17)
  • Anna Kaplan for Congress (NY-3)
  • Carolyn Maloney for Congress (NY-12)
  • John Mica for Congress (FL-7)
  • Scott Peters for Congress (CA-52)
  • Jamie Raskin for Congress (MD-8)
  • Chuck Schumer for Senate (NY)
  • Chris Van Hollen for Senate (MD)
  • Greg Walden for Congress (OR-2)

Iranian American Candidates

  • Fred Ameri for Newport Beach, CA City Council
  • Mani Farhadi for Los Gatos, CA School Board
  • Shiva Farivar for Irvine, CA City Council
  • Cyrus Habib for WA Lt. Governor
  • Anna Kaplan for Congress (NY-3)
  • Sabrina Kraus for NY Civil Court Judge
  • Marjan Philhour for San Francisco Supervisor

IAPAC supported the following candidates in the 2014 Election Cycle:

  • Andre Carson for Congress (IN-7)
  • Gerald Connolly for Congress (VA-11)
  • Donna Edwards for Congress (MD-4)
  • Randy Forbes for Congress (VA-4)
  • Virginia Foxx for Congress (NC-5)
  • Al Franken for Senate (MN)
  • Eric Garcetti for Los Angeles Mayor
  • Mike Honda for Congress (CA-17)
  • Carolyn Maloney for Congress (NY-12)
  • Ed Markey for Senate (MA)
  • John Mica for Congress (FL-7)
  • Scott Peters for Congress (CA-52)
  • Ed Royce for Congress (CA-39)
  • Steve Scalise for Congress (LA-1)
  • Jeanne Shaheen for Senate (NH)
  • Jackie Speier for Congress (CA-14)

Iranian American Candidates

  • Bobby Abtahi for Dallas City Council
  • Cyrus Habib for WA State Senate
  • Amir Omar for Richardson, TX Mayor
  • Darius Shahinfar for Albany, NY City Treasurer
  • Richard Taleverdian-Jesswein for Santa Monica - Malibu School Board
  • Sunny Zia for Long Beach Community College Trustee

IAPAC supported the following candidates in the 2012 Election Cycle:

  • Susan Collins for Senate (ME)
  • Gerald Connolly for Congress (VA-11)
  • Donna Edwards for Congress (MD-4)
  • Randy Forbes for Congress (VA-4)
  • Mike Honda for Congress (CA-17)
  • Carolyn Maloney for Congress (NY-12)
  • Bob Menendez for Senate (NJ)
  • John Mica for Congress (FL-7)
  • Milad Pooran for Congress (MD-6)
  • Mike Rogers for Congress (MI-8)
  • Peter Roskam for Congress (IL-6)
  • Ed Royce for Congress (CA-39)
  • Jackie Speier for Congress (CA-14)
  • Henry Waxman for Congress (CA-33)
  • Frank Wolf for Congress (VA-10)

Iranian American Candidates

  • Edesa Bitbadal for San Jose City Council
  • Sharmin Bock for San Francisco County DA
  • Farrah Douglas for CA State Assembly
  • Cyrus Habib for WA House of Representatives
  • Anna Kaplan for North Hempstead, NY Town Board
  • Sabrina Kraus for NY Civil Court Judge
  • Ross Mirkarimi for San Francisco County Sheriff 
  • Amir Omar for Richardson, TX City Council

IAPAC supported the following candidates in the 2010 Election Cycle:

  • Brian Bilbray for Congress (CA-50)
  • Charlie Crist for Senate (FL)
  • Donna Edwards for Congress (MD-4)
  • Randy Forbes for Congress (VA-4)
  • Mike Honda for Congress (CA-15)
  • Carolyn Maloney for Congress (NY-14)
  • John Mica for Congress (FL-7)
  • Patrick Murphy for Congress (PA-8)
  • Chuck Schumer for Senate (NY)
  • Henry Waxman for Congress (CA-30)
  • Bob Wittman for Congress (VA-1)
  • Frank Wolf for Congress (VA-10)

Iranian American Candidates

  • Mark Ameli for Los Angeles County Superior Court Judge
  • Bahareh Azizi for Atlanta City Council
  • Farrah Douglas for Carlsbad City Council
  • Elle Falahat for Contra Costa County DA
  • Shiva Farivar for Irvine City Council
  • Amir Farokhi for Atlanta City Council
  • Shahram Hadian for WA House of Representatives
  • Amir Ladan for Seminole County, FL Judge
  • David Vahedi for Los Angeles City Council