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Victory: 341 Winning Candidates Backed by AOA-PAC



AOA-PAC Success Rate -- 95%

AOA-PAC



“The AOA has emerged as one of the most respected and most effective health care organizations in Washington, DC. From working with their outstanding Capitol Hill team, I know that optometrists – doctors on the frontline of eye and vision care -- are determined to help the new Congress and the new President seize this important opportunity to improve health care in America.”

    – Rep. James E. Clyburn (D-SC), U.S. House Majority Whip

 

Click on a state to see a list of candidates backed by AOA-PAC

Click on any state for a listing of AOA-PAC supported candidates

* = Notates Optometrist
* * = Notates Candidate
Bolded print = Notates Leadership

ALABAMA:
Senator Jeff Sessions
Congressman Jo Bonner (AL-01)
Congressman Michael Rogers (AL-03)
Congressman Robert Aderholt (AL-04)
**Candidate Parker Griffith (AL-05)
Congressman Spencer Bachus (AL-06)
Congressman Artur Davis (AL-07)

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ALASKA:
Congressman Don Young (AK-AL)

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ARIZONA:
**Candidate Ann Kirkpatrick (AZ-01)
Congressman Trent Franks (AZ-02)
Congressman John Shadegg (AZ-03)
Congressman Ed Pastor (AZ-04)
Congressman Harry Mitchell (AZ-05)
Congressman Jeff Flake (AZ-06)
Congressman Raul Grijalva (AZ-07)
Congresswoman Gabrielle Giffords (AZ-08)

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ARKANSAS:
Senator Mark Pryor
Congressman Marion Berry (AR-01)
Congressman Vic Snyder (AR-02)
*Congressman John Boozman (AR-03)
Congressman Mike Ross (AR-04)

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CALIFORNIA:
Congressman Mike Thompson (CA-01)
Congressman Wally Herger (CA-02)
Congresswoman Doris Matsui (CA-05)
Congresswoman Lynn Woolsey (CA-06)
Congressman George Miller (CA-07)
Speaker of the House, Congresswoman Nancy Pelosi (CA-08)
Congresswoman Barbara Lee (CA-09)
Congresswoman Ellen Tauscher (CA-10)
Congressman Jerry McNerney (CA-11)
Congresswoman Jackie Spier (CA-12)
Congressman Pete Stark (CA-13)
Congresswoman Anna Eshoo (CA-14)
Congressman Mike Honda (CA-15)
Congresswoman Zoe Lofgren (CA-16)
Congressman Sam Farr (CA-17)
Congressman Dennis Cardoza (CA-18)
Congressman George Radanovich (CA-19)
Congressman Jim Costa (CA-20)
Congressman Devin Nunes (CA-21)
Congresswoman Lois Capps (CA-23)
Congressman Elton Gallegly (CA-24)
Congressman Buck McKeon (CA-25)
Congressman David Dreier (CA-26)
Congressman Brad Sherman (CA-27)
Congressman Howard Berman (CA-28)
Congressman Adam Schiff (CA-29)
Congressman Henry Waxman (CA-30)
Congressman Xavier Becerra (CA-31)
Congresswoman Hilda Solis (CA-32)
Congresswoman Lucille Roybal-Allard (CA-34)
Congresswoman Jane Harman (CA-36)
Congresswoman Laura Richardson (CA-37)
Congresswoman Linda Sanchez (CA-39)
Congressman Ed Royce (CA-40)
Congressman Jerry Lewis (CA-41)
Congressman Joe Baca (CA-43)
Congressman Ken Calvert (CA-44)
Congressman Mary Bono Mack (CA-45)
Congresswoman Loretta Sanchez (CA-47)
Congressman Brian Bilbray (CA-50)
Congressman Bob Filner (CA-51)
Congresswoman Susan Davis (CA-53)

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COLORADO:
**Congressman Mark Udall - Senate
Congresswoman Diana DeGette (CO-01)
Congressman John Salazar (CO-03)
Congressman Doug Lamborn (CO-05)
**Candidate Mike Coffman (CO-06)
Congressman Ed Perlmutter (CO-07)

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CONNECTICUT:
Congressman John Larson (CT-01)
Congressman Joe Courtney (CT-02)
Congressman Rosa DeLauro (CT-03)
Congressman Chris Murphy (CT-05)

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DELAWARE
Senator Joe Biden

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FLORIDA:
Congressman Jeff Miller (FL-01)
Congressman Ander Crenshaw (FL-04)
Congressman Cliff Stearns (FL-06)
Congressman C.W. Bill Young (FL-10)
Congressman Kathy Castor (FL-11)
Congressman Adam Putnam (FL-12)
Congressman Connie Mack (FL-14)
Congressman Kendrick Meek (FL-16)
Congresswoman Ileana Ros-Lehtinen (FL-18)
Congressman Robert Wexler (FL-19)
Congresswoman Debbie Wasserman Schultz (FL-20)
Congressman Ron Klein (FL-22)

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GEORGIA:
Congressman Jack Kingston (GA-01)
Congressman Sanford Bishop (GA-02)
Congressman Lynn Westmoreland (GA-03)
Congressman Hank Johnson (GA-04)
Congressman John Lewis (GA-05)
Congressman Jim Marshall (GA-08)
Congressman Nathan Deal (GA-09)
Congressman John Barrow (GA-12)

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HAWAII:
Congressman Neil Abercrombie (HI-01)
Congresswoman Mazie Hirono (HI-02)

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IDAHO:
Congressman Mike Simpson (ID-02)

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ILLINOIS:
Majority Whip, Senator Richard Durbin
Congressman Bobby Rush (IL-01)
Congressman Jesse Jackson, Jr. (IL-02)
Congressman Rahm Emanuel (IL-05)
Congressman Danny Davis (IL-07)
Congresswoman Melissa Bean (IL-08)
Congresswoman Jan Schakowsky (IL-09)
Congressman Mark Kirk (IL-10)
**Candidate Debbie Halvorson (IL-11)
Congresswoman Judy Biggert (IL-13)
Congressman Bill Foster (IL-14)
Congressman Phil Hare (IL-17)
Congressman John Shimkus (IL-19)

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INDIANA:
Congressman Peter Visclosky (IN-01)
Congressman Mark Souder (IN-03)
Congressman Steve Buyer (IN-04)
Congressman Dan Burton (IN-05)
Congressman Mike Pence (IN-06)
Congressman Andre Carson (IN-07)
Congressman Baron Hill (IN-09)

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IOWA:
Senator Tom Harkin
Congressman Bruce Braley (IA-01)
Congressman Dave Loebsack (IA-02)
Congressman Leonard Boswell (IA-03)
Congressman Tom Latham (IA-04)
Congressman Steve King (IA-05)

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KANSAS:
Senator Pat Roberts
Congressman Jerry Moran (KS-01)
Congressman Dennis Moore (KS-03)

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KENTUCKY:
Minority Leader, Senator Mitch McConnell
Congressman Ed Whitfield (KY-01)
Congressman John Yarmuth (KY-03)
Congressman Geoff Davis (KY-04)
Congressman Hal Rogers (KY-05)
Congressman Ben Chandler (KY-06)

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LOUSIANA:
Senator Mary Landrieu
Congressman Charlie Melancon (LA-03)
Congressman Rodney Alexander (LA-05)
Congressman Charles Boustany, Jr. (LA-07)

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MAINE:
Senator Susan Collins
**Candidate Chellie Pingree (ME-01)
Congressman Mike Michaud (ME-02)

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MARYLAND:
Congressman Dutch Ruppersberger (MD-02)
Congressman John Sarbanes (MD-03)
Congresswoman Donna Edwards (MD-04)
Majority Leader, Congressman Steny Hoyer (MD-05)
Congressman Elijah Cummings (MD-07)
Congressman Chris Van Hollen (MD-08)

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MASSACHUSETTS:
Senator John Kerry
Congressman John Olver (MA-01)
Congressman Richard Neal (MA-02)
Congressman James McGovern (MA-03)
Congressman Barney Frank (MA-04)
Congresswoman Niki Tsongas (MA-05)
Congressman John Tierney (MA-06)
Congressman Ed Markey (MA-07)
Congressman Michael Capuano (MA-08)

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MICHIGAN:
Senator Carl Levin
Congressman Bart Stupak (MI-01)
Congressman Peter Hoekstra (MI-02)
Congressman Vernon Elhers (MI-03)
Congressman Dave Camp (MI-04)
Congressman Dale Kildee (MI-05)
Congressman Fred Upton (MI-06)
Congressman Mike Rogers (MI-08)
Congresswoman Candice Miller (MI-10)
Congressman Thad McCotter (MI-11)
Congressman Sander Levin (MI-12)
Congresswoman Carolyn Kilpatrick (MI-13)
Congressman John Conyers (MI-14)
Congressman John Dingell (MI-15)

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MINNESOTA:
Congressman Tim Walz (MN-01)
Congressman John Kline (MN-02)
Congresswoman Betty McCollum (MN-04)
Congressman Keith Ellison (MN-05)
Congresswoman Michelle Bachmann (MN-05)
Congressman Collin Peterson (MN-07)
Congressman James Oberstar (MN-08)

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MISSISSIPPI:
Senator Thad Cochran
Congressman Buddy Childers (MS-01)
Congressman Bennie Thompson (MS-02)

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MISSOURI:
Congressman Lacy Clay (MO-01)
Congressman Todd Akin (MO-02)
Congressman Russ Carnahan (MO-03)
Congressman Ike Skelton (MO-04)
Minority Whip, Congressman Roy Blunt (MO-07)

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MONTANA:
Senator Max Baucus
Congressman Dennis Rehberg (MT-AL)

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NEBRASKA:
**Candidate Mike Johanns - Senate
Congressman Adrian Smith (NE-03)

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NEVADA:
Congresswoman Shelley Berkley (NV-01)
Congressman Dean Heller (NV-02)

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NEW HAMPSHIRE:
**Candidate Jean Shaheen - Senate
Congressman Paul Hodes (NH-02)

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NEW JERSEY:
Senator Frank Lautenberg
Congressman Rob Andrews (NJ-01)
Congressman Frank LoBiondo (NJ-02)
**Candidate John Adler (NJ-03)
Congressman Chris Smith (NJ-04)
Congressman Scott Garrett (NJ-05)
Congressman Frank Pallone (NJ-06)
Congressman Bill Pascrell, Jr. (NJ-08)
Congressman Steve Rothman (NJ-09)
Congressman Donald Payne (NJ-10)
Congressman Rodney Frelinghuysen (NJ-11)
Congressman Rush Holt (NJ-12)
Congressman Albio Sires (NJ-13)

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NEW MEXICO:
**Congressman Tom Udall – Senate
**Candidate Martin Heinreich (NM-01)
**Candidate Ben Ray Lujan (NM-02)
**Candidate Harry Teague (NM-03)

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NEW YORK:
Congressman Tim Bishop (NY-01)
Congressman Steve Israel (NY-02)
Congresswoman Carolyn McCarthy (NY-04)
Congressman Gary Ackerman (NY-05)
Congressman Gregory Meeks (NY-06)
Congressman Joe Crowley (NY-07)
Congressman Jerry Nadler (NY-08)
Congressman Anthony Weiner (NY-09)
Congressman Ed Towns (NY-10)
Congresswoman Yvette Clarke (NY-11)
Congresswoman Nydia Velazquez (NY-12)
Congresswoman Carolyn Maloney (NY-14)
Congressman Charlie Rangel (NY-15)
Congressman Jose Serrano (NY-16)
Congressman Eliot Engel (NY-17)
Congresswoman Nita Lowey (NY-18)
Congressman Maurice Hinchey (D-22)
Congressman John McHugh (NY-23)
Congressman Mick Arcuri (NY-24)
**Candidate Dan Maffei (NY-25)
**Candidate Christopher Lee (NY-26)
Congressman Brian Higgins (NY-27)
Congresswoman Louise Slaughter (NY-28)

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NORTH CAROLINA:
Congressman G.K. Butterfield (NC-01)
Congressman Walter Jones (NC-03)
Congressman David Price (NC-04)
Congresswoman Virginia Foxx (NC-05)
Congressman Mike McIntyre (NC-07)
Congressman Sue Myrick (NC-09)
Congressman Heath Schuler (NC-11)
Congressman Melvin Watt (NC-12)
Congressman Brad Miller (NC-13)

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NORTH DAKOTA:
Congressman Earl Pomeroy (ND-AL)

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OHIO:
Congresswoman Jean Schmidt (OH-02)
Congressman Robert Latta (OH-05)
Congressman Charlie Wilson (OH-06)
**Candidate Steve Austria (OH-07)
Minority Leader, Congressman John Boehner (OH-08)
Congresswoman Marcy Kaptur (OH-09)
Congressman Dennis Kucinich (OH-10)
Congressman Pat Tierbi (OH-12)
Congresswoman Betty Sutton (OH-13)
**Candidate Steve Stivers (OH-15)
**Candidate John Boccieri (OH-16)
Congressman Tim Ryan (OH-17)
Congressman Zach Space (OH-18)

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OKLAHOMA:
Congressman Dan Boren (OK-02)
Congressman Frank Lucas (OK-03)
Congressman Tom Cole (OK-04)

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OREGON:
Congressman David Wu (OR-01)
Congressman Greg Walden (OR-02)
Congressman Earl Blumenauer (OR-03)
Congressman Pete DeFazio (OR-04)
**Candidate Kurt Schrader (OR-05)

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PENNSYLVANIA:
Congressman Robert Brady (PA-01)
Congressman Chaka Fattah (PA-02)
Congressman Jason Altmire (PA-04)
**Candidate Glenn Thompson (PA-05)
Congressman Jim Gerlach (PA-06)
Congressman Joe Sestak (PA-07)
Congressman Patrick Murphy (PA-08)
Congressman Chris Carney (PA-10)
Congressman John Murtha (PA-11)
Congresswoman Allyson Schwartz (PA-13)
Congressman Mike Doyle (PA-14)
Congressman Charles Dent (PA-15)
Congressman Joe Pitts (PA-16)
Congressman Tim Murphy (PA-18)
Congressman Todd Platts (PA-19)

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RHODE ISLAND:
Senator Jack Reed
Congressman Patrick Kennedy (RI-01)
Congressman Jim Langevin (RI-02)

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SOUTH CAROLINA
Senator Lindsay Graham
Congressman Joe Wilson (SC-02)
Congressman Gresham Barrett (SC-03)
Congressman John Spratt, Jr. (SC-05)
Majority Whip, Congressman James Clyburn (SC-06)

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SOUTH DAKOTA:
Senator Tim Johnson
Congresswoman Stephanie Herseth-Sandlin (SD-AL)

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TENNESSEE:
Senator Lamar Alexander
Congressman Zach Wamp (TN-03)
Congressman Jim Cooper (TN-05)
Congressman Bart Gordon (TN-06)
Congresswoman Marsha Blackburn (TN-07)
Congressman John Tanner (TN-08)
Congressman Steve Cohen (TN-09)

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TEXAS:
Senator John Cornyn
Congressman Sam Johnson (TX-03)
Congressman Ralph Hall (TX-04)
Congressman Jeb Hensarling (TX-05)
Congressman Joe Barton (TX-06)
Congressman John Culberson (TX-07)
Congressman Kevin Brady (TX-08)
Congresswoman Kay Granger (TX-12)
Congressman Mac Thornberry (TX-13)
Congressman Ruben Hinojosa (TX-15)
Congressman Silvestre Reyes (TX-16)
Congressman Chet Edwards (TX-17)
Congresswoman Sheila Jackson Lee (TX-18)
Congressman Charlie Gonzalez (TX-20)
Congressman Ciro Rodriguez (TX-23)
Congressman Kenny Marchant (TX-24)
Congressman Lloyd Doggett (TX-25)
Congressman Solomon Ortiz (TX-27)
Congressman Gene Green (TX-29)
Congresswoman Eddie Bernice Johnson (TX-30)
Congressman John Carter (TX-31)

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UTAH:
Congressman Rob Bishop (UT-01)

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VERMONT:
Congressman Peter Welch (VT-AL)

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VIRGINIA:
**Governor Mark Warner – Senate
Congressman Robert Whitman (VA-01)
Congressman Bobby Scott (VA-03)
Congressman Randy Forbes (VA-04)
Congressman Eric Cantor (VA-07)
Congressman James Moran (VA-08)
Congressman Rick Boucher (VA-09)
Congressman Frank Wolfe (VA-10)

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WASHINGTON:
Congressman Jay Inslee (WA-01)
Congressman Rick Larsen (WA-02)
Congressman Brian Baird (WA-03)
Congresswoman Cathy McMorris Rodgers (WA-05)
Congressman Norm Dicks (WA-06)
Congressman Jim McDermott (WA-07)
Congressman Adam Smith (WA-09)

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WEST VIRGINIA:
Senator John Rockefeller, IV
Congressman Alan Mollohan (WV-01)
Congresswoman Shelley Moore Capito (WV-02)
Congressman Nick Rahall, II (WV-03)

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WISCONSIN
Congressman Paul Ryan (WI-01)
Congresswoman Tammy Baldwin (WI-02)
Congressman Ron Kind (WI-03)
Congressman Dave Obey (WI-07)
Congressman Steve Kagen (WI-08)

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WYOMING:
Senator Mike Enzi
Senator John Barrasso

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