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    Candidate Support Criteria

    Victory: 329 Winning Candidates Backed by AOA-PAC



    AOA-PAC Success Rate – 90%

    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, U.S. House Majority Whip

     

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

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

    ALABAMA:
    Senator Richard Shelby
    Congressman Jo Bonner (AL-01)
    Congressman Mike Rogers (AL-03)
    Congressman Robert Aderholt (AL-04)
    Congressman Spencer Bachus (AL-06)

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    ALASKA:

    Senator Lisa Murkowski
    Congressman Don Young (AK-At Large)

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    ARIZONA:
    Senator John McCain
    Congressman Trent Franks (AZ-02)
    **Candidate Ben Quayle (AZ-03)
    Congressman Ed Pastor (AZ-04)
    Congressman Jeff Flake (AZ-06)
    Congressman Raul Grijalva (AZ-07)

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    ARKANSAS:
    **Senate Candidate Congressman John Boozman, O.D.
    Congressman Mike Ross (AR-04)

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    CALIFORNIA:
    Senator Barbara Boxer
    Congressman Mike Thompson (CA-01)
    Congressman Wally Herger (CA-02)
    Congressman Dan Lungren (CA-03)
    Congressman Tom McClintock (CA-04)
    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)
    Congressman John Garamendi (CA-10)
    Congressman Fortney "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)
    Candidate Jeff Denham (CA-19)
    Congressman Jim Costa (CA-20)
    Congressman Devin Nunes (CA-21)
    Congressman Kevin McCarthy (CA-22)
    Congresswoman Lois Capps (CA-23)
    Congressman Elton Gallegly (CA-24)
    Congressman Howard "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 Judy Chu (CA-32)
    Candidate Karen Bass (CA-33)
    Congresswoman Lucille Roybal-Allard (D-34)
    Congresswoman Jane Harman (CA-36)
    Congresswoman Laura Richardson (CA-37)
    Congresswoman Grace Napolitano (CA-38)
    Congresswoman Linda Sanchez (CA-39)
    Congressman Ed Royce (CA-40)
    Congressman Jerry Lewis (CA-41)
    Congresswoman Mary Bono Mack (CA-45)
    Congresswoman Loretta Sanchez (CA-47)
    Congressman John Campbell (CA-48)
    Congressman Darrel Issa (CA-49)
    Congressman Brian Bilbray (CA-50)
    Congressman Bob Filner (CA-51)
    Congresswoman Susan Davis (CA-53)

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    COLORADO:
    Congresswoman Diana DeGette (CO-01)
    Congressman Jared Polis (CO-02)
    Congressman Doug Lamborn (CO-05)
    Congressman Mike Coffman (CO-06)
    Congressman Ed Perlmutter (CO-07)

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    CONNECTICUT:
    **Senate Candidate Richard Blumenthal
    Congressman John Larson (CT-01)
    Congressman Joe Courtney (CT-02)
    Congresswoman Rosa DeLauro (CT-03)
    Congressman Jim Himes (CT-04)
    Congressman Chris Murphy (CT-05)

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    DELAWARE
    **Senate Candidate Chris Coons
    **Candidate John Carney (DE-At Large)

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    FLORIDA:
    Congressman Jeff Miller (FL-01)
    Congresswoman Kathy Castor (FL-11)
    **Candidate Dennis Ross (FL-12)
    Congressman Connie Mack (FL-14)
    Congressman Tom Rooney (FL-16)
    Congresswoman Ileana Ros-Lehtinen (FL-18)
    Congressman Ted Deutch (FL-19)
    Congresswoman Debbie Wasserman-Schultz (FL-20)

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    GEORGIA:
    Senator Johnny Isackson
    Congressman Jack Kingston (GA-01)
    Congressman Lynn Westmoreland (GA-03)
    Congressman Hank Johnson (GA-04)
    Congressman John Lewis (GA-05)
    Congressman Tom Graves (GA-09)
    Congressman John Barrow (GA-12)

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    HAWAII:
    Senator Daniel Inouye
    **Candidate Colleen Hanabusa (HI-01)
    Congresswoman Mazie Hirono (HI-02)

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    IDAHO:
    Senator Mike Crapo
    Congressman Mike Simpson (ID-02)

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    ILLINOIS:
    Congressman Bobby Rush (IL-01)
    Congressman Jesse Jackson (IL-02)
    Congressman Dan Lipinski (IL-03)
    Congressman Mike Quigley (IL-05)
    Congressman Danny Davis (IL-07)
    Congresswoman Janice Schakowsky (IL-09)
    Congressman Jerry Costello (IL-12)
    Congresswoman Judy Biggert (IL-13)
    Congressman Donald Manzullo (IL-16)
    Congressman Aaron Schock (IL-18)
    Congressman John Shimkus (IL-19)

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    INDIANA:
    **Senate Candidate Dan Coats
    Congressman Peter Viscolsky (IN-01)
    **Candidate Marlin Stutzman (IN-03)
    **Candidate Todd Rokita (IN-04)
    Congressman Dan Burton (IN-05)
    Congressman Mike Pence (IN-06)
    Congressman Andre Carson (IN-07)

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    IOWA:
    Senator Charles Grassley
    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:
    **Senate Candidate Congressman Jerry Moran
    **Candidate Tim Huelskamp (KS-01)
    Congresswoman Lynn Jenkins (KS-02)

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    KENTUCKY:
    Congressman Ed Whitfield (KY-01)
    Congressman Brett Guthrie (KY-02)
    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:
    **Candidate Cedric Richmond (LA-02)
    **Candidate Jeff Landry (LA-03)
    Congressman Rodney Alexander (LA-05)

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    MAINE:
    Congresswoman Chellie Pingree (ME-01)
    Congressman Mike Michaud (ME-02)

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    MARYLAND:
    Senator Barbara Mikulski
    Congressman Dutch Ruppersberger (MD-02)
    Congressman John Sarbanes (MD-03)
    Congresswoman Donna Edwards (MD-04)
    House Majority Leader, Congressman Steny Hoyer (MD-05)
    Congressman Roscoe Bartlett (MD-06)
    Congressman Elijah Cummings (MD-07)
    Congressman Chris Van Hollen (MD-08)

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    MASSACHUSETTS:
    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 Edward Markey (MA-07)
    Congressman Mike Capuano (MA-08)
    **Candidate Bill Keating (MA-10)

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    MICHIGAN:
    Congressman Dave Camp (MI-04)
    Congressman Dale Kildee (MI-05)
    Congressman Fred Upton (MI-06)
    Congressman Michael Rogers (MI-08)
    Congressman Gary Peters (MI-09)
    Congresswoman Candice Miller (MI-10)
    Congressman Thaddeus McCotter (MI-11)
    Congressman Sander Levin (MI-12)
    Congressman John Dingell (MI-13)

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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 Michele Bachmann (MN-06)
    Congressman Collin Peterson (MN-07)

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    MISSISSIPPI:
    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)

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    MONTANA:

    Congressman Denny Rehberg (MT-At Large)

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    NEBRASKA:
    Congressman Jeff Fortenberry (NE-01)
    Congressman Lee Terry (NE-02)
    Congressman Adrian Smith (NE-03)

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    NEVADA:
    Senate Majority Leader, Senator Harry Reid
    Congresswoman Shelley Berkley (NV-01)
    Congressman Dean Heller (NV-02)

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    NEW HAMPSHIRE:
    **Senate Candidate Kelly Ayotte
    Congresswoman Carol Shea-Porter (NH-01)
    **Candidate Charlie Bass (NH-02)

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    NEW JERSEY:
    Congressman Rob Andrews (NJ-01)
    Congressman Frank LoBiondo (NJ-02)
    Congressman Christopher Smith (NJ-04)
    Congressman Scott Garrett (NJ-05)
    Congressman Frank Pallone (NJ-06)
    Congressman Leonard Lance (NJ-07)
    Congressman Bill Pascrell (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 Martin Heinrich (NM-01)
    Congressman Ben Lujan (NM-03)

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    NEW YORK:
    Senator Charles Schumer
    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 Jerrold Nadler (NY-08)
    Congressman Anthony Weiner (NY-09)
    Congressman Ed Towns (NY-10)
    Congressman Yvette Clark (NY-11)
    Congresswoman Nydia Velazquez (NY-12)
    Congresswoman Carolyn Maloney (NY-14)
    Congressman Jose Serrano (NY-16)
    Congresswoman Nita Lowey (NY-18)
    Congressman Paul Tonko (NY-21)
    Congressman Maurice Hinchey (NY-22)
    Congressman Bill Owens (NY-23)
    Congressman Dan Maffei (NY-25)
    Congressman Christopher Lee (NY-26)
    Congresswoman Louise Slaughter (NY-28)

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    NORTH CAROLINA:
    Senator Richard Burr
    Congressman G.K. Butterfield (NC-01)
    Congressman Walter Jones (NC-03)
    Congressman David Price (NC-04)
    Congressman Mike McIntyre (NC-07)
    Congressman Larry Kissell (NC-08)
    Congresswoman 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:
    **Candidate John Hoeven

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    OHIO:
    Congresswoman Jean Schmidt (OH-02)
    Congressman Mike Turner (OH-03)
    Congressman Jim Jordan (OH-04)
    Congressman Robert Latta (OH-05)
    Congressman Steve Austria (OH-07)
    House Minority Leader, Congressman John Boehner (OH-08)
    Congresswoman Marcy Kaptur (OH-09)
    Congressman Dennis Kucinich (OH-10)
    Congresswoman Marcia Fudge (OH-11)
    Congressman Patrick Tiberi (OH-12)
    Congresswoman Betty Sutton (OH-13)
    Congressman Steve LaTourette (OH-14)
    Congressman Tim Ryan (OH-17)

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    OKLAHOMA:
    Senator Tom Coburn
    Congressman Dan Boren (OK-02)
    Congressman Frank Lucas (OK-03)
    Congressman Tom Cole (OK-04)
    **Candidate James Lankford (OK-05)

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    OREGON:
    Senator Ron Wyden
    Congressman David Wu (OR-01)
    Congressman Greg Walden (OR-02)
    Congressman Earl Blumenauer (OR-03)
    Congressman Peter DeFazio (OR-04)
    Congressman Kurt Schrader (OR-05)

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    PENNSYLVANIA:
    Congressman Robert Brady (PA-01)
    Congressman Chaka Fattah (PA-02)
    Congressman Jason Altmire (PA-04)
    Congressman Glenn Thompson (PA-05)
    Congressman Jim Gerlach (PA-06)
    Congressman Chris Carney (PA-10)
    Congresswoman Allyson Schwartz (PA-13)
    Congressman Mike Doyle (PA-14)
    Congressman Charles Dent (PA-15)
    Congressman Joseph Pitts (PA-16)
    Congressman Todd Platts (PA-19)

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    RHODE ISLAND:
    **Candidate David Cicilline (RI-01)
    Congressman James Langevin (RI-02)

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    SOUTH CAROLINA
    Senator Jim DeMint
    **Candidate Tim Scott (SC-01)
    **Candidate Jeff Duncan (SC-03)
    House Majority Whip, Congressman James Clyburn (SC-06)

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    SOUTH DAKOTA:
    Senator John Thune

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    TENNESSEE:
    Congressman John Duncan (TN-02)
    Congressman Jim Cooper (TN-05)
    Congressman Marsha Blackburn (TN-07)
    Congressman Steve Cohen (TN-09)

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    TEXAS:
    Congressman Sam Johnson (TX-03)
    Congressman Ralph Hall (TX-04)
    Congressman Job 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)
    Congresswoman Sheila Jackson Lee (TX-18)
    Congressman Charlie Gonzalez (TX-20)
    Congressman Lamar Smith (TX-21)
    Congressman Pete Olson (TX-22)
    Congressman Kenny Marchant (TX-24)
    Congressman Lloyd Doggett (TX-25)
    Congressman Solomon Ortiz (TX-27)
    Congressman Gene Green (TX-29)
    Congressman John Carter (TX-31)
    Congressman Pete Sessions (TX-32)

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    UTAH:
    Congressman Rob Bishop (UT-01)

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    VERMONT:
    Senator Patrick Leahy
    Congressman Peter Welch (VT-At Large)

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    VIRGINIA:
    Congressman Robert Wittman (VA-01)
    Congressman Bobby Scott (VA-02)
    Congressman Randy Forbes (VA-04)
    House Minority Whip, Congressman Eric Cantor (VA-07)
    Congressman James Moran (VA-08)
    Congressman Frank Wolf (VA-10)

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    WASHINGTON:
    Senator Patty Murray
    Congressman Jay Inslee (WA-01)
    Congresswoman Cathy McMorris Rodgers (WA-05)
    Congressman Norm Dicks (WA-06)
    Congressman Dave Reichert (WA-08)
    Congressman Adam Smith (WA-09)

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    WEST VIRGINIA:
    **Senate Candidate Joe Manchin
    Congresswoman Shelly Moore Capito (WV-02)
    Congressman Nick Rahall (WV-03)

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    WISCONSIN
    Congressman Paul Ryan (WI-01)
    Congresswoman Tammy Baldwin (WI-02)
    Congressman Ron Kind (WI-03)
    Congresswoman Gwen Moore (WI-04)
    Congressman Thomas Petri (WI-06)

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    WYOMING:
    Congresswoman Cynthia Lummis (WY-At Large)

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