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State Office Name Party Rating
Robert Schaffer 33%
NY U.S. Senate - Sr Chuck Schumer Democratic 77%
VA U.S. House - 3 Bobby Scott Democratic 73%
Jim Sensenbrenner, Jr. 33%
José Serrano 87%
Jeff Sessions III 13%
TX U.S. House - 17 Pete Sessions Republican 27%
John Shadegg 20%
E. Clay Shaw, Jr. 33%
Christopher Shays 47%
Richard Shelby 13%
CA U.S. House - 32 Brad Sherman Democratic 71%
John Shimkus 40%
E.G. Shuster 33%
Norman Sisisky 73%
Joseph Skeen 27%
Ike Skelton 67%
Louise Slaughter 87%
WA U.S. House - 9 Adam Smith Democratic 73%
NJ U.S. House - 4 Chris Smith Republican 53%
Gordon Smith 20%
Lamar Smith 33%
Nick Smith 50%
Bob Smith 13%
Olympia Snowe 47%
Vic Snyder 60%
Mark Souder 50%
Arlen Specter 77%
Floyd Spence, Sr. 40%
John Spratt, Jr. 85%
Debbie Stabenow 73%
Pete Stark 93%
Cliff Stearns 33%
Charles Stenholm 73%
Ted Stevens 27%
Ted Strickland 87%
Bob Stump 27%
Bart Stupak 73%
John Sununu 20%
James Talent 36%
John Tanner 77%
Ellen Tauscher 60%
William Tauzin II 27%
Charles Taylor 43%
Gene Taylor 73%
Craig Thomas 27%
William Thomas 27%
MS U.S. House - 2 Bennie Thompson Democratic 93%
Fred Thompson 27%
Mac Thornberry 33%
SD U.S. Senate - Sr John Thune Republican 27%
Karen Thurman 80%
Strom Thurmond 13%
Todd Tiahrt 20%
John Tierney 79%
Robert Torricelli 73%
Ed Towns 71%
James Traficant, Jr. 73%
James Turner 67%
Fred Upton 47%
NY U.S. House - 7 Nydia Velázquez Democratic 87%
Bruce Vento 80%
Pete Visclosky 73%
James Walsh 60%
Zach Wamp 53%
John Warner 33%
CA U.S. House - 43 Maxine Waters Democratic 69%
Wesley Watkins 27%
Mel Watt 80%
Julius Caesar Watts, Jr. 27%
Henry Waxman 73%
David Weldon 20%
W. Curtis Weldon 50%
Gerald Weller 47%
Paul Wellstone 100%
Robert Wexler 67%
Bob Weygand 80%
Ed Whitfield 40%
MS U.S. Senate - Sr Roger Wicker Republican 36%
Heather Wilson 22%
Bob Wise, Jr. 73%
Frank Wolf 33%
Lynn Woolsey 87%
OR U.S. Senate - Sr Ron Wyden Democratic 87%
Albert Wynn 73%
Bill Young 25%
Donald Young 40%
State Office Name Party Rating
Robert Schaffer 33%
NY U.S. Senate - Sr Chuck Schumer D 77%
VA U.S. House - 3 Bobby Scott D 73%
Jim Sensenbrenner, Jr. 33%
José Serrano 87%
Jeff Sessions III 13%
TX U.S. House - 17 Pete Sessions R 27%
John Shadegg 20%
E. Clay Shaw, Jr. 33%
Christopher Shays 47%
Richard Shelby 13%
CA U.S. House - 32 Brad Sherman D 71%
John Shimkus 40%
E.G. Shuster 33%
Norman Sisisky 73%
Joseph Skeen 27%
Ike Skelton 67%
Louise Slaughter 87%
WA U.S. House - 9 Adam Smith D 73%
NJ U.S. House - 4 Chris Smith R 53%
Gordon Smith 20%
Lamar Smith 33%
Nick Smith 50%
Bob Smith 13%
Olympia Snowe 47%
Vic Snyder 60%
Mark Souder 50%
Arlen Specter 77%
Floyd Spence, Sr. 40%
John Spratt, Jr. 85%
Debbie Stabenow 73%
Pete Stark 93%
Cliff Stearns 33%
Charles Stenholm 73%
Ted Stevens 27%
Ted Strickland 87%
Bob Stump 27%
Bart Stupak 73%
John Sununu 20%
James Talent 36%
John Tanner 77%
Ellen Tauscher 60%
William Tauzin II 27%
Charles Taylor 43%
Gene Taylor 73%
Craig Thomas 27%
William Thomas 27%
MS U.S. House - 2 Bennie Thompson D 93%
Fred Thompson 27%
Mac Thornberry 33%
SD U.S. Senate - Sr John Thune R 27%
Karen Thurman 80%
Strom Thurmond 13%
Todd Tiahrt 20%
John Tierney 79%
Robert Torricelli 73%
Ed Towns 71%
James Traficant, Jr. 73%
James Turner 67%
Fred Upton 47%
NY U.S. House - 7 Nydia Velázquez D 87%
Bruce Vento 80%
Pete Visclosky 73%
James Walsh 60%
Zach Wamp 53%
John Warner 33%
CA U.S. House - 43 Maxine Waters D 69%
Wesley Watkins 27%
Mel Watt 80%
Julius Caesar Watts, Jr. 27%
Henry Waxman 73%
David Weldon 20%
W. Curtis Weldon 50%
Gerald Weller 47%
Paul Wellstone 100%
Robert Wexler 67%
Bob Weygand 80%
Ed Whitfield 40%
MS U.S. Senate - Sr Roger Wicker R 36%
Heather Wilson 22%
Bob Wise, Jr. 73%
Frank Wolf 33%
Lynn Woolsey 87%
OR U.S. Senate - Sr Ron Wyden D 87%
Albert Wynn 73%
Bill Young 25%
Donald Young 40%
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