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State Office Name Party Rating
IL U.S. House - 9 Jan Schakowsky Democratic 90%
CA U.S. Senate - Jr Adam Schiff Democratic 70%
Edward Schrock 10%
NY U.S. Senate - Sr Chuck Schumer Democratic 80%
VA U.S. House - 3 Bobby Scott Democratic 80%
Jim Sensenbrenner, Jr. 40%
José Serrano 86%
Jeff Sessions III 50%
TX U.S. House - 17 Pete Sessions Republican 20%
John Shadegg 30%
E. Clay Shaw, Jr. 20%
Christopher Shays 40%
Richard Shelby 50%
CA U.S. House - 32 Brad Sherman Democratic 80%
Donald Sherwood 50%
John Shimkus 40%
Bill Shuster 22%
Robert Ruhl Simmons 80%
ID U.S. House - 2 Mike Simpson Republican 30%
Ike Skelton 50%
Louise Slaughter 100%
WA U.S. House - 9 Adam Smith Democratic 38%
NJ U.S. House - 4 Chris Smith Republican 60%
Gordon Smith 40%
Lamar Smith 30%
Nick Smith 40%
Olympia Snowe 60%
Vic Snyder 56%
CA Supervisor - 1 Hilda Solis 90%
Mark Souder 20%
Arlen Specter 50%
John Spratt, Jr. 80%
Debbie Stabenow 100%
Pete Stark 70%
Cliff Stearns 40%
Charles Stenholm 40%
Ted Stevens 44%
Ted Strickland 100%
Bart Stupak 100%
John Sununu 30%
John Sweeney 50%
Tom Tancredo 20%
John Tanner 40%
Ellen Tauscher 70%
William Tauzin II 30%
Charles Taylor 60%
Gene Taylor 80%
Lee Terry 22%
Craig Thomas 50%
William Thomas 30%
MS U.S. House - 2 Bennie Thompson Democratic 70%
CA U.S. House - 4 Mike Thompson Democratic 80%
Mac Thornberry 30%
Todd Tiahrt 40%
Pat Tiberi 30%
John Tierney 70%
Pat Toomey 40%
Ed Towns 90%
Stephanie Tubbs Jones 100%
James Turner 70%
Mark Udall 70%
Tom Udall 90%
Fred Upton 50%
NY U.S. House - 7 Nydia Velázquez Democratic 90%
Pete Visclosky 75%
David Vitter 30%
George Voinovich 44%
Greg Walden 40%
James Walsh 50%
Zach Wamp 40%
John Warner 40%
CA U.S. House - 43 Maxine Waters Democratic 70%
Diane Watson 56%
Mel Watt 100%
Henry Waxman 70%
State Office Name Party Rating
IL U.S. House - 9 Jan Schakowsky D 90%
CA U.S. Senate - Jr Adam Schiff D 70%
Edward Schrock 10%
NY U.S. Senate - Sr Chuck Schumer D 80%
VA U.S. House - 3 Bobby Scott D 80%
Jim Sensenbrenner, Jr. 40%
José Serrano 86%
Jeff Sessions III 50%
TX U.S. House - 17 Pete Sessions R 20%
John Shadegg 30%
E. Clay Shaw, Jr. 20%
Christopher Shays 40%
Richard Shelby 50%
CA U.S. House - 32 Brad Sherman D 80%
Donald Sherwood 50%
John Shimkus 40%
Bill Shuster 22%
Robert Ruhl Simmons 80%
ID U.S. House - 2 Mike Simpson R 30%
Ike Skelton 50%
Louise Slaughter 100%
WA U.S. House - 9 Adam Smith D 38%
NJ U.S. House - 4 Chris Smith R 60%
Gordon Smith 40%
Lamar Smith 30%
Nick Smith 40%
Olympia Snowe 60%
Vic Snyder 56%
CA Supervisor - 1 Hilda Solis 90%
Mark Souder 20%
Arlen Specter 50%
John Spratt, Jr. 80%
Debbie Stabenow 100%
Pete Stark 70%
Cliff Stearns 40%
Charles Stenholm 40%
Ted Stevens 44%
Ted Strickland 100%
Bart Stupak 100%
John Sununu 30%
John Sweeney 50%
Tom Tancredo 20%
John Tanner 40%
Ellen Tauscher 70%
William Tauzin II 30%
Charles Taylor 60%
Gene Taylor 80%
Lee Terry 22%
Craig Thomas 50%
William Thomas 30%
MS U.S. House - 2 Bennie Thompson D 70%
CA U.S. House - 4 Mike Thompson D 80%
Mac Thornberry 30%
Todd Tiahrt 40%
Pat Tiberi 30%
John Tierney 70%
Pat Toomey 40%
Ed Towns 90%
Stephanie Tubbs Jones 100%
James Turner 70%
Mark Udall 70%
Tom Udall 90%
Fred Upton 50%
NY U.S. House - 7 Nydia Velázquez D 90%
Pete Visclosky 75%
David Vitter 30%
George Voinovich 44%
Greg Walden 40%
James Walsh 50%
Zach Wamp 40%
John Warner 40%
CA U.S. House - 43 Maxine Waters D 70%
Diane Watson 56%
Mel Watt 100%
Henry Waxman 70%
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