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State Office Name Party Rating
Joseph Skeen 50%
Ike Skelton 70%
Louise Slaughter 90%
WA U.S. House - 9 Adam Smith Democratic 70%
NJ U.S. House - 4 Chris Smith Republican 80%
Gordon Smith 50%
Lamar Smith 40%
Nick Smith 30%
Bob Smith 0%
Olympia Snowe 80%
Vic Snyder 90%
Mark Souder 40%
Arlen Specter 50%
Floyd Spence, Sr. 50%
John Spratt, Jr. 90%
Pete Stark 100%
Cliff Stearns 40%
Charles Stenholm 70%
Ted Stevens 30%
Ted Strickland 90%
Bob Stump 40%
Bart Stupak 100%
John Sununu 40%
John Sweeney 50%
Tom Tancredo 50%
John Tanner 70%
Ellen Tauscher 80%
William Tauzin II 40%
Charles Taylor 40%
Gene Taylor 70%
Lee Terry 40%
Craig Thomas 10%
William Thomas 50%
MS U.S. House - 2 Bennie Thompson Democratic 90%
Fred Thompson 0%
CA U.S. House - 4 Mike Thompson Democratic 80%
Mac Thornberry 40%
SD U.S. Senate - Sr John Thune Republican 60%
Karen Thurman 90%
Strom Thurmond 30%
Todd Tiahrt 30%
John Tierney 100%
Pat Toomey 40%
Robert Torricelli 90%
Ed Towns 80%
James Traficant, Jr. 60%
Stephanie Tubbs Jones 70%
James Turner 70%
Mark Udall 90%
Tom Udall 100%
Fred Upton 70%
NY U.S. House - 7 Nydia Velázquez Democratic 90%
Pete Visclosky 100%
David Vitter 40%
George Voinovich 10%
Greg Walden 40%
James Walsh 70%
Zach Wamp 40%
John Warner 30%
CA U.S. House - 43 Maxine Waters Democratic 80%
Wesley Watkins 40%
Mel Watt 80%
Julius Caesar Watts, Jr. 40%
Henry Waxman 100%
Anthony Weiner 100%
David Weldon 40%
W. Curtis Weldon 50%
Gerald Weller 70%
Paul Wellstone 100%
Robert Wexler 90%
Ed Whitfield 60%
MS U.S. Senate - Sr Roger Wicker Republican 50%
Heather Wilson 80%
Frank Wolf 50%
Lynn Woolsey 100%
David Wu 90%
OR U.S. Senate - Sr Ron Wyden Democratic 90%
Albert Wynn 60%
Bill Young 50%
Donald Young 50%
State Office Name Party Rating
Joseph Skeen 50%
Ike Skelton 70%
Louise Slaughter 90%
WA U.S. House - 9 Adam Smith D 70%
NJ U.S. House - 4 Chris Smith R 80%
Gordon Smith 50%
Lamar Smith 40%
Nick Smith 30%
Bob Smith 0%
Olympia Snowe 80%
Vic Snyder 90%
Mark Souder 40%
Arlen Specter 50%
Floyd Spence, Sr. 50%
John Spratt, Jr. 90%
Pete Stark 100%
Cliff Stearns 40%
Charles Stenholm 70%
Ted Stevens 30%
Ted Strickland 90%
Bob Stump 40%
Bart Stupak 100%
John Sununu 40%
John Sweeney 50%
Tom Tancredo 50%
John Tanner 70%
Ellen Tauscher 80%
William Tauzin II 40%
Charles Taylor 40%
Gene Taylor 70%
Lee Terry 40%
Craig Thomas 10%
William Thomas 50%
MS U.S. House - 2 Bennie Thompson D 90%
Fred Thompson 0%
CA U.S. House - 4 Mike Thompson D 80%
Mac Thornberry 40%
SD U.S. Senate - Sr John Thune R 60%
Karen Thurman 90%
Strom Thurmond 30%
Todd Tiahrt 30%
John Tierney 100%
Pat Toomey 40%
Robert Torricelli 90%
Ed Towns 80%
James Traficant, Jr. 60%
Stephanie Tubbs Jones 70%
James Turner 70%
Mark Udall 90%
Tom Udall 100%
Fred Upton 70%
NY U.S. House - 7 Nydia Velázquez D 90%
Pete Visclosky 100%
David Vitter 40%
George Voinovich 10%
Greg Walden 40%
James Walsh 70%
Zach Wamp 40%
John Warner 30%
CA U.S. House - 43 Maxine Waters D 80%
Wesley Watkins 40%
Mel Watt 80%
Julius Caesar Watts, Jr. 40%
Henry Waxman 100%
Anthony Weiner 100%
David Weldon 40%
W. Curtis Weldon 50%
Gerald Weller 70%
Paul Wellstone 100%
Robert Wexler 90%
Ed Whitfield 60%
MS U.S. Senate - Sr Roger Wicker R 50%
Heather Wilson 80%
Frank Wolf 50%
Lynn Woolsey 100%
David Wu 90%
OR U.S. Senate - Sr Ron Wyden D 90%
Albert Wynn 60%
Bill Young 50%
Donald Young 50%
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