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State Office Name Party Rating
Jim Saxton 50%
Joe Scarborough 33%
Daniel Schaefer 50%
Robert Schaffer 50%
Jim Sensenbrenner, Jr. 33%
José Serrano 100%
Jeff Sessions III 29%
John Shadegg 50%
E. Clay Shaw, Jr. 50%
Christopher Shays 83%
Richard Shelby 29%
John Shimkus 50%
E.G. Shuster 50%
Norman Sisisky 67%
David Skaggs 100%
Joseph Skeen 50%
Ike Skelton 67%
Louise Slaughter 100%
Gordon Smith 29%
Lamar Smith 50%
Linda Smith 50%
Nick Smith 50%
Robert Smith 50%
Bob Smith 29%
Vincent Snowbarger 50%
Olympia Snowe 43%
Vic Snyder 67%
Gerald B.H. Solomon 50%
Mark Souder 50%
Arlen Specter 57%
Floyd Spence, Sr. 50%
John Spratt, Jr. 67%
Debbie Stabenow 67%
Pete Stark 100%
Cliff Stearns 50%
Charles Stenholm 67%
Ted Stevens 29%
Louis Stokes 83%
Ted Strickland 83%
Bob Stump 33%
Bart Stupak 67%
John Sununu 50%
James Talent 67%
John Tanner 67%
Ellen Tauscher 83%
William Tauzin II 67%
Charles Taylor 50%
Gene Taylor 50%
Craig Thomas 29%
William Thomas 50%
Fred Thompson 43%
Mac Thornberry 50%
Karen Thurman 83%
Strom Thurmond 29%
Todd Tiahrt 50%
John Tierney 100%
Esteban Edward Torres 67%
Robert Torricelli 71%
Ed Towns 50%
James Traficant, Jr. 67%
James Turner 67%
Fred Upton 67%
Bruce Vento 83%
Pete Visclosky 83%
James Walsh 67%
Zach Wamp 50%
John Warner 29%
Wesley Watkins 50%
Mel Watt 83%
Julius Caesar Watts, Jr. 33%
Henry Waxman 83%
David Weldon 33%
W. Curtis Weldon 67%
Gerald Weller 33%
Paul Wellstone 86%
Robert Wexler 67%
Bob Weygand 83%
Rick White 67%
Ed Whitfield 50%
Bob Wise, Jr. 67%
Frank Wolf 67%
Lynn Woolsey 100%
Albert Wynn 67%
Sidney Yates 100%
Bill Young 50%
Donald Young 50%
GA U.S. House - 2 Sanford Bishop, Jr. Democratic 67%
SC U.S. House - 6 Jim Clyburn Democratic 67%
IL U.S. House - 7 Danny Davis Democratic 100%
CO U.S. House - 1 Diana DeGette Democratic 100%
CT U.S. House - 3 Rosa DeLauro Democratic 100%
TX U.S. House - 37 Lloyd Doggett II Democratic 83%
IL U.S. Senate - Sr Dick Durbin Democratic 71%
MD U.S. House - 5 Steny Hoyer Democratic 67%
OH U.S. House - 9 Marcy Kaptur Democratic 100%
CA U.S. House - 18 Zoe Lofgren Democratic 83%
MA U.S. Senate - Jr Ed Markey Democratic 100%
MA U.S. House - 2 Jim McGovern Democratic 83%
WA U.S. Senate - Sr Patty Murray Democratic 86%
NY U.S. House - 12 Jerry Nadler Democratic 100%
State Office Name Party Rating
Jim Saxton 50%
Joe Scarborough 33%
Daniel Schaefer 50%
Robert Schaffer 50%
Jim Sensenbrenner, Jr. 33%
José Serrano 100%
Jeff Sessions III 29%
John Shadegg 50%
E. Clay Shaw, Jr. 50%
Christopher Shays 83%
Richard Shelby 29%
John Shimkus 50%
E.G. Shuster 50%
Norman Sisisky 67%
David Skaggs 100%
Joseph Skeen 50%
Ike Skelton 67%
Louise Slaughter 100%
Gordon Smith 29%
Lamar Smith 50%
Linda Smith 50%
Nick Smith 50%
Robert Smith 50%
Bob Smith 29%
Vincent Snowbarger 50%
Olympia Snowe 43%
Vic Snyder 67%
Gerald B.H. Solomon 50%
Mark Souder 50%
Arlen Specter 57%
Floyd Spence, Sr. 50%
John Spratt, Jr. 67%
Debbie Stabenow 67%
Pete Stark 100%
Cliff Stearns 50%
Charles Stenholm 67%
Ted Stevens 29%
Louis Stokes 83%
Ted Strickland 83%
Bob Stump 33%
Bart Stupak 67%
John Sununu 50%
James Talent 67%
John Tanner 67%
Ellen Tauscher 83%
William Tauzin II 67%
Charles Taylor 50%
Gene Taylor 50%
Craig Thomas 29%
William Thomas 50%
Fred Thompson 43%
Mac Thornberry 50%
Karen Thurman 83%
Strom Thurmond 29%
Todd Tiahrt 50%
John Tierney 100%
Esteban Edward Torres 67%
Robert Torricelli 71%
Ed Towns 50%
James Traficant, Jr. 67%
James Turner 67%
Fred Upton 67%
Bruce Vento 83%
Pete Visclosky 83%
James Walsh 67%
Zach Wamp 50%
John Warner 29%
Wesley Watkins 50%
Mel Watt 83%
Julius Caesar Watts, Jr. 33%
Henry Waxman 83%
David Weldon 33%
W. Curtis Weldon 67%
Gerald Weller 33%
Paul Wellstone 86%
Robert Wexler 67%
Bob Weygand 83%
Rick White 67%
Ed Whitfield 50%
Bob Wise, Jr. 67%
Frank Wolf 67%
Lynn Woolsey 100%
Albert Wynn 67%
Sidney Yates 100%
Bill Young 50%
Donald Young 50%
GA U.S. House - 2 Sanford Bishop, Jr. D 67%
SC U.S. House - 6 Jim Clyburn D 67%
IL U.S. House - 7 Danny Davis D 100%
CO U.S. House - 1 Diana DeGette D 100%
CT U.S. House - 3 Rosa DeLauro D 100%
TX U.S. House - 37 Lloyd Doggett II D 83%
IL U.S. Senate - Sr Dick Durbin D 71%
MD U.S. House - 5 Steny Hoyer D 67%
OH U.S. House - 9 Marcy Kaptur D 100%
CA U.S. House - 18 Zoe Lofgren D 83%
MA U.S. Senate - Jr Ed Markey D 100%
MA U.S. House - 2 Jim McGovern D 83%
WA U.S. Senate - Sr Patty Murray D 86%
NY U.S. House - 12 Jerry Nadler D 100%
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