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State Office Name Party Rating
Earl Pomeroy 50%
John Edward Porter 67%
Rob Portman 50%
Glenn Poshard 67%
David Price 67%
Deborah Pryce 67%
Jack Quinn 67%
George Radanovich 50%
Nick Rahall II 83%
James Ramstad 67%
Charlie Rangel 83%
Bill Redmond 25%
Ralph Regula 67%
Harry Reid 86%
Silvestre Reyes 83%
Frank Riggs 50%
Bob Riley 50%
Lynn Nancy Rivers 83%
Charles Robb 71%
Pat Roberts 29%
Jay Rockefeller IV 71%
Ciro Rodriguez 75%
Timothy Roemer 83%
James Rogan 50%
Dana Rohrabacher 33%
Ileana Ros-Lehtinen 67%
William Roth, Jr. 43%
Steve Rothman 100%
Marge Roukema 50%
Lucille Roybal-Allard 100%
Ed Royce 33%
Bobby Rush 67%
Jim Ryun 50%
Martin Olav Sabo 83%
Matt Salmon 33%
Loretta Sanchez 83%
Max Sandlin, Jr. 67%
Mark Sanford, Jr. 50%
Rick Santorum 29%
Paul Sarbanes 86%
Thomas Sawyer 100%
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%
State Office Name Party Rating
Earl Pomeroy 50%
John Edward Porter 67%
Rob Portman 50%
Glenn Poshard 67%
David Price 67%
Deborah Pryce 67%
Jack Quinn 67%
George Radanovich 50%
Nick Rahall II 83%
James Ramstad 67%
Charlie Rangel 83%
Bill Redmond 25%
Ralph Regula 67%
Harry Reid 86%
Silvestre Reyes 83%
Frank Riggs 50%
Bob Riley 50%
Lynn Nancy Rivers 83%
Charles Robb 71%
Pat Roberts 29%
Jay Rockefeller IV 71%
Ciro Rodriguez 75%
Timothy Roemer 83%
James Rogan 50%
Dana Rohrabacher 33%
Ileana Ros-Lehtinen 67%
William Roth, Jr. 43%
Steve Rothman 100%
Marge Roukema 50%
Lucille Roybal-Allard 100%
Ed Royce 33%
Bobby Rush 67%
Jim Ryun 50%
Martin Olav Sabo 83%
Matt Salmon 33%
Loretta Sanchez 83%
Max Sandlin, Jr. 67%
Mark Sanford, Jr. 50%
Rick Santorum 29%
Paul Sarbanes 86%
Thomas Sawyer 100%
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%
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