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State Office Name Party Rating
Robert Schaffer 10%
NY U.S. Senate - Sr Chuck Schumer Democratic 100%
VA U.S. House - 3 Bobby Scott Democratic 80%
Jim Sensenbrenner, Jr. 20%
José Serrano 100%
Jeff Sessions III 10%
TX U.S. House - 17 Pete Sessions Republican 20%
John Shadegg 20%
E. Clay Shaw, Jr. 20%
Christopher Shays 50%
Richard Shelby 40%
CA U.S. House - 32 Brad Sherman Democratic 70%
John Shimkus 30%
E.G. Shuster 20%
Norman Sisisky 40%
Joseph Skeen 20%
Ike Skelton 60%
Louise Slaughter 90%
WA U.S. House - 9 Adam Smith Democratic 70%
NJ U.S. House - 4 Chris Smith Republican 40%
Gordon Smith 20%
Lamar Smith 20%
Nick Smith 30%
Bob Smith 10%
Olympia Snowe 50%
Vic Snyder 70%
Mark Souder 20%
Arlen Specter 50%
Floyd Spence, Sr. 20%
John Spratt, Jr. 50%
Debbie Stabenow 80%
Pete Stark 100%
Cliff Stearns 20%
Charles Stenholm 40%
Ted Stevens 30%
Ted Strickland 70%
Bob Stump 20%
Bart Stupak 80%
John Sununu 30%
James Talent 20%
John Tanner 40%
Ellen Tauscher 60%
William Tauzin II 20%
Charles Taylor 22%
Gene Taylor 50%
Craig Thomas 10%
William Thomas 20%
MS U.S. House - 2 Bennie Thompson Democratic 80%
Fred Thompson 30%
Mac Thornberry 20%
SD U.S. Senate - Sr John Thune Republican 20%
Karen Thurman 90%
Strom Thurmond 10%
Todd Tiahrt 10%
John Tierney 100%
Robert Torricelli 90%
Ed Towns 90%
James Traficant, Jr. 40%
James Turner 50%
Fred Upton 50%
NY U.S. House - 7 Nydia Velázquez Democratic 70%
Bruce Vento 90%
Pete Visclosky 100%
James Walsh 50%
Zach Wamp 30%
John Warner 30%
CA U.S. House - 43 Maxine Waters Democratic 89%
Wesley Watkins 10%
Mel Watt 80%
Julius Caesar Watts, Jr. 20%
Henry Waxman 100%
David Weldon 20%
W. Curtis Weldon 55%
Gerald Weller 30%
Paul Wellstone 100%
Robert Wexler 89%
Bob Weygand 70%
Ed Whitfield 20%
MS U.S. Senate - Sr Roger Wicker Republican 20%
Heather Wilson 0%
Bob Wise, Jr. 70%
Frank Wolf 30%
Lynn Woolsey 90%
OR U.S. Senate - Sr Ron Wyden Democratic 80%
Albert Wynn 70%
Bill Young 25%
Donald Young 20%
State Office Name Party Rating
Robert Schaffer 10%
NY U.S. Senate - Sr Chuck Schumer D 100%
VA U.S. House - 3 Bobby Scott D 80%
Jim Sensenbrenner, Jr. 20%
José Serrano 100%
Jeff Sessions III 10%
TX U.S. House - 17 Pete Sessions R 20%
John Shadegg 20%
E. Clay Shaw, Jr. 20%
Christopher Shays 50%
Richard Shelby 40%
CA U.S. House - 32 Brad Sherman D 70%
John Shimkus 30%
E.G. Shuster 20%
Norman Sisisky 40%
Joseph Skeen 20%
Ike Skelton 60%
Louise Slaughter 90%
WA U.S. House - 9 Adam Smith D 70%
NJ U.S. House - 4 Chris Smith R 40%
Gordon Smith 20%
Lamar Smith 20%
Nick Smith 30%
Bob Smith 10%
Olympia Snowe 50%
Vic Snyder 70%
Mark Souder 20%
Arlen Specter 50%
Floyd Spence, Sr. 20%
John Spratt, Jr. 50%
Debbie Stabenow 80%
Pete Stark 100%
Cliff Stearns 20%
Charles Stenholm 40%
Ted Stevens 30%
Ted Strickland 70%
Bob Stump 20%
Bart Stupak 80%
John Sununu 30%
James Talent 20%
John Tanner 40%
Ellen Tauscher 60%
William Tauzin II 20%
Charles Taylor 22%
Gene Taylor 50%
Craig Thomas 10%
William Thomas 20%
MS U.S. House - 2 Bennie Thompson D 80%
Fred Thompson 30%
Mac Thornberry 20%
SD U.S. Senate - Sr John Thune R 20%
Karen Thurman 90%
Strom Thurmond 10%
Todd Tiahrt 10%
John Tierney 100%
Robert Torricelli 90%
Ed Towns 90%
James Traficant, Jr. 40%
James Turner 50%
Fred Upton 50%
NY U.S. House - 7 Nydia Velázquez D 70%
Bruce Vento 90%
Pete Visclosky 100%
James Walsh 50%
Zach Wamp 30%
John Warner 30%
CA U.S. House - 43 Maxine Waters D 89%
Wesley Watkins 10%
Mel Watt 80%
Julius Caesar Watts, Jr. 20%
Henry Waxman 100%
David Weldon 20%
W. Curtis Weldon 55%
Gerald Weller 30%
Paul Wellstone 100%
Robert Wexler 89%
Bob Weygand 70%
Ed Whitfield 20%
MS U.S. Senate - Sr Roger Wicker R 20%
Heather Wilson 0%
Bob Wise, Jr. 70%
Frank Wolf 30%
Lynn Woolsey 90%
OR U.S. Senate - Sr Ron Wyden D 80%
Albert Wynn 70%
Bill Young 25%
Donald Young 20%
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