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Rating Group: National Restaurant Association

2007-2008 Positions on Restaurant Advocacy

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State Office Name Party Rating
Loretta Sanchez 20
John Sarbanes 60
Allyson Schwartz 60
David Scott 40
Jim Sensenbrenner, Jr. 60
José Serrano 20
Jeff Sessions III 71
Joe Sestak, Jr. 60
John Shadegg 80
Carol Shea-Porter 20
Richard Shelby 71
John Shimkus 60
Heath Shuler 20
Bill Shuster 80
Ike Skelton 60
Louise Slaughter 60
Lamar Smith 100
Olympia Snowe 71
Vic Snyder 60
CA Supervisor - 1 Hilda Solis 40
Mark Souder 100
Zack Space 60
Arlen Specter 57
John Spratt, Jr. 60
Debbie Stabenow 14
Pete Stark 0
Cliff Stearns 60
Bart Stupak 20
John Sullivan 80
Betty Sutton 40
John Tanner 60
Ellen Tauscher 60
Gene Taylor 40
Lee Terry 80
Jon Tester 14
Mac Thornberry 80
Todd Tiahrt 60
Pat Tiberi 80
John Tierney 40
Ed Towns 60
Niki Tsongas 100
Mark Udall 20
Tom Udall 0
Fred Upton 100
Pete Visclosky 20
David Vitter 57
George Voinovich 85
Greg Walden 100
Zach Wamp 80
Diane Watson 25
Mel Watt 60
Henry Waxman 60
Jim Webb, Jr. 28
Anthony Weiner 60
Lynn Westmoreland 60
Robert Wexler 60
Ed Whitfield 60
Charlie Wilson, Jr. 60
Frank Wolf 100
Lynn Woolsey 40
David Wu 40
John Yarmuth 40
Bill Young 60
Donald Young 20
WI U.S. Senate - Jr Tammy Baldwin Democratic 60
NV Mayor Shelley Berkley Democratic 40
GA U.S. House - 2 Sanford Bishop, Jr. Democratic 60
WA U.S. Senate - Jr Maria Cantwell Democratic 42
IN U.S. House - 7 André Carson Democratic 66
FL U.S. House - 14 Kathy Castor Democratic 20
NY U.S. House - 9 Yvette Clarke Democratic 75
MO U.S. House - 5 Emanuel Cleaver II Democratic 40
SC U.S. House - 6 Jim Clyburn Democratic 60
TN U.S. House - 9 Steve Cohen Democratic 60
CA U.S. House - 21 Jim Costa Democratic 60
State Office Name Party Rating
Loretta Sanchez 20
John Sarbanes 60
Allyson Schwartz 60
David Scott 40
Jim Sensenbrenner, Jr. 60
José Serrano 20
Jeff Sessions III 71
Joe Sestak, Jr. 60
John Shadegg 80
Carol Shea-Porter 20
Richard Shelby 71
John Shimkus 60
Heath Shuler 20
Bill Shuster 80
Ike Skelton 60
Louise Slaughter 60
Lamar Smith 100
Olympia Snowe 71
Vic Snyder 60
CA Supervisor - 1 Hilda Solis 40
Mark Souder 100
Zack Space 60
Arlen Specter 57
John Spratt, Jr. 60
Debbie Stabenow 14
Pete Stark 0
Cliff Stearns 60
Bart Stupak 20
John Sullivan 80
Betty Sutton 40
John Tanner 60
Ellen Tauscher 60
Gene Taylor 40
Lee Terry 80
Jon Tester 14
Mac Thornberry 80
Todd Tiahrt 60
Pat Tiberi 80
John Tierney 40
Ed Towns 60
Niki Tsongas 100
Mark Udall 20
Tom Udall 0
Fred Upton 100
Pete Visclosky 20
David Vitter 57
George Voinovich 85
Greg Walden 100
Zach Wamp 80
Diane Watson 25
Mel Watt 60
Henry Waxman 60
Jim Webb, Jr. 28
Anthony Weiner 60
Lynn Westmoreland 60
Robert Wexler 60
Ed Whitfield 60
Charlie Wilson, Jr. 60
Frank Wolf 100
Lynn Woolsey 40
David Wu 40
John Yarmuth 40
Bill Young 60
Donald Young 20
WI U.S. Senate - Jr Tammy Baldwin D 60
NV Mayor Shelley Berkley D 40
GA U.S. House - 2 Sanford Bishop, Jr. D 60
WA U.S. Senate - Jr Maria Cantwell D 42
IN U.S. House - 7 André Carson D 66
FL U.S. House - 14 Kathy Castor D 20
NY U.S. House - 9 Yvette Clarke D 75
MO U.S. House - 5 Emanuel Cleaver II D 40
SC U.S. House - 6 Jim Clyburn D 60
TN U.S. House - 9 Steve Cohen D 60
CA U.S. House - 21 Jim Costa D 60
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