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State Office Name Party Rating
Thomas Reynolds 0
Pat Roberts 14
Jay Rockefeller IV 86
Cathy Rodgers 0
Ciro Rodriguez 67
KY U.S. House - 5 Hal Rogers Republican 0
AL U.S. House - 3 Mike Rogers Republican 0
Mike Rogers 0
Dana Rohrabacher 17
Ileana Ros-Lehtinen 33
Peter Roskam 0
Mike Ross 50
Steve Rothman 100
Lucille Roybal-Allard 100
Ed Royce 0
Dutch Ruppersberger 83
Bobby Rush 100
Paul Ryan 0
Tim Ryan 100
John Salazar 83
Ken Salazar 71
William Sali 17
Loretta Sanchez 83
VT U.S. Senate - Sr Bernie Sanders Independent 86
John Sarbanes 100
Jim Saxton 20
IL U.S. House - 9 Jan Schakowsky Democratic 100
CA U.S. Senate - Jr Adam Schiff Democratic 100
OH State House - 62 Jean Schmidt Republican 0
NY U.S. Senate - Sr Chuck Schumer Democratic 71
Allyson Schwartz 100
David Scott 83
VA U.S. House - 3 Bobby Scott Democratic 100
Jim Sensenbrenner, Jr. 0
José Serrano 100
Jeff Sessions III 29
TX U.S. House - 17 Pete Sessions Republican 0
Joe Sestak, Jr. 100
John Shadegg 0
Christopher Shays 60
Carol Shea-Porter 100
Richard Shelby 29
CA U.S. House - 32 Brad Sherman Democratic 100
John Shimkus 0
Heath Shuler 33
Bill Shuster 0
ID U.S. House - 2 Mike Simpson Republican 0
NJ Mayor - At-Large Albio Sires Democratic 100
Ike Skelton 100
Louise Slaughter 100
State Office Name Party Rating
Thomas Reynolds 0
Pat Roberts 14
Jay Rockefeller IV 86
Cathy Rodgers 0
Ciro Rodriguez 67
KY U.S. House - 5 Hal Rogers R 0
AL U.S. House - 3 Mike Rogers R 0
Mike Rogers 0
Dana Rohrabacher 17
Ileana Ros-Lehtinen 33
Peter Roskam 0
Mike Ross 50
Steve Rothman 100
Lucille Roybal-Allard 100
Ed Royce 0
Dutch Ruppersberger 83
Bobby Rush 100
Paul Ryan 0
Tim Ryan 100
John Salazar 83
Ken Salazar 71
William Sali 17
Loretta Sanchez 83
VT U.S. Senate - Sr Bernie Sanders I 86
John Sarbanes 100
Jim Saxton 20
IL U.S. House - 9 Jan Schakowsky D 100
CA U.S. Senate - Jr Adam Schiff D 100
OH State House - 62 Jean Schmidt R 0
NY U.S. Senate - Sr Chuck Schumer D 71
Allyson Schwartz 100
David Scott 83
VA U.S. House - 3 Bobby Scott D 100
Jim Sensenbrenner, Jr. 0
José Serrano 100
Jeff Sessions III 29
TX U.S. House - 17 Pete Sessions R 0
Joe Sestak, Jr. 100
John Shadegg 0
Christopher Shays 60
Carol Shea-Porter 100
Richard Shelby 29
CA U.S. House - 32 Brad Sherman D 100
John Shimkus 0
Heath Shuler 33
Bill Shuster 0
ID U.S. House - 2 Mike Simpson R 0
NJ Mayor - At-Large Albio Sires D 100
Ike Skelton 100
Louise Slaughter 100
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