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State Office Name Party Rating
Mark Souder 0
Zack Space 67
Arlen Specter 57
John Spratt, Jr. 100
Debbie Stabenow 86
Pete Stark 100
Cliff Stearns 17
Ted Stevens 29
Bart Stupak 100
John Sullivan 0
John Sununu 57
Betty Sutton 100
Tom Tancredo 0
John Tanner 60
Ellen Tauscher 100
Gene Taylor 50
Lee Terry 0
Jon Tester 86
Mac Thornberry 0
Todd Tiahrt 0
Pat Tiberi 0
John Tierney 100
Ed Towns 100
Stephanie Tubbs Jones 100
Mark Udall 100
Tom Udall 100
Fred Upton 17
Pete Visclosky 100
David Vitter 29
George Voinovich 43
Greg Walden 17
James Walsh 33
Zach Wamp 17
John Warner 43
Diane Watson 100
Mel Watt 100
Henry Waxman 100
Jim Webb, Jr. 71
Anthony Weiner 100
David Weldon 0
Gerald Weller 0
Lynn Westmoreland 0
Robert Wexler 100
Ed Whitfield 0
Charlie Wilson, Jr. 83
Heather Wilson 0
Frank Wolf 0
Lynn Woolsey 100
David Wu 100
Albert Wynn 100
John Yarmuth 10
Bill Young 0
Donald Young 20
WI U.S. Senate - Jr Tammy Baldwin Democratic 100
NV Mayor Shelley Berkley Democratic 83
GA U.S. House - 2 Sanford Bishop, Jr. Democratic 83
WA U.S. Senate - Jr Maria Cantwell Democratic 86
FL U.S. House - 14 Kathy Castor Democratic 100
NY U.S. House - 9 Yvette Clarke Democratic 100
MO U.S. House - 5 Emanuel Cleaver II Democratic 100
SC U.S. House - 6 Jim Clyburn Democratic 100
TN U.S. House - 9 Steve Cohen Democratic 100
CA U.S. House - 21 Jim Costa Democratic 83
CT U.S. House - 2 Joe Courtney Democratic 100
TX U.S. House - 28 Henry Cuellar 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 100
IL U.S. Senate - Sr Dick Durbin Democratic 71
NY U.S. Senate - Jr Kirsten Gillibrand Democratic 100
TX U.S. House - 9 Al Green Democratic 100
HI U.S. Senate - Jr Mazie Hirono Democratic 100
MD U.S. House - 5 Steny Hoyer Democratic 100
GA U.S. House - 4 Hank Johnson, Jr. Democratic 100
State Office Name Party Rating
Mark Souder 0
Zack Space 67
Arlen Specter 57
John Spratt, Jr. 100
Debbie Stabenow 86
Pete Stark 100
Cliff Stearns 17
Ted Stevens 29
Bart Stupak 100
John Sullivan 0
John Sununu 57
Betty Sutton 100
Tom Tancredo 0
John Tanner 60
Ellen Tauscher 100
Gene Taylor 50
Lee Terry 0
Jon Tester 86
Mac Thornberry 0
Todd Tiahrt 0
Pat Tiberi 0
John Tierney 100
Ed Towns 100
Stephanie Tubbs Jones 100
Mark Udall 100
Tom Udall 100
Fred Upton 17
Pete Visclosky 100
David Vitter 29
George Voinovich 43
Greg Walden 17
James Walsh 33
Zach Wamp 17
John Warner 43
Diane Watson 100
Mel Watt 100
Henry Waxman 100
Jim Webb, Jr. 71
Anthony Weiner 100
David Weldon 0
Gerald Weller 0
Lynn Westmoreland 0
Robert Wexler 100
Ed Whitfield 0
Charlie Wilson, Jr. 83
Heather Wilson 0
Frank Wolf 0
Lynn Woolsey 100
David Wu 100
Albert Wynn 100
John Yarmuth 10
Bill Young 0
Donald Young 20
WI U.S. Senate - Jr Tammy Baldwin D 100
NV Mayor Shelley Berkley D 83
GA U.S. House - 2 Sanford Bishop, Jr. D 83
WA U.S. Senate - Jr Maria Cantwell D 86
FL U.S. House - 14 Kathy Castor D 100
NY U.S. House - 9 Yvette Clarke D 100
MO U.S. House - 5 Emanuel Cleaver II D 100
SC U.S. House - 6 Jim Clyburn D 100
TN U.S. House - 9 Steve Cohen D 100
CA U.S. House - 21 Jim Costa D 83
CT U.S. House - 2 Joe Courtney D 100
TX U.S. House - 28 Henry Cuellar 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 100
IL U.S. Senate - Sr Dick Durbin D 71
NY U.S. Senate - Jr Kirsten Gillibrand D 100
TX U.S. House - 9 Al Green D 100
HI U.S. Senate - Jr Mazie Hirono D 100
MD U.S. House - 5 Steny Hoyer D 100
GA U.S. House - 4 Hank Johnson, Jr. D 100
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