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State Office Name Party Rating
Dutch Ruppersberger 80%
Bobby Rush 70%
Paul Ryan 30%
Tim Ryan 80%
Jim Ryun 30%
Martin Olav Sabo 80%
Loretta Sanchez 70%
Max Sandlin, Jr. 70%
Jim Saxton 60%
Edward Schrock 20%
David Scott 70%
Jim Sensenbrenner, Jr. 30%
José Serrano 50%
John Shadegg 30%
E. Clay Shaw, Jr. 20%
Christopher Shays 30%
Donald Sherwood 20%
John Shimkus 30%
Bill Shuster 40%
Robert Ruhl Simmons 70%
Ike Skelton 90%
Louise Slaughter 60%
Lamar Smith 20%
Nick Smith 20%
Vic Snyder 60%
CA Supervisor - 1 Hilda Solis 80%
Mark Souder 20%
John Spratt, Jr. 70%
Pete Stark 80%
Cliff Stearns 30%
Charles Stenholm 90%
Ted Strickland 80%
Bart Stupak 80%
John Sullivan 20%
John Sweeney 30%
Tom Tancredo 30%
John Tanner 80%
Ellen Tauscher 80%
William Tauzin II 20%
Charles Taylor 20%
Gene Taylor 60%
Lee Terry 30%
William Thomas 20%
Mac Thornberry 20%
Todd Tiahrt 20%
Pat Tiberi 20%
John Tierney 80%
Pat Toomey 40%
Ed Towns 60%
Stephanie Tubbs Jones 80%
James Turner 90%
Mark Udall 60%
Tom Udall 80%
Fred Upton 40%
Pete Visclosky 70%
David Vitter 20%
Greg Walden 40%
James Walsh 20%
Zach Wamp 20%
Diane Watson 80%
Mel Watt 80%
Henry Waxman 50%
Anthony Weiner 70%
David Weldon 20%
W. Curtis Weldon 20%
Gerald Weller 20%
Robert Wexler 70%
Ed Whitfield 10%
Heather Wilson 40%
Frank Wolf 20%
Lynn Woolsey 40%
David Wu 80%
Albert Wynn 70%
Bill Young 20%
Donald Young 20%
WI U.S. Senate - Jr Tammy Baldwin Democratic 80%
NV Mayor Shelley Berkley Democratic 70%
GA U.S. House - 2 Sanford Bishop, Jr. Democratic 70%
HI U.S. House - 1 Ed Case Democratic 80%
SC U.S. House - 6 Jim Clyburn Democratic 70%
IL U.S. House - 7 Danny Davis Democratic 80%
CO U.S. House - 1 Diana DeGette Democratic 60%
CT U.S. House - 3 Rosa DeLauro Democratic 80%
TX U.S. House - 37 Lloyd Doggett II Democratic 70%
MD U.S. House - 5 Steny Hoyer Democratic 80%
OH U.S. House - 9 Marcy Kaptur Democratic 70%
WA U.S. House - 2 Rick Larsen Democratic 90%
CT U.S. House - 1 John Larson Democratic 80%
CA Mayor Barbara Lee Democratic 80%
CA U.S. House - 18 Zoe Lofgren Democratic 60%
MA U.S. House - 8 Stephen Lynch Democratic 70%
MA U.S. Senate - Jr Ed Markey Democratic 80%
MA U.S. House - 2 Jim McGovern Democratic 80%
NY U.S. House - 5 Gregory Meeks Democratic 80%
NY U.S. House - 12 Jerry Nadler Democratic 70%
MA U.S. House - 1 Richard Neal Democratic 80%
NJ U.S. House - 6 Frank Pallone, Jr. Democratic 80%
CA U.S. House - 11 Nancy Pelosi Democratic 80%
IL U.S. House - 9 Jan Schakowsky Democratic 80%
CA U.S. Senate - Jr Adam Schiff Democratic 80%
State Office Name Party Rating
Dutch Ruppersberger 80%
Bobby Rush 70%
Paul Ryan 30%
Tim Ryan 80%
Jim Ryun 30%
Martin Olav Sabo 80%
Loretta Sanchez 70%
Max Sandlin, Jr. 70%
Jim Saxton 60%
Edward Schrock 20%
David Scott 70%
Jim Sensenbrenner, Jr. 30%
José Serrano 50%
John Shadegg 30%
E. Clay Shaw, Jr. 20%
Christopher Shays 30%
Donald Sherwood 20%
John Shimkus 30%
Bill Shuster 40%
Robert Ruhl Simmons 70%
Ike Skelton 90%
Louise Slaughter 60%
Lamar Smith 20%
Nick Smith 20%
Vic Snyder 60%
CA Supervisor - 1 Hilda Solis 80%
Mark Souder 20%
John Spratt, Jr. 70%
Pete Stark 80%
Cliff Stearns 30%
Charles Stenholm 90%
Ted Strickland 80%
Bart Stupak 80%
John Sullivan 20%
John Sweeney 30%
Tom Tancredo 30%
John Tanner 80%
Ellen Tauscher 80%
William Tauzin II 20%
Charles Taylor 20%
Gene Taylor 60%
Lee Terry 30%
William Thomas 20%
Mac Thornberry 20%
Todd Tiahrt 20%
Pat Tiberi 20%
John Tierney 80%
Pat Toomey 40%
Ed Towns 60%
Stephanie Tubbs Jones 80%
James Turner 90%
Mark Udall 60%
Tom Udall 80%
Fred Upton 40%
Pete Visclosky 70%
David Vitter 20%
Greg Walden 40%
James Walsh 20%
Zach Wamp 20%
Diane Watson 80%
Mel Watt 80%
Henry Waxman 50%
Anthony Weiner 70%
David Weldon 20%
W. Curtis Weldon 20%
Gerald Weller 20%
Robert Wexler 70%
Ed Whitfield 10%
Heather Wilson 40%
Frank Wolf 20%
Lynn Woolsey 40%
David Wu 80%
Albert Wynn 70%
Bill Young 20%
Donald Young 20%
WI U.S. Senate - Jr Tammy Baldwin D 80%
NV Mayor Shelley Berkley D 70%
GA U.S. House - 2 Sanford Bishop, Jr. D 70%
HI U.S. House - 1 Ed Case D 80%
SC U.S. House - 6 Jim Clyburn D 70%
IL U.S. House - 7 Danny Davis D 80%
CO U.S. House - 1 Diana DeGette D 60%
CT U.S. House - 3 Rosa DeLauro D 80%
TX U.S. House - 37 Lloyd Doggett II D 70%
MD U.S. House - 5 Steny Hoyer D 80%
OH U.S. House - 9 Marcy Kaptur D 70%
WA U.S. House - 2 Rick Larsen D 90%
CT U.S. House - 1 John Larson D 80%
CA Mayor Barbara Lee D 80%
CA U.S. House - 18 Zoe Lofgren D 60%
MA U.S. House - 8 Stephen Lynch D 70%
MA U.S. Senate - Jr Ed Markey D 80%
MA U.S. House - 2 Jim McGovern D 80%
NY U.S. House - 5 Gregory Meeks D 80%
NY U.S. House - 12 Jerry Nadler D 70%
MA U.S. House - 1 Richard Neal D 80%
NJ U.S. House - 6 Frank Pallone, Jr. D 80%
CA U.S. House - 11 Nancy Pelosi D 80%
IL U.S. House - 9 Jan Schakowsky D 80%
CA U.S. Senate - Jr Adam Schiff D 80%
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