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Rating Group: National School Boards Association

2003-2004 Positions

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State Office Name Party Rating
CA U.S. Senate - Jr Adam Schiff Democratic 60%
NY U.S. Senate - Sr Chuck Schumer Democratic 67%
David Scott 60%
VA U.S. House - 3 Bobby Scott Democratic 60%
Jim Sensenbrenner, Jr. 40%
José Serrano 40%
Jeff Sessions III 67%
TX U.S. House - 17 Pete Sessions Republican 40%
John Shadegg 60%
E. Clay Shaw, Jr. 40%
Christopher Shays 40%
Richard Shelby 33%
CA U.S. House - 32 Brad Sherman Democratic 60%
Donald Sherwood 40%
John Shimkus 40%
Bill Shuster 40%
Robert Ruhl Simmons 80%
ID U.S. House - 2 Mike Simpson Republican 40%
Ike Skelton 80%
Louise Slaughter 60%
WA U.S. House - 9 Adam Smith Democratic 80%
NJ U.S. House - 4 Chris Smith Republican 40%
Gordon Smith 33%
Lamar Smith 40%
Olympia Snowe 33%
Vic Snyder 60%
CA Supervisor - 1 Hilda Solis 60%
Mark Souder 40%
Arlen Specter 33%
John Spratt, Jr. 60%
Debbie Stabenow 67%
Pete Stark 80%
Cliff Stearns 40%
Ted Stevens 33%
Ted Strickland 60%
Bart Stupak 60%
John Sullivan 40%
John Sununu 33%
John Sweeney 40%
CA U.S. House - 38 Linda Sánchez Democratic 60%
James Talent 33%
Tom Tancredo 60%
John Tanner 80%
Ellen Tauscher 80%
Charles Taylor 40%
Gene Taylor 100%
Lee Terry 60%
Craig Thomas 33%
William Thomas 40%
MS U.S. House - 2 Bennie Thompson Democratic 60%
CA U.S. House - 4 Mike Thompson Democratic 60%
Mac Thornberry 40%
Todd Tiahrt 40%
Pat Tiberi 40%
John Tierney 60%
Ed Towns 20%
Stephanie Tubbs Jones 40%
OH U.S. House - 10 Mike Turner Republican 40%
Mark Udall 40%
Tom Udall 60%
Fred Upton 40%
MD U.S. Senate - Sr Chris Van Hollen, Jr. Democratic 60%
NY U.S. House - 7 Nydia Velázquez Democratic 20%
Pete Visclosky 60%
David Vitter 40%
George Voinovich 33%
Greg Walden 40%
James Walsh 40%
Zach Wamp 40%
John Warner 33%
CA U.S. House - 43 Maxine Waters Democratic 40%
Diane Watson 60%
Mel Watt 60%
Henry Waxman 60%
Anthony Weiner 40%
David Weldon 40%
W. Curtis Weldon 20%
Gerald Weller 20%
Robert Wexler 40%
Ed Whitfield 20%
MS U.S. Senate - Sr Roger Wicker Republican 40%
SC U.S. House - 2 Joe Wilson, Sr. Republican 40%
Heather Wilson 40%
Frank Wolf 40%
Lynn Woolsey 60%
David Wu 80%
OR U.S. Senate - Sr Ron Wyden Democratic 67%
Albert Wynn 40%
Bill Young 40%
Donald Young 20%
State Office Name Party Rating
CA U.S. Senate - Jr Adam Schiff D 60%
NY U.S. Senate - Sr Chuck Schumer D 67%
David Scott 60%
VA U.S. House - 3 Bobby Scott D 60%
Jim Sensenbrenner, Jr. 40%
José Serrano 40%
Jeff Sessions III 67%
TX U.S. House - 17 Pete Sessions R 40%
John Shadegg 60%
E. Clay Shaw, Jr. 40%
Christopher Shays 40%
Richard Shelby 33%
CA U.S. House - 32 Brad Sherman D 60%
Donald Sherwood 40%
John Shimkus 40%
Bill Shuster 40%
Robert Ruhl Simmons 80%
ID U.S. House - 2 Mike Simpson R 40%
Ike Skelton 80%
Louise Slaughter 60%
WA U.S. House - 9 Adam Smith D 80%
NJ U.S. House - 4 Chris Smith R 40%
Gordon Smith 33%
Lamar Smith 40%
Olympia Snowe 33%
Vic Snyder 60%
CA Supervisor - 1 Hilda Solis 60%
Mark Souder 40%
Arlen Specter 33%
John Spratt, Jr. 60%
Debbie Stabenow 67%
Pete Stark 80%
Cliff Stearns 40%
Ted Stevens 33%
Ted Strickland 60%
Bart Stupak 60%
John Sullivan 40%
John Sununu 33%
John Sweeney 40%
CA U.S. House - 38 Linda Sánchez D 60%
James Talent 33%
Tom Tancredo 60%
John Tanner 80%
Ellen Tauscher 80%
Charles Taylor 40%
Gene Taylor 100%
Lee Terry 60%
Craig Thomas 33%
William Thomas 40%
MS U.S. House - 2 Bennie Thompson D 60%
CA U.S. House - 4 Mike Thompson D 60%
Mac Thornberry 40%
Todd Tiahrt 40%
Pat Tiberi 40%
John Tierney 60%
Ed Towns 20%
Stephanie Tubbs Jones 40%
OH U.S. House - 10 Mike Turner R 40%
Mark Udall 40%
Tom Udall 60%
Fred Upton 40%
MD U.S. Senate - Sr Chris Van Hollen, Jr. D 60%
NY U.S. House - 7 Nydia Velázquez D 20%
Pete Visclosky 60%
David Vitter 40%
George Voinovich 33%
Greg Walden 40%
James Walsh 40%
Zach Wamp 40%
John Warner 33%
CA U.S. House - 43 Maxine Waters D 40%
Diane Watson 60%
Mel Watt 60%
Henry Waxman 60%
Anthony Weiner 40%
David Weldon 40%
W. Curtis Weldon 20%
Gerald Weller 20%
Robert Wexler 40%
Ed Whitfield 20%
MS U.S. Senate - Sr Roger Wicker R 40%
SC U.S. House - 2 Joe Wilson, Sr. R 40%
Heather Wilson 40%
Frank Wolf 40%
Lynn Woolsey 60%
David Wu 80%
OR U.S. Senate - Sr Ron Wyden D 67%
Albert Wynn 40%
Bill Young 40%
Donald Young 20%
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