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State Office Name Party Rating
Ralph Regula 30%
Harry Reid 100%
Silvestre Reyes 89%
Frank Riggs 30%
Bob Riley 40%
Lynn Nancy Rivers 90%
Charles Robb 30%
Pat Roberts 10%
Jay Rockefeller IV 100%
Ciro Rodriguez 88%
Timothy Roemer 50%
James Rogan 40%
KY U.S. House - 5 Hal Rogers Republican 40%
Dana Rohrabacher 30%
Ileana Ros-Lehtinen 40%
William Roth, Jr. 10%
Steve Rothman 90%
Marge Roukema 50%
Lucille Roybal-Allard 90%
Ed Royce 40%
Bobby Rush 100%
Jim Ryun 50%
Martin Olav Sabo 90%
Matt Salmon 60%
Loretta Sanchez 50%
VT U.S. Senate - Sr Bernie Sanders Independent 100%
Max Sandlin, Jr. 70%
Mark Sanford, Jr. 30%
Rick Santorum 20%
Paul Sarbanes 100%
Thomas Sawyer 90%
Jim Saxton 40%
Joe Scarborough 40%
Daniel Schaefer 40%
Robert Schaffer 30%
Steven Schiff 0%
NY U.S. Senate - Sr Chuck Schumer Democratic 90%
VA U.S. House - 3 Bobby Scott Democratic 90%
Jim Sensenbrenner, Jr. 30%
José Serrano 100%
Jeff Sessions III 10%
TX U.S. House - 17 Pete Sessions Republican 33%
John Shadegg 40%
E. Clay Shaw, Jr. 50%
Christopher Shays 30%
Richard Shelby 10%
CA U.S. House - 32 Brad Sherman Democratic 70%
John Shimkus 40%
E.G. Shuster 40%
Norman Sisisky 60%
David Skaggs 89%
Joseph Skeen 40%
Ike Skelton 60%
Louise Slaughter 89%
WA U.S. House - 9 Adam Smith Democratic 80%
NJ U.S. House - 4 Chris Smith Republican 40%
Gordon Smith 10%
Lamar Smith 30%
Linda Smith 50%
Nick Smith 40%
Robert Smith 40%
Bob Smith 10%
Vincent Snowbarger 50%
Olympia Snowe 50%
Vic Snyder 70%
Gerald B.H. Solomon 44%
Mark Souder 40%
Arlen Specter 60%
Floyd Spence, Sr. 40%
John Spratt, Jr. 80%
Debbie Stabenow 90%
Pete Stark 100%
Cliff Stearns 50%
Charles Stenholm 60%
Ted Stevens 10%
Louis Stokes 90%
Ted Strickland 90%
Bob Stump 40%
Bart Stupak 90%
John Sununu 40%
James Talent 40%
John Tanner 70%
Ellen Tauscher 70%
William Tauzin II 30%
Charles Taylor 20%
Gene Taylor 40%
Craig Thomas 10%
William Thomas 40%
MS U.S. House - 2 Bennie Thompson Democratic 90%
Fred Thompson 10%
Mac Thornberry 40%
SD U.S. Senate - Sr John Thune Republican 40%
Karen Thurman 80%
Strom Thurmond 10%
Todd Tiahrt 50%
John Tierney 90%
Esteban Edward Torres 89%
Robert Torricelli 90%
Ed Towns 100%
James Traficant, Jr. 50%
State Office Name Party Rating
Ralph Regula 30%
Harry Reid 100%
Silvestre Reyes 89%
Frank Riggs 30%
Bob Riley 40%
Lynn Nancy Rivers 90%
Charles Robb 30%
Pat Roberts 10%
Jay Rockefeller IV 100%
Ciro Rodriguez 88%
Timothy Roemer 50%
James Rogan 40%
KY U.S. House - 5 Hal Rogers R 40%
Dana Rohrabacher 30%
Ileana Ros-Lehtinen 40%
William Roth, Jr. 10%
Steve Rothman 90%
Marge Roukema 50%
Lucille Roybal-Allard 90%
Ed Royce 40%
Bobby Rush 100%
Jim Ryun 50%
Martin Olav Sabo 90%
Matt Salmon 60%
Loretta Sanchez 50%
VT U.S. Senate - Sr Bernie Sanders I 100%
Max Sandlin, Jr. 70%
Mark Sanford, Jr. 30%
Rick Santorum 20%
Paul Sarbanes 100%
Thomas Sawyer 90%
Jim Saxton 40%
Joe Scarborough 40%
Daniel Schaefer 40%
Robert Schaffer 30%
Steven Schiff 0%
NY U.S. Senate - Sr Chuck Schumer D 90%
VA U.S. House - 3 Bobby Scott D 90%
Jim Sensenbrenner, Jr. 30%
José Serrano 100%
Jeff Sessions III 10%
TX U.S. House - 17 Pete Sessions R 33%
John Shadegg 40%
E. Clay Shaw, Jr. 50%
Christopher Shays 30%
Richard Shelby 10%
CA U.S. House - 32 Brad Sherman D 70%
John Shimkus 40%
E.G. Shuster 40%
Norman Sisisky 60%
David Skaggs 89%
Joseph Skeen 40%
Ike Skelton 60%
Louise Slaughter 89%
WA U.S. House - 9 Adam Smith D 80%
NJ U.S. House - 4 Chris Smith R 40%
Gordon Smith 10%
Lamar Smith 30%
Linda Smith 50%
Nick Smith 40%
Robert Smith 40%
Bob Smith 10%
Vincent Snowbarger 50%
Olympia Snowe 50%
Vic Snyder 70%
Gerald B.H. Solomon 44%
Mark Souder 40%
Arlen Specter 60%
Floyd Spence, Sr. 40%
John Spratt, Jr. 80%
Debbie Stabenow 90%
Pete Stark 100%
Cliff Stearns 50%
Charles Stenholm 60%
Ted Stevens 10%
Louis Stokes 90%
Ted Strickland 90%
Bob Stump 40%
Bart Stupak 90%
John Sununu 40%
James Talent 40%
John Tanner 70%
Ellen Tauscher 70%
William Tauzin II 30%
Charles Taylor 20%
Gene Taylor 40%
Craig Thomas 10%
William Thomas 40%
MS U.S. House - 2 Bennie Thompson D 90%
Fred Thompson 10%
Mac Thornberry 40%
SD U.S. Senate - Sr John Thune R 40%
Karen Thurman 80%
Strom Thurmond 10%
Todd Tiahrt 50%
John Tierney 90%
Esteban Edward Torres 89%
Robert Torricelli 90%
Ed Towns 100%
James Traficant, Jr. 50%
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