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State Office Name Party Rating
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%
James Turner 50%
Fred Upton 30%
NY U.S. House - 7 Nydia Velázquez Democratic 100%
Bruce Vento 90%
Pete Visclosky 60%
James Walsh 50%
Zach Wamp 30%
John Warner 10%
CA U.S. House - 43 Maxine Waters Democratic 90%
Wesley Watkins 40%
Mel Watt 100%
Julius Caesar Watts, Jr. 40%
Henry Waxman 100%
David Weldon 44%
W. Curtis Weldon 40%
Gerald Weller 33%
Paul Wellstone 90%
Robert Wexler 90%
Bob Weygand 89%
Rick White 40%
Ed Whitfield 40%
MS U.S. Senate - Sr Roger Wicker Republican 40%
Bob Wise, Jr. 90%
Frank Wolf 40%
Lynn Woolsey 90%
State Office Name Party Rating
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%
James Turner 50%
Fred Upton 30%
NY U.S. House - 7 Nydia Velázquez D 100%
Bruce Vento 90%
Pete Visclosky 60%
James Walsh 50%
Zach Wamp 30%
John Warner 10%
CA U.S. House - 43 Maxine Waters D 90%
Wesley Watkins 40%
Mel Watt 100%
Julius Caesar Watts, Jr. 40%
Henry Waxman 100%
David Weldon 44%
W. Curtis Weldon 40%
Gerald Weller 33%
Paul Wellstone 90%
Robert Wexler 90%
Bob Weygand 89%
Rick White 40%
Ed Whitfield 40%
MS U.S. Senate - Sr Roger Wicker R 40%
Bob Wise, Jr. 90%
Frank Wolf 40%
Lynn Woolsey 90%
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