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State Office Name Party Rating
Jay Rockefeller IV 5%
Ciro Rodriguez 16%
Timothy Roemer 40%
KY U.S. House - 5 Hal Rogers Republican 63%
Mike Rogers 65%
Dana Rohrabacher 80%
Ileana Ros-Lehtinen 43%
Mike Ross 40%
Steve Rothman 13%
Marge Roukema 50%
Lucille Roybal-Allard 5%
Ed Royce 83%
Bobby Rush 0%
Paul Ryan 75%
Jim Ryun 80%
Martin Olav Sabo 16%
Loretta Sanchez 20%
VT U.S. Senate - Sr Bernie Sanders Independent 10%
Max Sandlin, Jr. 30%
Rick Santorum 90%
Paul Sarbanes 0%
Thomas Sawyer 11%
Jim Saxton 55%
Robert Schaffer 100%
IL U.S. House - 9 Jan Schakowsky Democratic 5%
CA U.S. Senate - Jr Adam Schiff Democratic 30%
Edward Schrock 65%
NY U.S. Senate - Sr Chuck Schumer Democratic 20%
VA U.S. House - 3 Bobby Scott Democratic 15%
Jim Sensenbrenner, Jr. 82%
José Serrano 0%
Jeff Sessions III 80%
TX U.S. House - 17 Pete Sessions Republican 75%
John Shadegg 85%
E. Clay Shaw, Jr. 56%
Christopher Shays 45%
Richard Shelby 90%
CA U.S. House - 32 Brad Sherman Democratic 15%
Donald Sherwood 60%
John Shimkus 70%
Ronnie Shows 60%
Robert Ruhl Simmons 55%
ID U.S. House - 2 Mike Simpson Republican 60%
Joseph Skeen 60%
Ike Skelton 47%
Louise Slaughter 5%
WA U.S. House - 9 Adam Smith Democratic 25%
NJ U.S. House - 4 Chris Smith Republican 55%
Gordon Smith 80%
Lamar Smith 68%
Nick Smith 60%
Bob Smith 90%
Olympia Snowe 75%
Vic Snyder 5%
CA Supervisor - 1 Hilda Solis 15%
Mark Souder 79%
Arlen Specter 65%
John Spratt, Jr. 25%
Debbie Stabenow 15%
Pete Stark 5%
Cliff Stearns 85%
Charles Stenholm 40%
Ted Stevens 72%
Ted Strickland 20%
Bob Stump 71%
Bart Stupak 28%
John Sununu 70%
John Sweeney 50%
Tom Tancredo 95%
John Tanner 37%
Ellen Tauscher 35%
William Tauzin II 60%
Charles Taylor 65%
Gene Taylor 45%
Lee Terry 70%
Craig Thomas 90%
William Thomas 50%
MS U.S. House - 2 Bennie Thompson Democratic 15%
Fred Thompson 80%
CA U.S. House - 4 Mike Thompson Democratic 20%
Mac Thornberry 72%
SD U.S. Senate - Sr John Thune Republican 58%
Karen Thurman 15%
Strom Thurmond 90%
Todd Tiahrt 75%
Pat Tiberi 70%
John Tierney 5%
Pat Toomey 75%
Robert Torricelli 35%
Ed Towns 19%
James Traficant, Jr. 55%
Stephanie Tubbs Jones 10%
James Turner 35%
Mark Udall 16%
Tom Udall 5%
Fred Upton 60%
NY U.S. House - 7 Nydia Velázquez Democratic 11%
Pete Visclosky 17%
David Vitter 75%
George Voinovich 90%
State Office Name Party Rating
Jay Rockefeller IV 5%
Ciro Rodriguez 16%
Timothy Roemer 40%
KY U.S. House - 5 Hal Rogers R 63%
Mike Rogers 65%
Dana Rohrabacher 80%
Ileana Ros-Lehtinen 43%
Mike Ross 40%
Steve Rothman 13%
Marge Roukema 50%
Lucille Roybal-Allard 5%
Ed Royce 83%
Bobby Rush 0%
Paul Ryan 75%
Jim Ryun 80%
Martin Olav Sabo 16%
Loretta Sanchez 20%
VT U.S. Senate - Sr Bernie Sanders I 10%
Max Sandlin, Jr. 30%
Rick Santorum 90%
Paul Sarbanes 0%
Thomas Sawyer 11%
Jim Saxton 55%
Robert Schaffer 100%
IL U.S. House - 9 Jan Schakowsky D 5%
CA U.S. Senate - Jr Adam Schiff D 30%
Edward Schrock 65%
NY U.S. Senate - Sr Chuck Schumer D 20%
VA U.S. House - 3 Bobby Scott D 15%
Jim Sensenbrenner, Jr. 82%
José Serrano 0%
Jeff Sessions III 80%
TX U.S. House - 17 Pete Sessions R 75%
John Shadegg 85%
E. Clay Shaw, Jr. 56%
Christopher Shays 45%
Richard Shelby 90%
CA U.S. House - 32 Brad Sherman D 15%
Donald Sherwood 60%
John Shimkus 70%
Ronnie Shows 60%
Robert Ruhl Simmons 55%
ID U.S. House - 2 Mike Simpson R 60%
Joseph Skeen 60%
Ike Skelton 47%
Louise Slaughter 5%
WA U.S. House - 9 Adam Smith D 25%
NJ U.S. House - 4 Chris Smith R 55%
Gordon Smith 80%
Lamar Smith 68%
Nick Smith 60%
Bob Smith 90%
Olympia Snowe 75%
Vic Snyder 5%
CA Supervisor - 1 Hilda Solis 15%
Mark Souder 79%
Arlen Specter 65%
John Spratt, Jr. 25%
Debbie Stabenow 15%
Pete Stark 5%
Cliff Stearns 85%
Charles Stenholm 40%
Ted Stevens 72%
Ted Strickland 20%
Bob Stump 71%
Bart Stupak 28%
John Sununu 70%
John Sweeney 50%
Tom Tancredo 95%
John Tanner 37%
Ellen Tauscher 35%
William Tauzin II 60%
Charles Taylor 65%
Gene Taylor 45%
Lee Terry 70%
Craig Thomas 90%
William Thomas 50%
MS U.S. House - 2 Bennie Thompson D 15%
Fred Thompson 80%
CA U.S. House - 4 Mike Thompson D 20%
Mac Thornberry 72%
SD U.S. Senate - Sr John Thune R 58%
Karen Thurman 15%
Strom Thurmond 90%
Todd Tiahrt 75%
Pat Tiberi 70%
John Tierney 5%
Pat Toomey 75%
Robert Torricelli 35%
Ed Towns 19%
James Traficant, Jr. 55%
Stephanie Tubbs Jones 10%
James Turner 35%
Mark Udall 16%
Tom Udall 5%
Fred Upton 60%
NY U.S. House - 7 Nydia Velázquez D 11%
Pete Visclosky 17%
David Vitter 75%
George Voinovich 90%
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