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State Office Name Party Rating
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%
Greg Walden 55%
James Walsh 50%
Zach Wamp 60%
John Warner 80%
CA U.S. House - 43 Maxine Waters Democratic 11%
Wesley Watkins 72%
Mel Watt 10%
Julius Caesar Watts, Jr. 60%
Henry Waxman 5%
Anthony Weiner 5%
David Weldon 80%
W. Curtis Weldon 53%
Gerald Weller 60%
Paul Wellstone 5%
Robert Wexler 5%
Ed Whitfield 55%
MS U.S. Senate - Sr Roger Wicker Republican 60%
SC U.S. House - 2 Joe Wilson, Sr. Republican 70%
Heather Wilson 60%
Frank Wolf 60%
Lynn Woolsey 5%
David Wu 15%
OR U.S. Senate - Sr Ron Wyden Democratic 25%
Albert Wynn 16%
Bill Young 60%
State Office Name Party Rating
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%
Greg Walden 55%
James Walsh 50%
Zach Wamp 60%
John Warner 80%
CA U.S. House - 43 Maxine Waters D 11%
Wesley Watkins 72%
Mel Watt 10%
Julius Caesar Watts, Jr. 60%
Henry Waxman 5%
Anthony Weiner 5%
David Weldon 80%
W. Curtis Weldon 53%
Gerald Weller 60%
Paul Wellstone 5%
Robert Wexler 5%
Ed Whitfield 55%
MS U.S. Senate - Sr Roger Wicker R 60%
SC U.S. House - 2 Joe Wilson, Sr. R 70%
Heather Wilson 60%
Frank Wolf 60%
Lynn Woolsey 5%
David Wu 15%
OR U.S. Senate - Sr Ron Wyden D 25%
Albert Wynn 16%
Bill Young 60%
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