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State Office Name Party Rating
Dana Rohrabacher 70%
Ileana Ros-Lehtinen 40%
Peter Roskam 60%
Mike Ross 20%
Steve Rothman 30%
Lucille Roybal-Allard 30%
Ed Royce 70%
Dutch Ruppersberger 10%
Bobby Rush 30%
Paul Ryan 60%
Tim Ryan 30%
John Salazar 10%
Ken Salazar 10%
William Sali 80%
Loretta Sanchez 20%
VT U.S. Senate - Sr Bernie Sanders Independent 20%
John Sarbanes 20%
Jim Saxton 40%
IL U.S. House - 9 Jan Schakowsky Democratic 30%
CA U.S. Senate - Jr Adam Schiff Democratic 20%
OH State House - 62 Jean Schmidt Republican 50%
NY U.S. Senate - Sr Chuck Schumer Democratic 0%
Allyson Schwartz 20%
David Scott 10%
VA U.S. House - 3 Bobby Scott Democratic 30%
Jim Sensenbrenner, Jr. 80%
José Serrano 30%
Jeff Sessions III 80%
TX U.S. House - 17 Pete Sessions Republican 70%
Joe Sestak, Jr. 20%
John Shadegg 80%
Christopher Shays 33%
Carol Shea-Porter 20%
Richard Shelby 80%
CA U.S. House - 32 Brad Sherman Democratic 20%
John Shimkus 50%
Heath Shuler 40%
Bill Shuster 60%
ID U.S. House - 2 Mike Simpson Republican 56%
NJ Mayor - At-Large Albio Sires Democratic 30%
Ike Skelton 10%
Louise Slaughter 30%
WA U.S. House - 9 Adam Smith Democratic 20%
NE U.S. House - 3 Adrian Smith Republican 60%
NJ U.S. House - 4 Chris Smith Republican 50%
Gordon Smith 40%
Lamar Smith 50%
Olympia Snowe 20%
Vic Snyder 10%
CA Supervisor - 1 Hilda Solis 30%
Mark Souder 67%
Zack Space 10%
Arlen Specter 40%
John Spratt, Jr. 10%
Debbie Stabenow 20%
Pete Stark 33%
Cliff Stearns 60%
Ted Stevens 50%
Bart Stupak 40%
John Sullivan 60%
John Sununu 80%
Betty Sutton 30%
CA U.S. House - 38 Linda Sánchez Democratic 30%
Tom Tancredo 67%
John Tanner 11%
Ellen Tauscher 20%
Gene Taylor 40%
Lee Terry 60%
Jon Tester 30%
MS U.S. House - 2 Bennie Thompson Democratic 30%
CA U.S. House - 4 Mike Thompson Democratic 30%
Mac Thornberry 60%
SD U.S. Senate - Sr John Thune Republican 70%
Todd Tiahrt 60%
Pat Tiberi 60%
John Tierney 30%
Ed Towns 20%
Stephanie Tubbs Jones 22%
OH U.S. House - 10 Mike Turner Republican 50%
Mark Udall 10%
Tom Udall 30%
Fred Upton 50%
MD U.S. Senate - Sr Chris Van Hollen, Jr. Democratic 20%
NY U.S. House - 7 Nydia Velázquez Democratic 30%
Pete Visclosky 30%
David Vitter 80%
George Voinovich 50%
MI U.S. House - 5 Tim Walberg Republican 70%
Greg Walden 30%
James Walsh 40%
MN Governor Tim Walz Democratic/Farmer/Labor 20%
Zach Wamp 50%
John Warner 50%
FL U.S. House - 25 Debbie Wasserman Schultz Democratic 13%
CA U.S. House - 43 Maxine Waters Democratic 40%
Diane Watson 30%
Mel Watt 33%
Henry Waxman 20%
Jim Webb, Jr. 30%
Anthony Weiner 20%
State Office Name Party Rating
Dana Rohrabacher 70%
Ileana Ros-Lehtinen 40%
Peter Roskam 60%
Mike Ross 20%
Steve Rothman 30%
Lucille Roybal-Allard 30%
Ed Royce 70%
Dutch Ruppersberger 10%
Bobby Rush 30%
Paul Ryan 60%
Tim Ryan 30%
John Salazar 10%
Ken Salazar 10%
William Sali 80%
Loretta Sanchez 20%
VT U.S. Senate - Sr Bernie Sanders I 20%
John Sarbanes 20%
Jim Saxton 40%
IL U.S. House - 9 Jan Schakowsky D 30%
CA U.S. Senate - Jr Adam Schiff D 20%
OH State House - 62 Jean Schmidt R 50%
NY U.S. Senate - Sr Chuck Schumer D 0%
Allyson Schwartz 20%
David Scott 10%
VA U.S. House - 3 Bobby Scott D 30%
Jim Sensenbrenner, Jr. 80%
José Serrano 30%
Jeff Sessions III 80%
TX U.S. House - 17 Pete Sessions R 70%
Joe Sestak, Jr. 20%
John Shadegg 80%
Christopher Shays 33%
Carol Shea-Porter 20%
Richard Shelby 80%
CA U.S. House - 32 Brad Sherman D 20%
John Shimkus 50%
Heath Shuler 40%
Bill Shuster 60%
ID U.S. House - 2 Mike Simpson R 56%
NJ Mayor - At-Large Albio Sires D 30%
Ike Skelton 10%
Louise Slaughter 30%
WA U.S. House - 9 Adam Smith D 20%
NE U.S. House - 3 Adrian Smith R 60%
NJ U.S. House - 4 Chris Smith R 50%
Gordon Smith 40%
Lamar Smith 50%
Olympia Snowe 20%
Vic Snyder 10%
CA Supervisor - 1 Hilda Solis 30%
Mark Souder 67%
Zack Space 10%
Arlen Specter 40%
John Spratt, Jr. 10%
Debbie Stabenow 20%
Pete Stark 33%
Cliff Stearns 60%
Ted Stevens 50%
Bart Stupak 40%
John Sullivan 60%
John Sununu 80%
Betty Sutton 30%
CA U.S. House - 38 Linda Sánchez D 30%
Tom Tancredo 67%
John Tanner 11%
Ellen Tauscher 20%
Gene Taylor 40%
Lee Terry 60%
Jon Tester 30%
MS U.S. House - 2 Bennie Thompson D 30%
CA U.S. House - 4 Mike Thompson D 30%
Mac Thornberry 60%
SD U.S. Senate - Sr John Thune R 70%
Todd Tiahrt 60%
Pat Tiberi 60%
John Tierney 30%
Ed Towns 20%
Stephanie Tubbs Jones 22%
OH U.S. House - 10 Mike Turner R 50%
Mark Udall 10%
Tom Udall 30%
Fred Upton 50%
MD U.S. Senate - Sr Chris Van Hollen, Jr. D 20%
NY U.S. House - 7 Nydia Velázquez D 30%
Pete Visclosky 30%
David Vitter 80%
George Voinovich 50%
MI U.S. House - 5 Tim Walberg R 70%
Greg Walden 30%
James Walsh 40%
MN Governor Tim Walz DFL 20%
Zach Wamp 50%
John Warner 50%
FL U.S. House - 25 Debbie Wasserman Schultz D 13%
CA U.S. House - 43 Maxine Waters D 40%
Diane Watson 30%
Mel Watt 33%
Henry Waxman 20%
Jim Webb, Jr. 30%
Anthony Weiner 20%
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