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State Office Name Party Rating
Richard Shelby 20%
CA U.S. House - 32 Brad Sherman Democratic 20%
Donald Sherwood 70%
John Shimkus 80%
Bill Shuster 70%
Robert Ruhl Simmons 70%
ID U.S. House - 2 Mike Simpson Republican 70%
Ike Skelton 40%
Louise Slaughter 30%
WA U.S. House - 9 Adam Smith Democratic 40%
NJ U.S. House - 4 Chris Smith Republican 40%
Gordon Smith 30%
Lamar Smith 70%
Olympia Snowe 40%
Vic Snyder 40%
Mike Sodrel 70%
CA Supervisor - 1 Hilda Solis 30%
Mark Souder 80%
Arlen Specter 30%
John Spratt, Jr. 40%
Debbie Stabenow 50%
Pete Stark 30%
Cliff Stearns 60%
Ted Stevens 30%
Ted Strickland 30%
Bart Stupak 40%
John Sullivan 70%
John Sununu 10%
John Sweeney 50%
CA U.S. House - 38 Linda Sánchez Democratic 30%
James Talent 70%
Tom Tancredo 70%
John Tanner 50%
Ellen Tauscher 30%
Charles Taylor 70%
Gene Taylor 60%
Lee Terry 70%
Craig Thomas 10%
William Thomas 70%
MS U.S. House - 2 Bennie Thompson Democratic 30%
CA U.S. House - 4 Mike Thompson Democratic 10%
Mac Thornberry 70%
SD U.S. Senate - Sr John Thune Republican 30%
Todd Tiahrt 70%
Pat Tiberi 70%
John Tierney 30%
Ed Towns 40%
Stephanie Tubbs Jones 30%
OH U.S. House - 10 Mike Turner Republican 70%
Mark Udall 50%
Tom Udall 40%
Fred Upton 70%
MD U.S. Senate - Sr Chris Van Hollen, Jr. Democratic 40%
NY U.S. House - 7 Nydia Velázquez Democratic 50%
Pete Visclosky 30%
David Vitter 10%
George Voinovich 20%
Greg Walden 70%
James Walsh 60%
Zach Wamp 70%
John Warner 40%
FL U.S. House - 25 Debbie Wasserman Schultz Democratic 30%
CA U.S. House - 43 Maxine Waters Democratic 20%
Diane Watson 20%
Mel Watt 40%
Henry Waxman 30%
Anthony Weiner 30%
David Weldon 70%
W. Curtis Weldon 60%
Gerald Weller 70%
Lynn Westmoreland 70%
Robert Wexler 30%
Ed Whitfield 80%
MS U.S. Senate - Sr Roger Wicker Republican 70%
SC U.S. House - 2 Joe Wilson, Sr. Republican 70%
State Office Name Party Rating
Richard Shelby 20%
CA U.S. House - 32 Brad Sherman D 20%
Donald Sherwood 70%
John Shimkus 80%
Bill Shuster 70%
Robert Ruhl Simmons 70%
ID U.S. House - 2 Mike Simpson R 70%
Ike Skelton 40%
Louise Slaughter 30%
WA U.S. House - 9 Adam Smith D 40%
NJ U.S. House - 4 Chris Smith R 40%
Gordon Smith 30%
Lamar Smith 70%
Olympia Snowe 40%
Vic Snyder 40%
Mike Sodrel 70%
CA Supervisor - 1 Hilda Solis 30%
Mark Souder 80%
Arlen Specter 30%
John Spratt, Jr. 40%
Debbie Stabenow 50%
Pete Stark 30%
Cliff Stearns 60%
Ted Stevens 30%
Ted Strickland 30%
Bart Stupak 40%
John Sullivan 70%
John Sununu 10%
John Sweeney 50%
CA U.S. House - 38 Linda Sánchez D 30%
James Talent 70%
Tom Tancredo 70%
John Tanner 50%
Ellen Tauscher 30%
Charles Taylor 70%
Gene Taylor 60%
Lee Terry 70%
Craig Thomas 10%
William Thomas 70%
MS U.S. House - 2 Bennie Thompson D 30%
CA U.S. House - 4 Mike Thompson D 10%
Mac Thornberry 70%
SD U.S. Senate - Sr John Thune R 30%
Todd Tiahrt 70%
Pat Tiberi 70%
John Tierney 30%
Ed Towns 40%
Stephanie Tubbs Jones 30%
OH U.S. House - 10 Mike Turner R 70%
Mark Udall 50%
Tom Udall 40%
Fred Upton 70%
MD U.S. Senate - Sr Chris Van Hollen, Jr. D 40%
NY U.S. House - 7 Nydia Velázquez D 50%
Pete Visclosky 30%
David Vitter 10%
George Voinovich 20%
Greg Walden 70%
James Walsh 60%
Zach Wamp 70%
John Warner 40%
FL U.S. House - 25 Debbie Wasserman Schultz D 30%
CA U.S. House - 43 Maxine Waters D 20%
Diane Watson 20%
Mel Watt 40%
Henry Waxman 30%
Anthony Weiner 30%
David Weldon 70%
W. Curtis Weldon 60%
Gerald Weller 70%
Lynn Westmoreland 70%
Robert Wexler 30%
Ed Whitfield 80%
MS U.S. Senate - Sr Roger Wicker R 70%
SC U.S. House - 2 Joe Wilson, Sr. R 70%
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