Rating Group: RESULTS
2007-2008 Positions
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| State | Office | Name | Party | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| John Salazar | 85% | |||
| Ken Salazar | 64% | |||
| Loretta Sanchez | 81% | |||
| John Sarbanes | 80% | |||
| Allyson Schwartz | 80% | |||
| David Scott | 80% | |||
| Jim Sensenbrenner, Jr. | 5% | |||
| José Serrano | 80% | |||
| Jeff Sessions III | 13% | |||
| Joe Sestak, Jr. | 80% | |||
| John Shadegg | 2% | |||
| Carol Shea-Porter | 80% | |||
| Richard Shelby | 24% | |||
| John Shimkus | 25% | |||
| Heath Shuler | 71% | |||
| Bill Shuster | 20% | |||
| Ike Skelton | 80% | |||
| Louise Slaughter | 80% | |||
| Lamar Smith | 22% | |||
| Olympia Snowe | 59% | |||
| Vic Snyder | 80% | |||
| CA | Supervisor - 1 | Hilda Solis | 80% | |
| Mark Souder | 31% | |||
| Zack Space | 80% | |||
| Arlen Specter | 48% | |||
| John Spratt, Jr. | 82% | |||
| Debbie Stabenow | 70% | |||
| Pete Stark | 68% | |||
| Cliff Stearns | 11% | |||
| Bart Stupak | 80% | |||
| John Sullivan | 16% | |||
| Betty Sutton | 80% | |||
| John Tanner | 82% | |||
| Ellen Tauscher | 80% | |||
| Gene Taylor | 61% | |||
| Lee Terry | 19% | |||
| Jon Tester | 70% | |||
| Mac Thornberry | 19% | |||
| Todd Tiahrt | 15% | |||
| Pat Tiberi | 33% | |||
| John Tierney | 73% | |||
| Ed Towns | 85% | |||
| Niki Tsongas | 76% | |||
| Mark Udall | 80% | |||
| Tom Udall | 80% | |||
| Fred Upton | 58% | |||
| Pete Visclosky | 80% | |||
| David Vitter | 16% | |||
| George Voinovich | 40% | |||
| Greg Walden | 33% | |||
| Zach Wamp | 16% | |||
| Diane Watson | 76% | |||
| Mel Watt | 80% | |||
| Henry Waxman | 72% | |||
| Jim Webb, Jr. | 78% | |||
| Anthony Weiner | 80% | |||
| Lynn Westmoreland | 5% | |||
| Robert Wexler | 75% | |||
| Ed Whitfield | 38% | |||
| Charlie Wilson, Jr. | 78% | |||
| Frank Wolf | 44% | |||
| Lynn Woolsey | 80% | |||
| David Wu | 80% | |||
| John Yarmuth | 80% | |||
| Bill Young | 44% | |||
| Donald Young | 52% | |||
| WI | U.S. Senate - Jr | Tammy Baldwin | Democratic | 80% |
| NV | Mayor | Shelley Berkley | Democratic | 82% |
| GA | U.S. House - 2 | Sanford Bishop, Jr. | Democratic | 80% |
| WA | U.S. Senate - Jr | Maria Cantwell | Democratic | 72% |
| IN | U.S. House - 7 | André Carson | Democratic | 71% |
| FL | U.S. House - 14 | Kathy Castor | Democratic | 75% |
| NY | U.S. House - 9 | Yvette Clarke | Democratic | 78% |
| MO | U.S. House - 5 | Emanuel Cleaver II | Democratic | 80% |
| SC | U.S. House - 6 | Jim Clyburn | Democratic | 80% |
| TN | U.S. House - 9 | Steve Cohen | Democratic | 80% |
| CA | U.S. House - 21 | Jim Costa | Democratic | 79% |
| CT | U.S. House - 2 | Joe Courtney | Democratic | 80% |
| TX | U.S. House - 28 | Henry Cuellar | Democratic | 80% |
| IL | U.S. House - 7 | Danny Davis | Democratic | 80% |
| CO | U.S. House - 1 | Diana DeGette | Democratic | 80% |
| CT | U.S. House - 3 | Rosa DeLauro | Democratic | 80% |
| TX | U.S. House - 37 | Lloyd Doggett II | Democratic | 80% |
| IL | U.S. Senate - Sr | Dick Durbin | Democratic | 81% |
| IL | U.S. House - 11 | Bill Foster | Democratic | 71% |
| NY | U.S. Senate - Jr | Kirsten Gillibrand | Democratic | 79% |
| TX | U.S. House - 9 | Al Green | Democratic | 80% |
| HI | U.S. Senate - Jr | Mazie Hirono | Democratic | 80% |
| MD | U.S. House - 5 | Steny Hoyer | Democratic | 80% |
| GA | U.S. House - 4 | Hank Johnson, Jr. | Democratic | 80% |
| OH | U.S. House - 9 | Marcy Kaptur | Democratic | 82% |
| MN | U.S. Senate - Sr | Amy Klobuchar | Democratic | 72% |
| WA | U.S. House - 2 | Rick Larsen | Democratic | 80% |
| CT | U.S. House - 1 | John Larson | Democratic | 80% |
| CA | Mayor | Barbara Lee | Democratic | 77% |
| CA | U.S. House - 18 | Zoe Lofgren | Democratic | 80% |
| MA | U.S. House - 8 | Stephen Lynch | Democratic | 80% |
| MA | U.S. Senate - Jr | Ed Markey | Democratic | 80% |
| CA | U.S. House - 7 | Doris Matsui | Democratic | 80% |
| MA | U.S. House - 2 | Jim McGovern | Democratic | 80% |