Rating Group: National Lumber and Building Material Dealers Association
2010 Positions
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| State | Office | Name | Party | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tim Ryan | 50% | |||
| John Salazar | 50% | |||
| John Sarbanes | 50% | |||
| IL | U.S. House - 9 | Jan Schakowsky | Democratic | 50% |
| CA | U.S. Senate - Jr | Adam Schiff | Democratic | 50% |
| OH | State House - 62 | Jean Schmidt | Republican | 50% |
| Allyson Schwartz | 50% | |||
| David Scott | 50% | |||
| Joe Sestak, Jr. | 50% | |||
| John Shadegg | 50% | |||
| CA | U.S. House - 32 | Brad Sherman | Democratic | 50% |
| ID | U.S. House - 2 | Mike Simpson | Republican | 50% |
| NJ | Mayor - At-Large | Albio Sires | Democratic | 50% |
| Vic Snyder | 50% | |||
| John Spratt, Jr. | 50% | |||
| John Sullivan | 50% | |||
| Betty Sutton | 50% | |||
| NV | U.S. House - 1 | Dina Titus | Democratic | 50% |
| Niki Tsongas | 50% | |||
| MN | Governor | Tim Walz | Democratic/Farmer/Labor | 50% |
| FL | U.S. House - 25 | Debbie Wasserman Schultz | Democratic | 50% |
| Mel Watt | 50% | |||
| Henry Waxman | 50% | |||
| SC | U.S. House - 2 | Joe Wilson, Sr. | Republican | 50% |
| Charlie Wilson, Jr. | 50% | |||
| Frank Wolf | 50% | |||
| Max Baucus | 40% | |||
| Evan Bayh | 40% | |||
| Jeff Bingaman | 40% | |||
| Barbara Boxer | 40% | |||
| Sherrod Brown | 40% | |||
| WA | U.S. Senate - Jr | Maria Cantwell | Democratic | 40% |
| Ben Cardin | 40% | |||
| Bob Casey, Jr. | 40% | |||
| Byron Dorgan | 40% | |||
| IL | U.S. Senate - Sr | Dick Durbin | Democratic | 40% |
| Dianne Feinstein | 40% | |||
| Al Franken | 40% | |||
| Kay Hagan | 40% | |||
| Daniel Inouye | 40% | |||
| Timothy Johnson | 40% | |||
| John Kerry | 40% | |||
| MN | U.S. Senate - Sr | Amy Klobuchar | Democratic | 40% |
| Joe Lieberman | 40% | |||
| Bob Menendez | 40% | |||
| Barbara Mikulski | 40% | |||
| WA | U.S. Senate - Sr | Patty Murray | Democratic | 40% |
| RI | U.S. Senate - Sr | Jack Reed | Democratic | 40% |
| Harry Reid | 40% | |||
| NY | U.S. Senate - Sr | Chuck Schumer | Democratic | 40% |