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Rating Group: Open Doors USA

2012 Positions

Prior Rating
Issues: Religion

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State Office Name Party Rating
SC U.S. Senate - Jr Tim Scott Republican 50%
Jim Sensenbrenner, Jr. 75%
José Serrano 50%
Jeff Sessions III 25%
TX U.S. House - 17 Pete Sessions Republican 50%
AL U.S. House - 7 Terri Sewell Democratic 50%
NH U.S. Senate - Sr Jeanne Shaheen Democratic 25%
Richard Shelby 25%
CA U.S. House - 32 Brad Sherman Democratic 75%
John Shimkus 50%
Heath Shuler 75%
Bill Shuster 50%
ID U.S. House - 2 Mike Simpson Republican 50%
NJ Mayor - At-Large Albio Sires Democratic 50%
Louise Slaughter 75%
WA U.S. House - 9 Adam Smith Democratic 50%
NE U.S. House - 3 Adrian Smith Republican 50%
NJ U.S. House - 4 Chris Smith Republican 75%
Lamar Smith 75%
Olympia Snowe 50%
Steve Southerland 50%
CA Supervisor - 1 Jackie Speier Democratic 50%
Debbie Stabenow 25%
Pete Stark 75%
Cliff Stearns 50%
Steve Stivers 50%
IN U.S. House - 3 Marlin Stutzman Republican 25%
John Sullivan 50%
Betty Sutton 50%
CA U.S. House - 38 Linda Sánchez Democratic 50%
Lee Terry 50%
Jon Tester 75%
MS U.S. House - 2 Bennie Thompson Democratic 50%
PA U.S. House - 15 GT Thompson, Jr. Republican 50%
CA U.S. House - 4 Mike Thompson Democratic 50%
Mac Thornberry 50%
SD U.S. Senate - Sr John Thune Republican 25%
Pat Tiberi 50%
John Tierney 50%
Scott Tipton 50%
NY U.S. House - 20 Paul Tonko Democratic 50%
Pat Toomey 25%
Ed Towns 75%
Niki Tsongas 50%
OH U.S. House - 10 Mike Turner Republican 50%
Bob Turner 25%
Mark Udall 25%
Tom Udall 25%
Fred Upton 50%
MD U.S. Senate - Sr Chris Van Hollen, Jr. Democratic 50%
NY U.S. House - 7 Nydia Velázquez Democratic 50%
Pete Visclosky 50%
David Vitter 25%
MI U.S. House - 5 Tim Walberg Republican 75%
Greg Walden 50%
Joe Walsh 25%
MN Governor Tim Walz Democratic/Farmer/Labor 50%
VA U.S. Senate - Sr Mark Warner Democratic 25%
FL U.S. House - 25 Debbie Wasserman Schultz Democratic 50%
CA U.S. House - 43 Maxine Waters Democratic 25%
Mel Watt 50%
Henry Waxman 75%
Jim Webb, Jr. 25%
FL U.S. House - 11 Daniel Webster Republican 50%
VT U.S. Senate - Jr Peter Welch Democratic 75%
Allen West 50%
Lynn Westmoreland 25%
RI U.S. Senate - Jr Sheldon Whitehouse Democratic 50%
Ed Whitfield 50%
MS U.S. Senate - Sr Roger Wicker Republican 25%
SC U.S. House - 2 Joe Wilson, Sr. Republican 50%
FL U.S. House - 24 Frederica Wilson Democratic 50%
VA U.S. House - 1 Rob Wittman Republican 50%
Frank Wolf 100%
AR U.S. House - 3 Steve Womack Republican 50%
State Office Name Party Rating
SC U.S. Senate - Jr Tim Scott R 50%
Jim Sensenbrenner, Jr. 75%
José Serrano 50%
Jeff Sessions III 25%
TX U.S. House - 17 Pete Sessions R 50%
AL U.S. House - 7 Terri Sewell D 50%
NH U.S. Senate - Sr Jeanne Shaheen D 25%
Richard Shelby 25%
CA U.S. House - 32 Brad Sherman D 75%
John Shimkus 50%
Heath Shuler 75%
Bill Shuster 50%
ID U.S. House - 2 Mike Simpson R 50%
NJ Mayor - At-Large Albio Sires D 50%
Louise Slaughter 75%
WA U.S. House - 9 Adam Smith D 50%
NE U.S. House - 3 Adrian Smith R 50%
NJ U.S. House - 4 Chris Smith R 75%
Lamar Smith 75%
Olympia Snowe 50%
Steve Southerland 50%
CA Supervisor - 1 Jackie Speier D 50%
Debbie Stabenow 25%
Pete Stark 75%
Cliff Stearns 50%
Steve Stivers 50%
IN U.S. House - 3 Marlin Stutzman R 25%
John Sullivan 50%
Betty Sutton 50%
CA U.S. House - 38 Linda Sánchez D 50%
Lee Terry 50%
Jon Tester 75%
MS U.S. House - 2 Bennie Thompson D 50%
PA U.S. House - 15 GT Thompson, Jr. R 50%
CA U.S. House - 4 Mike Thompson D 50%
Mac Thornberry 50%
SD U.S. Senate - Sr John Thune R 25%
Pat Tiberi 50%
John Tierney 50%
Scott Tipton 50%
NY U.S. House - 20 Paul Tonko D 50%
Pat Toomey 25%
Ed Towns 75%
Niki Tsongas 50%
OH U.S. House - 10 Mike Turner R 50%
Bob Turner 25%
Mark Udall 25%
Tom Udall 25%
Fred Upton 50%
MD U.S. Senate - Sr Chris Van Hollen, Jr. D 50%
NY U.S. House - 7 Nydia Velázquez D 50%
Pete Visclosky 50%
David Vitter 25%
MI U.S. House - 5 Tim Walberg R 75%
Greg Walden 50%
Joe Walsh 25%
MN Governor Tim Walz DFL 50%
VA U.S. Senate - Sr Mark Warner D 25%
FL U.S. House - 25 Debbie Wasserman Schultz D 50%
CA U.S. House - 43 Maxine Waters D 25%
Mel Watt 50%
Henry Waxman 75%
Jim Webb, Jr. 25%
FL U.S. House - 11 Daniel Webster R 50%
VT U.S. Senate - Jr Peter Welch D 75%
Allen West 50%
Lynn Westmoreland 25%
RI U.S. Senate - Jr Sheldon Whitehouse D 50%
Ed Whitfield 50%
MS U.S. Senate - Sr Roger Wicker R 25%
SC U.S. House - 2 Joe Wilson, Sr. R 50%
FL U.S. House - 24 Frederica Wilson D 50%
VA U.S. House - 1 Rob Wittman R 50%
Frank Wolf 100%
AR U.S. House - 3 Steve Womack R 50%
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