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