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State Office Name Party Rating
NY U.S. Senate - Sr Chuck Schumer Democratic 33%
David Scott 33%
VA U.S. House - 3 Bobby Scott Democratic 17%
Jim Sensenbrenner, Jr. 33%
José Serrano 0%
Jeff Sessions III 33%
TX U.S. House - 17 Pete Sessions Republican 50%
John Shadegg 50%
Christopher Shays 83%
Richard Shelby 17%
CA U.S. House - 32 Brad Sherman Democratic 17%
John Shimkus 83%
Bill Shuster 33%
ID U.S. House - 2 Mike Simpson Republican 33%
Ike Skelton 33%
Louise Slaughter 17%
WA U.S. House - 9 Adam Smith Democratic 50%
NJ U.S. House - 4 Chris Smith Republican 33%
Gordon Smith 50%
Lamar Smith 50%
Olympia Snowe 33%
Vic Snyder 50%
CA Supervisor - 1 Hilda Solis 17%
Mark Souder 50%
Arlen Specter 33%
John Spratt, Jr. 17%
Debbie Stabenow 50%
Pete Stark 17%
Cliff Stearns 33%
Ted Stevens 50%
Bart Stupak 17%
John Sununu 83%
CA U.S. House - 38 Linda Sánchez Democratic 17%
Tom Tancredo 17%
John Tanner 83%
Ellen Tauscher 50%
Gene Taylor 17%
Lee Terry 83%
MS U.S. House - 2 Bennie Thompson Democratic 17%
CA U.S. House - 4 Mike Thompson Democratic 50%
Mac Thornberry 50%
Todd Tiahrt 50%
Pat Tiberi 50%
John Tierney 17%
OH U.S. House - 10 Mike Turner Republican 50%
Mark Udall 33%
Tom Udall 17%
Fred Upton 50%
MD U.S. Senate - Sr Chris Van Hollen, Jr. Democratic 50%
NY U.S. House - 7 Nydia Velázquez Democratic 0%
Pete Visclosky 17%
David Vitter 50%
George Voinovich 33%
Greg Walden 50%
James Walsh 50%
Zach Wamp 33%
John Warner 83%
CA U.S. House - 43 Maxine Waters Democratic 17%
Diane Watson 50%
Mel Watt 33%
Henry Waxman 33%
Anthony Weiner 50%
David Weldon 50%
Gerald Weller 83%
Robert Wexler 17%
Ed Whitfield 50%
SC U.S. House - 2 Joe Wilson, Sr. Republican 17%
Heather Wilson 50%
Frank Wolf 33%
Lynn Woolsey 0%
David Wu 17%
OR U.S. Senate - Sr Ron Wyden Democratic 33%
Donald Young 17%
State Office Name Party Rating
NY U.S. Senate - Sr Chuck Schumer D 33%
David Scott 33%
VA U.S. House - 3 Bobby Scott D 17%
Jim Sensenbrenner, Jr. 33%
José Serrano 0%
Jeff Sessions III 33%
TX U.S. House - 17 Pete Sessions R 50%
John Shadegg 50%
Christopher Shays 83%
Richard Shelby 17%
CA U.S. House - 32 Brad Sherman D 17%
John Shimkus 83%
Bill Shuster 33%
ID U.S. House - 2 Mike Simpson R 33%
Ike Skelton 33%
Louise Slaughter 17%
WA U.S. House - 9 Adam Smith D 50%
NJ U.S. House - 4 Chris Smith R 33%
Gordon Smith 50%
Lamar Smith 50%
Olympia Snowe 33%
Vic Snyder 50%
CA Supervisor - 1 Hilda Solis 17%
Mark Souder 50%
Arlen Specter 33%
John Spratt, Jr. 17%
Debbie Stabenow 50%
Pete Stark 17%
Cliff Stearns 33%
Ted Stevens 50%
Bart Stupak 17%
John Sununu 83%
CA U.S. House - 38 Linda Sánchez D 17%
Tom Tancredo 17%
John Tanner 83%
Ellen Tauscher 50%
Gene Taylor 17%
Lee Terry 83%
MS U.S. House - 2 Bennie Thompson D 17%
CA U.S. House - 4 Mike Thompson D 50%
Mac Thornberry 50%
Todd Tiahrt 50%
Pat Tiberi 50%
John Tierney 17%
OH U.S. House - 10 Mike Turner R 50%
Mark Udall 33%
Tom Udall 17%
Fred Upton 50%
MD U.S. Senate - Sr Chris Van Hollen, Jr. D 50%
NY U.S. House - 7 Nydia Velázquez D 0%
Pete Visclosky 17%
David Vitter 50%
George Voinovich 33%
Greg Walden 50%
James Walsh 50%
Zach Wamp 33%
John Warner 83%
CA U.S. House - 43 Maxine Waters D 17%
Diane Watson 50%
Mel Watt 33%
Henry Waxman 33%
Anthony Weiner 50%
David Weldon 50%
Gerald Weller 83%
Robert Wexler 17%
Ed Whitfield 50%
SC U.S. House - 2 Joe Wilson, Sr. R 17%
Heather Wilson 50%
Frank Wolf 33%
Lynn Woolsey 0%
David Wu 17%
OR U.S. Senate - Sr Ron Wyden D 33%
Donald Young 17%
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