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State Office Name Party Rating
Timothy Roemer 65%
James Rogan 5%
KY U.S. House - 5 Hal Rogers Republican 5%
Dana Rohrabacher 5%
Ileana Ros-Lehtinen 15%
William Roth, Jr. 20%
Steve Rothman 85%
Marge Roukema 25%
Lucille Roybal-Allard 100%
Ed Royce 10%
Bobby Rush 95%
Jim Ryun 0%
Martin Olav Sabo 90%
Matt Salmon 5%
Loretta Sanchez 85%
VT U.S. Senate - Sr Bernie Sanders Independent 95%
Max Sandlin, Jr. 75%
Mark Sanford, Jr. 10%
Rick Santorum 10%
Paul Sarbanes 100%
Thomas Sawyer 95%
Jim Saxton 15%
Joe Scarborough 10%
Robert Schaffer 5%
NY U.S. Senate - Sr Chuck Schumer Democratic 90%
VA U.S. House - 3 Bobby Scott Democratic 90%
Jim Sensenbrenner, Jr. 10%
José Serrano 95%
Jeff Sessions III 0%
TX U.S. House - 17 Pete Sessions Republican 0%
John Shadegg 5%
E. Clay Shaw, Jr. 10%
Christopher Shays 30%
Richard Shelby 5%
CA U.S. House - 32 Brad Sherman Democratic 80%
John Shimkus 5%
E.G. Shuster 5%
Norman Sisisky 60%
Joseph Skeen 10%
Ike Skelton 60%
Louise Slaughter 95%
WA U.S. House - 9 Adam Smith Democratic 80%
NJ U.S. House - 4 Chris Smith Republican 20%
Gordon Smith 15%
Lamar Smith 5%
Nick Smith 10%
Bob Smith 0%
Olympia Snowe 40%
Vic Snyder 85%
Mark Souder 5%
Arlen Specter 50%
Floyd Spence, Sr. 5%
John Spratt, Jr. 80%
Debbie Stabenow 85%
Pete Stark 100%
Cliff Stearns 5%
Charles Stenholm 50%
Ted Stevens 20%
Ted Strickland 85%
Bob Stump 0%
Bart Stupak 85%
John Sununu 5%
James Talent 5%
John Tanner 65%
Ellen Tauscher 85%
William Tauzin II 5%
Charles Taylor 5%
Gene Taylor 45%
Craig Thomas 5%
William Thomas 10%
MS U.S. House - 2 Bennie Thompson Democratic 90%
Fred Thompson 10%
Mac Thornberry 5%
SD U.S. Senate - Sr John Thune Republican 5%
Karen Thurman 85%
State Office Name Party Rating
Timothy Roemer 65%
James Rogan 5%
KY U.S. House - 5 Hal Rogers R 5%
Dana Rohrabacher 5%
Ileana Ros-Lehtinen 15%
William Roth, Jr. 20%
Steve Rothman 85%
Marge Roukema 25%
Lucille Roybal-Allard 100%
Ed Royce 10%
Bobby Rush 95%
Jim Ryun 0%
Martin Olav Sabo 90%
Matt Salmon 5%
Loretta Sanchez 85%
VT U.S. Senate - Sr Bernie Sanders I 95%
Max Sandlin, Jr. 75%
Mark Sanford, Jr. 10%
Rick Santorum 10%
Paul Sarbanes 100%
Thomas Sawyer 95%
Jim Saxton 15%
Joe Scarborough 10%
Robert Schaffer 5%
NY U.S. Senate - Sr Chuck Schumer D 90%
VA U.S. House - 3 Bobby Scott D 90%
Jim Sensenbrenner, Jr. 10%
José Serrano 95%
Jeff Sessions III 0%
TX U.S. House - 17 Pete Sessions R 0%
John Shadegg 5%
E. Clay Shaw, Jr. 10%
Christopher Shays 30%
Richard Shelby 5%
CA U.S. House - 32 Brad Sherman D 80%
John Shimkus 5%
E.G. Shuster 5%
Norman Sisisky 60%
Joseph Skeen 10%
Ike Skelton 60%
Louise Slaughter 95%
WA U.S. House - 9 Adam Smith D 80%
NJ U.S. House - 4 Chris Smith R 20%
Gordon Smith 15%
Lamar Smith 5%
Nick Smith 10%
Bob Smith 0%
Olympia Snowe 40%
Vic Snyder 85%
Mark Souder 5%
Arlen Specter 50%
Floyd Spence, Sr. 5%
John Spratt, Jr. 80%
Debbie Stabenow 85%
Pete Stark 100%
Cliff Stearns 5%
Charles Stenholm 50%
Ted Stevens 20%
Ted Strickland 85%
Bob Stump 0%
Bart Stupak 85%
John Sununu 5%
James Talent 5%
John Tanner 65%
Ellen Tauscher 85%
William Tauzin II 5%
Charles Taylor 5%
Gene Taylor 45%
Craig Thomas 5%
William Thomas 10%
MS U.S. House - 2 Bennie Thompson D 90%
Fred Thompson 10%
Mac Thornberry 5%
SD U.S. Senate - Sr John Thune R 5%
Karen Thurman 85%
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