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State Office Name Party Rating
Lynn Nancy Rivers 90%
Pat Roberts 0%
Jay Rockefeller IV 80%
Ciro Rodriguez 80%
Timothy Roemer 90%
KY U.S. House - 5 Hal Rogers Republican 10%
Mike Rogers 10%
Dana Rohrabacher 10%
Ileana Ros-Lehtinen 20%
Mike Ross 50%
Steve Rothman 95%
Marge Roukema 50%
Lucille Roybal-Allard 85%
Ed Royce 5%
Bobby Rush 60%
Paul Ryan 25%
Jim Ryun 5%
Martin Olav Sabo 90%
Loretta Sanchez 100%
VT U.S. Senate - Sr Bernie Sanders Independent 100%
Max Sandlin, Jr. 45%
Rick Santorum 5%
Paul Sarbanes 95%
Thomas Sawyer 100%
Jim Saxton 60%
Robert Schaffer 5%
IL U.S. House - 9 Jan Schakowsky Democratic 100%
CA U.S. Senate - Jr Adam Schiff Democratic 95%
Edward Schrock 5%
NY U.S. Senate - Sr Chuck Schumer Democratic 85%
VA U.S. House - 3 Bobby Scott Democratic 80%
Jim Sensenbrenner, Jr. 25%
José Serrano 80%
Jeff Sessions III 0%
TX U.S. House - 17 Pete Sessions Republican 0%
John Shadegg 5%
E. Clay Shaw, Jr. 20%
Christopher Shays 65%
Richard Shelby 0%
CA U.S. House - 32 Brad Sherman Democratic 90%
Donald Sherwood 10%
John Shimkus 5%
Ronnie Shows 40%
Bill Shuster 11%
Robert Ruhl Simmons 50%
ID U.S. House - 2 Mike Simpson Republican 5%
Joseph Skeen 5%
Ike Skelton 50%
Louise Slaughter 90%
WA U.S. House - 9 Adam Smith Democratic 80%
NJ U.S. House - 4 Chris Smith Republican 75%
Gordon Smith 20%
Lamar Smith 5%
Nick Smith 5%
Bob Smith 15%
Olympia Snowe 50%
Vic Snyder 80%
CA Supervisor - 1 Hilda Solis 90%
Mark Souder 5%
Arlen Specter 45%
John Spratt, Jr. 70%
Debbie Stabenow 75%
Pete Stark 80%
Cliff Stearns 15%
Charles Stenholm 25%
Ted Stevens 10%
Ted Strickland 85%
Bob Stump 5%
Bart Stupak 80%
John Sununu 30%
John Sweeney 30%
Tom Tancredo 5%
John Tanner 40%
Ellen Tauscher 90%
William Tauzin II 5%
Charles Taylor 10%
Gene Taylor 45%
Lee Terry 10%
Craig Thomas 0%
William Thomas 0%
MS U.S. House - 2 Bennie Thompson Democratic 70%
Fred Thompson 5%
CA U.S. House - 4 Mike Thompson Democratic 95%
Mac Thornberry 5%
SD U.S. Senate - Sr John Thune Republican 10%
Karen Thurman 85%
Strom Thurmond 0%
Todd Tiahrt 5%
Pat Tiberi 5%
John Tierney 100%
Pat Toomey 10%
Robert Torricelli 65%
Ed Towns 70%
James Traficant, Jr. 10%
Stephanie Tubbs Jones 95%
James Turner 45%
Mark Udall 100%
Tom Udall 100%
Fred Upton 30%
NY U.S. House - 7 Nydia Velázquez Democratic 95%
State Office Name Party Rating
Lynn Nancy Rivers 90%
Pat Roberts 0%
Jay Rockefeller IV 80%
Ciro Rodriguez 80%
Timothy Roemer 90%
KY U.S. House - 5 Hal Rogers R 10%
Mike Rogers 10%
Dana Rohrabacher 10%
Ileana Ros-Lehtinen 20%
Mike Ross 50%
Steve Rothman 95%
Marge Roukema 50%
Lucille Roybal-Allard 85%
Ed Royce 5%
Bobby Rush 60%
Paul Ryan 25%
Jim Ryun 5%
Martin Olav Sabo 90%
Loretta Sanchez 100%
VT U.S. Senate - Sr Bernie Sanders I 100%
Max Sandlin, Jr. 45%
Rick Santorum 5%
Paul Sarbanes 95%
Thomas Sawyer 100%
Jim Saxton 60%
Robert Schaffer 5%
IL U.S. House - 9 Jan Schakowsky D 100%
CA U.S. Senate - Jr Adam Schiff D 95%
Edward Schrock 5%
NY U.S. Senate - Sr Chuck Schumer D 85%
VA U.S. House - 3 Bobby Scott D 80%
Jim Sensenbrenner, Jr. 25%
José Serrano 80%
Jeff Sessions III 0%
TX U.S. House - 17 Pete Sessions R 0%
John Shadegg 5%
E. Clay Shaw, Jr. 20%
Christopher Shays 65%
Richard Shelby 0%
CA U.S. House - 32 Brad Sherman D 90%
Donald Sherwood 10%
John Shimkus 5%
Ronnie Shows 40%
Bill Shuster 11%
Robert Ruhl Simmons 50%
ID U.S. House - 2 Mike Simpson R 5%
Joseph Skeen 5%
Ike Skelton 50%
Louise Slaughter 90%
WA U.S. House - 9 Adam Smith D 80%
NJ U.S. House - 4 Chris Smith R 75%
Gordon Smith 20%
Lamar Smith 5%
Nick Smith 5%
Bob Smith 15%
Olympia Snowe 50%
Vic Snyder 80%
CA Supervisor - 1 Hilda Solis 90%
Mark Souder 5%
Arlen Specter 45%
John Spratt, Jr. 70%
Debbie Stabenow 75%
Pete Stark 80%
Cliff Stearns 15%
Charles Stenholm 25%
Ted Stevens 10%
Ted Strickland 85%
Bob Stump 5%
Bart Stupak 80%
John Sununu 30%
John Sweeney 30%
Tom Tancredo 5%
John Tanner 40%
Ellen Tauscher 90%
William Tauzin II 5%
Charles Taylor 10%
Gene Taylor 45%
Lee Terry 10%
Craig Thomas 0%
William Thomas 0%
MS U.S. House - 2 Bennie Thompson D 70%
Fred Thompson 5%
CA U.S. House - 4 Mike Thompson D 95%
Mac Thornberry 5%
SD U.S. Senate - Sr John Thune R 10%
Karen Thurman 85%
Strom Thurmond 0%
Todd Tiahrt 5%
Pat Tiberi 5%
John Tierney 100%
Pat Toomey 10%
Robert Torricelli 65%
Ed Towns 70%
James Traficant, Jr. 10%
Stephanie Tubbs Jones 95%
James Turner 45%
Mark Udall 100%
Tom Udall 100%
Fred Upton 30%
NY U.S. House - 7 Nydia Velázquez D 95%
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