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2003 Positions

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State Office Name Party Rating
Ileana Ros-Lehtinen 50%
Mike Ross 50%
Steve Rothman 50%
Lucille Roybal-Allard 50%
Ed Royce 50%
Dutch Ruppersberger 50%
Bobby Rush 50%
Paul Ryan 100%
Tim Ryan 50%
Jim Ryun 50%
Martin Olav Sabo 50%
Loretta Sanchez 50%
VT U.S. Senate - Sr Bernie Sanders Independent 50%
Rick Santorum 33%
Paul Sarbanes 89%
Jim Saxton 50%
IL U.S. House - 9 Jan Schakowsky Democratic 50%
CA U.S. Senate - Jr Adam Schiff Democratic 50%
NY U.S. Senate - Sr Chuck Schumer Democratic 89%
David Scott 100%
VA U.S. House - 3 Bobby Scott Democratic 50%
Jim Sensenbrenner, Jr. 100%
José Serrano 50%
Jeff Sessions III 22%
TX U.S. House - 17 Pete Sessions Republican 50%
John Shadegg 50%
E. Clay Shaw, Jr. 50%
Christopher Shays 50%
Richard Shelby 22%
CA U.S. House - 32 Brad Sherman Democratic 50%
Donald Sherwood 50%
John Shimkus 50%
Bill Shuster 0%
Robert Ruhl Simmons 50%
ID U.S. House - 2 Mike Simpson Republican 50%
Ike Skelton 50%
Louise Slaughter 50%
WA U.S. House - 9 Adam Smith Democratic 50%
NJ U.S. House - 4 Chris Smith Republican 100%
Gordon Smith 56%
Lamar Smith 50%
Olympia Snowe 67%
Vic Snyder 50%
CA Supervisor - 1 Hilda Solis 50%
Mark Souder 50%
Arlen Specter 67%
John Spratt, Jr. 50%
Debbie Stabenow 89%
Pete Stark 50%
Cliff Stearns 50%
Ted Stevens 44%
Ted Strickland 50%
Bart Stupak 0%
John Sullivan 50%
John Sununu 33%
John Sweeney 50%
CA U.S. House - 38 Linda Sánchez Democratic 50%
James Talent 44%
Tom Tancredo 100%
John Tanner 50%
Ellen Tauscher 50%
Charles Taylor 50%
Gene Taylor 100%
Lee Terry 0%
Craig Thomas 22%
William Thomas 50%
MS U.S. House - 2 Bennie Thompson Democratic 50%
CA U.S. House - 4 Mike Thompson Democratic 50%
Mac Thornberry 50%
Todd Tiahrt 50%
Pat Tiberi 50%
John Tierney 50%
Ed Towns 50%
Stephanie Tubbs Jones 50%
OH U.S. House - 10 Mike Turner Republican 50%
State Office Name Party Rating
Ileana Ros-Lehtinen 50%
Mike Ross 50%
Steve Rothman 50%
Lucille Roybal-Allard 50%
Ed Royce 50%
Dutch Ruppersberger 50%
Bobby Rush 50%
Paul Ryan 100%
Tim Ryan 50%
Jim Ryun 50%
Martin Olav Sabo 50%
Loretta Sanchez 50%
VT U.S. Senate - Sr Bernie Sanders I 50%
Rick Santorum 33%
Paul Sarbanes 89%
Jim Saxton 50%
IL U.S. House - 9 Jan Schakowsky D 50%
CA U.S. Senate - Jr Adam Schiff D 50%
NY U.S. Senate - Sr Chuck Schumer D 89%
David Scott 100%
VA U.S. House - 3 Bobby Scott D 50%
Jim Sensenbrenner, Jr. 100%
José Serrano 50%
Jeff Sessions III 22%
TX U.S. House - 17 Pete Sessions R 50%
John Shadegg 50%
E. Clay Shaw, Jr. 50%
Christopher Shays 50%
Richard Shelby 22%
CA U.S. House - 32 Brad Sherman D 50%
Donald Sherwood 50%
John Shimkus 50%
Bill Shuster 0%
Robert Ruhl Simmons 50%
ID U.S. House - 2 Mike Simpson R 50%
Ike Skelton 50%
Louise Slaughter 50%
WA U.S. House - 9 Adam Smith D 50%
NJ U.S. House - 4 Chris Smith R 100%
Gordon Smith 56%
Lamar Smith 50%
Olympia Snowe 67%
Vic Snyder 50%
CA Supervisor - 1 Hilda Solis 50%
Mark Souder 50%
Arlen Specter 67%
John Spratt, Jr. 50%
Debbie Stabenow 89%
Pete Stark 50%
Cliff Stearns 50%
Ted Stevens 44%
Ted Strickland 50%
Bart Stupak 0%
John Sullivan 50%
John Sununu 33%
John Sweeney 50%
CA U.S. House - 38 Linda Sánchez D 50%
James Talent 44%
Tom Tancredo 100%
John Tanner 50%
Ellen Tauscher 50%
Charles Taylor 50%
Gene Taylor 100%
Lee Terry 0%
Craig Thomas 22%
William Thomas 50%
MS U.S. House - 2 Bennie Thompson D 50%
CA U.S. House - 4 Mike Thompson D 50%
Mac Thornberry 50%
Todd Tiahrt 50%
Pat Tiberi 50%
John Tierney 50%
Ed Towns 50%
Stephanie Tubbs Jones 50%
OH U.S. House - 10 Mike Turner R 50%
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