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State Office Name Party Rating
John Shadegg 43
E. Clay Shaw, Jr. 34
Christopher Shays 62
Richard Shelby 20
Donald Sherwood 30
John Shimkus 26
Ronnie Shows 33
E.G. Shuster 31
Norman Sisisky 38
Joseph Skeen 19
Ike Skelton 32
Louise Slaughter 51
Gordon Smith 35
Lamar Smith 22
Nick Smith 48
Bob Smith 33
Olympia Snowe 33
Vic Snyder 40
Mark Souder 37
Arlen Specter 36
Floyd Spence, Sr. 31
John Spratt, Jr. 38
Debbie Stabenow 43
Pete Stark 67
Cliff Stearns 45
Charles Stenholm 32
Ted Stevens 20
Ted Strickland 55
Bob Stump 34
Bart Stupak 55
John Sununu 54
John Sweeney 31
James Talent 19
Tom Tancredo 58
John Tanner 34
Ellen Tauscher 38
William Tauzin II 18
Charles Taylor 30
Gene Taylor 55
Lee Terry 47
Craig Thomas 37
William Thomas 20
Fred Thompson 30
Mac Thornberry 26
Karen Thurman 39
Strom Thurmond 15
Todd Tiahrt 31
John Tierney 72
Pat Toomey 57
Robert Torricelli 40
Ed Towns 48
James Traficant, Jr. 26
Stephanie Tubbs Jones 51
James Turner 36
Mark Udall 51
Tom Udall 55
Robert Anacletus Underwood 35
Fred Upton 53
Bruce Vento 62
Pete Visclosky 57
David Vitter 26
George Voinovich 58
Greg Walden 26
James Walsh 19
Zach Wamp 51
John Warner 23
Wesley Watkins 25
Mel Watt 49
Julius Caesar Watts, Jr. 34
Henry Waxman 57
Anthony Weiner 51
David Weldon 34
W. Curtis Weldon 27
Gerald Weller 40
Paul Wellstone 55
Robert Wexler 36
Bob Weygand 43
Ed Whitfield 29
Heather Wilson 17
Bob Wise, Jr. 34
Frank Wolf 23
Lynn Woolsey 55
David Wu 57
Albert Wynn 44
Bill Young 19
Donald Young 20
WI U.S. Senate - Jr Tammy Baldwin Democratic 65
NV Mayor Shelley Berkley Democratic 45
GA U.S. House - 2 Sanford Bishop, Jr. Democratic 32
SC U.S. House - 6 Jim Clyburn Democratic 33
IL U.S. House - 7 Danny Davis Democratic 54
CO U.S. House - 1 Diana DeGette Democratic 55
CT U.S. House - 3 Rosa DeLauro Democratic 42
TX U.S. House - 37 Lloyd Doggett II Democratic 77
IL U.S. Senate - Sr Dick Durbin Democratic 48
MD U.S. House - 5 Steny Hoyer Democratic 29
OH U.S. House - 9 Marcy Kaptur Democratic 65
CT U.S. House - 1 John Larson Democratic 40
CA Mayor Barbara Lee Democratic 60
CA U.S. House - 18 Zoe Lofgren Democratic 58
State Office Name Party Rating
John Shadegg 43
E. Clay Shaw, Jr. 34
Christopher Shays 62
Richard Shelby 20
Donald Sherwood 30
John Shimkus 26
Ronnie Shows 33
E.G. Shuster 31
Norman Sisisky 38
Joseph Skeen 19
Ike Skelton 32
Louise Slaughter 51
Gordon Smith 35
Lamar Smith 22
Nick Smith 48
Bob Smith 33
Olympia Snowe 33
Vic Snyder 40
Mark Souder 37
Arlen Specter 36
Floyd Spence, Sr. 31
John Spratt, Jr. 38
Debbie Stabenow 43
Pete Stark 67
Cliff Stearns 45
Charles Stenholm 32
Ted Stevens 20
Ted Strickland 55
Bob Stump 34
Bart Stupak 55
John Sununu 54
John Sweeney 31
James Talent 19
Tom Tancredo 58
John Tanner 34
Ellen Tauscher 38
William Tauzin II 18
Charles Taylor 30
Gene Taylor 55
Lee Terry 47
Craig Thomas 37
William Thomas 20
Fred Thompson 30
Mac Thornberry 26
Karen Thurman 39
Strom Thurmond 15
Todd Tiahrt 31
John Tierney 72
Pat Toomey 57
Robert Torricelli 40
Ed Towns 48
James Traficant, Jr. 26
Stephanie Tubbs Jones 51
James Turner 36
Mark Udall 51
Tom Udall 55
Robert Anacletus Underwood 35
Fred Upton 53
Bruce Vento 62
Pete Visclosky 57
David Vitter 26
George Voinovich 58
Greg Walden 26
James Walsh 19
Zach Wamp 51
John Warner 23
Wesley Watkins 25
Mel Watt 49
Julius Caesar Watts, Jr. 34
Henry Waxman 57
Anthony Weiner 51
David Weldon 34
W. Curtis Weldon 27
Gerald Weller 40
Paul Wellstone 55
Robert Wexler 36
Bob Weygand 43
Ed Whitfield 29
Heather Wilson 17
Bob Wise, Jr. 34
Frank Wolf 23
Lynn Woolsey 55
David Wu 57
Albert Wynn 44
Bill Young 19
Donald Young 20
WI U.S. Senate - Jr Tammy Baldwin D 65
NV Mayor Shelley Berkley D 45
GA U.S. House - 2 Sanford Bishop, Jr. D 32
SC U.S. House - 6 Jim Clyburn D 33
IL U.S. House - 7 Danny Davis D 54
CO U.S. House - 1 Diana DeGette D 55
CT U.S. House - 3 Rosa DeLauro D 42
TX U.S. House - 37 Lloyd Doggett II D 77
IL U.S. Senate - Sr Dick Durbin D 48
MD U.S. House - 5 Steny Hoyer D 29
OH U.S. House - 9 Marcy Kaptur D 65
CT U.S. House - 1 John Larson D 40
CA Mayor Barbara Lee D 60
CA U.S. House - 18 Zoe Lofgren D 58
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