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State Office Name Party Rating
VT U.S. Senate - Sr Bernie Sanders Independent 67%
Max Sandlin, Jr. 17%
Rick Santorum 45%
Paul Sarbanes 18%
Jim Saxton 33%
IL U.S. House - 9 Jan Schakowsky Democratic 67%
CA U.S. Senate - Jr Adam Schiff Democratic 67%
Edward Schrock 33%
NY U.S. Senate - Sr Chuck Schumer Democratic 55%
VA U.S. House - 3 Bobby Scott Democratic 33%
Jim Sensenbrenner, Jr. 33%
José Serrano 50%
Jeff Sessions III 45%
TX U.S. House - 17 Pete Sessions Republican 17%
John Shadegg 33%
E. Clay Shaw, Jr. 33%
Christopher Shays 33%
Richard Shelby 18%
CA U.S. House - 32 Brad Sherman Democratic 83%
Donald Sherwood 17%
John Shimkus 17%
Bill Shuster 17%
Robert Ruhl Simmons 17%
ID U.S. House - 2 Mike Simpson Republican 17%
Ike Skelton 33%
Louise Slaughter 50%
WA U.S. House - 9 Adam Smith Democratic 67%
NJ U.S. House - 4 Chris Smith Republican 17%
Gordon Smith 27%
Lamar Smith 0%
Nick Smith 17%
Olympia Snowe 27%
Vic Snyder 33%
CA Supervisor - 1 Hilda Solis 67%
Mark Souder 33%
Arlen Specter 18%
John Spratt, Jr. 33%
Debbie Stabenow 27%
Pete Stark 83%
Cliff Stearns 33%
Charles Stenholm 17%
Ted Stevens 0%
Ted Strickland 50%
Bart Stupak 50%
John Sullivan 17%
John Sununu 33%
John Sweeney 17%
Tom Tancredo 33%
John Tanner 0%
Ellen Tauscher 50%
William Tauzin II 17%
Charles Taylor 17%
Gene Taylor 17%
Lee Terry 17%
Craig Thomas 45%
William Thomas 17%
MS U.S. House - 2 Bennie Thompson Democratic 33%
CA U.S. House - 4 Mike Thompson Democratic 50%
Mac Thornberry 17%
Todd Tiahrt 17%
Pat Tiberi 33%
John Tierney 83%
Pat Toomey 33%
Ed Towns 67%
Stephanie Tubbs Jones 50%
James Turner 17%
Mark Udall 100%
Tom Udall 67%
Fred Upton 17%
NY U.S. House - 7 Nydia Velázquez Democratic 67%
Pete Visclosky 33%
David Vitter 17%
George Voinovich 27%
Greg Walden 17%
James Walsh 17%
State Office Name Party Rating
VT U.S. Senate - Sr Bernie Sanders I 67%
Max Sandlin, Jr. 17%
Rick Santorum 45%
Paul Sarbanes 18%
Jim Saxton 33%
IL U.S. House - 9 Jan Schakowsky D 67%
CA U.S. Senate - Jr Adam Schiff D 67%
Edward Schrock 33%
NY U.S. Senate - Sr Chuck Schumer D 55%
VA U.S. House - 3 Bobby Scott D 33%
Jim Sensenbrenner, Jr. 33%
José Serrano 50%
Jeff Sessions III 45%
TX U.S. House - 17 Pete Sessions R 17%
John Shadegg 33%
E. Clay Shaw, Jr. 33%
Christopher Shays 33%
Richard Shelby 18%
CA U.S. House - 32 Brad Sherman D 83%
Donald Sherwood 17%
John Shimkus 17%
Bill Shuster 17%
Robert Ruhl Simmons 17%
ID U.S. House - 2 Mike Simpson R 17%
Ike Skelton 33%
Louise Slaughter 50%
WA U.S. House - 9 Adam Smith D 67%
NJ U.S. House - 4 Chris Smith R 17%
Gordon Smith 27%
Lamar Smith 0%
Nick Smith 17%
Olympia Snowe 27%
Vic Snyder 33%
CA Supervisor - 1 Hilda Solis 67%
Mark Souder 33%
Arlen Specter 18%
John Spratt, Jr. 33%
Debbie Stabenow 27%
Pete Stark 83%
Cliff Stearns 33%
Charles Stenholm 17%
Ted Stevens 0%
Ted Strickland 50%
Bart Stupak 50%
John Sullivan 17%
John Sununu 33%
John Sweeney 17%
Tom Tancredo 33%
John Tanner 0%
Ellen Tauscher 50%
William Tauzin II 17%
Charles Taylor 17%
Gene Taylor 17%
Lee Terry 17%
Craig Thomas 45%
William Thomas 17%
MS U.S. House - 2 Bennie Thompson D 33%
CA U.S. House - 4 Mike Thompson D 50%
Mac Thornberry 17%
Todd Tiahrt 17%
Pat Tiberi 33%
John Tierney 83%
Pat Toomey 33%
Ed Towns 67%
Stephanie Tubbs Jones 50%
James Turner 17%
Mark Udall 100%
Tom Udall 67%
Fred Upton 17%
NY U.S. House - 7 Nydia Velázquez D 67%
Pete Visclosky 33%
David Vitter 17%
George Voinovich 27%
Greg Walden 17%
James Walsh 17%
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