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State Office Name Party Rating
John Shadegg 88%
E. Clay Shaw, Jr. 57%
Christopher Shays 57%
Richard Shelby 90%
Donald Sherwood 80%
John Shimkus 85%
Ronnie Shows 40%
E.G. Shuster 75%
Norman Sisisky 20%
Joseph Skeen 70%
Ike Skelton 40%
Louise Slaughter 0%
Gordon Smith 90%
Lamar Smith 80%
Nick Smith 92%
Bob Smith 95%
Olympia Snowe 60%
Vic Snyder 20%
Mark Souder 78%
Arlen Specter 45%
Floyd Spence, Sr. 85%
John Spratt, Jr. 20%
Debbie Stabenow 15%
Pete Stark 8%
Cliff Stearns 80%
Charles Stenholm 30%
Ted Stevens 95%
Ted Strickland 20%
Bob Stump 90%
Bart Stupak 10%
John Sununu 98%
John Sweeney 55%
James Talent 85%
Tom Tancredo 95%
John Tanner 20%
Ellen Tauscher 25%
William Tauzin II 75%
Charles Taylor 85%
Gene Taylor 55%
Lee Terry 90%
Craig Thomas 100%
William Thomas 65%
Fred Thompson 85%
Mac Thornberry 85%
Karen Thurman 5%
Strom Thurmond 80%
Todd Tiahrt 92%
John Tierney 8%
Pat Toomey 98%
Robert Torricelli 10%
Ed Towns 15%
James Traficant, Jr. 30%
Stephanie Tubbs Jones 8%
James Turner 25%
Mark Udall 10%
Tom Udall 5%
Fred Upton 70%
Bruce Vento 8%
Pete Visclosky 5%
David Vitter 64%
George Voinovich 70%
Greg Walden 70%
James Walsh 50%
Zach Wamp 85%
John Warner 90%
Wesley Watkins 95%
Mel Watt 5%
Julius Caesar Watts, Jr. 90%
Henry Waxman 8%
Anthony Weiner 10%
David Weldon 75%
W. Curtis Weldon 65%
Gerald Weller 98%
Paul Wellstone 0%
Robert Wexler 20%
Bob Weygand 5%
Ed Whitfield 75%
Heather Wilson 85%
Bob Wise, Jr. 5%
Frank Wolf 70%
Lynn Woolsey 10%
David Wu 22%
Albert Wynn 10%
Bill Young 70%
Donald Young 70%
WI U.S. Senate - Jr Tammy Baldwin Democratic 8%
NV Mayor Shelley Berkley Democratic 22%
GA U.S. House - 2 Sanford Bishop, Jr. Democratic 30%
SC U.S. House - 6 Jim Clyburn Democratic 5%
IL U.S. House - 7 Danny Davis Democratic 12%
CO U.S. House - 1 Diana DeGette Democratic 15%
CT U.S. House - 3 Rosa DeLauro Democratic 5%
TX U.S. House - 37 Lloyd Doggett II Democratic 22%
IL U.S. Senate - Sr Dick Durbin Democratic 5%
MD U.S. House - 5 Steny Hoyer Democratic 20%
OH U.S. House - 9 Marcy Kaptur Democratic 12%
CT U.S. House - 1 John Larson Democratic 15%
CA Mayor Barbara Lee Democratic 8%
CA U.S. House - 18 Zoe Lofgren Democratic 15%
MA U.S. Senate - Jr Ed Markey Democratic 8%
State Office Name Party Rating
John Shadegg 88%
E. Clay Shaw, Jr. 57%
Christopher Shays 57%
Richard Shelby 90%
Donald Sherwood 80%
John Shimkus 85%
Ronnie Shows 40%
E.G. Shuster 75%
Norman Sisisky 20%
Joseph Skeen 70%
Ike Skelton 40%
Louise Slaughter 0%
Gordon Smith 90%
Lamar Smith 80%
Nick Smith 92%
Bob Smith 95%
Olympia Snowe 60%
Vic Snyder 20%
Mark Souder 78%
Arlen Specter 45%
Floyd Spence, Sr. 85%
John Spratt, Jr. 20%
Debbie Stabenow 15%
Pete Stark 8%
Cliff Stearns 80%
Charles Stenholm 30%
Ted Stevens 95%
Ted Strickland 20%
Bob Stump 90%
Bart Stupak 10%
John Sununu 98%
John Sweeney 55%
James Talent 85%
Tom Tancredo 95%
John Tanner 20%
Ellen Tauscher 25%
William Tauzin II 75%
Charles Taylor 85%
Gene Taylor 55%
Lee Terry 90%
Craig Thomas 100%
William Thomas 65%
Fred Thompson 85%
Mac Thornberry 85%
Karen Thurman 5%
Strom Thurmond 80%
Todd Tiahrt 92%
John Tierney 8%
Pat Toomey 98%
Robert Torricelli 10%
Ed Towns 15%
James Traficant, Jr. 30%
Stephanie Tubbs Jones 8%
James Turner 25%
Mark Udall 10%
Tom Udall 5%
Fred Upton 70%
Bruce Vento 8%
Pete Visclosky 5%
David Vitter 64%
George Voinovich 70%
Greg Walden 70%
James Walsh 50%
Zach Wamp 85%
John Warner 90%
Wesley Watkins 95%
Mel Watt 5%
Julius Caesar Watts, Jr. 90%
Henry Waxman 8%
Anthony Weiner 10%
David Weldon 75%
W. Curtis Weldon 65%
Gerald Weller 98%
Paul Wellstone 0%
Robert Wexler 20%
Bob Weygand 5%
Ed Whitfield 75%
Heather Wilson 85%
Bob Wise, Jr. 5%
Frank Wolf 70%
Lynn Woolsey 10%
David Wu 22%
Albert Wynn 10%
Bill Young 70%
Donald Young 70%
WI U.S. Senate - Jr Tammy Baldwin D 8%
NV Mayor Shelley Berkley D 22%
GA U.S. House - 2 Sanford Bishop, Jr. D 30%
SC U.S. House - 6 Jim Clyburn D 5%
IL U.S. House - 7 Danny Davis D 12%
CO U.S. House - 1 Diana DeGette D 15%
CT U.S. House - 3 Rosa DeLauro D 5%
TX U.S. House - 37 Lloyd Doggett II D 22%
IL U.S. Senate - Sr Dick Durbin D 5%
MD U.S. House - 5 Steny Hoyer D 20%
OH U.S. House - 9 Marcy Kaptur D 12%
CT U.S. House - 1 John Larson D 15%
CA Mayor Barbara Lee D 8%
CA U.S. House - 18 Zoe Lofgren D 15%
MA U.S. Senate - Jr Ed Markey D 8%
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