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2008 Positions on Middle Class Advocacy

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State Office Name Party Rating
Ike Skelton 90
Louise Slaughter 90
WA U.S. House - 9 Adam Smith Democratic 89
NE U.S. House - 3 Adrian Smith Republican 40
NJ U.S. House - 4 Chris Smith Republican 90
Gordon Smith 67
Lamar Smith 30
Olympia Snowe 67
Vic Snyder 89
CA Supervisor - 1 Hilda Solis 89
Mark Souder 50
Zack Space 90
Arlen Specter 56
CA Supervisor - 1 Jackie Speier Democratic 88
John Spratt, Jr. 90
Debbie Stabenow 100
Pete Stark 90
Cliff Stearns 50
Ted Stevens 50
Bart Stupak 100
John Sullivan 30
John Sununu 56
Betty Sutton 90
CA U.S. House - 38 Linda Sánchez Democratic 100
Tom Tancredo 11
John Tanner 89
Ellen Tauscher 90
Gene Taylor 90
Lee Terry 30
Jon Tester 80
MS U.S. House - 2 Bennie Thompson Democratic 100
CA U.S. House - 4 Mike Thompson Democratic 90
Mac Thornberry 30
SD U.S. Senate - Sr John Thune Republican 40
Todd Tiahrt 44
Pat Tiberi 50
John Tierney 90
Ed Towns 90
Niki Tsongas 90
OH U.S. House - 10 Mike Turner Republican 70
Mark Udall 100
Tom Udall 100
Fred Upton 80
MD U.S. Senate - Sr Chris Van Hollen, Jr. Democratic 90
NY U.S. House - 7 Nydia Velázquez Democratic 90
Pete Visclosky 100
David Vitter 50
George Voinovich 40
MI U.S. House - 5 Tim Walberg Republican 44
Greg Walden 40
James Walsh 70
MN Governor Tim Walz Democratic/Farmer/Labor 90
Zach Wamp 40
John Warner 60
FL U.S. House - 25 Debbie Wasserman Schultz Democratic 90
CA U.S. House - 43 Maxine Waters Democratic 90
Diane Watson 89
Mel Watt 90
Henry Waxman 90
Jim Webb, Jr. 80
Anthony Weiner 90
VT U.S. Senate - Jr Peter Welch Democratic 90
David Weldon 22
Gerald Weller 40
Lynn Westmoreland 20
Robert Wexler 89
RI U.S. Senate - Jr Sheldon Whitehouse Democratic 90
Ed Whitfield 60
MS U.S. Senate - Sr Roger Wicker Republican 50
SC U.S. House - 2 Joe Wilson, Sr. Republican 30
Charlie Wilson, Jr. 89
Heather Wilson 50
VA U.S. House - 1 Rob Wittman Republican 50
Frank Wolf 50
Lynn Woolsey 89
State Office Name Party Rating
Ike Skelton 90
Louise Slaughter 90
WA U.S. House - 9 Adam Smith D 89
NE U.S. House - 3 Adrian Smith R 40
NJ U.S. House - 4 Chris Smith R 90
Gordon Smith 67
Lamar Smith 30
Olympia Snowe 67
Vic Snyder 89
CA Supervisor - 1 Hilda Solis 89
Mark Souder 50
Zack Space 90
Arlen Specter 56
CA Supervisor - 1 Jackie Speier D 88
John Spratt, Jr. 90
Debbie Stabenow 100
Pete Stark 90
Cliff Stearns 50
Ted Stevens 50
Bart Stupak 100
John Sullivan 30
John Sununu 56
Betty Sutton 90
CA U.S. House - 38 Linda Sánchez D 100
Tom Tancredo 11
John Tanner 89
Ellen Tauscher 90
Gene Taylor 90
Lee Terry 30
Jon Tester 80
MS U.S. House - 2 Bennie Thompson D 100
CA U.S. House - 4 Mike Thompson D 90
Mac Thornberry 30
SD U.S. Senate - Sr John Thune R 40
Todd Tiahrt 44
Pat Tiberi 50
John Tierney 90
Ed Towns 90
Niki Tsongas 90
OH U.S. House - 10 Mike Turner R 70
Mark Udall 100
Tom Udall 100
Fred Upton 80
MD U.S. Senate - Sr Chris Van Hollen, Jr. D 90
NY U.S. House - 7 Nydia Velázquez D 90
Pete Visclosky 100
David Vitter 50
George Voinovich 40
MI U.S. House - 5 Tim Walberg R 44
Greg Walden 40
James Walsh 70
MN Governor Tim Walz DFL 90
Zach Wamp 40
John Warner 60
FL U.S. House - 25 Debbie Wasserman Schultz D 90
CA U.S. House - 43 Maxine Waters D 90
Diane Watson 89
Mel Watt 90
Henry Waxman 90
Jim Webb, Jr. 80
Anthony Weiner 90
VT U.S. Senate - Jr Peter Welch D 90
David Weldon 22
Gerald Weller 40
Lynn Westmoreland 20
Robert Wexler 89
RI U.S. Senate - Jr Sheldon Whitehouse D 90
Ed Whitfield 60
MS U.S. Senate - Sr Roger Wicker R 50
SC U.S. House - 2 Joe Wilson, Sr. R 30
Charlie Wilson, Jr. 89
Heather Wilson 50
VA U.S. House - 1 Rob Wittman R 50
Frank Wolf 50
Lynn Woolsey 89
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