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State Office Name Party Rating
Charlie Rangel 30%
Bill Redmond 100%
RI U.S. Senate - Sr Jack Reed Democratic 44%
Ralph Regula 90%
Harry Reid 50%
Silvestre Reyes 40%
Frank Riggs 100%
Bob Riley 78%
Lynn Nancy Rivers 30%
Charles Robb 70%
Pat Roberts 90%
Jay Rockefeller IV 67%
Ciro Rodriguez 56%
Timothy Roemer 70%
James Rogan 80%
KY U.S. House - 5 Hal Rogers Republican 90%
Dana Rohrabacher 80%
Ileana Ros-Lehtinen 90%
William Roth, Jr. 100%
Steve Rothman 40%
Marge Roukema 80%
Lucille Roybal-Allard 30%
Ed Royce 80%
Bobby Rush 40%
Jim Ryun 100%
Martin Olav Sabo 30%
Matt Salmon 70%
Loretta Sanchez 60%
VT U.S. Senate - Sr Bernie Sanders Independent 20%
Max Sandlin, Jr. 70%
Mark Sanford, Jr. 60%
Rick Santorum 90%
Paul Sarbanes 30%
Thomas Sawyer 50%
Jim Saxton 80%
Joe Scarborough 70%
Daniel Schaefer 90%
Robert Schaffer 90%
Steven Schiff 0%
NY U.S. Senate - Sr Chuck Schumer Democratic 40%
VA U.S. House - 3 Bobby Scott Democratic 40%
Jim Sensenbrenner, Jr. 80%
José Serrano 30%
Jeff Sessions III 70%
TX U.S. House - 17 Pete Sessions Republican 90%
John Shadegg 80%
E. Clay Shaw, Jr. 100%
Christopher Shays 70%
Richard Shelby 90%
CA U.S. House - 32 Brad Sherman Democratic 50%
John Shimkus 80%
E.G. Shuster 90%
Norman Sisisky 70%
David Skaggs 40%
Joseph Skeen 100%
Ike Skelton 78%
Louise Slaughter 30%
WA U.S. House - 9 Adam Smith Democratic 50%
NJ U.S. House - 4 Chris Smith Republican 50%
Gordon Smith 100%
Lamar Smith 100%
Linda Smith 70%
Nick Smith 90%
Robert Smith 100%
Bob Smith 50%
Vincent Snowbarger 100%
Olympia Snowe 70%
Vic Snyder 60%
Gerald B.H. Solomon 78%
Mark Souder 80%
Arlen Specter 50%
Floyd Spence, Sr. 90%
John Spratt, Jr. 50%
Debbie Stabenow 50%
Pete Stark 10%
Cliff Stearns 70%
Charles Stenholm 90%
Ted Stevens 80%
Louis Stokes 20%
Ted Strickland 44%
Bob Stump 90%
Bart Stupak 40%
John Sununu 100%
James Talent 80%
John Tanner 80%
Ellen Tauscher 50%
William Tauzin II 100%
Charles Taylor 100%
Gene Taylor 80%
Craig Thomas 90%
William Thomas 100%
MS U.S. House - 2 Bennie Thompson Democratic 40%
Fred Thompson 60%
Mac Thornberry 100%
SD U.S. Senate - Sr John Thune Republican 90%
Karen Thurman 60%
Strom Thurmond 80%
Todd Tiahrt 90%
John Tierney 20%
Esteban Edward Torres 30%
State Office Name Party Rating
Charlie Rangel 30%
Bill Redmond 100%
RI U.S. Senate - Sr Jack Reed D 44%
Ralph Regula 90%
Harry Reid 50%
Silvestre Reyes 40%
Frank Riggs 100%
Bob Riley 78%
Lynn Nancy Rivers 30%
Charles Robb 70%
Pat Roberts 90%
Jay Rockefeller IV 67%
Ciro Rodriguez 56%
Timothy Roemer 70%
James Rogan 80%
KY U.S. House - 5 Hal Rogers R 90%
Dana Rohrabacher 80%
Ileana Ros-Lehtinen 90%
William Roth, Jr. 100%
Steve Rothman 40%
Marge Roukema 80%
Lucille Roybal-Allard 30%
Ed Royce 80%
Bobby Rush 40%
Jim Ryun 100%
Martin Olav Sabo 30%
Matt Salmon 70%
Loretta Sanchez 60%
VT U.S. Senate - Sr Bernie Sanders I 20%
Max Sandlin, Jr. 70%
Mark Sanford, Jr. 60%
Rick Santorum 90%
Paul Sarbanes 30%
Thomas Sawyer 50%
Jim Saxton 80%
Joe Scarborough 70%
Daniel Schaefer 90%
Robert Schaffer 90%
Steven Schiff 0%
NY U.S. Senate - Sr Chuck Schumer D 40%
VA U.S. House - 3 Bobby Scott D 40%
Jim Sensenbrenner, Jr. 80%
José Serrano 30%
Jeff Sessions III 70%
TX U.S. House - 17 Pete Sessions R 90%
John Shadegg 80%
E. Clay Shaw, Jr. 100%
Christopher Shays 70%
Richard Shelby 90%
CA U.S. House - 32 Brad Sherman D 50%
John Shimkus 80%
E.G. Shuster 90%
Norman Sisisky 70%
David Skaggs 40%
Joseph Skeen 100%
Ike Skelton 78%
Louise Slaughter 30%
WA U.S. House - 9 Adam Smith D 50%
NJ U.S. House - 4 Chris Smith R 50%
Gordon Smith 100%
Lamar Smith 100%
Linda Smith 70%
Nick Smith 90%
Robert Smith 100%
Bob Smith 50%
Vincent Snowbarger 100%
Olympia Snowe 70%
Vic Snyder 60%
Gerald B.H. Solomon 78%
Mark Souder 80%
Arlen Specter 50%
Floyd Spence, Sr. 90%
John Spratt, Jr. 50%
Debbie Stabenow 50%
Pete Stark 10%
Cliff Stearns 70%
Charles Stenholm 90%
Ted Stevens 80%
Louis Stokes 20%
Ted Strickland 44%
Bob Stump 90%
Bart Stupak 40%
John Sununu 100%
James Talent 80%
John Tanner 80%
Ellen Tauscher 50%
William Tauzin II 100%
Charles Taylor 100%
Gene Taylor 80%
Craig Thomas 90%
William Thomas 100%
MS U.S. House - 2 Bennie Thompson D 40%
Fred Thompson 60%
Mac Thornberry 100%
SD U.S. Senate - Sr John Thune R 90%
Karen Thurman 60%
Strom Thurmond 80%
Todd Tiahrt 90%
John Tierney 20%
Esteban Edward Torres 30%
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