Rating Group: Secular Coalition for America

2007-2008 Positions on Secular Issues

Issues: Religion

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State Office Name Party Rating
Nick Rahall II 29%
Ralph Regula 29%
Dave Reichert 29%
Dana Rohrabacher 29%
OR State House - 57 Greg Smith Republican 29%
Ted Stevens 29%
Bart Stupak 29%
Gene Taylor 29%
George Voinovich 29%
John Warner 29%
Charlie Wilson, Jr. 29%
Heather Wilson 29%
Bill Young 29%
Donald Young 29%
Jason Altmire 50%
Mary Bono Mack 50%
Dan Boren 50%
Robert Byrd 50%
WV U.S. Senate - Sr Shelley Capito Republican 50%
Kent Conrad 50%
Robert Cramer 50%
Artur Davis 50%
Thomas Davis III 50%
Charlie Dent 50%
Byron Dorgan 50%
Russ Feingold 50%
Rodney Frelinghuysen 50%
Kay Granger 50%
Tim Holden 50%
Daniel Inouye 50%
Paul Kanjorski 50%
Dale Kildee 50%
Herb Kohl 50%
Nicholas Lampson 50%
Joe Lieberman 50%
Blanche Lincoln 50%
Charlie Melancon, Sr. 50%
Jack Murtha 50%
Bill Nelson, Sr. 50%
Jim Oberstar 50%
Deborah Pryce 50%
Mark Pryor 50%
James Ramstad 50%
Jay Rockefeller IV 50%
Ken Salazar 50%
NY U.S. Senate - Sr Chuck Schumer Democratic 50%
Ike Skelton 50%
Olympia Snowe 50%
Arlen Specter 50%
Fred Upton 50%
Greg Walden 50%
Gary Ackerman 71%
Michael Arcuri 71%
Joe Baca, Sr. 71%
Brian Baird 71%
Max Baucus 71%
Melissa Bean 71%
Xavier Becerra 71%
Joe Biden, Jr. 71%
Jeff Bingaman 71%
GA U.S. House - 2 Sanford Bishop, Jr. Democratic 71%
Barbara Boxer 71%
Bob Brady 71%
Bruce Braley 71%
Sherrod Brown 71%
G. K. Butterfield, Jr. 71%
Mike Capuano 71%
Ben Cardin 71%
Tom Carper 71%
FL U.S. House - 14 Kathy Castor Democratic 71%
Ben Chandler III 71%
NY U.S. House - 9 Yvette Clarke Democratic 71%
CA U.S. House - 21 Jim Costa Democratic 71%
Norm Dicks 71%
John Dingell 71%
State Office Name Party Rating
Nick Rahall II 29%
Ralph Regula 29%
Dave Reichert 29%
Dana Rohrabacher 29%
OR State House - 57 Greg Smith R 29%
Ted Stevens 29%
Bart Stupak 29%
Gene Taylor 29%
George Voinovich 29%
John Warner 29%
Charlie Wilson, Jr. 29%
Heather Wilson 29%
Bill Young 29%
Donald Young 29%
Jason Altmire 50%
Mary Bono Mack 50%
Dan Boren 50%
Robert Byrd 50%
WV U.S. Senate - Sr Shelley Capito R 50%
Kent Conrad 50%
Robert Cramer 50%
Artur Davis 50%
Thomas Davis III 50%
Charlie Dent 50%
Byron Dorgan 50%
Russ Feingold 50%
Rodney Frelinghuysen 50%
Kay Granger 50%
Tim Holden 50%
Daniel Inouye 50%
Paul Kanjorski 50%
Dale Kildee 50%
Herb Kohl 50%
Nicholas Lampson 50%
Joe Lieberman 50%
Blanche Lincoln 50%
Charlie Melancon, Sr. 50%
Jack Murtha 50%
Bill Nelson, Sr. 50%
Jim Oberstar 50%
Deborah Pryce 50%
Mark Pryor 50%
James Ramstad 50%
Jay Rockefeller IV 50%
Ken Salazar 50%
NY U.S. Senate - Sr Chuck Schumer D 50%
Ike Skelton 50%
Olympia Snowe 50%
Arlen Specter 50%
Fred Upton 50%
Greg Walden 50%
Gary Ackerman 71%
Michael Arcuri 71%
Joe Baca, Sr. 71%
Brian Baird 71%
Max Baucus 71%
Melissa Bean 71%
Xavier Becerra 71%
Joe Biden, Jr. 71%
Jeff Bingaman 71%
GA U.S. House - 2 Sanford Bishop, Jr. D 71%
Barbara Boxer 71%
Bob Brady 71%
Bruce Braley 71%
Sherrod Brown 71%
G. K. Butterfield, Jr. 71%
Mike Capuano 71%
Ben Cardin 71%
Tom Carper 71%
FL U.S. House - 14 Kathy Castor D 71%
Ben Chandler III 71%
NY U.S. House - 9 Yvette Clarke D 71%
CA U.S. House - 21 Jim Costa D 71%
Norm Dicks 71%
John Dingell 71%
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