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Rating Group: Vietnam Veterans of America

1997-1998 Positions

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State Office Name Party Rating
Charlie Rangel 25%
Bill Redmond 17%
RI U.S. Senate - Sr Jack Reed Democratic 33%
Ralph Regula 33%
Harry Reid 50%
Silvestre Reyes 50%
Frank Riggs 25%
Bob Riley 33%
Lynn Nancy Rivers 50%
Charles Robb 17%
Pat Roberts 0%
Jay Rockefeller IV 60%
Ciro Rodriguez 33%
Timothy Roemer 33%
James Rogan 17%
KY U.S. House - 5 Hal Rogers Republican 40%
Dana Rohrabacher 67%
Ileana Ros-Lehtinen 40%
William Roth, Jr. 20%
Steve Rothman 33%
Marge Roukema 33%
Lucille Roybal-Allard 17%
Ed Royce 60%
Bobby Rush 33%
Jim Ryun 50%
Martin Olav Sabo 40%
Matt Salmon 50%
Loretta Sanchez 50%
VT U.S. Senate - Sr Bernie Sanders Independent 60%
Max Sandlin, Jr. 33%
Mark Sanford, Jr. 40%
Rick Santorum 0%
Paul Sarbanes 50%
Thomas Sawyer 33%
Jim Saxton 33%
Joe Scarborough 50%
Daniel Schaefer 50%
Robert Schaffer 33%
NY U.S. Senate - Sr Chuck Schumer Democratic 33%
VA U.S. House - 3 Bobby Scott Democratic 17%
Jim Sensenbrenner, Jr. 33%
José Serrano 60%
Jeff Sessions III 17%
TX U.S. House - 17 Pete Sessions Republican 50%
John Shadegg 67%
E. Clay Shaw, Jr. 17%
Christopher Shays 33%
Richard Shelby 0%
CA U.S. House - 32 Brad Sherman Democratic 17%
John Shimkus 17%
E.G. Shuster 33%
Norman Sisisky 33%
David Skaggs 0%
Joseph Skeen 17%
Ike Skelton 33%
Louise Slaughter 33%
WA U.S. House - 9 Adam Smith Democratic 50%
NJ U.S. House - 4 Chris Smith Republican 33%
Gordon Smith 0%
Lamar Smith 33%
Linda Smith 100%
Nick Smith 33%
Robert Smith 20%
Bob Smith 17%
Vincent Snowbarger 50%
Olympia Snowe 17%
Vic Snyder 33%
Gerald B.H. Solomon 33%
Mark Souder 75%
Arlen Specter 40%
Floyd Spence, Sr. 50%
John Spratt, Jr. 33%
Debbie Stabenow 33%
Pete Stark 50%
Cliff Stearns 33%
Charles Stenholm 40%
Ted Stevens 0%
Louis Stokes 33%
Ted Strickland 67%
Bob Stump 50%
Bart Stupak 50%
John Sununu 17%
James Talent 33%
John Tanner 20%
Ellen Tauscher 33%
William Tauzin II 33%
Charles Taylor 20%
Gene Taylor 67%
Craig Thomas 0%
William Thomas 17%
MS U.S. House - 2 Bennie Thompson Democratic 33%
Fred Thompson 17%
Mac Thornberry 50%
SD U.S. Senate - Sr John Thune Republican 33%
Karen Thurman 50%
Strom Thurmond 17%
Todd Tiahrt 50%
John Tierney 33%
Esteban Edward Torres 40%
Robert Torricelli 40%
State Office Name Party Rating
Charlie Rangel 25%
Bill Redmond 17%
RI U.S. Senate - Sr Jack Reed D 33%
Ralph Regula 33%
Harry Reid 50%
Silvestre Reyes 50%
Frank Riggs 25%
Bob Riley 33%
Lynn Nancy Rivers 50%
Charles Robb 17%
Pat Roberts 0%
Jay Rockefeller IV 60%
Ciro Rodriguez 33%
Timothy Roemer 33%
James Rogan 17%
KY U.S. House - 5 Hal Rogers R 40%
Dana Rohrabacher 67%
Ileana Ros-Lehtinen 40%
William Roth, Jr. 20%
Steve Rothman 33%
Marge Roukema 33%
Lucille Roybal-Allard 17%
Ed Royce 60%
Bobby Rush 33%
Jim Ryun 50%
Martin Olav Sabo 40%
Matt Salmon 50%
Loretta Sanchez 50%
VT U.S. Senate - Sr Bernie Sanders I 60%
Max Sandlin, Jr. 33%
Mark Sanford, Jr. 40%
Rick Santorum 0%
Paul Sarbanes 50%
Thomas Sawyer 33%
Jim Saxton 33%
Joe Scarborough 50%
Daniel Schaefer 50%
Robert Schaffer 33%
NY U.S. Senate - Sr Chuck Schumer D 33%
VA U.S. House - 3 Bobby Scott D 17%
Jim Sensenbrenner, Jr. 33%
José Serrano 60%
Jeff Sessions III 17%
TX U.S. House - 17 Pete Sessions R 50%
John Shadegg 67%
E. Clay Shaw, Jr. 17%
Christopher Shays 33%
Richard Shelby 0%
CA U.S. House - 32 Brad Sherman D 17%
John Shimkus 17%
E.G. Shuster 33%
Norman Sisisky 33%
David Skaggs 0%
Joseph Skeen 17%
Ike Skelton 33%
Louise Slaughter 33%
WA U.S. House - 9 Adam Smith D 50%
NJ U.S. House - 4 Chris Smith R 33%
Gordon Smith 0%
Lamar Smith 33%
Linda Smith 100%
Nick Smith 33%
Robert Smith 20%
Bob Smith 17%
Vincent Snowbarger 50%
Olympia Snowe 17%
Vic Snyder 33%
Gerald B.H. Solomon 33%
Mark Souder 75%
Arlen Specter 40%
Floyd Spence, Sr. 50%
John Spratt, Jr. 33%
Debbie Stabenow 33%
Pete Stark 50%
Cliff Stearns 33%
Charles Stenholm 40%
Ted Stevens 0%
Louis Stokes 33%
Ted Strickland 67%
Bob Stump 50%
Bart Stupak 50%
John Sununu 17%
James Talent 33%
John Tanner 20%
Ellen Tauscher 33%
William Tauzin II 33%
Charles Taylor 20%
Gene Taylor 67%
Craig Thomas 0%
William Thomas 17%
MS U.S. House - 2 Bennie Thompson D 33%
Fred Thompson 17%
Mac Thornberry 50%
SD U.S. Senate - Sr John Thune R 33%
Karen Thurman 50%
Strom Thurmond 17%
Todd Tiahrt 50%
John Tierney 33%
Esteban Edward Torres 40%
Robert Torricelli 40%
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