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Rating Group: Vietnam Veterans of America

1997-1998 Positions

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State Office Name Party Rating
Rick Santorum 0%
Paul Sarbanes 50%
Thomas Sawyer 33%
Jim Saxton 33%
Joe Scarborough 50%
Daniel Schaefer 50%
Robert Schaffer 33%
Jim Sensenbrenner, Jr. 33%
José Serrano 60%
Jeff Sessions III 17%
John Shadegg 67%
E. Clay Shaw, Jr. 17%
Christopher Shays 33%
Richard Shelby 0%
John Shimkus 17%
E.G. Shuster 33%
Norman Sisisky 33%
David Skaggs 0%
Joseph Skeen 17%
Ike Skelton 33%
Louise Slaughter 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%
Fred Thompson 17%
Mac Thornberry 50%
Karen Thurman 50%
Strom Thurmond 17%
Todd Tiahrt 50%
John Tierney 33%
Esteban Edward Torres 40%
Robert Torricelli 40%
Ed Towns 75%
James Traficant, Jr. 50%
James Turner 60%
Fred Upton 33%
Bruce Vento 33%
Pete Visclosky 33%
James Walsh 17%
Zach Wamp 40%
John Warner 0%
Wesley Watkins 17%
Mel Watt 33%
Julius Caesar Watts, Jr. 33%
Henry Waxman 50%
David Weldon 50%
W. Curtis Weldon 17%
Gerald Weller 17%
Paul Wellstone 100%
Robert Wexler 40%
Bob Weygand 33%
Rick White 33%
Ed Whitfield 33%
Bob Wise, Jr. 33%
Frank Wolf 50%
Albert Wynn 33%
Sidney Yates 100%
Bill Young 25%
Donald Young 25%
GA U.S. House - 2 Sanford Bishop, Jr. Democratic 50%
SC U.S. House - 6 Jim Clyburn Democratic 33%
IL U.S. House - 7 Danny Davis Democratic 50%
CO U.S. House - 1 Diana DeGette Democratic 20%
CT U.S. House - 3 Rosa DeLauro Democratic 33%
TX U.S. House - 37 Lloyd Doggett II Democratic 17%
IL U.S. Senate - Sr Dick Durbin Democratic 50%
MD U.S. House - 5 Steny Hoyer Democratic 33%
OH U.S. House - 9 Marcy Kaptur Democratic 33%
CA Mayor Barbara Lee Democratic 33%
CA U.S. House - 18 Zoe Lofgren Democratic 40%
MA U.S. Senate - Jr Ed Markey Democratic 60%
State Office Name Party Rating
Rick Santorum 0%
Paul Sarbanes 50%
Thomas Sawyer 33%
Jim Saxton 33%
Joe Scarborough 50%
Daniel Schaefer 50%
Robert Schaffer 33%
Jim Sensenbrenner, Jr. 33%
José Serrano 60%
Jeff Sessions III 17%
John Shadegg 67%
E. Clay Shaw, Jr. 17%
Christopher Shays 33%
Richard Shelby 0%
John Shimkus 17%
E.G. Shuster 33%
Norman Sisisky 33%
David Skaggs 0%
Joseph Skeen 17%
Ike Skelton 33%
Louise Slaughter 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%
Fred Thompson 17%
Mac Thornberry 50%
Karen Thurman 50%
Strom Thurmond 17%
Todd Tiahrt 50%
John Tierney 33%
Esteban Edward Torres 40%
Robert Torricelli 40%
Ed Towns 75%
James Traficant, Jr. 50%
James Turner 60%
Fred Upton 33%
Bruce Vento 33%
Pete Visclosky 33%
James Walsh 17%
Zach Wamp 40%
John Warner 0%
Wesley Watkins 17%
Mel Watt 33%
Julius Caesar Watts, Jr. 33%
Henry Waxman 50%
David Weldon 50%
W. Curtis Weldon 17%
Gerald Weller 17%
Paul Wellstone 100%
Robert Wexler 40%
Bob Weygand 33%
Rick White 33%
Ed Whitfield 33%
Bob Wise, Jr. 33%
Frank Wolf 50%
Albert Wynn 33%
Sidney Yates 100%
Bill Young 25%
Donald Young 25%
GA U.S. House - 2 Sanford Bishop, Jr. D 50%
SC U.S. House - 6 Jim Clyburn D 33%
IL U.S. House - 7 Danny Davis D 50%
CO U.S. House - 1 Diana DeGette D 20%
CT U.S. House - 3 Rosa DeLauro D 33%
TX U.S. House - 37 Lloyd Doggett II D 17%
IL U.S. Senate - Sr Dick Durbin D 50%
MD U.S. House - 5 Steny Hoyer D 33%
OH U.S. House - 9 Marcy Kaptur D 33%
CA Mayor Barbara Lee D 33%
CA U.S. House - 18 Zoe Lofgren D 40%
MA U.S. Senate - Jr Ed Markey D 60%
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