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Rating Group: Vietnam Veterans of America

1997-1998 Positions

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State Office Name Party Rating
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%
MA U.S. House - 2 Jim McGovern Democratic 67%
NY U.S. House - 5 Gregory Meeks Democratic 40%
WA U.S. Senate - Sr Patty Murray Democratic 50%
NY U.S. House - 12 Jerry Nadler Democratic 50%
MA U.S. House - 1 Richard Neal Democratic 33%
NJ U.S. House - 6 Frank Pallone, Jr. Democratic 33%
CA U.S. House - 11 Nancy Pelosi Democratic 33%
RI U.S. Senate - Sr Jack Reed Democratic 33%
NY U.S. Senate - Sr Chuck Schumer Democratic 33%
VA U.S. House - 3 Bobby Scott Democratic 17%
CA U.S. House - 32 Brad Sherman Democratic 17%
WA U.S. House - 9 Adam Smith Democratic 50%
MS U.S. House - 2 Bennie Thompson Democratic 33%
NY U.S. House - 7 Nydia Velázquez Democratic 40%
CA U.S. House - 43 Maxine Waters Democratic 50%
OR U.S. Senate - Sr Ron Wyden Democratic 50%
VT U.S. Senate - Sr Bernie Sanders Independent 60%
AL U.S. House - 4 Robert Aderholt Republican 33%
CA U.S. House - 41 Ken Calvert Republican 17%
ME U.S. Senate - Sr Susan Collins Republican 17%
ID U.S. Senate - Sr Mike Crapo Republican 33%
OH Governor Mike DeWine Republican 0%
IA U.S. Senate - Sr Chuck Grassley Republican 17%
OK U.S. House - 3 Frank Lucas Republican 17%
KY U.S. Senate - Sr Mitch McConnell, Jr. Republican 0%
State Office Name Party Rating
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%
MA U.S. House - 2 Jim McGovern D 67%
NY U.S. House - 5 Gregory Meeks D 40%
WA U.S. Senate - Sr Patty Murray D 50%
NY U.S. House - 12 Jerry Nadler D 50%
MA U.S. House - 1 Richard Neal D 33%
NJ U.S. House - 6 Frank Pallone, Jr. D 33%
CA U.S. House - 11 Nancy Pelosi D 33%
RI U.S. Senate - Sr Jack Reed D 33%
NY U.S. Senate - Sr Chuck Schumer D 33%
VA U.S. House - 3 Bobby Scott D 17%
CA U.S. House - 32 Brad Sherman D 17%
WA U.S. House - 9 Adam Smith D 50%
MS U.S. House - 2 Bennie Thompson D 33%
NY U.S. House - 7 Nydia Velázquez D 40%
CA U.S. House - 43 Maxine Waters D 50%
OR U.S. Senate - Sr Ron Wyden D 50%
VT U.S. Senate - Sr Bernie Sanders I 60%
AL U.S. House - 4 Robert Aderholt R 33%
CA U.S. House - 41 Ken Calvert R 17%
ME U.S. Senate - Sr Susan Collins R 17%
ID U.S. Senate - Sr Mike Crapo R 33%
OH Governor Mike DeWine R 0%
IA U.S. Senate - Sr Chuck Grassley R 17%
OK U.S. House - 3 Frank Lucas R 17%
KY U.S. Senate - Sr Mitch McConnell, Jr. R 0%
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