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2007-2008 Positions on Trade and Engagement

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State Office Name Party Rating
Ken Salazar 50%
Loretta Sanchez 33%
OH State House - 62 Jean Schmidt Republican 33%
NY U.S. Senate - Sr Chuck Schumer Democratic 50%
José Serrano 33%
Carol Shea-Porter 33%
CA U.S. House - 32 Brad Sherman Democratic 33%
Bill Shuster 33%
Ike Skelton 33%
NJ U.S. House - 4 Chris Smith Republican 33%
Lamar Smith 33%
CA Supervisor - 1 Hilda Solis 33%
Arlen Specter 50%
Cliff Stearns 33%
Ted Stevens 50%
John Sullivan 33%
Betty Sutton 33%
CA U.S. House - 38 Linda Sánchez Democratic 33%
Gene Taylor 33%
John Tierney 33%
Tom Udall 33%
NY U.S. House - 7 Nydia Velázquez Democratic 33%
Pete Visclosky 33%
George Voinovich 50%
MN Governor Tim Walz Democratic/Farmer/Labor 33%
Zach Wamp 33%
John Warner 50%
FL U.S. House - 25 Debbie Wasserman Schultz Democratic 33%
Diane Watson 33%
VT U.S. Senate - Jr Peter Welch Democratic 33%
David Weldon 33%
Gerald Weller 33%
Lynn Westmoreland 33%
Lynn Woolsey 33%
OR U.S. Senate - Sr Ron Wyden Democratic 50%
Bill Young 33%
Neil Abercrombie 50%
Todd Akin 42%
Rodney Alexander 42%
Wayne Allard 67%
Thomas Allen 42%
Michele Bachmann 42%
Brian Baird 42%
WI U.S. Senate - Jr Tammy Baldwin Democratic 42%
Joe Barton 50%
Melissa Bean 50%
Xavier Becerra 42%
Bob Bennett 67%
Howard Berman 50%
Marion Berry 42%
Judy Biggert 50%
Brian Bilbray 42%
FL U.S. House - 12 Gus Bilirakis Republican 42%
GA U.S. House - 2 Sanford Bishop, Jr. Democratic 50%
Tim Bishop 50%
Earl Blumenauer 50%
Roy Blunt 50%
John Boehner 50%
Kit Bond 67%
Mary Bono Mack 42%
AR U.S. Senate - Sr John Boozman Republican 50%
Leonard Boswell 42%
Charles Boustany, Jr. 50%
Allen Boyd, Jr. 50%
Kevin Brady 50%
Corrine Brown 42%
Henry Brown, Jr. 42%
FL U.S. House - 16 Vern Buchanan Republican 42%
Richard Burr 67%
Dan Burton 42%
CA U.S. House - 41 Ken Calvert Republican 50%
Chris Cannon 50%
Eric Cantor 42%
WV U.S. Senate - Sr Shelley Capito Republican 42%
Lois Capps 42%
Mike Capuano 42%
Dennis Cardoza 42%
Christopher Carney 42%
TX U.S. House - 31 John Carter Republican 42%
Mike Castle 50%
FL U.S. House - 14 Kathy Castor Democratic 42%
Lacy Clay, Jr. 50%
MO U.S. House - 5 Emanuel Cleaver II Democratic 42%
Howard Coble 50%
Thad Cochran 67%
OK U.S. House - 4 Tom Cole Republican 33%
Mike Conaway 50%
John Conyers, Jr. 42%
TX U.S. Senate - Sr John Cornyn Republican 67%
Ander Crenshaw 42%
Joe Crowley 50%
Artur Davis 42%
IL U.S. House - 7 Danny Davis Democratic 42%
David Davis 42%
Jo Ann Davis 42%
Lincoln Davis 50%
Susan Davis 42%
Thomas Davis III 42%
CO U.S. House - 1 Diana DeGette Democratic 42%
James DeMint 67%
State Office Name Party Rating
Ken Salazar 50%
Loretta Sanchez 33%
OH State House - 62 Jean Schmidt R 33%
NY U.S. Senate - Sr Chuck Schumer D 50%
José Serrano 33%
Carol Shea-Porter 33%
CA U.S. House - 32 Brad Sherman D 33%
Bill Shuster 33%
Ike Skelton 33%
NJ U.S. House - 4 Chris Smith R 33%
Lamar Smith 33%
CA Supervisor - 1 Hilda Solis 33%
Arlen Specter 50%
Cliff Stearns 33%
Ted Stevens 50%
John Sullivan 33%
Betty Sutton 33%
CA U.S. House - 38 Linda Sánchez D 33%
Gene Taylor 33%
John Tierney 33%
Tom Udall 33%
NY U.S. House - 7 Nydia Velázquez D 33%
Pete Visclosky 33%
George Voinovich 50%
MN Governor Tim Walz DFL 33%
Zach Wamp 33%
John Warner 50%
FL U.S. House - 25 Debbie Wasserman Schultz D 33%
Diane Watson 33%
VT U.S. Senate - Jr Peter Welch D 33%
David Weldon 33%
Gerald Weller 33%
Lynn Westmoreland 33%
Lynn Woolsey 33%
OR U.S. Senate - Sr Ron Wyden D 50%
Bill Young 33%
Neil Abercrombie 50%
Todd Akin 42%
Rodney Alexander 42%
Wayne Allard 67%
Thomas Allen 42%
Michele Bachmann 42%
Brian Baird 42%
WI U.S. Senate - Jr Tammy Baldwin D 42%
Joe Barton 50%
Melissa Bean 50%
Xavier Becerra 42%
Bob Bennett 67%
Howard Berman 50%
Marion Berry 42%
Judy Biggert 50%
Brian Bilbray 42%
FL U.S. House - 12 Gus Bilirakis R 42%
GA U.S. House - 2 Sanford Bishop, Jr. D 50%
Tim Bishop 50%
Earl Blumenauer 50%
Roy Blunt 50%
John Boehner 50%
Kit Bond 67%
Mary Bono Mack 42%
AR U.S. Senate - Sr John Boozman R 50%
Leonard Boswell 42%
Charles Boustany, Jr. 50%
Allen Boyd, Jr. 50%
Kevin Brady 50%
Corrine Brown 42%
Henry Brown, Jr. 42%
FL U.S. House - 16 Vern Buchanan R 42%
Richard Burr 67%
Dan Burton 42%
CA U.S. House - 41 Ken Calvert R 50%
Chris Cannon 50%
Eric Cantor 42%
WV U.S. Senate - Sr Shelley Capito R 42%
Lois Capps 42%
Mike Capuano 42%
Dennis Cardoza 42%
Christopher Carney 42%
TX U.S. House - 31 John Carter R 42%
Mike Castle 50%
FL U.S. House - 14 Kathy Castor D 42%
Lacy Clay, Jr. 50%
MO U.S. House - 5 Emanuel Cleaver II D 42%
Howard Coble 50%
Thad Cochran 67%
OK U.S. House - 4 Tom Cole R 33%
Mike Conaway 50%
John Conyers, Jr. 42%
TX U.S. Senate - Sr John Cornyn R 67%
Ander Crenshaw 42%
Joe Crowley 50%
Artur Davis 42%
IL U.S. House - 7 Danny Davis D 42%
David Davis 42%
Jo Ann Davis 42%
Lincoln Davis 50%
Susan Davis 42%
Thomas Davis III 42%
CO U.S. House - 1 Diana DeGette D 42%
James DeMint 67%
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