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State Office Name Party Rating
RI U.S. Senate - Sr Jack Reed Democratic 40%
Ralph Regula 40%
Denny Rehberg 80%
Harry Reid 20%
Silvestre Reyes 40%
Thomas Reynolds 80%
Pat Roberts 80%
Jay Rockefeller IV 40%
KY U.S. House - 5 Hal Rogers Republican 60%
Mike Rogers 60%
Dana Rohrabacher 20%
Ileana Ros-Lehtinen 40%
Mike Ross 20%
Steve Rothman 0%
Lucille Roybal-Allard 40%
Ed Royce 20%
Bobby Rush 40%
Paul Ryan 80%
Jim Ryun 80%
Martin Olav Sabo 40%
Loretta Sanchez 20%
VT U.S. Senate - Sr Bernie Sanders Independent 0%
Rick Santorum 40%
Paul Sarbanes 40%
Jim Saxton 40%
IL U.S. House - 9 Jan Schakowsky Democratic 40%
CA U.S. Senate - Jr Adam Schiff Democratic 40%
NY U.S. Senate - Sr Chuck Schumer Democratic 20%
VA U.S. House - 3 Bobby Scott Democratic 40%
Jim Sensenbrenner, Jr. 40%
José Serrano 60%
Jeff Sessions III 0%
TX U.S. House - 17 Pete Sessions Republican 60%
John Shadegg 60%
E. Clay Shaw, Jr. 80%
Christopher Shays 80%
Richard Shelby 0%
CA U.S. House - 32 Brad Sherman Democratic 40%
Donald Sherwood 60%
Bill Shuster 40%
ID U.S. House - 2 Mike Simpson Republican 80%
Ike Skelton 60%
Louise Slaughter 20%
WA U.S. House - 9 Adam Smith Democratic 60%
NJ U.S. House - 4 Chris Smith Republican 0%
Gordon Smith 40%
Lamar Smith 80%
Olympia Snowe 40%
Vic Snyder 80%
CA Supervisor - 1 Hilda Solis 40%
Mark Souder 40%
Arlen Specter 40%
John Spratt, Jr. 40%
Debbie Stabenow 40%
Pete Stark 20%
Ted Stevens 60%
Ted Strickland 0%
Bart Stupak 20%
John Sweeney 60%
CA U.S. House - 38 Linda Sánchez Democratic 20%
Tom Tancredo 20%
John Tanner 80%
Ellen Tauscher 60%
Charles Taylor 20%
Gene Taylor 20%
Lee Terry 80%
Craig Thomas 80%
William Thomas 80%
MS U.S. House - 2 Bennie Thompson Democratic 40%
CA U.S. House - 4 Mike Thompson Democratic 40%
Mac Thornberry 80%
Todd Tiahrt 80%
Pat Tiberi 80%
John Tierney 40%
Ed Towns 40%
Stephanie Tubbs Jones 20%
Mark Udall 40%
Tom Udall 40%
Fred Upton 80%
NY U.S. House - 7 Nydia Velázquez Democratic 40%
Pete Visclosky 20%
George Voinovich 60%
Greg Walden 80%
James Walsh 40%
Zach Wamp 40%
John Warner 40%
CA U.S. House - 43 Maxine Waters Democratic 20%
Diane Watson 20%
Mel Watt 40%
Henry Waxman 40%
Anthony Weiner 40%
David Weldon 40%
W. Curtis Weldon 40%
Gerald Weller 60%
Robert Wexler 20%
Ed Whitfield 80%
MS U.S. Senate - Sr Roger Wicker Republican 60%
Heather Wilson 80%
Frank Wolf 40%
Lynn Woolsey 40%
State Office Name Party Rating
RI U.S. Senate - Sr Jack Reed D 40%
Ralph Regula 40%
Denny Rehberg 80%
Harry Reid 20%
Silvestre Reyes 40%
Thomas Reynolds 80%
Pat Roberts 80%
Jay Rockefeller IV 40%
KY U.S. House - 5 Hal Rogers R 60%
Mike Rogers 60%
Dana Rohrabacher 20%
Ileana Ros-Lehtinen 40%
Mike Ross 20%
Steve Rothman 0%
Lucille Roybal-Allard 40%
Ed Royce 20%
Bobby Rush 40%
Paul Ryan 80%
Jim Ryun 80%
Martin Olav Sabo 40%
Loretta Sanchez 20%
VT U.S. Senate - Sr Bernie Sanders I 0%
Rick Santorum 40%
Paul Sarbanes 40%
Jim Saxton 40%
IL U.S. House - 9 Jan Schakowsky D 40%
CA U.S. Senate - Jr Adam Schiff D 40%
NY U.S. Senate - Sr Chuck Schumer D 20%
VA U.S. House - 3 Bobby Scott D 40%
Jim Sensenbrenner, Jr. 40%
José Serrano 60%
Jeff Sessions III 0%
TX U.S. House - 17 Pete Sessions R 60%
John Shadegg 60%
E. Clay Shaw, Jr. 80%
Christopher Shays 80%
Richard Shelby 0%
CA U.S. House - 32 Brad Sherman D 40%
Donald Sherwood 60%
Bill Shuster 40%
ID U.S. House - 2 Mike Simpson R 80%
Ike Skelton 60%
Louise Slaughter 20%
WA U.S. House - 9 Adam Smith D 60%
NJ U.S. House - 4 Chris Smith R 0%
Gordon Smith 40%
Lamar Smith 80%
Olympia Snowe 40%
Vic Snyder 80%
CA Supervisor - 1 Hilda Solis 40%
Mark Souder 40%
Arlen Specter 40%
John Spratt, Jr. 40%
Debbie Stabenow 40%
Pete Stark 20%
Ted Stevens 60%
Ted Strickland 0%
Bart Stupak 20%
John Sweeney 60%
CA U.S. House - 38 Linda Sánchez D 20%
Tom Tancredo 20%
John Tanner 80%
Ellen Tauscher 60%
Charles Taylor 20%
Gene Taylor 20%
Lee Terry 80%
Craig Thomas 80%
William Thomas 80%
MS U.S. House - 2 Bennie Thompson D 40%
CA U.S. House - 4 Mike Thompson D 40%
Mac Thornberry 80%
Todd Tiahrt 80%
Pat Tiberi 80%
John Tierney 40%
Ed Towns 40%
Stephanie Tubbs Jones 20%
Mark Udall 40%
Tom Udall 40%
Fred Upton 80%
NY U.S. House - 7 Nydia Velázquez D 40%
Pete Visclosky 20%
George Voinovich 60%
Greg Walden 80%
James Walsh 40%
Zach Wamp 40%
John Warner 40%
CA U.S. House - 43 Maxine Waters D 20%
Diane Watson 20%
Mel Watt 40%
Henry Waxman 40%
Anthony Weiner 40%
David Weldon 40%
W. Curtis Weldon 40%
Gerald Weller 60%
Robert Wexler 20%
Ed Whitfield 80%
MS U.S. Senate - Sr Roger Wicker R 60%
Heather Wilson 80%
Frank Wolf 40%
Lynn Woolsey 40%
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