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Rating Group: The John Birch Society

2004 Positions (Fall)

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State Office Name Party Rating
Jim Sensenbrenner, Jr. 80%
José Serrano 10%
Jeff Sessions III 90%
TX U.S. House - 17 Pete Sessions Republican 60%
John Shadegg 50%
E. Clay Shaw, Jr. 40%
Christopher Shays 30%
Richard Shelby 100%
CA U.S. House - 32 Brad Sherman Democratic 10%
Donald Sherwood 40%
John Shimkus 50%
Bill Shuster 78%
Robert Ruhl Simmons 30%
ID U.S. House - 2 Mike Simpson Republican 60%
Ike Skelton 40%
Louise Slaughter 10%
WA U.S. House - 9 Adam Smith Democratic 25%
NJ U.S. House - 4 Chris Smith Republican 40%
Gordon Smith 80%
Lamar Smith 40%
Olympia Snowe 60%
Vic Snyder 10%
CA Supervisor - 1 Hilda Solis 10%
Mark Souder 50%
Arlen Specter 67%
John Spratt, Jr. 20%
Debbie Stabenow 20%
Pete Stark 10%
Cliff Stearns 70%
Ted Stevens 80%
Ted Strickland 10%
Bart Stupak 30%
John Sullivan 60%
John Sununu 100%
John Sweeney 40%
CA U.S. House - 38 Linda Sánchez Democratic 10%
James Talent 90%
Tom Tancredo 100%
John Tanner 44%
Ellen Tauscher 10%
Charles Taylor 40%
Gene Taylor 70%
Lee Terry 50%
Craig Thomas 90%
William Thomas 40%
MS U.S. House - 2 Bennie Thompson Democratic 0%
CA U.S. House - 4 Mike Thompson Democratic 0%
Mac Thornberry 50%
Todd Tiahrt 50%
Pat Tiberi 60%
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