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State Office Name Party Rating
Louise Slaughter 75%
WA U.S. House - 9 Adam Smith Democratic 100%
NJ U.S. House - 4 Chris Smith Republican 11%
Gordon Smith 80%
Lamar Smith 67%
Nick Smith 78%
Bob Smith 33%
Olympia Snowe 27%
Vic Snyder 89%
Mark Souder 22%
Arlen Specter 60%
Floyd Spence, Sr. 43%
John Spratt, Jr. 33%
Pete Stark 44%
Cliff Stearns 33%
Charles Stenholm 89%
Ted Stevens 67%
Ted Strickland 33%
Bob Stump 78%
Bart Stupak 25%
John Sununu 89%
John Sweeney 56%
Tom Tancredo 33%
John Tanner 89%
Ellen Tauscher 89%
William Tauzin II 78%
Charles Taylor 22%
Gene Taylor 22%
Lee Terry 89%
Craig Thomas 80%
William Thomas 78%
MS U.S. House - 2 Bennie Thompson Democratic 50%
Fred Thompson 73%
CA U.S. House - 4 Mike Thompson Democratic 89%
Mac Thornberry 78%
SD U.S. Senate - Sr John Thune Republican 100%
Karen Thurman 89%
Strom Thurmond 33%
Todd Tiahrt 78%
John Tierney 44%
Pat Toomey 78%
Robert Torricelli 33%
Ed Towns 67%
James Traficant, Jr. 11%
Stephanie Tubbs Jones 56%
James Turner 89%
Mark Udall 44%
Tom Udall 38%
Fred Upton 100%
NY U.S. House - 7 Nydia Velázquez Democratic 50%
Pete Visclosky 44%
David Vitter 75%
George Voinovich 100%
Greg Walden 78%
James Walsh 67%
Zach Wamp 22%
John Warner 87%
CA U.S. House - 43 Maxine Waters Democratic 44%
Wesley Watkins 78%
Mel Watt 56%
Julius Caesar Watts, Jr. 78%
Henry Waxman 78%
Anthony Weiner 89%
David Weldon 33%
W. Curtis Weldon 67%
Gerald Weller 86%
Paul Wellstone 33%
Robert Wexler 33%
Ed Whitfield 78%
MS U.S. Senate - Sr Roger Wicker Republican 78%
Heather Wilson 78%
Frank Wolf 44%
Lynn Woolsey 44%
David Wu 44%
OR U.S. Senate - Sr Ron Wyden Democratic 80%
Albert Wynn 50%
Bill Young 67%
Donald Young 0%
State Office Name Party Rating
Louise Slaughter 75%
WA U.S. House - 9 Adam Smith D 100%
NJ U.S. House - 4 Chris Smith R 11%
Gordon Smith 80%
Lamar Smith 67%
Nick Smith 78%
Bob Smith 33%
Olympia Snowe 27%
Vic Snyder 89%
Mark Souder 22%
Arlen Specter 60%
Floyd Spence, Sr. 43%
John Spratt, Jr. 33%
Pete Stark 44%
Cliff Stearns 33%
Charles Stenholm 89%
Ted Stevens 67%
Ted Strickland 33%
Bob Stump 78%
Bart Stupak 25%
John Sununu 89%
John Sweeney 56%
Tom Tancredo 33%
John Tanner 89%
Ellen Tauscher 89%
William Tauzin II 78%
Charles Taylor 22%
Gene Taylor 22%
Lee Terry 89%
Craig Thomas 80%
William Thomas 78%
MS U.S. House - 2 Bennie Thompson D 50%
Fred Thompson 73%
CA U.S. House - 4 Mike Thompson D 89%
Mac Thornberry 78%
SD U.S. Senate - Sr John Thune R 100%
Karen Thurman 89%
Strom Thurmond 33%
Todd Tiahrt 78%
John Tierney 44%
Pat Toomey 78%
Robert Torricelli 33%
Ed Towns 67%
James Traficant, Jr. 11%
Stephanie Tubbs Jones 56%
James Turner 89%
Mark Udall 44%
Tom Udall 38%
Fred Upton 100%
NY U.S. House - 7 Nydia Velázquez D 50%
Pete Visclosky 44%
David Vitter 75%
George Voinovich 100%
Greg Walden 78%
James Walsh 67%
Zach Wamp 22%
John Warner 87%
CA U.S. House - 43 Maxine Waters D 44%
Wesley Watkins 78%
Mel Watt 56%
Julius Caesar Watts, Jr. 78%
Henry Waxman 78%
Anthony Weiner 89%
David Weldon 33%
W. Curtis Weldon 67%
Gerald Weller 86%
Paul Wellstone 33%
Robert Wexler 33%
Ed Whitfield 78%
MS U.S. Senate - Sr Roger Wicker R 78%
Heather Wilson 78%
Frank Wolf 44%
Lynn Woolsey 44%
David Wu 44%
OR U.S. Senate - Sr Ron Wyden D 80%
Albert Wynn 50%
Bill Young 67%
Donald Young 0%
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