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State Office Name Party Rating
Max Sandlin, Jr. 89%
Rick Santorum 73%
Paul Sarbanes 47%
Thomas Sawyer 89%
Jim Saxton 56%
Joe Scarborough 38%
Robert Schaffer 44%
IL U.S. House - 9 Jan Schakowsky Democratic 44%
NY U.S. Senate - Sr Chuck Schumer Democratic 80%
VA U.S. House - 3 Bobby Scott Democratic 67%
Jim Sensenbrenner, Jr. 33%
José Serrano 88%
Jeff Sessions III 47%
TX U.S. House - 17 Pete Sessions Republican 89%
John Shadegg 78%
E. Clay Shaw, Jr. 78%
Christopher Shays 100%
Richard Shelby 60%
CA U.S. House - 32 Brad Sherman Democratic 56%
Donald Sherwood 78%
John Shimkus 89%
Ronnie Shows 67%
ID U.S. House - 2 Mike Simpson Republican 89%
Joseph Skeen 67%
Ike Skelton 67%
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%
State Office Name Party Rating
Max Sandlin, Jr. 89%
Rick Santorum 73%
Paul Sarbanes 47%
Thomas Sawyer 89%
Jim Saxton 56%
Joe Scarborough 38%
Robert Schaffer 44%
IL U.S. House - 9 Jan Schakowsky D 44%
NY U.S. Senate - Sr Chuck Schumer D 80%
VA U.S. House - 3 Bobby Scott D 67%
Jim Sensenbrenner, Jr. 33%
José Serrano 88%
Jeff Sessions III 47%
TX U.S. House - 17 Pete Sessions R 89%
John Shadegg 78%
E. Clay Shaw, Jr. 78%
Christopher Shays 100%
Richard Shelby 60%
CA U.S. House - 32 Brad Sherman D 56%
Donald Sherwood 78%
John Shimkus 89%
Ronnie Shows 67%
ID U.S. House - 2 Mike Simpson R 89%
Joseph Skeen 67%
Ike Skelton 67%
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%
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