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State | Office | Name | Party | Rating |
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Donald Sherwood | 44% | |||
John Shimkus | 50% | |||
Bill Shuster | 40% | |||
Robert Ruhl Simmons | 40% | |||
Ike Skelton | 40% | |||
Louise Slaughter | 56% | |||
Lamar Smith | 40% | |||
Nick Smith | 30% | |||
Vic Snyder | 50% | |||
CA | Supervisor - 1 | Hilda Solis | 88% | |
Mark Souder | 40% | |||
John Spratt, Jr. | 60% | |||
Pete Stark | 70% | |||
Cliff Stearns | 40% | |||
Charles Stenholm | 50% | |||
Ted Strickland | 50% | |||
Bart Stupak | 56% | |||
John Sullivan | 50% | |||
John Sweeney | 40% | |||
Tom Tancredo | 50% | |||
John Tanner | 40% | |||
Ellen Tauscher | 50% | |||
William Tauzin II | 29% | |||
Charles Taylor | 33% | |||
Gene Taylor | 50% | |||
Lee Terry | 40% | |||
William Thomas | 50% | |||
Mac Thornberry | 40% | |||
Todd Tiahrt | 40% | |||
Pat Tiberi | 40% | |||
John Tierney | 70% | |||
Pat Toomey | 40% | |||
Ed Towns | 71% | |||
Stephanie Tubbs Jones | 75% | |||
James Turner | 67% | |||
Mark Udall | 70% | |||
Tom Udall | 80% | |||
Fred Upton | 50% | |||
Pete Visclosky | 60% | |||
David Vitter | 40% | |||
Greg Walden | 40% | |||
James Walsh | 40% | |||
Zach Wamp | 30% | |||
Diane Watson | 70% | |||
Mel Watt | 70% | |||
Henry Waxman | 70% | |||
Anthony Weiner | 56% | |||
David Weldon | 40% | |||
W. Curtis Weldon | 40% | |||
Gerald Weller | 40% | |||
Robert Wexler | 56% | |||
Ed Whitfield | 40% | |||
Heather Wilson | 50% | |||
Frank Wolf | 60% | |||
Lynn Woolsey | 67% | |||
David Wu | 50% | |||
Albert Wynn | 60% | |||
Bill Young | 40% | |||
Donald Young | 40% | |||
WI | U.S. Senate - Jr | Tammy Baldwin | Democratic | 70% |
GA | U.S. House - 2 | Sanford Bishop, Jr. | Democratic | 70% |
OR | U.S. House - 3 | Earl Blumenauer | Democratic | 70% |
OH | U.S. Senate - Sr | Sherrod Brown | Democratic | 56% |
MD | U.S. Senate - Sr | Ben Cardin | Democratic | 60% |
HI | U.S. House - 1 | Ed Case | Democratic | 67% |
SC | U.S. House - 6 | Jim Clyburn | Democratic | 60% |
IL | U.S. House - 7 | Danny Davis | Democratic | 100% |
CO | U.S. House - 1 | Diana DeGette | Democratic | 100% |
CT | U.S. House - 3 | Rosa DeLauro | Democratic | 60% |
TX | U.S. House - 37 | Lloyd Doggett II | Democratic | 70% |
CA | U.S. House - 16 | Anna Eshoo | Democratic | 80% |
AZ | U.S. House - 7 | Raul Grijalva | Democratic | 80% |
MD | U.S. House - 5 | Steny Hoyer | Democratic | 50% |
WA | Governor | Jay Inslee | Democratic | 40% |
TX | U.S. House - 18 | Sheila Jackson Lee | Democratic | 67% |
OH | U.S. House - 9 | Marcy Kaptur | Democratic | 44% |
WA | U.S. House - 2 | Rick Larsen | Democratic | 60% |
CT | U.S. House - 1 | John Larson | Democratic | 70% |
CA | U.S. House - 12 | Barbara Lee | Democratic | 80% |
CA | U.S. House - 18 | Zoe Lofgren | Democratic | 80% |
MA | U.S. House - 8 | Stephen Lynch | Democratic | 50% |
MA | U.S. Senate - Jr | Ed Markey | Democratic | 78% |
MN | U.S. House - 4 | Betty McCollum | Democratic | 90% |
MA | U.S. House - 2 | Jim McGovern | Democratic | 60% |
NY | U.S. House - 5 | Gregory Meeks | Democratic | 77% |
NJ | U.S. Senate - Sr | Bob Menendez | Democratic | 50% |
NY | U.S. House - 12 | Jerry Nadler | Democratic | 80% |
CA | U.S. House - 31 | Grace Napolitano | Democratic | 80% |
MA | U.S. House - 1 | Richard Neal | Democratic | 75% |
NJ | U.S. House - 6 | Frank Pallone, Jr. | Democratic | 40% |
NJ | U.S. House - 9 | Bill Pascrell, Jr. | Democratic | 60% |
CA | U.S. House - 11 | Nancy Pelosi | Democratic | 60% |
MD | U.S. House - 2 | Dutch Ruppersberger | Democratic | 60% |
IL | U.S. House - 9 | Jan Schakowsky | Democratic | 80% |
CA | U.S. House - 30 | Adam Schiff | Democratic | 70% |
GA | U.S. House - 13 | David Scott | Democratic | 90% |
VA | U.S. House - 3 | Bobby Scott | Democratic | 100% |
CA | U.S. House - 32 | Brad Sherman | Democratic | 70% |
WA | U.S. House - 9 | Adam Smith | Democratic | 60% |
CA | U.S. House - 38 | Linda Sánchez | Democratic | 90% |
State | Office | Name | Party | Rating |
---|---|---|---|---|
Donald Sherwood | 44% | |||
John Shimkus | 50% | |||
Bill Shuster | 40% | |||
Robert Ruhl Simmons | 40% | |||
Ike Skelton | 40% | |||
Louise Slaughter | 56% | |||
Lamar Smith | 40% | |||
Nick Smith | 30% | |||
Vic Snyder | 50% | |||
CA | Supervisor - 1 | Hilda Solis | 88% | |
Mark Souder | 40% | |||
John Spratt, Jr. | 60% | |||
Pete Stark | 70% | |||
Cliff Stearns | 40% | |||
Charles Stenholm | 50% | |||
Ted Strickland | 50% | |||
Bart Stupak | 56% | |||
John Sullivan | 50% | |||
John Sweeney | 40% | |||
Tom Tancredo | 50% | |||
John Tanner | 40% | |||
Ellen Tauscher | 50% | |||
William Tauzin II | 29% | |||
Charles Taylor | 33% | |||
Gene Taylor | 50% | |||
Lee Terry | 40% | |||
William Thomas | 50% | |||
Mac Thornberry | 40% | |||
Todd Tiahrt | 40% | |||
Pat Tiberi | 40% | |||
John Tierney | 70% | |||
Pat Toomey | 40% | |||
Ed Towns | 71% | |||
Stephanie Tubbs Jones | 75% | |||
James Turner | 67% | |||
Mark Udall | 70% | |||
Tom Udall | 80% | |||
Fred Upton | 50% | |||
Pete Visclosky | 60% | |||
David Vitter | 40% | |||
Greg Walden | 40% | |||
James Walsh | 40% | |||
Zach Wamp | 30% | |||
Diane Watson | 70% | |||
Mel Watt | 70% | |||
Henry Waxman | 70% | |||
Anthony Weiner | 56% | |||
David Weldon | 40% | |||
W. Curtis Weldon | 40% | |||
Gerald Weller | 40% | |||
Robert Wexler | 56% | |||
Ed Whitfield | 40% | |||
Heather Wilson | 50% | |||
Frank Wolf | 60% | |||
Lynn Woolsey | 67% | |||
David Wu | 50% | |||
Albert Wynn | 60% | |||
Bill Young | 40% | |||
Donald Young | 40% | |||
WI | U.S. Senate - Jr | Tammy Baldwin | D | 70% |
GA | U.S. House - 2 | Sanford Bishop, Jr. | D | 70% |
OR | U.S. House - 3 | Earl Blumenauer | D | 70% |
OH | U.S. Senate - Sr | Sherrod Brown | D | 56% |
MD | U.S. Senate - Sr | Ben Cardin | D | 60% |
HI | U.S. House - 1 | Ed Case | D | 67% |
SC | U.S. House - 6 | Jim Clyburn | D | 60% |
IL | U.S. House - 7 | Danny Davis | D | 100% |
CO | U.S. House - 1 | Diana DeGette | D | 100% |
CT | U.S. House - 3 | Rosa DeLauro | D | 60% |
TX | U.S. House - 37 | Lloyd Doggett II | D | 70% |
CA | U.S. House - 16 | Anna Eshoo | D | 80% |
AZ | U.S. House - 7 | Raul Grijalva | D | 80% |
MD | U.S. House - 5 | Steny Hoyer | D | 50% |
WA | Governor | Jay Inslee | D | 40% |
TX | U.S. House - 18 | Sheila Jackson Lee | D | 67% |
OH | U.S. House - 9 | Marcy Kaptur | D | 44% |
WA | U.S. House - 2 | Rick Larsen | D | 60% |
CT | U.S. House - 1 | John Larson | D | 70% |
CA | U.S. House - 12 | Barbara Lee | D | 80% |
CA | U.S. House - 18 | Zoe Lofgren | D | 80% |
MA | U.S. House - 8 | Stephen Lynch | D | 50% |
MA | U.S. Senate - Jr | Ed Markey | D | 78% |
MN | U.S. House - 4 | Betty McCollum | D | 90% |
MA | U.S. House - 2 | Jim McGovern | D | 60% |
NY | U.S. House - 5 | Gregory Meeks | D | 77% |
NJ | U.S. Senate - Sr | Bob Menendez | D | 50% |
NY | U.S. House - 12 | Jerry Nadler | D | 80% |
CA | U.S. House - 31 | Grace Napolitano | D | 80% |
MA | U.S. House - 1 | Richard Neal | D | 75% |
NJ | U.S. House - 6 | Frank Pallone, Jr. | D | 40% |
NJ | U.S. House - 9 | Bill Pascrell, Jr. | D | 60% |
CA | U.S. House - 11 | Nancy Pelosi | D | 60% |
MD | U.S. House - 2 | Dutch Ruppersberger | D | 60% |
IL | U.S. House - 9 | Jan Schakowsky | D | 80% |
CA | U.S. House - 30 | Adam Schiff | D | 70% |
GA | U.S. House - 13 | David Scott | D | 90% |
VA | U.S. House - 3 | Bobby Scott | D | 100% |
CA | U.S. House - 32 | Brad Sherman | D | 70% |
WA | U.S. House - 9 | Adam Smith | D | 60% |
CA | U.S. House - 38 | Linda Sánchez | D | 90% |