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State | Office | Name | Party | Rating |
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CA | U.S. House - 30 | Adam Schiff | Democratic | 100% |
NY | U.S. Senate - Sr | Chuck Schumer | Democratic | 100% |
Allyson Schwartz | 100% | |||
GA | U.S. House - 13 | David Scott | Democratic | 100% |
VA | U.S. House - 3 | Bobby Scott | Democratic | 100% |
José Serrano | 100% | |||
Joe Sestak, Jr. | 100% | |||
Carol Shea-Porter | 100% | |||
CA | U.S. House - 32 | Brad Sherman | Democratic | 100% |
Albio Sires | 100% | |||
Ike Skelton | 100% | |||
Louise Slaughter | 100% | |||
WA | U.S. House - 9 | Adam Smith | Democratic | 100% |
Olympia Snowe | 100% | |||
Vic Snyder | 100% | |||
CA | Supervisor - 1 | Hilda Solis | 100% | |
Zack Space | 100% | |||
Arlen Specter | 100% | |||
Jackie Speier | 100% | |||
John Spratt, Jr. | 100% | |||
MI | U.S. Senate - Sr | Debbie Stabenow | Democratic | 100% |
Bart Stupak | 100% | |||
John Sununu | 100% | |||
Betty Sutton | 100% | |||
CA | U.S. House - 38 | Linda Sánchez | Democratic | 100% |
Ellen Tauscher | 100% | |||
Gene Taylor | 100% | |||
MS | U.S. House - 2 | Bennie Thompson | Democratic | 100% |
CA | U.S. House - 4 | Mike Thompson | Democratic | 100% |
John Tierney | 100% | |||
Ed Towns | 100% | |||
Niki Tsongas | 100% | |||
Mark Udall | 100% | |||
Tom Udall | 100% | |||
MD | U.S. Senate - Jr | Chris Van Hollen, Jr. | Democratic | 100% |
NY | U.S. House - 7 | Nydia Velázquez | Democratic | 100% |
Pete Visclosky | 100% | |||
FL | U.S. House - 25 | Debbie Wasserman Schultz | Democratic | 100% |
CA | U.S. House - 43 | Maxine Waters | Democratic | 100% |
Diane Watson | 100% | |||
Mel Watt | 100% | |||
Henry Waxman | 100% | |||
Jim Webb, Jr. | 100% | |||
Anthony Weiner | 100% | |||
VT | U.S. Senate - Jr | Peter Welch | Democratic | 100% |
Robert Wexler | 100% | |||
RI | U.S. Senate - Jr | Sheldon Whitehouse | Democratic | 100% |
Charlie Wilson, Jr. | 100% | |||
Lynn Woolsey | 100% | |||
David Wu | 100% | |||
OR | U.S. Senate - Sr | Ron Wyden | Democratic | 100% |
John Yarmuth | 100% | |||
Max Baucus | 66% | |||
Melissa Bean | 66% | |||
Kit Bond | 66% | |||
Dan Boren | 66% | |||
Sam Brownback | 66% | |||
G. K. Butterfield, Jr. | 66% | |||
Dennis Cardoza | 66% | |||
DE | U.S. Senate - Sr | Tom Carper | Democratic | 66% |
Mike Castle | 66% | |||
Norm Coleman | 66% | |||
TX | U.S. House - 28 | Henry Cuellar | Democratic | 66% |
Artur Davis | 66% | |||
Bob Filner | 66% | |||
Gabrielle Giffords | 66% | |||
Stephanie Herseth Sandlin | 66% | |||
Baron Hill | 66% | |||
Steve Kagen | 66% | |||
Blanche Lincoln | 66% | |||
Dick Lugar | 66% | |||
Jim Marshall | 66% | |||
Mike McIntyre | 66% | |||
Harry Mitchell | 66% | |||
Collin Peterson | 66% | |||
Nick Rahall II | 66% | |||
Ciro Rodriguez | 66% | |||
Heath Shuler | 66% | |||
NJ | U.S. House - 4 | Chris Smith | Republican | 66% |
Pete Stark | 66% | |||
John Tanner | 66% | |||
MT | U.S. Senate - Sr | Jon Tester | Democratic | 66% |
George Voinovich | 66% | |||
MN | Governor | Tim Walz | Democratic/Farmer/Labor | 66% |
Lamar Alexander | 50% | |||
Steve Buyer | 50% | |||
Travis Childers | 50% | |||
TX | U.S. Senate - Sr | John Cornyn | Republican | 50% |
Larry Craig | 50% | |||
SC | U.S. Senate - Sr | Lindsey Graham | Republican | 50% |
John McCain III | 50% | |||
Ted Stevens | 50% | |||
Donald Young | 50% | |||
AL | U.S. House - 4 | Robert Aderholt | Republican | 33% |
WY | U.S. Senate - Sr | John Barrasso | Republican | 33% |
Joe Barton | 33% | |||
Bob Bennett | 33% | |||
Allen Boyd, Jr. | 33% | |||
Jim Bunning | 33% | |||
Richard Burr | 33% |