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State Office Name Party Rating
Ernest Hollings 100%
Rush Holt, Jr. 90%
Darlene Hooley 80%
Stephen Horn 60%
John Hostettler 20%
Amory Houghton, Jr. 70%
MD U.S. House - 5 Steny Hoyer Democratic 90%
Kenny Hulshof 40%
Duncan Hunter 40%
Asa Hutchinson 50%
Y. Tim Hutchinson 30%
Kay Hutchison 30%
Henry Hyde 70%
Jim Inhofe 10%
Daniel Inouye 60%
Jay Inslee 80%
Johnny Isakson 50%
Ernest Istook, Jr. 40%
Jesse Jackson, Jr. 80%
Sheila Jackson Lee 80%
William Jefferson 70%
James Merrill Jeffords 90%
William Lewis Jenkins 40%
Christopher John 60%
Eddie Johnson 70%
Nancy Johnson 70%
Sam Johnson 40%
Timothy Johnson 100%
Walter Jones, Jr. 30%
Paul Kanjorski 80%
OH U.S. House - 9 Marcy Kaptur Democratic 90%
Sue Kelly 40%
Edward Kennedy, Sr. 100%
Patrick Kennedy 100%
John Kerry 90%
Dale Kildee 100%
Carolyn Kilpatrick 90%
Ron Kind 90%
Pete King 70%
Jack Kingston 50%
Gerald Kleczka 90%
Joseph Knollenberg 50%
Herb Kohl 100%
James Kolbe 50%
Dennis Kucinich 90%
Jon Kyl 30%
John LaFalce 100%
Ray LaHood 60%
Steve LaTourette 50%
Nicholas Lampson 70%
Mary Landrieu 90%
Tom Lantos 90%
Stephen Largent 40%
CT U.S. House - 1 John Larson Democratic 90%
Tom Latham 50%
James Leach 70%
Patrick Leahy 100%
CA Mayor Barbara Lee Democratic 90%
Carl Levin 100%
Sandy Levin 100%
Jerry Lewis 50%
John Lewis 90%
Ron Lewis 50%
Joe Lieberman 100%
Blanche Lincoln 90%
John Linder 50%
William Lipinski 80%
Frank LoBiondo 70%
CA U.S. House - 18 Zoe Lofgren Democratic 80%
Trent Lott, Sr. 30%
Nita Lowey 100%
OK U.S. House - 3 Frank Lucas Republican 50%
Ken Lucas 60%
Dick Lugar 40%
William Luther 100%
Carolyn Maloney 100%
James Maloney 70%
Don Manzullo 30%
MA U.S. Senate - Jr Ed Markey Democratic 70%
Frank Mascara 80%
Robert Matsui 90%
John McCain III 10%
Carolyn McCarthy 80%
Karen McCarthy 90%
KY U.S. Senate - Sr Mitch McConnell, Jr. Republican 30%
James McCrery III 50%
Jim McDermott 80%
MA U.S. House - 2 Jim McGovern Democratic 90%
John McHugh 70%
Scott McInnis 40%
Mike McIntyre 70%
Buck McKeon 50%
Cynthia Ann McKinney 90%
Michael McNulty 90%
Martin Meehan 100%
Carrie Meek 90%
NY U.S. House - 5 Gregory Meeks Democratic 80%
Bob Menendez 100%
John Mica 40%
Barbara Mikulski 100%
State Office Name Party Rating
Ernest Hollings 100%
Rush Holt, Jr. 90%
Darlene Hooley 80%
Stephen Horn 60%
John Hostettler 20%
Amory Houghton, Jr. 70%
MD U.S. House - 5 Steny Hoyer D 90%
Kenny Hulshof 40%
Duncan Hunter 40%
Asa Hutchinson 50%
Y. Tim Hutchinson 30%
Kay Hutchison 30%
Henry Hyde 70%
Jim Inhofe 10%
Daniel Inouye 60%
Jay Inslee 80%
Johnny Isakson 50%
Ernest Istook, Jr. 40%
Jesse Jackson, Jr. 80%
Sheila Jackson Lee 80%
William Jefferson 70%
James Merrill Jeffords 90%
William Lewis Jenkins 40%
Christopher John 60%
Eddie Johnson 70%
Nancy Johnson 70%
Sam Johnson 40%
Timothy Johnson 100%
Walter Jones, Jr. 30%
Paul Kanjorski 80%
OH U.S. House - 9 Marcy Kaptur D 90%
Sue Kelly 40%
Edward Kennedy, Sr. 100%
Patrick Kennedy 100%
John Kerry 90%
Dale Kildee 100%
Carolyn Kilpatrick 90%
Ron Kind 90%
Pete King 70%
Jack Kingston 50%
Gerald Kleczka 90%
Joseph Knollenberg 50%
Herb Kohl 100%
James Kolbe 50%
Dennis Kucinich 90%
Jon Kyl 30%
John LaFalce 100%
Ray LaHood 60%
Steve LaTourette 50%
Nicholas Lampson 70%
Mary Landrieu 90%
Tom Lantos 90%
Stephen Largent 40%
CT U.S. House - 1 John Larson D 90%
Tom Latham 50%
James Leach 70%
Patrick Leahy 100%
CA Mayor Barbara Lee D 90%
Carl Levin 100%
Sandy Levin 100%
Jerry Lewis 50%
John Lewis 90%
Ron Lewis 50%
Joe Lieberman 100%
Blanche Lincoln 90%
John Linder 50%
William Lipinski 80%
Frank LoBiondo 70%
CA U.S. House - 18 Zoe Lofgren D 80%
Trent Lott, Sr. 30%
Nita Lowey 100%
OK U.S. House - 3 Frank Lucas R 50%
Ken Lucas 60%
Dick Lugar 40%
William Luther 100%
Carolyn Maloney 100%
James Maloney 70%
Don Manzullo 30%
MA U.S. Senate - Jr Ed Markey D 70%
Frank Mascara 80%
Robert Matsui 90%
John McCain III 10%
Carolyn McCarthy 80%
Karen McCarthy 90%
KY U.S. Senate - Sr Mitch McConnell, Jr. R 30%
James McCrery III 50%
Jim McDermott 80%
MA U.S. House - 2 Jim McGovern D 90%
John McHugh 70%
Scott McInnis 40%
Mike McIntyre 70%
Buck McKeon 50%
Cynthia Ann McKinney 90%
Michael McNulty 90%
Martin Meehan 100%
Carrie Meek 90%
NY U.S. House - 5 Gregory Meeks D 80%
Bob Menendez 100%
John Mica 40%
Barbara Mikulski 100%
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