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State Office Name Party Rating
Rush Holt, Jr. 10%
Mike Honda 10%
Darlene Hooley 30%
MD U.S. House - 5 Steny Hoyer Democratic 10%
Kenny Hulshof 90%
Duncan Hunter 90%
Kay Hutchison 88%
Bob Inglis, Sr. 90%
Jim Inhofe 75%
Daniel Inouye 25%
Jay Inslee 10%
Johnny Isakson 88%
Steve Israel 30%
CA U.S. House - 48 Darrell Issa Republican 90%
Jesse Jackson, Jr. 10%
Sheila Jackson Lee 30%
William Jefferson 30%
Bobby Jindal 90%
Eddie Johnson 10%
Sam Johnson 80%
Tim Johnson 90%
Timothy Johnson 38%
Walter Jones, Jr. 80%
Paul Kanjorski 10%
OH U.S. House - 9 Marcy Kaptur Democratic 10%
Richard Keller 80%
Edward Kennedy, Sr. 25%
Patrick Kennedy 10%
John Kerry 25%
Dale Kildee 10%
Carolyn Kilpatrick 10%
Ron Kind 30%
Pete King 70%
Steve King 90%
Jack Kingston 90%
Mark Kirk 90%
John Kline 90%
Joseph Knollenberg 90%
Herb Kohl 38%
Dennis Kucinich 10%
John Kuhl, Jr. 90%
Jon Kyl 88%
Ray LaHood 90%
Steve LaTourette 80%
Mary Landrieu 50%
Jim Langevin 20%
Tom Lantos 10%
WA U.S. House - 2 Rick Larsen Democratic 40%
CT U.S. House - 1 John Larson Democratic 30%
Tom Latham 90%
Frank Lautenberg 25%
Patrick Leahy 25%
CA Mayor Barbara Lee Democratic 10%
Carl Levin 25%
Sandy Levin 10%
Jerry Lewis 90%
John Lewis 10%
Ron Lewis 90%
Joe Lieberman 38%
Blanche Lincoln 50%
John Linder 80%
Dan Lipinski 30%
Frank LoBiondo 70%
CA U.S. House - 18 Zoe Lofgren Democratic 10%
Trent Lott, Sr. 88%
Nita Lowey 10%
OK U.S. House - 3 Frank Lucas Republican 90%
Dick Lugar 88%
Dan Lungren 90%
MA U.S. House - 8 Stephen Lynch Democratic 20%
Connie Mack IV 80%
Carolyn Maloney 10%
Don Manzullo 80%
Kenny Marchant 90%
MA U.S. Senate - Jr Ed Markey Democratic 10%
Jim Marshall 60%
Melquiades Martinez 100%
Jim Matheson 90%
CA U.S. House - 7 Doris Matsui Democratic 11%
John McCain III 100%
Carolyn McCarthy 10%
TX U.S. House - 10 Michael McCaul Republican 90%
MN U.S. House - 4 Betty McCollum Democratic/Farmer/Labor 10%
KY U.S. Senate - Sr Mitch McConnell, Jr. Republican 100%
Thaddeus McCotter 90%
James McCrery III 90%
Jim McDermott 10%
MA U.S. House - 2 Jim McGovern Democratic 10%
Patrick McHenry 90%
John McHugh 80%
Mike McIntyre 40%
Buck McKeon 90%
Michael McNulty 20%
Martin Meehan 10%
Kendrick Meek, Sr. 20%
NY U.S. House - 5 Gregory Meeks Democratic 30%
Charlie Melancon, Sr. 40%
Bob Menendez 25%
John Mica 90%
ME Councilor - Ward 3 Mike Michaud 30%
State Office Name Party Rating
Rush Holt, Jr. 10%
Mike Honda 10%
Darlene Hooley 30%
MD U.S. House - 5 Steny Hoyer D 10%
Kenny Hulshof 90%
Duncan Hunter 90%
Kay Hutchison 88%
Bob Inglis, Sr. 90%
Jim Inhofe 75%
Daniel Inouye 25%
Jay Inslee 10%
Johnny Isakson 88%
Steve Israel 30%
CA U.S. House - 48 Darrell Issa R 90%
Jesse Jackson, Jr. 10%
Sheila Jackson Lee 30%
William Jefferson 30%
Bobby Jindal 90%
Eddie Johnson 10%
Sam Johnson 80%
Tim Johnson 90%
Timothy Johnson 38%
Walter Jones, Jr. 80%
Paul Kanjorski 10%
OH U.S. House - 9 Marcy Kaptur D 10%
Richard Keller 80%
Edward Kennedy, Sr. 25%
Patrick Kennedy 10%
John Kerry 25%
Dale Kildee 10%
Carolyn Kilpatrick 10%
Ron Kind 30%
Pete King 70%
Steve King 90%
Jack Kingston 90%
Mark Kirk 90%
John Kline 90%
Joseph Knollenberg 90%
Herb Kohl 38%
Dennis Kucinich 10%
John Kuhl, Jr. 90%
Jon Kyl 88%
Ray LaHood 90%
Steve LaTourette 80%
Mary Landrieu 50%
Jim Langevin 20%
Tom Lantos 10%
WA U.S. House - 2 Rick Larsen D 40%
CT U.S. House - 1 John Larson D 30%
Tom Latham 90%
Frank Lautenberg 25%
Patrick Leahy 25%
CA Mayor Barbara Lee D 10%
Carl Levin 25%
Sandy Levin 10%
Jerry Lewis 90%
John Lewis 10%
Ron Lewis 90%
Joe Lieberman 38%
Blanche Lincoln 50%
John Linder 80%
Dan Lipinski 30%
Frank LoBiondo 70%
CA U.S. House - 18 Zoe Lofgren D 10%
Trent Lott, Sr. 88%
Nita Lowey 10%
OK U.S. House - 3 Frank Lucas R 90%
Dick Lugar 88%
Dan Lungren 90%
MA U.S. House - 8 Stephen Lynch D 20%
Connie Mack IV 80%
Carolyn Maloney 10%
Don Manzullo 80%
Kenny Marchant 90%
MA U.S. Senate - Jr Ed Markey D 10%
Jim Marshall 60%
Melquiades Martinez 100%
Jim Matheson 90%
CA U.S. House - 7 Doris Matsui D 11%
John McCain III 100%
Carolyn McCarthy 10%
TX U.S. House - 10 Michael McCaul R 90%
MN U.S. House - 4 Betty McCollum DFL 10%
KY U.S. Senate - Sr Mitch McConnell, Jr. R 100%
Thaddeus McCotter 90%
James McCrery III 90%
Jim McDermott 10%
MA U.S. House - 2 Jim McGovern D 10%
Patrick McHenry 90%
John McHugh 80%
Mike McIntyre 40%
Buck McKeon 90%
Michael McNulty 20%
Martin Meehan 10%
Kendrick Meek, Sr. 20%
NY U.S. House - 5 Gregory Meeks D 30%
Charlie Melancon, Sr. 40%
Bob Menendez 25%
John Mica 90%
ME Councilor - Ward 3 Mike Michaud 30%
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