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State Office Name Party Rating
Raul Grijalva 100
Luis Gutiérrez 100
Charles Hagel 43
John Hall 100
Ralph Hall 0
Phil Hare 100
Tom Harkin 83
Jane Harman 100
Alcee Hastings, Sr. 100
Doc Hastings 0
Orrin Hatch 29
Robert Hayes 0
Dean Heller 0
Jeb Hensarling 0
Wally Herger, Jr. 0
Stephanie Herseth Sandlin 67
Brian Higgins 83
Baron Hill 83
Maurice Hinchey 100
Rubén Hinojosa, Sr. 100
HI U.S. Senate - Jr Mazie Hirono Democratic 100
David Lee Hobson 0
Paul Hodes 100
Pete Hoekstra 0
Tim Holden 83
Rush Holt, Jr. 100
Mike Honda 100
Darlene Hooley 100
MD U.S. House - 5 Steny Hoyer Democratic 100
Kenny Hulshof 0
Duncan Hunter 0
Kay Hutchison 14
Bob Inglis, Sr. 33
Jim Inhofe 29
Daniel Inouye 57
Jay Inslee 100
Johnny Isakson 14
Steve Israel 100
CA U.S. House - 48 Darrell Issa Republican 0
Jesse Jackson, Jr. 100
Sheila Jackson Lee 100
William Jefferson 100
Eddie Johnson 100
GA U.S. House - 4 Hank Johnson, Jr. Democratic 100
Sam Johnson 0
Tim Johnson 50
Timothy Johnson 100
Walter Jones, Jr. 33
OH U.S. House - 4 Jim Jordan Republican 0
Steve Kagen 100
Paul Kanjorski 100
OH U.S. House - 9 Marcy Kaptur Democratic 100
Richard Keller 0
Edward Kennedy, Sr. 71
Patrick Kennedy 100
John Kerry 83
Dale Kildee 100
Carolyn Kilpatrick 100
Ron Kind 100
Pete King 0
Steve King 0
Jack Kingston 17
Mark Kirk 50
Ron Klein 100
John Kline 0
MN U.S. Senate - Sr Amy Klobuchar Democratic 57
Joseph Knollenberg 0
Herb Kohl 71
Dennis Kucinich 100
John Kuhl, Jr. 17
Jon Kyl 14
Ray LaHood 25
Steve LaTourette 0
Doug Lamborn 0
Nicholas Lampson 25
Mary Landrieu 86
Jim Langevin 83
Tom Lantos 100
WA U.S. House - 2 Rick Larsen Democratic 100
CT U.S. House - 1 John Larson Democratic 100
Tom Latham 0
Frank Lautenberg 86
Patrick Leahy 86
CA Mayor Barbara Lee Democratic 100
Carl Levin 86
Sandy Levin 100
Jerry Lewis 0
John Lewis 100
Ron Lewis 0
Joe Lieberman 43
Blanche Lincoln 67
John Linder 0
Dan Lipinski 83
Frank LoBiondo 17
Dave Loebsack 100
CA U.S. House - 18 Zoe Lofgren Democratic 100
Nita Lowey 100
OK U.S. House - 3 Frank Lucas Republican 0
Dick Lugar 50
Dan Lungren 0
State Office Name Party Rating
Raul Grijalva 100
Luis Gutiérrez 100
Charles Hagel 43
John Hall 100
Ralph Hall 0
Phil Hare 100
Tom Harkin 83
Jane Harman 100
Alcee Hastings, Sr. 100
Doc Hastings 0
Orrin Hatch 29
Robert Hayes 0
Dean Heller 0
Jeb Hensarling 0
Wally Herger, Jr. 0
Stephanie Herseth Sandlin 67
Brian Higgins 83
Baron Hill 83
Maurice Hinchey 100
Rubén Hinojosa, Sr. 100
HI U.S. Senate - Jr Mazie Hirono D 100
David Lee Hobson 0
Paul Hodes 100
Pete Hoekstra 0
Tim Holden 83
Rush Holt, Jr. 100
Mike Honda 100
Darlene Hooley 100
MD U.S. House - 5 Steny Hoyer D 100
Kenny Hulshof 0
Duncan Hunter 0
Kay Hutchison 14
Bob Inglis, Sr. 33
Jim Inhofe 29
Daniel Inouye 57
Jay Inslee 100
Johnny Isakson 14
Steve Israel 100
CA U.S. House - 48 Darrell Issa R 0
Jesse Jackson, Jr. 100
Sheila Jackson Lee 100
William Jefferson 100
Eddie Johnson 100
GA U.S. House - 4 Hank Johnson, Jr. D 100
Sam Johnson 0
Tim Johnson 50
Timothy Johnson 100
Walter Jones, Jr. 33
OH U.S. House - 4 Jim Jordan R 0
Steve Kagen 100
Paul Kanjorski 100
OH U.S. House - 9 Marcy Kaptur D 100
Richard Keller 0
Edward Kennedy, Sr. 71
Patrick Kennedy 100
John Kerry 83
Dale Kildee 100
Carolyn Kilpatrick 100
Ron Kind 100
Pete King 0
Steve King 0
Jack Kingston 17
Mark Kirk 50
Ron Klein 100
John Kline 0
MN U.S. Senate - Sr Amy Klobuchar D 57
Joseph Knollenberg 0
Herb Kohl 71
Dennis Kucinich 100
John Kuhl, Jr. 17
Jon Kyl 14
Ray LaHood 25
Steve LaTourette 0
Doug Lamborn 0
Nicholas Lampson 25
Mary Landrieu 86
Jim Langevin 83
Tom Lantos 100
WA U.S. House - 2 Rick Larsen D 100
CT U.S. House - 1 John Larson D 100
Tom Latham 0
Frank Lautenberg 86
Patrick Leahy 86
CA Mayor Barbara Lee D 100
Carl Levin 86
Sandy Levin 100
Jerry Lewis 0
John Lewis 100
Ron Lewis 0
Joe Lieberman 43
Blanche Lincoln 67
John Linder 0
Dan Lipinski 83
Frank LoBiondo 17
Dave Loebsack 100
CA U.S. House - 18 Zoe Lofgren D 100
Nita Lowey 100
OK U.S. House - 3 Frank Lucas R 0
Dick Lugar 50
Dan Lungren 0
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