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State Office Name Party Rating
John Hall 100
Ralph Hall 17
Debbie Halvorson 100
Phil Hare 100
Tom Harkin 100
Jane Harman 100
Gregg Harper 17
Alcee Hastings, Sr. 100
Doc Hastings 11
Orrin Hatch 36
NM U.S. Senate - Sr Martin Heinrich Democratic 94
Dean Heller 25
Jeb Hensarling 0
Wally Herger, Jr. 17
Stephanie Herseth Sandlin 76
Brian Higgins 100
Baron Hill 100
CT U.S. House - 4 Jim Himes Democratic 94
Maurice Hinchey 100
Rubén Hinojosa, Sr. 100
HI U.S. Senate - Jr Mazie Hirono Democratic 100
Paul Hodes 100
Pete Hoekstra 22
Tim Holden 89
Rush Holt, Jr. 100
Mike Honda 100
MD U.S. House - 5 Steny Hoyer Democratic 100
Duncan Hunter 22
Kay Hutchison 43
Bob Inglis, Sr. 6
Jim Inhofe 8
Daniel Inouye 100
Jay Inslee 100
Johnny Isakson 21
Steve Israel 100
CA U.S. House - 48 Darrell Issa Republican 11
Jesse Jackson, Jr. 100
Sheila Jackson Lee 100
Lynn Jenkins 17
Mike Johanns 29
Eddie Johnson 100
GA U.S. House - 4 Hank Johnson, Jr. Democratic 100
Sam Johnson 6
Tim Johnson 56
Timothy Johnson 83
Walter Jones, Jr. 35
OH U.S. House - 4 Jim Jordan Republican 6
Steve Kagen 100
Paul Kanjorski 89
OH U.S. House - 9 Marcy Kaptur Democratic 100
Ted Kaufman 93
Patrick Kennedy 100
John Kerry 100
Dale Kildee 100
Carolyn Kilpatrick 100
Mary Jo Kilroy 100
Ron Kind 94
Pete King 50
Steve King 0
Jack Kingston 6
Mark Kirk 56
Ann Kirkpatrick 78
Larry Kissell 89
Ron Klein 100
John Kline 17
MN U.S. Senate - Sr Amy Klobuchar Democratic 86
Herb Kohl 93
Suzanne Kosmas 83
Frank Kratovil, Jr. 83
Dennis Kucinich 83
Jon Kyl 7
Steve LaTourette 56
Doug Lamborn 6
Leonard Lance 61
Mary Landrieu 86
Jim Langevin 100
WA U.S. House - 2 Rick Larsen Democratic 100
CT U.S. House - 1 John Larson Democratic 100
Tom Latham 33
OH U.S. House - 5 Bob Latta Republican 11
Frank Lautenberg 100
Patrick Leahy 93
CA Mayor Barbara Lee Democratic 100
Chris Lee 35
Carl Levin 100
Sandy Levin 100
Jerry Lewis 28
John Lewis 100
Joe Lieberman 86
Blanche Lincoln 79
John Linder 6
Dan Lipinski 94
Frank LoBiondo 61
Dave Loebsack 100
CA U.S. House - 18 Zoe Lofgren Democratic 94
Nita Lowey 100
OK U.S. House - 3 Frank Lucas Republican 22
Blaine Luetkemeyer 22
Dick Lugar 43
NM U.S. Senate - Jr Ben Luján, Jr. Democratic 100
State Office Name Party Rating
John Hall 100
Ralph Hall 17
Debbie Halvorson 100
Phil Hare 100
Tom Harkin 100
Jane Harman 100
Gregg Harper 17
Alcee Hastings, Sr. 100
Doc Hastings 11
Orrin Hatch 36
NM U.S. Senate - Sr Martin Heinrich D 94
Dean Heller 25
Jeb Hensarling 0
Wally Herger, Jr. 17
Stephanie Herseth Sandlin 76
Brian Higgins 100
Baron Hill 100
CT U.S. House - 4 Jim Himes D 94
Maurice Hinchey 100
Rubén Hinojosa, Sr. 100
HI U.S. Senate - Jr Mazie Hirono D 100
Paul Hodes 100
Pete Hoekstra 22
Tim Holden 89
Rush Holt, Jr. 100
Mike Honda 100
MD U.S. House - 5 Steny Hoyer D 100
Duncan Hunter 22
Kay Hutchison 43
Bob Inglis, Sr. 6
Jim Inhofe 8
Daniel Inouye 100
Jay Inslee 100
Johnny Isakson 21
Steve Israel 100
CA U.S. House - 48 Darrell Issa R 11
Jesse Jackson, Jr. 100
Sheila Jackson Lee 100
Lynn Jenkins 17
Mike Johanns 29
Eddie Johnson 100
GA U.S. House - 4 Hank Johnson, Jr. D 100
Sam Johnson 6
Tim Johnson 56
Timothy Johnson 83
Walter Jones, Jr. 35
OH U.S. House - 4 Jim Jordan R 6
Steve Kagen 100
Paul Kanjorski 89
OH U.S. House - 9 Marcy Kaptur D 100
Ted Kaufman 93
Patrick Kennedy 100
John Kerry 100
Dale Kildee 100
Carolyn Kilpatrick 100
Mary Jo Kilroy 100
Ron Kind 94
Pete King 50
Steve King 0
Jack Kingston 6
Mark Kirk 56
Ann Kirkpatrick 78
Larry Kissell 89
Ron Klein 100
John Kline 17
MN U.S. Senate - Sr Amy Klobuchar D 86
Herb Kohl 93
Suzanne Kosmas 83
Frank Kratovil, Jr. 83
Dennis Kucinich 83
Jon Kyl 7
Steve LaTourette 56
Doug Lamborn 6
Leonard Lance 61
Mary Landrieu 86
Jim Langevin 100
WA U.S. House - 2 Rick Larsen D 100
CT U.S. House - 1 John Larson D 100
Tom Latham 33
OH U.S. House - 5 Bob Latta R 11
Frank Lautenberg 100
Patrick Leahy 93
CA Mayor Barbara Lee D 100
Chris Lee 35
Carl Levin 100
Sandy Levin 100
Jerry Lewis 28
John Lewis 100
Joe Lieberman 86
Blanche Lincoln 79
John Linder 6
Dan Lipinski 94
Frank LoBiondo 61
Dave Loebsack 100
CA U.S. House - 18 Zoe Lofgren D 94
Nita Lowey 100
OK U.S. House - 3 Frank Lucas R 22
Blaine Luetkemeyer 22
Dick Lugar 43
NM U.S. Senate - Jr Ben Luján, Jr. D 100
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