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State Office Name Party Rating
Paul Hodes 100
Pete Hoekstra 22
Tim Holden 89
Rush Holt, Jr. 100
Mike Honda 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
Jesse Jackson, Jr. 100
Sheila Jackson Lee 100
Lynn Jenkins 17
Mike Johanns 29
Eddie Johnson 100
Sam Johnson 6
Tim Johnson 56
Timothy Johnson 83
Walter Jones, Jr. 35
Steve Kagen 100
Paul Kanjorski 89
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
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
Tom Latham 33
Frank Lautenberg 100
Patrick Leahy 93
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
Nita Lowey 100
Blaine Luetkemeyer 22
Dick Lugar 43
Dan Lungren 28
Connie Mack IV 11
Dan Maffei 100
Carolyn Maloney 100
Don Manzullo 22
Kenny Marchant 6
Betsy Markey 94
Jim Marshall 78
Eric Massa 83
Jim Matheson 83
John McCain III 29
Carolyn McCarthy 100
Kevin McCarthy 17
Claire McCaskill 79
Thaddeus McCotter 44
Jim McDermott 100
Patrick McHenry 11
Mike McIntyre 89
Buck McKeon 28
Michael McMahon 89
Kendrick Meek, Sr. 100
Charlie Melancon, Sr. 83
Bob Menendez 100
John Mica 18
Barbara Mikulski 100
Candice Miller 44
Gary Miller 20
George Miller 100
Jeff Miller 11
Brad Miller 100
Walt Minnick 61
Harry Mitchell 83
Alan Mollohan 94
Dennis Moore 100
State Office Name Party Rating
Paul Hodes 100
Pete Hoekstra 22
Tim Holden 89
Rush Holt, Jr. 100
Mike Honda 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
Jesse Jackson, Jr. 100
Sheila Jackson Lee 100
Lynn Jenkins 17
Mike Johanns 29
Eddie Johnson 100
Sam Johnson 6
Tim Johnson 56
Timothy Johnson 83
Walter Jones, Jr. 35
Steve Kagen 100
Paul Kanjorski 89
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
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
Tom Latham 33
Frank Lautenberg 100
Patrick Leahy 93
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
Nita Lowey 100
Blaine Luetkemeyer 22
Dick Lugar 43
Dan Lungren 28
Connie Mack IV 11
Dan Maffei 100
Carolyn Maloney 100
Don Manzullo 22
Kenny Marchant 6
Betsy Markey 94
Jim Marshall 78
Eric Massa 83
Jim Matheson 83
John McCain III 29
Carolyn McCarthy 100
Kevin McCarthy 17
Claire McCaskill 79
Thaddeus McCotter 44
Jim McDermott 100
Patrick McHenry 11
Mike McIntyre 89
Buck McKeon 28
Michael McMahon 89
Kendrick Meek, Sr. 100
Charlie Melancon, Sr. 83
Bob Menendez 100
John Mica 18
Barbara Mikulski 100
Candice Miller 44
Gary Miller 20
George Miller 100
Jeff Miller 11
Brad Miller 100
Walt Minnick 61
Harry Mitchell 83
Alan Mollohan 94
Dennis Moore 100
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