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State Office Name Party Rating
Michael Ferguson 50%
Bob Filner 33%
Jeff Flake 50%
Randy Forbes 50%
Vito Fossella, Jr. 50%
Barney Frank 17%
Rodney Frelinghuysen 83%
Elton Gallegly 83%
Wayne Gilchrest 83%
Charlie Gonzalez 50%
Virgil Goode, Jr. 0%
Bob Goodlatte 50%
Bart Gordon 33%
Kay Granger 83%
IA U.S. Senate - Sr Chuck Grassley Republican 83%
MO U.S. House - 6 Sam Graves Republican 83%
Gene Green 0%
Judd Gregg 33%
Luis Gutiérrez 33%
Charles Hagel 100%
Ralph Hall 50%
Tom Harkin 33%
Jane Harman 50%
Doc Hastings 83%
Orrin Hatch 50%
Robert Hayes 17%
Wally Herger, Jr. 83%
Maurice Hinchey 33%
Rubén Hinojosa, Sr. 83%
David Lee Hobson 50%
Pete Hoekstra 33%
Tim Holden 33%
Rush Holt, Jr. 33%
Mike Honda 33%
Darlene Hooley 33%
MD U.S. House - 5 Steny Hoyer Democratic 33%
Kenny Hulshof 83%
Duncan Hunter 0%
Kay Hutchison 83%
Jim Inhofe 33%
Jay Inslee 33%
Steve Israel 33%
CA U.S. House - 48 Darrell Issa Republican 83%
Jesse Jackson, Jr. 17%
Sheila Jackson Lee 17%
William Jefferson 83%
Eddie Johnson 33%
Sam Johnson 83%
Tim Johnson 50%
Walter Jones, Sr. 0%
Paul Kanjorski 33%
OH U.S. House - 9 Marcy Kaptur Democratic 17%
Richard Keller 83%
Edward Kennedy, Sr. 17%
Patrick Kennedy 0%
John Kerry 50%
Dale Kildee 33%
Carolyn Kilpatrick 33%
Ron Kind 33%
Jack Kingston 33%
Mark Kirk 50%
Joseph Knollenberg 83%
Herb Kohl 50%
Dennis Kucinich 0%
Jon Kyl 50%
Steve LaTourette 33%
Mary Landrieu 83%
Jim Langevin 33%
WA U.S. House - 2 Rick Larsen Democratic 50%
CT U.S. House - 1 John Larson Democratic 33%
Tom Latham 83%
Patrick Leahy 33%
CA Mayor Barbara Lee Democratic 33%
Carl Levin 33%
Sandy Levin 33%
Jerry Lewis 50%
John Lewis 17%
Ron Lewis 83%
Joe Lieberman 50%
Blanche Lincoln 83%
John Linder 83%
Frank LoBiondo 0%
CA U.S. House - 18 Zoe Lofgren Democratic 33%
Nita Lowey 33%
OK U.S. House - 3 Frank Lucas Republican 50%
Dick Lugar 100%
Carolyn Maloney 33%
Don Manzullo 83%
MA U.S. Senate - Jr Ed Markey Democratic 33%
Jim Matheson 50%
Carolyn McCarthy 33%
MN U.S. House - 4 Betty McCollum Democratic/Farmer/Labor 33%
KY U.S. Senate - Sr Mitch McConnell, Jr. Republican 83%
James McCrery III 83%
Jim McDermott 33%
MA U.S. House - 2 Jim McGovern Democratic 33%
John McHugh 33%
Mike McIntyre 17%
Buck McKeon 83%
Michael McNulty 33%
State Office Name Party Rating
Michael Ferguson 50%
Bob Filner 33%
Jeff Flake 50%
Randy Forbes 50%
Vito Fossella, Jr. 50%
Barney Frank 17%
Rodney Frelinghuysen 83%
Elton Gallegly 83%
Wayne Gilchrest 83%
Charlie Gonzalez 50%
Virgil Goode, Jr. 0%
Bob Goodlatte 50%
Bart Gordon 33%
Kay Granger 83%
IA U.S. Senate - Sr Chuck Grassley R 83%
MO U.S. House - 6 Sam Graves R 83%
Gene Green 0%
Judd Gregg 33%
Luis Gutiérrez 33%
Charles Hagel 100%
Ralph Hall 50%
Tom Harkin 33%
Jane Harman 50%
Doc Hastings 83%
Orrin Hatch 50%
Robert Hayes 17%
Wally Herger, Jr. 83%
Maurice Hinchey 33%
Rubén Hinojosa, Sr. 83%
David Lee Hobson 50%
Pete Hoekstra 33%
Tim Holden 33%
Rush Holt, Jr. 33%
Mike Honda 33%
Darlene Hooley 33%
MD U.S. House - 5 Steny Hoyer D 33%
Kenny Hulshof 83%
Duncan Hunter 0%
Kay Hutchison 83%
Jim Inhofe 33%
Jay Inslee 33%
Steve Israel 33%
CA U.S. House - 48 Darrell Issa R 83%
Jesse Jackson, Jr. 17%
Sheila Jackson Lee 17%
William Jefferson 83%
Eddie Johnson 33%
Sam Johnson 83%
Tim Johnson 50%
Walter Jones, Sr. 0%
Paul Kanjorski 33%
OH U.S. House - 9 Marcy Kaptur D 17%
Richard Keller 83%
Edward Kennedy, Sr. 17%
Patrick Kennedy 0%
John Kerry 50%
Dale Kildee 33%
Carolyn Kilpatrick 33%
Ron Kind 33%
Jack Kingston 33%
Mark Kirk 50%
Joseph Knollenberg 83%
Herb Kohl 50%
Dennis Kucinich 0%
Jon Kyl 50%
Steve LaTourette 33%
Mary Landrieu 83%
Jim Langevin 33%
WA U.S. House - 2 Rick Larsen D 50%
CT U.S. House - 1 John Larson D 33%
Tom Latham 83%
Patrick Leahy 33%
CA Mayor Barbara Lee D 33%
Carl Levin 33%
Sandy Levin 33%
Jerry Lewis 50%
John Lewis 17%
Ron Lewis 83%
Joe Lieberman 50%
Blanche Lincoln 83%
John Linder 83%
Frank LoBiondo 0%
CA U.S. House - 18 Zoe Lofgren D 33%
Nita Lowey 33%
OK U.S. House - 3 Frank Lucas R 50%
Dick Lugar 100%
Carolyn Maloney 33%
Don Manzullo 83%
MA U.S. Senate - Jr Ed Markey D 33%
Jim Matheson 50%
Carolyn McCarthy 33%
MN U.S. House - 4 Betty McCollum DFL 33%
KY U.S. Senate - Sr Mitch McConnell, Jr. R 83%
James McCrery III 83%
Jim McDermott 33%
MA U.S. House - 2 Jim McGovern D 33%
John McHugh 33%
Mike McIntyre 17%
Buck McKeon 83%
Michael McNulty 33%
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