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State Office Name Party Rating
Rick Hill 5%
Van Hilleary 5%
Earl Hilliard, Sr. 90%
Maurice Hinchey 95%
Rubén Hinojosa, Sr. 85%
David Lee Hobson 10%
Pete Hoekstra 5%
Tim Holden 60%
Ernest Hollings 80%
Darlene Hooley 85%
Stephen Horn 25%
John Hostettler 5%
Amory Houghton, Jr. 25%
MD U.S. House - 5 Steny Hoyer Democratic 85%
Kenny Hulshof 10%
Duncan Hunter 5%
Asa Hutchinson 5%
Y. Tim Hutchinson 5%
Kay Hutchison 5%
Henry Hyde 5%
Jim Inhofe 0%
Daniel Inouye 90%
Ernest Istook, Jr. 5%
Jesse Jackson, Jr. 95%
Sheila Jackson Lee 95%
William Jefferson 90%
James Merrill Jeffords 50%
William Lewis Jenkins 5%
Christopher John 60%
Eddie Johnson 90%
Nancy Johnson 30%
Sam Johnson 5%
Timothy Johnson 90%
Walter Jones, Jr. 5%
Paul Kanjorski 80%
OH U.S. House - 9 Marcy Kaptur Democratic 80%
John Kasich 5%
Sue Kelly 20%
Edward Kennedy, Sr. 95%
Patrick Kennedy 95%
Bob Kerrey 85%
John Kerry 95%
Dale Kildee 80%
Carolyn Kilpatrick 95%
Ron Kind 85%
Pete King 15%
Jack Kingston 5%
Gerald Kleczka 80%
Ronald Klink 70%
Joseph Knollenberg 10%
Herb Kohl 75%
James Kolbe 15%
Dennis Kucinich 80%
Jon Kyl 0%
John LaFalce 85%
Ray LaHood 10%
Steve LaTourette 15%
Nicholas Lampson 85%
Mary Landrieu 80%
Tom Lantos 95%
Stephen Largent 5%
Tom Latham 5%
Frank Lautenberg 95%
Rick Lazio 20%
James Leach 30%
Patrick Leahy 90%
Carl Levin 95%
Sandy Levin 90%
Jerry Lewis 10%
John Lewis 100%
Ron Lewis 5%
Joe Lieberman 75%
John Linder 5%
William Lipinski 60%
Frank LoBiondo 20%
CA U.S. House - 18 Zoe Lofgren Democratic 90%
Trent Lott, Sr. 5%
Nita Lowey 95%
OK U.S. House - 3 Frank Lucas Republican 5%
Dick Lugar 20%
William Luther 80%
Connie Mack 10%
Carolyn Maloney 95%
James Maloney 85%
Don Manzullo 5%
MA U.S. Senate - Jr Ed Markey Democratic 95%
Matthew Martinez 85%
Frank Mascara 70%
Robert Matsui 90%
John McCain III 15%
Carolyn McCarthy 85%
Karen McCarthy 90%
Bill McCollum 5%
KY U.S. Senate - Sr Mitch McConnell, Jr. Republican 5%
James McCrery III 5%
Jim McDermott 95%
MA U.S. House - 2 Jim McGovern Democratic 95%
John McHugh 15%
Scott McInnis 5%
David McIntosh 5%
State Office Name Party Rating
Rick Hill 5%
Van Hilleary 5%
Earl Hilliard, Sr. 90%
Maurice Hinchey 95%
Rubén Hinojosa, Sr. 85%
David Lee Hobson 10%
Pete Hoekstra 5%
Tim Holden 60%
Ernest Hollings 80%
Darlene Hooley 85%
Stephen Horn 25%
John Hostettler 5%
Amory Houghton, Jr. 25%
MD U.S. House - 5 Steny Hoyer D 85%
Kenny Hulshof 10%
Duncan Hunter 5%
Asa Hutchinson 5%
Y. Tim Hutchinson 5%
Kay Hutchison 5%
Henry Hyde 5%
Jim Inhofe 0%
Daniel Inouye 90%
Ernest Istook, Jr. 5%
Jesse Jackson, Jr. 95%
Sheila Jackson Lee 95%
William Jefferson 90%
James Merrill Jeffords 50%
William Lewis Jenkins 5%
Christopher John 60%
Eddie Johnson 90%
Nancy Johnson 30%
Sam Johnson 5%
Timothy Johnson 90%
Walter Jones, Jr. 5%
Paul Kanjorski 80%
OH U.S. House - 9 Marcy Kaptur D 80%
John Kasich 5%
Sue Kelly 20%
Edward Kennedy, Sr. 95%
Patrick Kennedy 95%
Bob Kerrey 85%
John Kerry 95%
Dale Kildee 80%
Carolyn Kilpatrick 95%
Ron Kind 85%
Pete King 15%
Jack Kingston 5%
Gerald Kleczka 80%
Ronald Klink 70%
Joseph Knollenberg 10%
Herb Kohl 75%
James Kolbe 15%
Dennis Kucinich 80%
Jon Kyl 0%
John LaFalce 85%
Ray LaHood 10%
Steve LaTourette 15%
Nicholas Lampson 85%
Mary Landrieu 80%
Tom Lantos 95%
Stephen Largent 5%
Tom Latham 5%
Frank Lautenberg 95%
Rick Lazio 20%
James Leach 30%
Patrick Leahy 90%
Carl Levin 95%
Sandy Levin 90%
Jerry Lewis 10%
John Lewis 100%
Ron Lewis 5%
Joe Lieberman 75%
John Linder 5%
William Lipinski 60%
Frank LoBiondo 20%
CA U.S. House - 18 Zoe Lofgren D 90%
Trent Lott, Sr. 5%
Nita Lowey 95%
OK U.S. House - 3 Frank Lucas R 5%
Dick Lugar 20%
William Luther 80%
Connie Mack 10%
Carolyn Maloney 95%
James Maloney 85%
Don Manzullo 5%
MA U.S. Senate - Jr Ed Markey D 95%
Matthew Martinez 85%
Frank Mascara 70%
Robert Matsui 90%
John McCain III 15%
Carolyn McCarthy 85%
Karen McCarthy 90%
Bill McCollum 5%
KY U.S. Senate - Sr Mitch McConnell, Jr. R 5%
James McCrery III 5%
Jim McDermott 95%
MA U.S. House - 2 Jim McGovern D 95%
John McHugh 15%
Scott McInnis 5%
David McIntosh 5%
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