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2003 Positions

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State Office Name Party Rating
David Lee Hobson 50%
Pete Hoekstra 50%
Tim Holden 50%
Rush Holt, Jr. 50%
Mike Honda 50%
Darlene Hooley 50%
John Hostettler 50%
MD U.S. House - 5 Steny Hoyer Democratic 50%
Kenny Hulshof 50%
Duncan Hunter 50%
Kay Hutchison 44%
Henry Hyde 0%
Jim Inhofe 33%
Daniel Inouye 78%
Jay Inslee 50%
Johnny Isakson 50%
Steve Israel 50%
CA U.S. House - 48 Darrell Issa Republican 50%
Ernest Istook, Jr. 0%
Jesse Jackson, Jr. 50%
Sheila Jackson Lee 50%
William Jefferson 50%
James Merrill Jeffords 78%
William Lewis Jenkins 0%
Eddie Johnson 50%
Nancy Johnson 100%
Sam Johnson 50%
Tim Johnson 0%
Timothy Johnson 89%
Walter Jones, Jr. 50%
Paul Kanjorski 0%
OH U.S. House - 9 Marcy Kaptur Democratic 50%
Richard Keller 50%
Sue Kelly 50%
Edward Kennedy, Sr. 89%
Mark Kennedy 50%
Patrick Kennedy 50%
John Kerry 56%
Dale Kildee 50%
Carolyn Kilpatrick 50%
Ron Kind 50%
Pete King 0%
Steve King 50%
Jack Kingston 50%
Mark Kirk 50%
John Kline 50%
Joseph Knollenberg 50%
Herb Kohl 89%
James Kolbe 50%
Dennis Kucinich 50%
Jon Kyl 33%
Ray LaHood 50%
Steve LaTourette 50%
Mary Landrieu 89%
Jim Langevin 50%
Tom Lantos 50%
WA U.S. House - 2 Rick Larsen Democratic 50%
CT U.S. House - 1 John Larson Democratic 50%
Tom Latham 50%
Frank Lautenberg 89%
James Leach 100%
Patrick Leahy 89%
CA Mayor Barbara Lee Democratic 50%
Carl Levin 89%
Sandy Levin 50%
Jerry Lewis 50%
John Lewis 50%
Ron Lewis 100%
Joe Lieberman 56%
Blanche Lincoln 89%
John Linder 50%
Frank LoBiondo 50%
CA U.S. House - 18 Zoe Lofgren Democratic 50%
Trent Lott, Sr. 22%
Nita Lowey 50%
OK U.S. House - 3 Frank Lucas Republican 50%
Dick Lugar 44%
MA U.S. House - 8 Stephen Lynch Democratic 50%
Carolyn Maloney 50%
Don Manzullo 50%
MA U.S. Senate - Jr Ed Markey Democratic 50%
Jim Marshall 50%
Jim Matheson 100%
John McCain III 33%
Carolyn McCarthy 50%
MN U.S. House - 4 Betty McCollum Democratic/Farmer/Labor 50%
KY U.S. Senate - Sr Mitch McConnell, Jr. Republican 33%
Thaddeus McCotter 50%
James McCrery III 50%
Jim McDermott 50%
MA U.S. House - 2 Jim McGovern Democratic 50%
John McHugh 100%
Mike McIntyre 50%
Buck McKeon 50%
Michael McNulty 50%
Martin Meehan 50%
Kendrick Meek, Sr. 50%
NY U.S. House - 5 Gregory Meeks Democratic 50%
Bob Menendez 50%
John Mica 50%
State Office Name Party Rating
David Lee Hobson 50%
Pete Hoekstra 50%
Tim Holden 50%
Rush Holt, Jr. 50%
Mike Honda 50%
Darlene Hooley 50%
John Hostettler 50%
MD U.S. House - 5 Steny Hoyer D 50%
Kenny Hulshof 50%
Duncan Hunter 50%
Kay Hutchison 44%
Henry Hyde 0%
Jim Inhofe 33%
Daniel Inouye 78%
Jay Inslee 50%
Johnny Isakson 50%
Steve Israel 50%
CA U.S. House - 48 Darrell Issa R 50%
Ernest Istook, Jr. 0%
Jesse Jackson, Jr. 50%
Sheila Jackson Lee 50%
William Jefferson 50%
James Merrill Jeffords 78%
William Lewis Jenkins 0%
Eddie Johnson 50%
Nancy Johnson 100%
Sam Johnson 50%
Tim Johnson 0%
Timothy Johnson 89%
Walter Jones, Jr. 50%
Paul Kanjorski 0%
OH U.S. House - 9 Marcy Kaptur D 50%
Richard Keller 50%
Sue Kelly 50%
Edward Kennedy, Sr. 89%
Mark Kennedy 50%
Patrick Kennedy 50%
John Kerry 56%
Dale Kildee 50%
Carolyn Kilpatrick 50%
Ron Kind 50%
Pete King 0%
Steve King 50%
Jack Kingston 50%
Mark Kirk 50%
John Kline 50%
Joseph Knollenberg 50%
Herb Kohl 89%
James Kolbe 50%
Dennis Kucinich 50%
Jon Kyl 33%
Ray LaHood 50%
Steve LaTourette 50%
Mary Landrieu 89%
Jim Langevin 50%
Tom Lantos 50%
WA U.S. House - 2 Rick Larsen D 50%
CT U.S. House - 1 John Larson D 50%
Tom Latham 50%
Frank Lautenberg 89%
James Leach 100%
Patrick Leahy 89%
CA Mayor Barbara Lee D 50%
Carl Levin 89%
Sandy Levin 50%
Jerry Lewis 50%
John Lewis 50%
Ron Lewis 100%
Joe Lieberman 56%
Blanche Lincoln 89%
John Linder 50%
Frank LoBiondo 50%
CA U.S. House - 18 Zoe Lofgren D 50%
Trent Lott, Sr. 22%
Nita Lowey 50%
OK U.S. House - 3 Frank Lucas R 50%
Dick Lugar 44%
MA U.S. House - 8 Stephen Lynch D 50%
Carolyn Maloney 50%
Don Manzullo 50%
MA U.S. Senate - Jr Ed Markey D 50%
Jim Marshall 50%
Jim Matheson 100%
John McCain III 33%
Carolyn McCarthy 50%
MN U.S. House - 4 Betty McCollum DFL 50%
KY U.S. Senate - Sr Mitch McConnell, Jr. R 33%
Thaddeus McCotter 50%
James McCrery III 50%
Jim McDermott 50%
MA U.S. House - 2 Jim McGovern D 50%
John McHugh 100%
Mike McIntyre 50%
Buck McKeon 50%
Michael McNulty 50%
Martin Meehan 50%
Kendrick Meek, Sr. 50%
NY U.S. House - 5 Gregory Meeks D 50%
Bob Menendez 50%
John Mica 50%
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