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State Office Name Party Rating
MD U.S. House - 5 Steny Hoyer Democratic 33%
Kenny Hulshof 17%
Duncan Hunter 17%
Kay Hutchison 45%
Henry Hyde 17%
Jim Inhofe 18%
Daniel Inouye 36%
Jay Inslee 50%
Johnny Isakson 17%
Steve Israel 50%
CA U.S. House - 48 Darrell Issa Republican 33%
Ernest Istook, Jr. 17%
Jesse Jackson, Jr. 67%
Sheila Jackson Lee 67%
William Jefferson 50%
James Merrill Jeffords 27%
William Lewis Jenkins 17%
Christopher John 17%
Eddie Johnson 33%
Nancy Johnson 33%
Sam Johnson 33%
Tim Johnson 17%
Timothy Johnson 27%
Walter Jones, Jr. 17%
Paul Kanjorski 33%
OH U.S. House - 9 Marcy Kaptur Democratic 50%
Richard Keller 17%
Sue Kelly 33%
Edward Kennedy, Sr. 36%
Mark Kennedy 17%
Patrick Kennedy 50%
John Kerry 45%
Dale Kildee 17%
Carolyn Kilpatrick 33%
Ron Kind 67%
Pete King 17%
Jack Kingston 17%
Mark Kirk 33%
Gerald Kleczka 83%
Joseph Knollenberg 17%
Herb Kohl 9%
James Kolbe 33%
Dennis Kucinich 83%
Jon Kyl 55%
Ray LaHood 17%
Steve LaTourette 17%
Nicholas Lampson 17%
Mary Landrieu 9%
Jim Langevin 67%
Tom Lantos 67%
WA U.S. House - 2 Rick Larsen Democratic 17%
CT U.S. House - 1 John Larson Democratic 50%
Tom Latham 33%
James Leach 67%
Patrick Leahy 36%
CA Mayor Barbara Lee Democratic 83%
Carl Levin 9%
Sandy Levin 50%
Jerry Lewis 50%
John Lewis 33%
Ron Lewis 17%
Joe Lieberman 27%
Blanche Lincoln 9%
John Linder 33%
William Lipinski 33%
Frank LoBiondo 33%
CA U.S. House - 18 Zoe Lofgren Democratic 83%
Trent Lott, Sr. 18%
Nita Lowey 67%
OK U.S. House - 3 Frank Lucas Republican 17%
Ken Lucas 17%
Dick Lugar 27%
MA U.S. House - 8 Stephen Lynch Democratic 67%
Carolyn Maloney 67%
Don Manzullo 17%
MA U.S. Senate - Jr Ed Markey Democratic 83%
Jim Matheson 50%
Robert Matsui 67%
John McCain III 45%
Carolyn McCarthy 17%
Karen McCarthy 67%
MN U.S. House - 4 Betty McCollum Democratic/Farmer/Labor 67%
KY U.S. Senate - Sr Mitch McConnell, Jr. Republican 27%
James McCrery III 17%
Jim McDermott 83%
MA U.S. House - 2 Jim McGovern Democratic 67%
John McHugh 17%
Scott McInnis 17%
Mike McIntyre 17%
Buck McKeon 50%
Michael McNulty 67%
Martin Meehan 67%
Kendrick Meek, Sr. 50%
NY U.S. House - 5 Gregory Meeks Democratic 67%
Bob Menendez 50%
John Mica 33%
Barbara Mikulski 18%
Juanita Millender-McDonald 33%
Gary Miller 33%
George Miller 83%
State Office Name Party Rating
MD U.S. House - 5 Steny Hoyer D 33%
Kenny Hulshof 17%
Duncan Hunter 17%
Kay Hutchison 45%
Henry Hyde 17%
Jim Inhofe 18%
Daniel Inouye 36%
Jay Inslee 50%
Johnny Isakson 17%
Steve Israel 50%
CA U.S. House - 48 Darrell Issa R 33%
Ernest Istook, Jr. 17%
Jesse Jackson, Jr. 67%
Sheila Jackson Lee 67%
William Jefferson 50%
James Merrill Jeffords 27%
William Lewis Jenkins 17%
Christopher John 17%
Eddie Johnson 33%
Nancy Johnson 33%
Sam Johnson 33%
Tim Johnson 17%
Timothy Johnson 27%
Walter Jones, Jr. 17%
Paul Kanjorski 33%
OH U.S. House - 9 Marcy Kaptur D 50%
Richard Keller 17%
Sue Kelly 33%
Edward Kennedy, Sr. 36%
Mark Kennedy 17%
Patrick Kennedy 50%
John Kerry 45%
Dale Kildee 17%
Carolyn Kilpatrick 33%
Ron Kind 67%
Pete King 17%
Jack Kingston 17%
Mark Kirk 33%
Gerald Kleczka 83%
Joseph Knollenberg 17%
Herb Kohl 9%
James Kolbe 33%
Dennis Kucinich 83%
Jon Kyl 55%
Ray LaHood 17%
Steve LaTourette 17%
Nicholas Lampson 17%
Mary Landrieu 9%
Jim Langevin 67%
Tom Lantos 67%
WA U.S. House - 2 Rick Larsen D 17%
CT U.S. House - 1 John Larson D 50%
Tom Latham 33%
James Leach 67%
Patrick Leahy 36%
CA Mayor Barbara Lee D 83%
Carl Levin 9%
Sandy Levin 50%
Jerry Lewis 50%
John Lewis 33%
Ron Lewis 17%
Joe Lieberman 27%
Blanche Lincoln 9%
John Linder 33%
William Lipinski 33%
Frank LoBiondo 33%
CA U.S. House - 18 Zoe Lofgren D 83%
Trent Lott, Sr. 18%
Nita Lowey 67%
OK U.S. House - 3 Frank Lucas R 17%
Ken Lucas 17%
Dick Lugar 27%
MA U.S. House - 8 Stephen Lynch D 67%
Carolyn Maloney 67%
Don Manzullo 17%
MA U.S. Senate - Jr Ed Markey D 83%
Jim Matheson 50%
Robert Matsui 67%
John McCain III 45%
Carolyn McCarthy 17%
Karen McCarthy 67%
MN U.S. House - 4 Betty McCollum DFL 67%
KY U.S. Senate - Sr Mitch McConnell, Jr. R 27%
James McCrery III 17%
Jim McDermott 83%
MA U.S. House - 2 Jim McGovern D 67%
John McHugh 17%
Scott McInnis 17%
Mike McIntyre 17%
Buck McKeon 50%
Michael McNulty 67%
Martin Meehan 67%
Kendrick Meek, Sr. 50%
NY U.S. House - 5 Gregory Meeks D 67%
Bob Menendez 50%
John Mica 33%
Barbara Mikulski 18%
Juanita Millender-McDonald 33%
Gary Miller 33%
George Miller 83%
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