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State | Office | Name | Party | Rating |
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Jonas Frost III | Fence Sitter | |||
Elton Gallegly | Fence Sitter | |||
Scott Garrett | Fence Sitter | |||
Richard Andrew Gephardt | Fence Sitter | |||
Jim Gerlach | Fence Sitter | |||
Jim Gibbons | Fence Sitter | |||
Wayne Gilchrest | Fence Sitter | |||
Phil Gingrey | Fence Sitter | |||
Charlie Gonzalez | Fence Sitter | |||
Virgil Goode, Jr. | Fence Sitter | |||
Bob Goodlatte | Fence Sitter | |||
Porter Goss | Fence Sitter | |||
Mark Green | Fence Sitter | |||
Gene Green | Fence Sitter | |||
James Greenwood | Fence Sitter | |||
Luis Gutiérrez | Fence Sitter | |||
Gilbert Gutknecht | Fence Sitter | |||
Charles Hagel | Fence Sitter | |||
Ralph Hall | Fence Sitter | |||
Tom Harkin | Fence Sitter | |||
Jane Harman | Fence Sitter | |||
Katherine Harris | Fence Sitter | |||
Melissa Hart | Fence Sitter | |||
J. Dennis Hastert | Anti Hemp | |||
Alcee Hastings, Sr. | Fence Sitter | |||
Doc Hastings | Fence Sitter | |||
Robert Hayes | Fence Sitter | |||
J.D. Hayworth, Jr. | Fence Sitter | |||
Joel Hefley | Fence Sitter | |||
Jeb Hensarling | Fence Sitter | |||
Wally Herger, Jr. | Fence Sitter | |||
Baron Hill | Fence Sitter | |||
Maurice Hinchey | Pro Hemp | |||
Rubén Hinojosa, Sr. | Fence Sitter | |||
David Lee Hobson | Fence Sitter | |||
Joseph Hoeffel | Fence Sitter | |||
Pete Hoekstra | Fence Sitter | |||
Tim Holden | Fence Sitter | |||
Rush Holt, Jr. | Fence Sitter | |||
Mike Honda | Fence Sitter | |||
Darlene Hooley | Fence Sitter | |||
John Hostettler | Fence Sitter | |||
Amory Houghton, Jr. | Fence Sitter | |||
Kenny Hulshof | Fence Sitter | |||
Duncan Hunter | Fence Sitter | |||
Henry Hyde | Fence Sitter | |||
Johnny Isakson | Fence Sitter | |||
Steve Israel | Fence Sitter | |||
Ernest Istook, Jr. | Fence Sitter | |||
Jesse Jackson, Jr. | Fence Sitter | |||
William Janklow | Anti Hemp | |||
William Lewis Jenkins | Fence Sitter | |||
Eddie Johnson | Fence Sitter | |||
Nancy Johnson | Fence Sitter | |||
Sam Johnson | Fence Sitter | |||
Tim Johnson | Fence Sitter | |||
Timothy Johnson | Anti Hemp | |||
Walter Jones, Jr. | Fence Sitter | |||
Paul Kanjorski | Fence Sitter | |||
Richard Keller | Fence Sitter | |||
Sue Kelly | Fence Sitter | |||
Mark Kennedy | Fence Sitter | |||
Patrick Kennedy | Fence Sitter | |||
John Kerry | Fence Sitter | |||
Dale Kildee | Fence Sitter | |||
Carolyn Kilpatrick | Pro Hemp | |||
Ron Kind | Fence Sitter | |||
Pete King | Fence Sitter | |||
Steve King | Fence Sitter | |||
Jack Kingston | Fence Sitter | |||
Mark Kirk | Fence Sitter | |||
Gerald Kleczka | Fence Sitter | |||
John Kline | Fence Sitter | |||
Joseph Knollenberg | Fence Sitter | |||
James Kolbe | Fence Sitter | |||
Dennis Kucinich | Fence Sitter | |||
Ray LaHood | Anti Hemp | |||
Steve LaTourette | Fence Sitter | |||
Nicholas Lampson | Fence Sitter | |||
Jim Langevin | Fence Sitter | |||
Tom Lantos | Fence Sitter | |||
Tom Latham | Fence Sitter | |||
Frank Lautenberg | Fence Sitter | |||
James Leach | Fence Sitter | |||
Carl Levin | Fence Sitter | |||
Sandy Levin | Fence Sitter | |||
Jerry Lewis | Fence Sitter | |||
John Lewis | Fence Sitter | |||
Ron Lewis | Fence Sitter | |||
John Linder | Fence Sitter | |||
William Lipinski | Fence Sitter | |||
Frank LoBiondo | Fence Sitter | |||
Nita Lowey | Fence Sitter | |||
Ken Lucas | Fence Sitter | |||
Denise Majette | Fence Sitter | |||
Carolyn Maloney | Fence Sitter | |||
Don Manzullo | Fence Sitter | |||
Jim Marshall | Fence Sitter | |||
Jim Matheson | Fence Sitter | |||
Robert Matsui | Fence Sitter |
State | Office | Name | Party | Rating |
---|---|---|---|---|
Jonas Frost III | Fence Sitter | |||
Elton Gallegly | Fence Sitter | |||
Scott Garrett | Fence Sitter | |||
Richard Andrew Gephardt | Fence Sitter | |||
Jim Gerlach | Fence Sitter | |||
Jim Gibbons | Fence Sitter | |||
Wayne Gilchrest | Fence Sitter | |||
Phil Gingrey | Fence Sitter | |||
Charlie Gonzalez | Fence Sitter | |||
Virgil Goode, Jr. | Fence Sitter | |||
Bob Goodlatte | Fence Sitter | |||
Porter Goss | Fence Sitter | |||
Mark Green | Fence Sitter | |||
Gene Green | Fence Sitter | |||
James Greenwood | Fence Sitter | |||
Luis Gutiérrez | Fence Sitter | |||
Gilbert Gutknecht | Fence Sitter | |||
Charles Hagel | Fence Sitter | |||
Ralph Hall | Fence Sitter | |||
Tom Harkin | Fence Sitter | |||
Jane Harman | Fence Sitter | |||
Katherine Harris | Fence Sitter | |||
Melissa Hart | Fence Sitter | |||
J. Dennis Hastert | Anti Hemp | |||
Alcee Hastings, Sr. | Fence Sitter | |||
Doc Hastings | Fence Sitter | |||
Robert Hayes | Fence Sitter | |||
J.D. Hayworth, Jr. | Fence Sitter | |||
Joel Hefley | Fence Sitter | |||
Jeb Hensarling | Fence Sitter | |||
Wally Herger, Jr. | Fence Sitter | |||
Baron Hill | Fence Sitter | |||
Maurice Hinchey | Pro Hemp | |||
Rubén Hinojosa, Sr. | Fence Sitter | |||
David Lee Hobson | Fence Sitter | |||
Joseph Hoeffel | Fence Sitter | |||
Pete Hoekstra | Fence Sitter | |||
Tim Holden | Fence Sitter | |||
Rush Holt, Jr. | Fence Sitter | |||
Mike Honda | Fence Sitter | |||
Darlene Hooley | Fence Sitter | |||
John Hostettler | Fence Sitter | |||
Amory Houghton, Jr. | Fence Sitter | |||
Kenny Hulshof | Fence Sitter | |||
Duncan Hunter | Fence Sitter | |||
Henry Hyde | Fence Sitter | |||
Johnny Isakson | Fence Sitter | |||
Steve Israel | Fence Sitter | |||
Ernest Istook, Jr. | Fence Sitter | |||
Jesse Jackson, Jr. | Fence Sitter | |||
William Janklow | Anti Hemp | |||
William Lewis Jenkins | Fence Sitter | |||
Eddie Johnson | Fence Sitter | |||
Nancy Johnson | Fence Sitter | |||
Sam Johnson | Fence Sitter | |||
Tim Johnson | Fence Sitter | |||
Timothy Johnson | Anti Hemp | |||
Walter Jones, Jr. | Fence Sitter | |||
Paul Kanjorski | Fence Sitter | |||
Richard Keller | Fence Sitter | |||
Sue Kelly | Fence Sitter | |||
Mark Kennedy | Fence Sitter | |||
Patrick Kennedy | Fence Sitter | |||
John Kerry | Fence Sitter | |||
Dale Kildee | Fence Sitter | |||
Carolyn Kilpatrick | Pro Hemp | |||
Ron Kind | Fence Sitter | |||
Pete King | Fence Sitter | |||
Steve King | Fence Sitter | |||
Jack Kingston | Fence Sitter | |||
Mark Kirk | Fence Sitter | |||
Gerald Kleczka | Fence Sitter | |||
John Kline | Fence Sitter | |||
Joseph Knollenberg | Fence Sitter | |||
James Kolbe | Fence Sitter | |||
Dennis Kucinich | Fence Sitter | |||
Ray LaHood | Anti Hemp | |||
Steve LaTourette | Fence Sitter | |||
Nicholas Lampson | Fence Sitter | |||
Jim Langevin | Fence Sitter | |||
Tom Lantos | Fence Sitter | |||
Tom Latham | Fence Sitter | |||
Frank Lautenberg | Fence Sitter | |||
James Leach | Fence Sitter | |||
Carl Levin | Fence Sitter | |||
Sandy Levin | Fence Sitter | |||
Jerry Lewis | Fence Sitter | |||
John Lewis | Fence Sitter | |||
Ron Lewis | Fence Sitter | |||
John Linder | Fence Sitter | |||
William Lipinski | Fence Sitter | |||
Frank LoBiondo | Fence Sitter | |||
Nita Lowey | Fence Sitter | |||
Ken Lucas | Fence Sitter | |||
Denise Majette | Fence Sitter | |||
Carolyn Maloney | Fence Sitter | |||
Don Manzullo | Fence Sitter | |||
Jim Marshall | Fence Sitter | |||
Jim Matheson | Fence Sitter | |||
Robert Matsui | Fence Sitter |