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State Office Name Party Rating
Scott Klug 67%
Joseph Knollenberg 50%
Herb Kohl 43%
James Kolbe 50%
Dennis Kucinich 100%
Jon Kyl 14%
John LaFalce 100%
Ray LaHood 67%
Steve LaTourette 67%
Nicholas Lampson 83%
Mary Landrieu 71%
Tom Lantos 83%
Stephen Largent 50%
Tom Latham 50%
Frank Lautenberg 86%
Rick Lazio 50%
James Leach 67%
Patrick Leahy 71%
Carl Levin 86%
Sandy Levin 67%
Jerry Lewis 67%
John Lewis 100%
Ron Lewis 50%
Joe Lieberman 86%
John Linder 50%
William Lipinski 67%
Robert Livingston 50%
Frank LoBiondo 50%
Trent Lott, Sr. 29%
Nita Lowey 83%
Dick Lugar 29%
William Luther 83%
Connie Mack 29%
Carolyn Maloney 100%
James Maloney 100%
Thomas Manton 83%
Don Manzullo 33%
Matthew Martinez 83%
Frank Mascara 67%
Robert Matsui 83%
John McCain III 29%
Carolyn McCarthy 67%
Karen McCarthy 100%
Bill McCollum 67%
James McCrery III 67%
Joseph McDade 50%
Jim McDermott 100%
Paul McHale 100%
John McHugh 50%
David McIntosh 50%
Mike McIntyre 67%
Buck McKeon 67%
Cynthia Ann McKinney 100%
Michael McNulty 83%
Martin Meehan 100%
Carrie Meek 83%
Jack Metcalf 33%
John Mica 50%
Barbara Mikulski 71%
Juanita Millender-McDonald 83%
Dan Miller 50%
George Miller 100%
David Minge 67%
Patsy Takemoto Mink 100%
John Moakley 83%
Alan Mollohan 67%
Jim Moran, Jr. 67%
Constance Morella 50%
Carol Moseley Braun 57%
Patrick Moynihan 71%
Frank Murkowski 29%
Jack Murtha 67%
Sue Myrick 50%
George Nethercutt, Jr. 67%
Mark Neumann 33%
Robert William Ney 83%
Don Nickles 29%
Anne Northup 50%
Charles Norwood, Jr. 50%
James Nussle 50%
Jim Oberstar 83%
Dave Obey 83%
John Olver 83%
Solomon Ortiz, Sr. 83%
Major Owens 100%
Michael Oxley 50%
Ronald Packard 50%
Michael Pappas 50%
Mike Parker 50%
Ed Pastor 67%
Ron Paul 33%
William Paxon 50%
Donald Payne 83%
Edward Pease 50%
Collin Peterson 67%
John Peterson 50%
Tom Petri 50%
Charles Pickering, Jr. 50%
Owen Pickett 67%
Joe Pitts 50%
State Office Name Party Rating
Scott Klug 67%
Joseph Knollenberg 50%
Herb Kohl 43%
James Kolbe 50%
Dennis Kucinich 100%
Jon Kyl 14%
John LaFalce 100%
Ray LaHood 67%
Steve LaTourette 67%
Nicholas Lampson 83%
Mary Landrieu 71%
Tom Lantos 83%
Stephen Largent 50%
Tom Latham 50%
Frank Lautenberg 86%
Rick Lazio 50%
James Leach 67%
Patrick Leahy 71%
Carl Levin 86%
Sandy Levin 67%
Jerry Lewis 67%
John Lewis 100%
Ron Lewis 50%
Joe Lieberman 86%
John Linder 50%
William Lipinski 67%
Robert Livingston 50%
Frank LoBiondo 50%
Trent Lott, Sr. 29%
Nita Lowey 83%
Dick Lugar 29%
William Luther 83%
Connie Mack 29%
Carolyn Maloney 100%
James Maloney 100%
Thomas Manton 83%
Don Manzullo 33%
Matthew Martinez 83%
Frank Mascara 67%
Robert Matsui 83%
John McCain III 29%
Carolyn McCarthy 67%
Karen McCarthy 100%
Bill McCollum 67%
James McCrery III 67%
Joseph McDade 50%
Jim McDermott 100%
Paul McHale 100%
John McHugh 50%
David McIntosh 50%
Mike McIntyre 67%
Buck McKeon 67%
Cynthia Ann McKinney 100%
Michael McNulty 83%
Martin Meehan 100%
Carrie Meek 83%
Jack Metcalf 33%
John Mica 50%
Barbara Mikulski 71%
Juanita Millender-McDonald 83%
Dan Miller 50%
George Miller 100%
David Minge 67%
Patsy Takemoto Mink 100%
John Moakley 83%
Alan Mollohan 67%
Jim Moran, Jr. 67%
Constance Morella 50%
Carol Moseley Braun 57%
Patrick Moynihan 71%
Frank Murkowski 29%
Jack Murtha 67%
Sue Myrick 50%
George Nethercutt, Jr. 67%
Mark Neumann 33%
Robert William Ney 83%
Don Nickles 29%
Anne Northup 50%
Charles Norwood, Jr. 50%
James Nussle 50%
Jim Oberstar 83%
Dave Obey 83%
John Olver 83%
Solomon Ortiz, Sr. 83%
Major Owens 100%
Michael Oxley 50%
Ronald Packard 50%
Michael Pappas 50%
Mike Parker 50%
Ed Pastor 67%
Ron Paul 33%
William Paxon 50%
Donald Payne 83%
Edward Pease 50%
Collin Peterson 67%
John Peterson 50%
Tom Petri 50%
Charles Pickering, Jr. 50%
Owen Pickett 67%
Joe Pitts 50%
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