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State Office Name Party Rating
Mike Honda 100
Darlene Hooley 100
Kenny Hulshof 0
Duncan Hunter 0
Kay Hutchison 14
Bob Inglis, Sr. 33
Jim Inhofe 29
Daniel Inouye 57
Johnny Isakson 14
Steve Israel 100
Jesse Jackson, Jr. 100
William Jefferson 100
Eddie Johnson 100
Sam Johnson 0
Tim Johnson 50
Timothy Johnson 100
Walter Jones, Jr. 33
Steve Kagen 100
Paul Kanjorski 100
Richard Keller 0
Edward Kennedy, Sr. 71
Patrick Kennedy 100
John Kerry 83
Dale Kildee 100
Carolyn Kilpatrick 100
Ron Kind 100
Pete King 0
Steve King 0
Jack Kingston 17
Mark Kirk 50
Ron Klein 100
John Kline 0
Joseph Knollenberg 0
Herb Kohl 71
Dennis Kucinich 100
John Kuhl, Jr. 17
Jon Kyl 14
Ray LaHood 25
Steve LaTourette 0
Nicholas Lampson 25
Mary Landrieu 86
Jim Langevin 83
Tom Lantos 100
Tom Latham 0
Frank Lautenberg 86
Patrick Leahy 86
Carl Levin 86
Sandy Levin 100
Jerry Lewis 0
John Lewis 100
Ron Lewis 0
Joe Lieberman 43
Blanche Lincoln 67
John Linder 0
Dan Lipinski 83
Frank LoBiondo 17
Dave Loebsack 100
Nita Lowey 100
Dick Lugar 50
Dan Lungren 0
Connie Mack IV 17
Tim Mahoney 67
Carolyn Maloney 100
Don Manzullo 17
Kenny Marchant 17
Jim Marshall 33
Melquiades Martinez 14
Jim Matheson 67
John McCain III 50
Carolyn McCarthy 100
Kevin McCarthy 0
Claire McCaskill 71
Thaddeus McCotter 0
James McCrery III 17
Jim McDermott 100
John McHugh 0
Mike McIntyre 33
Buck McKeon 0
Jerry McNerney 100
Michael McNulty 100
Kendrick Meek, Sr. 100
Charlie Melancon, Sr. 50
John Mica 0
Barbara Mikulski 71
Candice Miller 0
Gary Miller 0
George Miller 100
Jeff Miller 0
Brad Miller 100
Harry Mitchell 83
Alan Mollohan 100
Dennis Moore 100
Jim Moran, Jr. 100
Patrick Murphy 83
Tim Murphy 0
Jack Murtha 100
Marilyn Musgrave 0
Sue Myrick 0
Bill Nelson, Sr. 57
Ben Nelson 71
State Office Name Party Rating
Mike Honda 100
Darlene Hooley 100
Kenny Hulshof 0
Duncan Hunter 0
Kay Hutchison 14
Bob Inglis, Sr. 33
Jim Inhofe 29
Daniel Inouye 57
Johnny Isakson 14
Steve Israel 100
Jesse Jackson, Jr. 100
William Jefferson 100
Eddie Johnson 100
Sam Johnson 0
Tim Johnson 50
Timothy Johnson 100
Walter Jones, Jr. 33
Steve Kagen 100
Paul Kanjorski 100
Richard Keller 0
Edward Kennedy, Sr. 71
Patrick Kennedy 100
John Kerry 83
Dale Kildee 100
Carolyn Kilpatrick 100
Ron Kind 100
Pete King 0
Steve King 0
Jack Kingston 17
Mark Kirk 50
Ron Klein 100
John Kline 0
Joseph Knollenberg 0
Herb Kohl 71
Dennis Kucinich 100
John Kuhl, Jr. 17
Jon Kyl 14
Ray LaHood 25
Steve LaTourette 0
Nicholas Lampson 25
Mary Landrieu 86
Jim Langevin 83
Tom Lantos 100
Tom Latham 0
Frank Lautenberg 86
Patrick Leahy 86
Carl Levin 86
Sandy Levin 100
Jerry Lewis 0
John Lewis 100
Ron Lewis 0
Joe Lieberman 43
Blanche Lincoln 67
John Linder 0
Dan Lipinski 83
Frank LoBiondo 17
Dave Loebsack 100
Nita Lowey 100
Dick Lugar 50
Dan Lungren 0
Connie Mack IV 17
Tim Mahoney 67
Carolyn Maloney 100
Don Manzullo 17
Kenny Marchant 17
Jim Marshall 33
Melquiades Martinez 14
Jim Matheson 67
John McCain III 50
Carolyn McCarthy 100
Kevin McCarthy 0
Claire McCaskill 71
Thaddeus McCotter 0
James McCrery III 17
Jim McDermott 100
John McHugh 0
Mike McIntyre 33
Buck McKeon 0
Jerry McNerney 100
Michael McNulty 100
Kendrick Meek, Sr. 100
Charlie Melancon, Sr. 50
John Mica 0
Barbara Mikulski 71
Candice Miller 0
Gary Miller 0
George Miller 100
Jeff Miller 0
Brad Miller 100
Harry Mitchell 83
Alan Mollohan 100
Dennis Moore 100
Jim Moran, Jr. 100
Patrick Murphy 83
Tim Murphy 0
Jack Murtha 100
Marilyn Musgrave 0
Sue Myrick 0
Bill Nelson, Sr. 57
Ben Nelson 71
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