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State | Office | Name | Party | Rating |
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MN | State Senate - 12 | Torrey Westrom | Republican | 100% |
Abigail Whelan | 100% | |||
Anna Wills | 100% | |||
Nick Zerwas | 100% | |||
Matt Dean | 89% | |||
Julie Sandstede | 86% | |||
Sarah Anderson | 80% | |||
Bob Dettmer | 80% | |||
MN | State Senate - 20 | Steve Drazkowski | Republican | 80% |
Rod Hamilton | 71% | |||
MN | State Senate - 37 | Warren Limmer | Republican | 67% |
Dario Anselmo | 60% | |||
Keith Franke | 60% | |||
MN | State Senate - 24 | Carla Nelson | Republican | 50% |
MN | State House - 29A | Joe McDonald | Republican | 43% |
Mary Murphy | 40% | |||
Susan Allen | 0% | |||
Jon Applebaum | 0% | |||
Thomas Bakk | 0% | |||
MN | State House - 40B | Jamie Becker-Finn | Democratic/Farmer/Labor | 0% |
Connie Bernardy | 0% | |||
David Bly | 0% | |||
Andrew Carlson | 0% | |||
MN | State Senate - 52 | Jim Carlson | Democratic/Farmer/Labor | 0% |
Lyndon Carlson, Sr. | 0% | |||
MN | State Senate - 59 | Bobby Joe Champion | Democratic/Farmer/Labor | 0% |
Karen Clark | 0% | |||
Greg Clausen | 0% | |||
Richard Cohen | 0% | |||
Jack Considine, Jr. | 0% | |||
MN | State Senate - 49 | Steve Cwodzinski | Democratic/Farmer/Labor | 0% |
Jim Davnie | 0% | |||
Raymond Dehn | 0% | |||
MN | State Senate - 61 | Scott Dibble | Democratic/Farmer/Labor | 0% |
MN | State Senate - 60 | Kari Dziedzic | Democratic/Farmer/Labor | 0% |
Chris Eaton | 0% | |||
Rob Ecklund | 0% | |||
MN | State House - 44A | Peter Fischer | Democratic/Farmer/Labor | 0% |
MN | Lieutenant Governor | Peggy Flanagan | Democratic/Farmer/Labor | 0% |
MN | State House - 43B | Mike Freiberg | Democratic/Farmer/Labor | 0% |
MN | State Senate - 18 | Nick Frentz | Democratic/Farmer/Labor | 0% |
MN | Commissioner - 3 | Laurie Halverson | 0% | |
MN | State House - 53B | Rick Hansen | Democratic/Farmer/Labor | 0% |
Alice Hausman | 0% | |||
MN | State Senate - 67 | Foung Hawj | Democratic/Farmer/Labor | 0% |
Jeff Hayden | 0% | |||
Debra Hilstrom | 0% | |||
MN | State Senate - 34 | John Hoffman | Democratic/Farmer/Labor | 0% |
MN | State House - 61A | Frank Hornstein | Democratic/Farmer/Labor | 0% |
MN | State House - 34B | Melissa Hortman | Democratic/Farmer/Labor | 0% |
Jason Isaacson | 0% | |||
Clark Johnson | 0% | |||
Sheldon Johnson | 0% | |||
Susan Kent | 0% | |||
MN | State Senate - 53 | Matt Klein | Democratic/Farmer/Labor | 0% |
MN | State House - 39A | Erin Koegel | Democratic/Farmer/Labor | 0% |
MN | State Senate - 39 | Mary Kunesh | Democratic/Farmer/Labor | 0% |
Carolyn Laine | 0% | |||
MN | State Senate - 46 | Ron Latz | Democratic/Farmer/Labor | 0% |
MN | State House - 59A | Fue Lee | Democratic/Farmer/Labor | 0% |
John Lesch | 0% | |||
MN | State House - 24B | Tina Liebling | Democratic/Farmer/Labor | 0% |
Ben Lien | 0% | |||
MN | State House - 44B | Leon Lillie | Democratic/Farmer/Labor | 0% |
Matt Little | 0% | |||
Diane Loeffler | 0% | |||
Tony Lourey | 0% | |||
Melisa López Franzen | 0% | |||
Tim Mahoney | 0% | |||
Carlos Mariani | 0% | |||
MN | State Senate - 40 | John Marty | Democratic/Farmer/Labor | 0% |
Sandra Masin | 0% | |||
MN | State Senate - 56 | Erin Maye-Quade | Democratic/Farmer/Labor | 0% |
Jason Metsa | 0% | |||
Rena Moran | 0% | |||
MN | State Senate - 64 | Erin Murphy | Democratic/Farmer/Labor | 0% |
MN | State House - 38A | Michael Nelson | Democratic/Farmer/Labor | 0% |
MN | State House - 35B | Jerry Newton | Democratic/Farmer/Labor | 0% |
MN | State House - 8A | Liz Olson | Democratic/Farmer/Labor | 0% |
MN | U.S. House - 5 | Ilhan Omar | Democratic/Farmer/Labor | 0% |
MN | State Senate - 65 | Sandra Pappas | Democratic/Farmer/Labor | 0% |
MN | State House - 64B | Dave Pinto | Democratic/Farmer/Labor | 0% |
Jeanne Poppe | 0% | |||
MN | State House - 49A | Laurie Pryor | Democratic/Farmer/Labor | 0% |
MN | State Senate - 43 | Ann Rest | Democratic/Farmer/Labor | 0% |
Paul Rosenthal | 0% | |||
Duane Sauke | 0% | |||
Dan Schoen | 0% | |||
Jennifer Schultz | 0% | |||
Erik Simonson | 0% | |||
Linda Slocum | 0% | |||
Dan Sparks | 0% | |||
Mike Sundin | 0% | |||
MN | Justice of the Supreme Court - Seat 4 | Paul Thissen | Non-partisan | 0% |
Dave Tomassoni | 0% | |||
Patricia Torres Ray | 0% | |||
Jean Wagenius | 0% | |||
Joann Ward | 0% | |||
Charles Wiger | 0% | |||
MN | State Senate - 51 | Melissa Wiklund | Democratic/Farmer/Labor | 0% |
State | Office | Name | Party | Rating |
---|---|---|---|---|
MN | State Senate - 12 | Torrey Westrom | R | 100% |
Abigail Whelan | 100% | |||
Anna Wills | 100% | |||
Nick Zerwas | 100% | |||
Matt Dean | 89% | |||
Julie Sandstede | 86% | |||
Sarah Anderson | 80% | |||
Bob Dettmer | 80% | |||
MN | State Senate - 20 | Steve Drazkowski | R | 80% |
Rod Hamilton | 71% | |||
MN | State Senate - 37 | Warren Limmer | R | 67% |
Dario Anselmo | 60% | |||
Keith Franke | 60% | |||
MN | State Senate - 24 | Carla Nelson | R | 50% |
MN | State House - 29A | Joe McDonald | R | 43% |
Mary Murphy | 40% | |||
Susan Allen | 0% | |||
Jon Applebaum | 0% | |||
Thomas Bakk | 0% | |||
MN | State House - 40B | Jamie Becker-Finn | DFL | 0% |
Connie Bernardy | 0% | |||
David Bly | 0% | |||
Andrew Carlson | 0% | |||
MN | State Senate - 52 | Jim Carlson | DFL | 0% |
Lyndon Carlson, Sr. | 0% | |||
MN | State Senate - 59 | Bobby Joe Champion | DFL | 0% |
Karen Clark | 0% | |||
Greg Clausen | 0% | |||
Richard Cohen | 0% | |||
Jack Considine, Jr. | 0% | |||
MN | State Senate - 49 | Steve Cwodzinski | DFL | 0% |
Jim Davnie | 0% | |||
Raymond Dehn | 0% | |||
MN | State Senate - 61 | Scott Dibble | DFL | 0% |
MN | State Senate - 60 | Kari Dziedzic | DFL | 0% |
Chris Eaton | 0% | |||
Rob Ecklund | 0% | |||
MN | State House - 44A | Peter Fischer | DFL | 0% |
MN | Lieutenant Governor | Peggy Flanagan | DFL | 0% |
MN | State House - 43B | Mike Freiberg | DFL | 0% |
MN | State Senate - 18 | Nick Frentz | DFL | 0% |
MN | Commissioner - 3 | Laurie Halverson | 0% | |
MN | State House - 53B | Rick Hansen | DFL | 0% |
Alice Hausman | 0% | |||
MN | State Senate - 67 | Foung Hawj | DFL | 0% |
Jeff Hayden | 0% | |||
Debra Hilstrom | 0% | |||
MN | State Senate - 34 | John Hoffman | DFL | 0% |
MN | State House - 61A | Frank Hornstein | DFL | 0% |
MN | State House - 34B | Melissa Hortman | DFL | 0% |
Jason Isaacson | 0% | |||
Clark Johnson | 0% | |||
Sheldon Johnson | 0% | |||
Susan Kent | 0% | |||
MN | State Senate - 53 | Matt Klein | DFL | 0% |
MN | State House - 39A | Erin Koegel | DFL | 0% |
MN | State Senate - 39 | Mary Kunesh | DFL | 0% |
Carolyn Laine | 0% | |||
MN | State Senate - 46 | Ron Latz | DFL | 0% |
MN | State House - 59A | Fue Lee | DFL | 0% |
John Lesch | 0% | |||
MN | State House - 24B | Tina Liebling | DFL | 0% |
Ben Lien | 0% | |||
MN | State House - 44B | Leon Lillie | DFL | 0% |
Matt Little | 0% | |||
Diane Loeffler | 0% | |||
Tony Lourey | 0% | |||
Melisa López Franzen | 0% | |||
Tim Mahoney | 0% | |||
Carlos Mariani | 0% | |||
MN | State Senate - 40 | John Marty | DFL | 0% |
Sandra Masin | 0% | |||
MN | State Senate - 56 | Erin Maye-Quade | DFL | 0% |
Jason Metsa | 0% | |||
Rena Moran | 0% | |||
MN | State Senate - 64 | Erin Murphy | DFL | 0% |
MN | State House - 38A | Michael Nelson | DFL | 0% |
MN | State House - 35B | Jerry Newton | DFL | 0% |
MN | State House - 8A | Liz Olson | DFL | 0% |
MN | U.S. House - 5 | Ilhan Omar | DFL | 0% |
MN | State Senate - 65 | Sandra Pappas | DFL | 0% |
MN | State House - 64B | Dave Pinto | DFL | 0% |
Jeanne Poppe | 0% | |||
MN | State House - 49A | Laurie Pryor | DFL | 0% |
MN | State Senate - 43 | Ann Rest | DFL | 0% |
Paul Rosenthal | 0% | |||
Duane Sauke | 0% | |||
Dan Schoen | 0% | |||
Jennifer Schultz | 0% | |||
Erik Simonson | 0% | |||
Linda Slocum | 0% | |||
Dan Sparks | 0% | |||
Mike Sundin | 0% | |||
MN | Justice of the Supreme Court - Seat 4 | Paul Thissen | Other | 0% |
Dave Tomassoni | 0% | |||
Patricia Torres Ray | 0% | |||
Jean Wagenius | 0% | |||
Joann Ward | 0% | |||
Charles Wiger | 0% | |||
MN | State Senate - 51 | Melissa Wiklund | DFL | 0% |