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State | Office | Name | Party | Rating |
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MN | State Senate - 35 | Jim Abeler II | Republican | 100% |
Tony Albright | 100% | |||
Susan Allen | 0% | |||
MN | State Senate - 29 | Bruce Anderson | Republican | 100% |
Chad Anderson | 100% | |||
Mark Anderson | 100% | |||
MN | State House - 12A | Paul Anderson | Republican | 100% |
Sarah Anderson | 100% | |||
Tom Anzelc | 0% | |||
Jon Applebaum | 0% | |||
MN | Commissioner - 4 | Joseph Atkins | Democratic/Farmer/Labor | 0% |
MN | State House - 9A | Jeff Backer | Republican | 100% |
MN | State House - 16B | Dave Baker | Republican | 75% |
Thomas Bakk | 0% | |||
Bob Barrett | 100% | |||
MN | State House - 23A | Peggy Bennett | Republican | 100% |
Michelle Benson | 100% | |||
Connie Bernardy | 0% | |||
David Bly | 0% | |||
Terri Bonoff | 0% | |||
Dave Brown | 0% | |||
MN | State Senate - 52 | Jim Carlson | Democratic/Farmer/Labor | 0% |
Lyndon Carlson, Sr. | 0% | |||
Roger Chamberlain | 100% | |||
MN | State Senate - 59 | Bobby Joe Champion | Democratic/Farmer/Labor | 0% |
Drew Christensen | 100% | |||
Karen Clark | 0% | |||
Greg Clausen | 0% | |||
Richard Cohen | 0% | |||
Jack Considine, Jr. | 0% | |||
Tony Cornish | 100% | |||
Kevin Dahle | 0% | |||
MN | State Senate - 15 | Gary Dahms | Republican | 100% |
MN | State House - 19A | Brian Daniels | Republican | 100% |
Kurt Daudt | 100% | |||
MN | State House - 26B | Greg Davids | Republican | 100% |
Jim Davnie | 0% | |||
Matt Dean | 100% | |||
Raymond Dehn | 33% | |||
Bob Dettmer | 100% | |||
MN | State Senate - 61 | Scott Dibble | Democratic/Farmer/Labor | 0% |
MN | State Senate - 20 | Steve Drazkowski | Republican | 100% |
MN | State Senate - 60 | Kari Dziedzic | Democratic/Farmer/Labor | 0% |
Chris Eaton | 0% | |||
Rob Ecklund | 0% | |||
Kent Eken | 100% | |||
Ron Erhardt | 0% | |||
Sondra Erickson | 100% | |||
Dan Fabian | 100% | |||
Kelly Fenton | 100% | |||
MN | U.S. House - 7 | Michelle Fischbach | Republican | 100% |
MN | State House - 44A | Peter Fischer | Democratic/Farmer/Labor | 0% |
MN | Lieutenant Governor | Peggy Flanagan | Democratic/Farmer/Labor | 0% |
MN | State House - 12B | Mary Franson | Republican | 100% |
MN | State House - 43B | Mike Freiberg | Democratic/Farmer/Labor | 0% |
MN | State House - 58B | Patrick Garofalo | Republican | 100% |
Paul Gazelka | 100% | |||
Barbara Goodwin | 0% | |||
MN | State Senate - 2 | Steve Green | Republican | 100% |
MN | State Senate - 17 | Glenn Gruenhagen | Republican | 100% |
Bob Gunther | 100% | |||
Tom Hackbarth | 100% | |||
Dan Hall | 100% | |||
MN | Commissioner - 3 | Laurie Halverson | 0% | |
Rod Hamilton | 100% | |||
David Hancock | 100% | |||
David Hann | 100% | |||
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% | |||
MN | State House - 6B | Josh Heintzeman | Republican | 100% |
Jerry Hertaus | 100% | |||
Debra Hilstrom | 0% | |||
MN | State Senate - 34 | John Hoffman | Democratic/Farmer/Labor | 0% |
Joe Hoppe | 100% | |||
MN | State House - 61A | Frank Hornstein | Democratic/Farmer/Labor | 0% |
MN | State House - 34B | Melissa Hortman | Democratic/Farmer/Labor | 0% |
MN | State Senate - 33 | Karin Housley | Republican | 100% |
MN | State Senate - 13 | Jeff Howe | Republican | 100% |
Bill Ingebrigtsen | 100% | |||
Jason Isaacson | 0% | |||
Vicki Jensen | 0% | |||
Alice Johnson | 0% | |||
MN | State House - 28A | Brian Johnson | Republican | 100% |
Clark Johnson | 0% | |||
Sheldon Johnson | 0% | |||
Phyllis Kahn | 0% | |||
Tim Kelly | 100% | |||
Susan Kent | 0% | |||
MN | State House - 1B | Deb Kiel | Republican | 100% |
Mary Kiffmeyer | 100% | |||
Jim Knoblach | 100% | |||
Lyle Koenen | 100% | |||
MN | State House - 57A | Jon Koznick | Republican | 100% |
MN | State House - 10A | Ron Kresha | Republican | 100% |
Carolyn Laine | 0% | |||
MN | State Senate - 46 | Ron Latz | Democratic/Farmer/Labor | 0% |
John Lesch | 0% | |||
MN | State House - 24B | Tina Liebling | Democratic/Farmer/Labor | 0% |
State | Office | Name | Party | Rating |
---|---|---|---|---|
MN | State Senate - 35 | Jim Abeler II | R | 100% |
Tony Albright | 100% | |||
Susan Allen | 0% | |||
MN | State Senate - 29 | Bruce Anderson | R | 100% |
Chad Anderson | 100% | |||
Mark Anderson | 100% | |||
MN | State House - 12A | Paul Anderson | R | 100% |
Sarah Anderson | 100% | |||
Tom Anzelc | 0% | |||
Jon Applebaum | 0% | |||
MN | Commissioner - 4 | Joseph Atkins | DFL | 0% |
MN | State House - 9A | Jeff Backer | R | 100% |
MN | State House - 16B | Dave Baker | R | 75% |
Thomas Bakk | 0% | |||
Bob Barrett | 100% | |||
MN | State House - 23A | Peggy Bennett | R | 100% |
Michelle Benson | 100% | |||
Connie Bernardy | 0% | |||
David Bly | 0% | |||
Terri Bonoff | 0% | |||
Dave Brown | 0% | |||
MN | State Senate - 52 | Jim Carlson | DFL | 0% |
Lyndon Carlson, Sr. | 0% | |||
Roger Chamberlain | 100% | |||
MN | State Senate - 59 | Bobby Joe Champion | DFL | 0% |
Drew Christensen | 100% | |||
Karen Clark | 0% | |||
Greg Clausen | 0% | |||
Richard Cohen | 0% | |||
Jack Considine, Jr. | 0% | |||
Tony Cornish | 100% | |||
Kevin Dahle | 0% | |||
MN | State Senate - 15 | Gary Dahms | R | 100% |
MN | State House - 19A | Brian Daniels | R | 100% |
Kurt Daudt | 100% | |||
MN | State House - 26B | Greg Davids | R | 100% |
Jim Davnie | 0% | |||
Matt Dean | 100% | |||
Raymond Dehn | 33% | |||
Bob Dettmer | 100% | |||
MN | State Senate - 61 | Scott Dibble | DFL | 0% |
MN | State Senate - 20 | Steve Drazkowski | R | 100% |
MN | State Senate - 60 | Kari Dziedzic | DFL | 0% |
Chris Eaton | 0% | |||
Rob Ecklund | 0% | |||
Kent Eken | 100% | |||
Ron Erhardt | 0% | |||
Sondra Erickson | 100% | |||
Dan Fabian | 100% | |||
Kelly Fenton | 100% | |||
MN | U.S. House - 7 | Michelle Fischbach | R | 100% |
MN | State House - 44A | Peter Fischer | DFL | 0% |
MN | Lieutenant Governor | Peggy Flanagan | DFL | 0% |
MN | State House - 12B | Mary Franson | R | 100% |
MN | State House - 43B | Mike Freiberg | DFL | 0% |
MN | State House - 58B | Patrick Garofalo | R | 100% |
Paul Gazelka | 100% | |||
Barbara Goodwin | 0% | |||
MN | State Senate - 2 | Steve Green | R | 100% |
MN | State Senate - 17 | Glenn Gruenhagen | R | 100% |
Bob Gunther | 100% | |||
Tom Hackbarth | 100% | |||
Dan Hall | 100% | |||
MN | Commissioner - 3 | Laurie Halverson | 0% | |
Rod Hamilton | 100% | |||
David Hancock | 100% | |||
David Hann | 100% | |||
MN | State House - 53B | Rick Hansen | DFL | 0% |
Alice Hausman | 0% | |||
MN | State Senate - 67 | Foung Hawj | DFL | 0% |
Jeff Hayden | 0% | |||
MN | State House - 6B | Josh Heintzeman | R | 100% |
Jerry Hertaus | 100% | |||
Debra Hilstrom | 0% | |||
MN | State Senate - 34 | John Hoffman | DFL | 0% |
Joe Hoppe | 100% | |||
MN | State House - 61A | Frank Hornstein | DFL | 0% |
MN | State House - 34B | Melissa Hortman | DFL | 0% |
MN | State Senate - 33 | Karin Housley | R | 100% |
MN | State Senate - 13 | Jeff Howe | R | 100% |
Bill Ingebrigtsen | 100% | |||
Jason Isaacson | 0% | |||
Vicki Jensen | 0% | |||
Alice Johnson | 0% | |||
MN | State House - 28A | Brian Johnson | R | 100% |
Clark Johnson | 0% | |||
Sheldon Johnson | 0% | |||
Phyllis Kahn | 0% | |||
Tim Kelly | 100% | |||
Susan Kent | 0% | |||
MN | State House - 1B | Deb Kiel | R | 100% |
Mary Kiffmeyer | 100% | |||
Jim Knoblach | 100% | |||
Lyle Koenen | 100% | |||
MN | State House - 57A | Jon Koznick | R | 100% |
MN | State House - 10A | Ron Kresha | R | 100% |
Carolyn Laine | 0% | |||
MN | State Senate - 46 | Ron Latz | DFL | 0% |
John Lesch | 0% | |||
MN | State House - 24B | Tina Liebling | DFL | 0% |