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State | Office | Name | Party | Rating |
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MN | State Senate - 35 | Jim Abeler II | Republican | 41% |
Tony Albright | 10% | |||
Susan Allen | 98% | |||
MN | State Senate - 29 | Bruce Anderson | Republican | 7% |
Paul Anderson | 6% | |||
MN | State House - 12A | Paul Anderson | Republican | 7% |
Sarah Anderson | 15% | |||
Dario Anselmo | 26% | |||
Jon Applebaum | 98% | |||
MN | State House - 9A | Jeff Backer | Republican | 10% |
MN | State Senate - 31 | Cal Bahr | Republican | 11% |
MN | State House - 16B | Dave Baker | Republican | 14% |
Thomas Bakk | 96% | |||
Regina Barr | 5% | |||
MN | State House - 40B | Jamie Becker-Finn | Democratic/Farmer/Labor | 100% |
MN | State House - 23A | Peggy Bennett | Republican | 10% |
Michelle Benson | 6% | |||
Connie Bernardy | 97% | |||
MN | State House - 2B | Matt Bliss | Republican | 6% |
David Bly | 98% | |||
Andrew Carlson | 96% | |||
MN | State Senate - 52 | Jim Carlson | Democratic/Farmer/Labor | 97% |
Lyndon Carlson, Sr. | 100% | |||
Roger Chamberlain | 7% | |||
MN | State Senate - 59 | Bobby Joe Champion | Democratic/Farmer/Labor | 95% |
Drew Christensen | 4% | |||
Karen Clark | 96% | |||
Greg Clausen | 96% | |||
Richard Cohen | 91% | |||
Jack Considine, Jr. | 98% | |||
MN | State Senate - 49 | Steve Cwodzinski | Democratic/Farmer/Labor | 100% |
MN | State Senate - 15 | Gary Dahms | Republican | 18% |
MN | State House - 19A | Brian Daniels | Republican | 12% |
Kurt Daudt | 7% | |||
MN | State House - 26B | Greg Davids | Republican | 27% |
Jim Davnie | 97% | |||
Matt Dean | 10% | |||
Raymond Dehn | 99% | |||
Bob Dettmer | 9% | |||
MN | State Senate - 61 | Scott Dibble | Democratic/Farmer/Labor | 96% |
MN | State Senate - 22 | Rich Draheim | Republican | 6% |
MN | State Senate - 20 | Steve Drazkowski | Republican | 4% |
MN | State Senate - 60 | Kari Dziedzic | Democratic/Farmer/Labor | 98% |
Chris Eaton | 98% | |||
Rob Ecklund | 97% | |||
MN | State Senate - 6 | Justin Eichorn | Republican | 6% |
Kent Eken | 92% | |||
Sondra Erickson | 6% | |||
Dan Fabian | 10% | |||
Kelly Fenton | 10% | |||
MN | U.S. House - 7 | Michelle Fischbach | Republican | 30% |
MN | State House - 44A | Peter Fischer | Democratic/Farmer/Labor | 99% |
MN | Lieutenant Governor | Peggy Flanagan | Democratic/Farmer/Labor | 97% |
Keith Franke | 32% | |||
MN | State House - 12B | Mary Franson | Republican | 10% |
MN | State House - 43B | Mike Freiberg | Democratic/Farmer/Labor | 99% |
MN | State Senate - 18 | Nick Frentz | Democratic/Farmer/Labor | 100% |
MN | State House - 58B | Patrick Garofalo | Republican | 13% |
Paul Gazelka | 9% | |||
Mike Goggin | 6% | |||
MN | State Senate - 2 | Steve Green | Republican | 7% |
MN | State House - 2A | Matt Grossell | Republican | 5% |
MN | State Senate - 17 | Glenn Gruenhagen | Republican | 5% |
Bob Gunther | 23% | |||
Barb Haley | 11% | |||
Dan Hall | 8% | |||
MN | Commissioner - 3 | Laurie Halverson | 92% | |
Rod Hamilton | 23% | |||
MN | State House - 53B | Rick Hansen | Democratic/Farmer/Labor | 98% |
Alice Hausman | 95% | |||
MN | State Senate - 67 | Foung Hawj | Democratic/Farmer/Labor | 97% |
Jeff Hayden | 95% | |||
MN | State House - 6B | Josh Heintzeman | Republican | 12% |
Jerry Hertaus | 8% | |||
Debra Hilstrom | 98% | |||
MN | State Senate - 34 | John Hoffman | Democratic/Farmer/Labor | 94% |
Joe Hoppe | 8% | |||
MN | State House - 61A | Frank Hornstein | Democratic/Farmer/Labor | 98% |
MN | State House - 34B | Melissa Hortman | Democratic/Farmer/Labor | 98% |
MN | State Senate - 33 | Karin Housley | Republican | 22% |
MN | State Senate - 13 | Jeff Howe | Republican | 9% |
Bill Ingebrigtsen | 18% | |||
Jason Isaacson | 99% | |||
MN | State Senate - 19 | John Jasinski | Republican | 6% |
Scott Jensen | 6% | |||
Randy Jessup | 11% | |||
MN | State House - 28A | Brian Johnson | Republican | 99% |
Clark Johnson | 98% | |||
MN | State Senate - 1 | Mark Johnson | Republican | 6% |
Sheldon Johnson | 10% | |||
Tony Jurgens | 5% | |||
Susan Kent | 92% | |||
MN | State House - 1B | Deb Kiel | Republican | 14% |
Mary Kiffmeyer | 9% | |||
MN | State Senate - 53 | Matt Klein | Democratic/Farmer/Labor | 100% |
Jim Knoblach | 20% | |||
MN | State House - 39A | Erin Koegel | Democratic/Farmer/Labor | 100% |
MN | State Senate - 28 | Mark Koran | Republican | 0% |
MN | State House - 57A | Jon Koznick | Republican | 6% |
MN | State House - 10A | Ron Kresha | Republican | 16% |
State | Office | Name | Party | Rating |
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MN | State Senate - 35 | Jim Abeler II | R | 41% |
Tony Albright | 10% | |||
Susan Allen | 98% | |||
MN | State Senate - 29 | Bruce Anderson | R | 7% |
Paul Anderson | 6% | |||
MN | State House - 12A | Paul Anderson | R | 7% |
Sarah Anderson | 15% | |||
Dario Anselmo | 26% | |||
Jon Applebaum | 98% | |||
MN | State House - 9A | Jeff Backer | R | 10% |
MN | State Senate - 31 | Cal Bahr | R | 11% |
MN | State House - 16B | Dave Baker | R | 14% |
Thomas Bakk | 96% | |||
Regina Barr | 5% | |||
MN | State House - 40B | Jamie Becker-Finn | DFL | 100% |
MN | State House - 23A | Peggy Bennett | R | 10% |
Michelle Benson | 6% | |||
Connie Bernardy | 97% | |||
MN | State House - 2B | Matt Bliss | R | 6% |
David Bly | 98% | |||
Andrew Carlson | 96% | |||
MN | State Senate - 52 | Jim Carlson | DFL | 97% |
Lyndon Carlson, Sr. | 100% | |||
Roger Chamberlain | 7% | |||
MN | State Senate - 59 | Bobby Joe Champion | DFL | 95% |
Drew Christensen | 4% | |||
Karen Clark | 96% | |||
Greg Clausen | 96% | |||
Richard Cohen | 91% | |||
Jack Considine, Jr. | 98% | |||
MN | State Senate - 49 | Steve Cwodzinski | DFL | 100% |
MN | State Senate - 15 | Gary Dahms | R | 18% |
MN | State House - 19A | Brian Daniels | R | 12% |
Kurt Daudt | 7% | |||
MN | State House - 26B | Greg Davids | R | 27% |
Jim Davnie | 97% | |||
Matt Dean | 10% | |||
Raymond Dehn | 99% | |||
Bob Dettmer | 9% | |||
MN | State Senate - 61 | Scott Dibble | DFL | 96% |
MN | State Senate - 22 | Rich Draheim | R | 6% |
MN | State Senate - 20 | Steve Drazkowski | R | 4% |
MN | State Senate - 60 | Kari Dziedzic | DFL | 98% |
Chris Eaton | 98% | |||
Rob Ecklund | 97% | |||
MN | State Senate - 6 | Justin Eichorn | R | 6% |
Kent Eken | 92% | |||
Sondra Erickson | 6% | |||
Dan Fabian | 10% | |||
Kelly Fenton | 10% | |||
MN | U.S. House - 7 | Michelle Fischbach | R | 30% |
MN | State House - 44A | Peter Fischer | DFL | 99% |
MN | Lieutenant Governor | Peggy Flanagan | DFL | 97% |
Keith Franke | 32% | |||
MN | State House - 12B | Mary Franson | R | 10% |
MN | State House - 43B | Mike Freiberg | DFL | 99% |
MN | State Senate - 18 | Nick Frentz | DFL | 100% |
MN | State House - 58B | Patrick Garofalo | R | 13% |
Paul Gazelka | 9% | |||
Mike Goggin | 6% | |||
MN | State Senate - 2 | Steve Green | R | 7% |
MN | State House - 2A | Matt Grossell | R | 5% |
MN | State Senate - 17 | Glenn Gruenhagen | R | 5% |
Bob Gunther | 23% | |||
Barb Haley | 11% | |||
Dan Hall | 8% | |||
MN | Commissioner - 3 | Laurie Halverson | 92% | |
Rod Hamilton | 23% | |||
MN | State House - 53B | Rick Hansen | DFL | 98% |
Alice Hausman | 95% | |||
MN | State Senate - 67 | Foung Hawj | DFL | 97% |
Jeff Hayden | 95% | |||
MN | State House - 6B | Josh Heintzeman | R | 12% |
Jerry Hertaus | 8% | |||
Debra Hilstrom | 98% | |||
MN | State Senate - 34 | John Hoffman | DFL | 94% |
Joe Hoppe | 8% | |||
MN | State House - 61A | Frank Hornstein | DFL | 98% |
MN | State House - 34B | Melissa Hortman | DFL | 98% |
MN | State Senate - 33 | Karin Housley | R | 22% |
MN | State Senate - 13 | Jeff Howe | R | 9% |
Bill Ingebrigtsen | 18% | |||
Jason Isaacson | 99% | |||
MN | State Senate - 19 | John Jasinski | R | 6% |
Scott Jensen | 6% | |||
Randy Jessup | 11% | |||
MN | State House - 28A | Brian Johnson | R | 99% |
Clark Johnson | 98% | |||
MN | State Senate - 1 | Mark Johnson | R | 6% |
Sheldon Johnson | 10% | |||
Tony Jurgens | 5% | |||
Susan Kent | 92% | |||
MN | State House - 1B | Deb Kiel | R | 14% |
Mary Kiffmeyer | 9% | |||
MN | State Senate - 53 | Matt Klein | DFL | 100% |
Jim Knoblach | 20% | |||
MN | State House - 39A | Erin Koegel | DFL | 100% |
MN | State Senate - 28 | Mark Koran | R | 0% |
MN | State House - 57A | Jon Koznick | R | 6% |
MN | State House - 10A | Ron Kresha | R | 16% |