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State | Office | Name | Party | Rating |
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MN | State House - 40B | Jamie Becker-Finn | Democratic/Farmer/Labor | 100% |
Lyndon Carlson, Sr. | 100% | |||
MN | State Senate - 49 | Steve Cwodzinski | Democratic/Farmer/Labor | 100% |
MN | State Senate - 18 | Nick Frentz | Democratic/Farmer/Labor | 100% |
MN | State Senate - 53 | Matt Klein | Democratic/Farmer/Labor | 100% |
MN | State House - 39A | Erin Koegel | Democratic/Farmer/Labor | 100% |
MN | State Senate - 39 | Mary Kunesh | Democratic/Farmer/Labor | 100% |
MN | State House - 59A | Fue Lee | Democratic/Farmer/Labor | 100% |
MN | State Senate - 56 | Erin Maye-Quade | Democratic/Farmer/Labor | 100% |
Jason Metsa | 100% | |||
MN | State House - 29B | Marion O'Neill | Republican | 100% |
MN | State House - 8A | Liz Olson | Democratic/Farmer/Labor | 100% |
MN | State House - 49A | Laurie Pryor | Democratic/Farmer/Labor | 100% |
Julie Sandstede | 100% | |||
Jennifer Schultz | 100% | |||
Mike Sundin | 100% | |||
Raymond Dehn | 99% | |||
MN | State House - 44A | Peter Fischer | Democratic/Farmer/Labor | 99% |
MN | State House - 43B | Mike Freiberg | Democratic/Farmer/Labor | 99% |
Jason Isaacson | 99% | |||
MN | State House - 28A | Brian Johnson | Republican | 99% |
MN | State House - 44B | Leon Lillie | Democratic/Farmer/Labor | 99% |
Sandra Masin | 99% | |||
Mary Murphy | 99% | |||
MN | State House - 38A | Michael Nelson | Democratic/Farmer/Labor | 99% |
MN | State House - 35B | Jerry Newton | Democratic/Farmer/Labor | 99% |
Erik Simonson | 99% | |||
Joann Ward | 99% | |||
Susan Allen | 98% | |||
Jon Applebaum | 98% | |||
David Bly | 98% | |||
Jack Considine, Jr. | 98% | |||
MN | State Senate - 60 | Kari Dziedzic | Democratic/Farmer/Labor | 98% |
Chris Eaton | 98% | |||
MN | State House - 53B | Rick Hansen | Democratic/Farmer/Labor | 98% |
Debra Hilstrom | 98% | |||
MN | State House - 61A | Frank Hornstein | Democratic/Farmer/Labor | 98% |
MN | State House - 34B | Melissa Hortman | Democratic/Farmer/Labor | 98% |
Clark Johnson | 98% | |||
John Lesch | 98% | |||
Tony Lourey | 98% | |||
Tim Mahoney | 98% | |||
Rena Moran | 98% | |||
MN | State House - 64B | Dave Pinto | Democratic/Farmer/Labor | 98% |
Linda Slocum | 98% | |||
MN | Justice of the Supreme Court - Seat 4 | Paul Thissen | Non-partisan | 98% |
MN | State House - 46B | Cheryl Youakim | Democratic/Farmer/Labor | 98% |
Connie Bernardy | 97% | |||
MN | State Senate - 52 | Jim Carlson | Democratic/Farmer/Labor | 97% |
Jim Davnie | 97% | |||
Rob Ecklund | 97% | |||
MN | Lieutenant Governor | Peggy Flanagan | Democratic/Farmer/Labor | 97% |
MN | State Senate - 67 | Foung Hawj | Democratic/Farmer/Labor | 97% |
MN | State Senate - 64 | Erin Murphy | Democratic/Farmer/Labor | 97% |
Patricia Torres Ray | 97% | |||
Thomas Bakk | 96% | |||
Andrew Carlson | 96% | |||
Karen Clark | 96% | |||
Greg Clausen | 96% | |||
MN | State Senate - 61 | Scott Dibble | Democratic/Farmer/Labor | 96% |
Ben Lien | 96% | |||
Diane Loeffler | 96% | |||
Carlos Mariani | 96% | |||
Dave Tomassoni | 96% | |||
MN | State Senate - 51 | Melissa Wiklund | Democratic/Farmer/Labor | 96% |
MN | State Senate - 59 | Bobby Joe Champion | Democratic/Farmer/Labor | 95% |
Alice Hausman | 95% | |||
Jeff Hayden | 95% | |||
Carolyn Laine | 95% | |||
MN | State Senate - 34 | John Hoffman | Democratic/Farmer/Labor | 94% |
MN | State House - 24B | Tina Liebling | Democratic/Farmer/Labor | 94% |
Matt Little | 94% | |||
MN | State Senate - 65 | Sandra Pappas | Democratic/Farmer/Labor | 94% |
Jeanne Poppe | 94% | |||
Duane Sauke | 94% | |||
Charles Wiger | 94% | |||
MN | State Senate - 46 | Ron Latz | Democratic/Farmer/Labor | 93% |
Jean Wagenius | 93% | |||
Kent Eken | 92% | |||
MN | Commissioner - 3 | Laurie Halverson | 92% | |
Susan Kent | 92% | |||
Paul Marquart | 92% | |||
MN | State Senate - 40 | John Marty | Democratic/Farmer/Labor | 92% |
MN | State Senate - 43 | Ann Rest | Democratic/Farmer/Labor | 92% |
Richard Cohen | 91% | |||
Paul Rosenthal | 91% | |||
Melisa López Franzen | 88% | |||
Dan Sparks | 88% | |||
MN | State House - 26A | Gene Pelowski, Jr. | Democratic/Farmer/Labor | 81% |
MN | State Senate - 35 | Jim Abeler II | Republican | 41% |
Keith Franke | 32% | |||
MN | State Senate - 26 | Jeremy Miller | Republican | 31% |
MN | U.S. House - 7 | Michelle Fischbach | Republican | 30% |
MN | State House - 16A | Dean Urdahl | Republican | 29% |
MN | State House - 26B | Greg Davids | Republican | 27% |
Julie Rosen | 27% | |||
Dario Anselmo | 26% | |||
MN | State Senate - 24 | Carla Nelson | Republican | 26% |
Mark Uglem | 26% | |||
MN | State Senate - 21 | Bill Weber | Republican | 26% |
State | Office | Name | Party | Rating |
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MN | State House - 40B | Jamie Becker-Finn | DFL | 100% |
Lyndon Carlson, Sr. | 100% | |||
MN | State Senate - 49 | Steve Cwodzinski | DFL | 100% |
MN | State Senate - 18 | Nick Frentz | DFL | 100% |
MN | State Senate - 53 | Matt Klein | DFL | 100% |
MN | State House - 39A | Erin Koegel | DFL | 100% |
MN | State Senate - 39 | Mary Kunesh | DFL | 100% |
MN | State House - 59A | Fue Lee | DFL | 100% |
MN | State Senate - 56 | Erin Maye-Quade | DFL | 100% |
Jason Metsa | 100% | |||
MN | State House - 29B | Marion O'Neill | R | 100% |
MN | State House - 8A | Liz Olson | DFL | 100% |
MN | State House - 49A | Laurie Pryor | DFL | 100% |
Julie Sandstede | 100% | |||
Jennifer Schultz | 100% | |||
Mike Sundin | 100% | |||
Raymond Dehn | 99% | |||
MN | State House - 44A | Peter Fischer | DFL | 99% |
MN | State House - 43B | Mike Freiberg | DFL | 99% |
Jason Isaacson | 99% | |||
MN | State House - 28A | Brian Johnson | R | 99% |
MN | State House - 44B | Leon Lillie | DFL | 99% |
Sandra Masin | 99% | |||
Mary Murphy | 99% | |||
MN | State House - 38A | Michael Nelson | DFL | 99% |
MN | State House - 35B | Jerry Newton | DFL | 99% |
Erik Simonson | 99% | |||
Joann Ward | 99% | |||
Susan Allen | 98% | |||
Jon Applebaum | 98% | |||
David Bly | 98% | |||
Jack Considine, Jr. | 98% | |||
MN | State Senate - 60 | Kari Dziedzic | DFL | 98% |
Chris Eaton | 98% | |||
MN | State House - 53B | Rick Hansen | DFL | 98% |
Debra Hilstrom | 98% | |||
MN | State House - 61A | Frank Hornstein | DFL | 98% |
MN | State House - 34B | Melissa Hortman | DFL | 98% |
Clark Johnson | 98% | |||
John Lesch | 98% | |||
Tony Lourey | 98% | |||
Tim Mahoney | 98% | |||
Rena Moran | 98% | |||
MN | State House - 64B | Dave Pinto | DFL | 98% |
Linda Slocum | 98% | |||
MN | Justice of the Supreme Court - Seat 4 | Paul Thissen | Other | 98% |
MN | State House - 46B | Cheryl Youakim | DFL | 98% |
Connie Bernardy | 97% | |||
MN | State Senate - 52 | Jim Carlson | DFL | 97% |
Jim Davnie | 97% | |||
Rob Ecklund | 97% | |||
MN | Lieutenant Governor | Peggy Flanagan | DFL | 97% |
MN | State Senate - 67 | Foung Hawj | DFL | 97% |
MN | State Senate - 64 | Erin Murphy | DFL | 97% |
Patricia Torres Ray | 97% | |||
Thomas Bakk | 96% | |||
Andrew Carlson | 96% | |||
Karen Clark | 96% | |||
Greg Clausen | 96% | |||
MN | State Senate - 61 | Scott Dibble | DFL | 96% |
Ben Lien | 96% | |||
Diane Loeffler | 96% | |||
Carlos Mariani | 96% | |||
Dave Tomassoni | 96% | |||
MN | State Senate - 51 | Melissa Wiklund | DFL | 96% |
MN | State Senate - 59 | Bobby Joe Champion | DFL | 95% |
Alice Hausman | 95% | |||
Jeff Hayden | 95% | |||
Carolyn Laine | 95% | |||
MN | State Senate - 34 | John Hoffman | DFL | 94% |
MN | State House - 24B | Tina Liebling | DFL | 94% |
Matt Little | 94% | |||
MN | State Senate - 65 | Sandra Pappas | DFL | 94% |
Jeanne Poppe | 94% | |||
Duane Sauke | 94% | |||
Charles Wiger | 94% | |||
MN | State Senate - 46 | Ron Latz | DFL | 93% |
Jean Wagenius | 93% | |||
Kent Eken | 92% | |||
MN | Commissioner - 3 | Laurie Halverson | 92% | |
Susan Kent | 92% | |||
Paul Marquart | 92% | |||
MN | State Senate - 40 | John Marty | DFL | 92% |
MN | State Senate - 43 | Ann Rest | DFL | 92% |
Richard Cohen | 91% | |||
Paul Rosenthal | 91% | |||
Melisa López Franzen | 88% | |||
Dan Sparks | 88% | |||
MN | State House - 26A | Gene Pelowski, Jr. | DFL | 81% |
MN | State Senate - 35 | Jim Abeler II | R | 41% |
Keith Franke | 32% | |||
MN | State Senate - 26 | Jeremy Miller | R | 31% |
MN | U.S. House - 7 | Michelle Fischbach | R | 30% |
MN | State House - 16A | Dean Urdahl | R | 29% |
MN | State House - 26B | Greg Davids | R | 27% |
Julie Rosen | 27% | |||
Dario Anselmo | 26% | |||
MN | State Senate - 24 | Carla Nelson | R | 26% |
Mark Uglem | 26% | |||
MN | State Senate - 21 | Bill Weber | R | 26% |