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State | Office | Name | Party | Rating |
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MN | Commissioner - 4 | Joseph Atkins | Democratic/Farmer/Labor | 100% |
John Dorn | 100% | |||
Matt Entenza | 100% | |||
Leo Foley | 100% | |||
Patti Fritz | 100% | |||
Linda Higgins | 100% | |||
Debra Hilstrom | 100% | |||
Dean Elton Johnson | 100% | |||
Ruth Johnson | 100% | |||
Al Juhnke | 100% | |||
Steve Kelley | 100% | |||
Margaret Kelliher | 100% | |||
Gary Kubly | 100% | |||
Dan Larson | 100% | |||
John Lesch | 100% | |||
Bernard Lieder | 100% | |||
MN | State House - 44B | Leon Lillie | Democratic/Farmer/Labor | 100% |
Sharon Marko | 100% | |||
Jim Metzen | 100% | |||
Steve Murphy | 100% | |||
MN | State House - 38A | Michael Nelson | Democratic/Farmer/Labor | 100% |
Aaron Peterson | 100% | |||
Jeanne Poppe | 100% | |||
Tom Saxhaug | 100% | |||
Linda Scheid | 100% | |||
Anthony Sertich | 100% | |||
MN | Public Utilities Commissioner | Katie Sieben | Democratic/Farmer/Labor | 100% |
Nora Slawik | 100% | |||
Loren Solberg | 100% | |||
MN | Justice of the Supreme Court - Seat 4 | Paul Thissen | Non-partisan | 100% |
Dave Tomassoni | 100% | |||
James Vickerman | 100% | |||
Lyndon Carlson, Sr. | 94% | |||
Jim Davnie | 94% | |||
David Dill | 94% | |||
MN | State House - 53B | Rick Hansen | Democratic/Farmer/Labor | 94% |
MN | State House - 61A | Frank Hornstein | Democratic/Farmer/Labor | 94% |
MN | State House - 34B | Melissa Hortman | Democratic/Farmer/Labor | 94% |
Larry Hosch | 94% | |||
Lyle Koenen | 94% | |||
MN | State Senate - 46 | Ron Latz | Democratic/Farmer/Labor | 94% |
Ann Lenczewski | 94% | |||
Paul Marquart | 94% | |||
Frank Moe | 94% | |||
MN | State House - 26A | Gene Pelowski, Jr. | Democratic/Farmer/Labor | 94% |
MN | Commissioner - 4 | Tom Rukavina | 94% | |
Bev Scalze | 94% | |||
MN | Secretary of State | Steve Simon | Democratic/Farmer/Labor | 94% |
Andy Welti | 94% | |||
Denise Dittrich | 93% | |||
Jean Wagenius | 93% | |||
Phyllis Kahn | 92% | |||
Thomas Bakk | 91% | |||
Donald Betzold | 91% | |||
Tarryl Clark | 91% | |||
MN | State Senate - 61 | Scott Dibble | Democratic/Farmer/Labor | 91% |
John Hottinger | 91% | |||
Keith Langseth | 91% | |||
MN | State Senate - 65 | Sandra Pappas | Democratic/Farmer/Labor | 91% |
Lawrence Pogemiller | 91% | |||
Rod Skoe | 91% | |||
Wesley Skoglund | 91% | |||
Charles Wiger | 91% | |||
Richard Cohen | 90% | |||
Prettner Solon | 90% | |||
Connie Bernardy | 88% | |||
MN | Attorney General | Keith Ellison | Democratic/Farmer/Labor | 88% |
Mindy Greiling | 88% | |||
Bill Hilty | 88% | |||
Diane Loeffler | 88% | |||
Tim Mahoney | 88% | |||
Sandra Peterson | 88% | |||
Cy Thao | 88% | |||
Neva Walker | 88% | |||
Karen Clark | 87% | |||
Joe Mullery | 87% | |||
MN | State Senate - 29 | Bruce Anderson | Republican | 86% |
Mary Murphy | 85% | |||
Ellen Anderson | 82% | |||
Linda Berglin | 82% | |||
Satveer Chaudhary | 82% | |||
Sheila Kiscaden | 82% | |||
MN | State Senate - 40 | John Marty | Democratic/Farmer/Labor | 82% |
MN | State Senate - 43 | Ann Rest | Democratic/Farmer/Labor | 82% |
Dan Sparks | 82% | |||
LeRoy Stumpf | 82% | |||
Kent Eken | 81% | |||
Alice Hausman | 81% | |||
Larry Haws | 81% | |||
Mike Jaros | 81% | |||
Sheldon Johnson | 81% | |||
Michael Paymar | 81% | |||
Maria Ruud | 81% | |||
MN | State House - 24B | Tina Liebling | Democratic/Farmer/Labor | 80% |
Becky Lourey | 80% | |||
Barbara Goodwin | 79% | |||
Thomas Huntley | 79% | |||
Mee Moua | 78% | |||
Carlos Mariani | 75% | |||
Mary Otremba | 75% |