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Rating Group: Children's Defense Fund Minnesota

2007 Positions on Child and Youth Issues

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State Office Name Party Rating
MN State Senate - 35 Jim Abeler II Republican 20
MN State Senate - 29 Bruce Anderson Republican 0
Ellen Anderson 100
Sarah Anderson 17
Tom Anzelc 83
MN Commissioner - 4 Joseph Atkins Democratic/Farmer/Labor 100
Thomas Bakk 80
MN Commissioner - 3 Michael Beard 0
John Benson 83
Linda Berglin 100
John Berns 17
Donald Betzold 100
Karla Bigham 100
David Bly 100
Terri Bonoff 80
Laura Brod 0
Robin Brown 83
Kathy Brynaert 100
Mark Buesgens 0
Julie Bunn 83
MN State Senate - 52 Jim Carlson Democratic/Farmer/Labor 100
Lyndon Carlson, Sr. 100
Satveer Chaudhary 100
Karen Clark 100
Tarryl Clark 100
Richard Cohen 100
Tony Cornish 17
Jim Davnie 100
Richard Day 0
Chris DeLaForest 0
Matt Dean 0
Randy Demmer 0
Bob Dettmer 0
MN State Senate - 61 Scott Dibble Democratic/Farmer/Labor 100
David Dill 83
Stephen Dille 60
Denise Dittrich 83
John Doll 80
Willie Dominguez 100
Al Doty 83
Robert Eastlund 0
Kent Eken 83
MN U.S. House - 6 Tom Emmer Republican 0
Ron Erhardt 60
Sondra Erickson 0
Sharon Erickson Ropes 100
Tim Faust 100
MN U.S. House - 1 Brad Finstad Republican 0
MN U.S. House - 7 Michelle Fischbach Republican 40
Leo Foley 100
Dennis Frederickson 40
Patti Fritz 100
Paul Gardner 83
MN State House - 58B Patrick Garofalo Republican 0
Chris Gerlach 0
Joseph Gimse 40
Steve Gottwalt 40
Mindy Greiling 100
Bob Gunther 17
Tom Hackbarth 0
Rod Hamilton 0
David Hann 0
MN State House - 53B Rick Hansen Democratic/Farmer/Labor 100
Alice Hausman 100
Larry Haws 83
Bud Heidgerken 20
Linda Higgins 100
Debra Hilstrom 100
Bill Hilty 100
MN Commissioner - 6 Mary Holberg 0
Joe Hoppe 0
MN State House - 61A Frank Hornstein Democratic/Farmer/Labor 100
MN State House - 34B Melissa Hortman Democratic/Farmer/Labor 100
Larry Hosch 100
Larry Howes 25
Thomas Huntley 100
Bill Ingebrigtsen 0
Mike Jaros 83
Debbie Johnson 0
Sheldon Johnson 100
Al Juhnke 100
Michael Jungbauer 20
Phyllis Kahn 100
Jeremy Kalin 83
Margaret Kelliher 100
Katherine Knuth 100
Amy Koch 20
Lyle Koenen 83
Paul Koering 40
Paul Kohls 0
Scott Kranz 100
Gary Kubly 100
Carolyn Laine 100
Keith Langseth 100
Morrie Lanning 33
Dan Larson 100
MN State Senate - 46 Ron Latz Democratic/Farmer/Labor 100
Ann Lenczewski 100
John Lesch 100
MN State House - 24B Tina Liebling Democratic/Farmer/Labor 100
State Office Name Party Rating
MN State Senate - 35 Jim Abeler II R 20
MN State Senate - 29 Bruce Anderson R 0
Ellen Anderson 100
Sarah Anderson 17
Tom Anzelc 83
MN Commissioner - 4 Joseph Atkins DFL 100
Thomas Bakk 80
MN Commissioner - 3 Michael Beard 0
John Benson 83
Linda Berglin 100
John Berns 17
Donald Betzold 100
Karla Bigham 100
David Bly 100
Terri Bonoff 80
Laura Brod 0
Robin Brown 83
Kathy Brynaert 100
Mark Buesgens 0
Julie Bunn 83
MN State Senate - 52 Jim Carlson DFL 100
Lyndon Carlson, Sr. 100
Satveer Chaudhary 100
Karen Clark 100
Tarryl Clark 100
Richard Cohen 100
Tony Cornish 17
Jim Davnie 100
Richard Day 0
Chris DeLaForest 0
Matt Dean 0
Randy Demmer 0
Bob Dettmer 0
MN State Senate - 61 Scott Dibble DFL 100
David Dill 83
Stephen Dille 60
Denise Dittrich 83
John Doll 80
Willie Dominguez 100
Al Doty 83
Robert Eastlund 0
Kent Eken 83
MN U.S. House - 6 Tom Emmer R 0
Ron Erhardt 60
Sondra Erickson 0
Sharon Erickson Ropes 100
Tim Faust 100
MN U.S. House - 1 Brad Finstad R 0
MN U.S. House - 7 Michelle Fischbach R 40
Leo Foley 100
Dennis Frederickson 40
Patti Fritz 100
Paul Gardner 83
MN State House - 58B Patrick Garofalo R 0
Chris Gerlach 0
Joseph Gimse 40
Steve Gottwalt 40
Mindy Greiling 100
Bob Gunther 17
Tom Hackbarth 0
Rod Hamilton 0
David Hann 0
MN State House - 53B Rick Hansen DFL 100
Alice Hausman 100
Larry Haws 83
Bud Heidgerken 20
Linda Higgins 100
Debra Hilstrom 100
Bill Hilty 100
MN Commissioner - 6 Mary Holberg 0
Joe Hoppe 0
MN State House - 61A Frank Hornstein DFL 100
MN State House - 34B Melissa Hortman DFL 100
Larry Hosch 100
Larry Howes 25
Thomas Huntley 100
Bill Ingebrigtsen 0
Mike Jaros 83
Debbie Johnson 0
Sheldon Johnson 100
Al Juhnke 100
Michael Jungbauer 20
Phyllis Kahn 100
Jeremy Kalin 83
Margaret Kelliher 100
Katherine Knuth 100
Amy Koch 20
Lyle Koenen 83
Paul Koering 40
Paul Kohls 0
Scott Kranz 100
Gary Kubly 100
Carolyn Laine 100
Keith Langseth 100
Morrie Lanning 33
Dan Larson 100
MN State Senate - 46 Ron Latz DFL 100
Ann Lenczewski 100
John Lesch 100
MN State House - 24B Tina Liebling DFL 100
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