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Rating Group: Children's Defense Fund Minnesota

2007 Positions on Child and Youth Issues

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Issues: Family

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State Office Name Party Rating
Claire Robling 40
Julie Rosen 40
MN Commissioner - 4 Tom Rukavina 83
Sandy Rummel 80
Connie Ruth 17
Maria Ruud 83
Brita Sailer 100
Kathy Saltzman 80
Tom Saxhaug 80
Bev Scalze 100
Linda Scheid 100
Marty Seifert 0
David Senjem 20
Anthony Sertich 83
Daniel Severson 17
Kathy Sheran 100
MN Commissioner - 1 Ron Shimanski 0
MN Public Utilities Commissioner Katie Sieben Democratic/Farmer/Labor 100
MN Secretary of State Steve Simon Democratic/Farmer/Labor 100
Dean Simpson 0
Rod Skoe 80
Dan Skogen 60
Nora Slawik 100
Linda Slocum 100
Steve Smith 33
Loren Solberg 83
Dan Sparks 60
LeRoy Stumpf 100
Steven Sviggum 0
Marsha Swails 83
Cy Thao 100
MN Justice of the Supreme Court - Seat 4 Paul Thissen Non-partisan 100
Tom Tillberry 100
Kathy Tingelstad 20
Dave Tomassoni 80
Patricia Torres Ray 100
Ken Tschumper 100
MN State House - 16A Dean Urdahl Republican 33
Ray Vandeveer 0
James Vickerman 80
Jean Wagenius 100
Neva Walker 100
John Ward 100
Lynn Wardlow 25
Andy Welti 83
Betsy Wergin 0
MN State Senate - 12 Torrey Westrom Republican 20
Charles Wiger 100
Ryan Winkler 100
Sandra Wollschlager 100
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