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State | Office | Name | Party | Rating |
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MN | State House - 1B | Deb Kiel | Republican | 0% |
MN | State Senate - 2 | Steve Green | Republican | 0% |
MN | Commissioner - 3 | Laurie Halverson | 80% | |
MN | Commissioner - 4 | Joseph Atkins | Democratic/Farmer/Labor | 100% |
MN | State House - 6B | Josh Heintzeman | Republican | 0% |
MN | U.S. House - 7 | Michelle Fischbach | Republican | 0% |
MN | State House - 9A | Jeff Backer | Republican | 0% |
MN | State House - 10A | Ron Kresha | Republican | 0% |
MN | State Senate - 11 | Jason Rarick | Republican | 0% |
MN | State Senate - 12 | Torrey Westrom | Republican | 0% |
MN | State House - 12A | Paul Anderson | Republican | 0% |
MN | State House - 12B | Mary Franson | Republican | 0% |
MN | State Senate - 13 | Jeff Howe | Republican | 0% |
MN | State House - 13B | Tim O'Driscoll | Republican | 0% |
MN | State Senate - 15 | Gary Dahms | Republican | 40% |
MN | State House - 15A | Chris Swedzinski | Republican | 0% |
MN | State House - 15B | Paul Torkelson | Republican | 0% |
MN | State House - 16A | Dean Urdahl | Republican | 0% |
MN | State House - 16B | Dave Baker | Republican | 0% |
MN | State Senate - 17 | Glenn Gruenhagen | Republican | 0% |
MN | State House - 19A | Brian Daniels | Republican | 0% |
MN | State House - 19B | John Petersburg | Republican | 0% |
MN | State Senate - 20 | Steve Drazkowski | Republican | 0% |
MN | State Senate - 21 | Bill Weber | Republican | 40% |
MN | State House - 21A | Joe Schomacker | Republican | 0% |
MN | State House - 23A | Peggy Bennett | Republican | 0% |
MN | State Senate - 24 | Carla Nelson | Republican | 60% |
MN | State House - 24A | Duane Quam | Republican | 0% |
MN | State House - 24B | Tina Liebling | Democratic/Farmer/Labor | 100% |
MN | State Senate - 26 | Jeremy Miller | Republican | 0% |
MN | State House - 26A | Gene Pelowski, Jr. | Democratic/Farmer/Labor | 20% |
MN | State House - 26B | Greg Davids | Republican | 0% |
MN | State House - 28A | Brian Johnson | Republican | 0% |
MN | State Senate - 29 | Bruce Anderson | Republican | 0% |
MN | State House - 29A | Joe McDonald | Republican | 0% |
MN | State House - 29B | Marion Rarick | Republican | 0% |
MN | State Senate - 30 | Eric Lucero | Republican | 0% |
MN | State House - 31B | Peggy Scott | Republican | 0% |
MN | State Senate - 33 | Karin Housley | Republican | 0% |
MN | State Senate - 34 | John Hoffman | Democratic/Farmer/Labor | 80% |
MN | State House - 34B | Melissa Hortman | Democratic/Farmer/Labor | 100% |
MN | State House - 35B | Jerry Newton | Democratic/Farmer/Labor | 100% |
MN | State Senate - 37 | Warren Limmer | Republican | 0% |
MN | State House - 38A | Michael Nelson | Democratic/Farmer/Labor | 100% |
MN | State Senate - 40 | John Marty | Democratic/Farmer/Labor | 100% |
MN | State Senate - 43 | Ann Rest | Democratic/Farmer/Labor | 100% |
MN | State House - 43B | Mike Freiberg | Democratic/Farmer/Labor | 100% |
MN | State House - 44A | Peter Fischer | Democratic/Farmer/Labor | 100% |
MN | State House - 44B | Leon Lillie | Democratic/Farmer/Labor | 100% |
MN | State Senate - 46 | Ron Latz | Democratic/Farmer/Labor | 80% |
MN | State House - 46B | Cheryl Youakim | Democratic/Farmer/Labor | 100% |
MN | State House - 48A | Jim Nash | Republican | 0% |
MN | State Senate - 51 | Melissa Wiklund | Democratic/Farmer/Labor | 100% |
MN | State Senate - 52 | Jim Carlson | Democratic/Farmer/Labor | 100% |
MN | State House - 53B | Rick Hansen | Democratic/Farmer/Labor | 100% |
MN | State Senate - 54 | Eric Pratt | Republican | 20% |
MN | State House - 57A | Jon Koznick | Republican | 0% |
MN | State House - 58B | Patrick Garofalo | Republican | 0% |
MN | State Senate - 59 | Bobby Joe Champion | Democratic/Farmer/Labor | 80% |
MN | State Senate - 60 | Kari Dziedzic | Democratic/Farmer/Labor | 100% |
MN | State Senate - 61 | Scott Dibble | Democratic/Farmer/Labor | 100% |
MN | State House - 61A | Frank Hornstein | Democratic/Farmer/Labor | 100% |
MN | State Senate - 64 | Erin Murphy | Democratic/Farmer/Labor | 100% |
MN | State House - 64B | Dave Pinto | Democratic/Farmer/Labor | 100% |
MN | State Senate - 65 | Sandra Pappas | Democratic/Farmer/Labor | 80% |
MN | State Senate - 67 | Foung Hawj | Democratic/Farmer/Labor | 100% |
MN | Mayor - At-Large | Kim Norton | Democratic/Farmer/Labor | 80% |
MN | Mayor - At-Large | Tim Sanders | 0% | |
MN | Justice of the Supreme Court - Seat 4 | Paul Thissen | Non-partisan | 80% |
MN | Public Utilities Commissioner | Katie Sieben | Democratic/Farmer/Labor | 80% |
Tony Albright | 0% | |||
Susan Allen | 100% | |||
Mark Anderson | 0% | |||
Sarah Anderson | 0% | |||
Tom Anzelc | 80% | |||
Jon Applebaum | 100% | |||
Thomas Bakk | 100% | |||
Bob Barrett | 0% | |||
Michelle Benson | 0% | |||
Connie Bernardy | 100% | |||
David Bly | 100% | |||
Terri Bonoff | 100% | |||
Dave Brown | 0% | |||
Lyndon Carlson, Sr. | 100% | |||
Roger Chamberlain | 0% | |||
Drew Christensen | 0% | |||
Karen Clark | 80% | |||
Greg Clausen | 100% | |||
Richard Cohen | 100% | |||
Jack Considine, Jr. | 100% | |||
Tony Cornish | 0% | |||
Kevin Dahle | 100% | |||
Kurt Daudt | 0% | |||
Jim Davnie | 100% | |||
Matt Dean | 0% | |||
Raymond Dehn | 100% | |||
Bob Dettmer | 0% | |||
David Dill | 60% | |||
Chris Eaton | 80% | |||
Kent Eken | 100% |
State | Office | Name | Party | Rating |
---|---|---|---|---|
MN | State House - 1B | Deb Kiel | R | 0% |
MN | State Senate - 2 | Steve Green | R | 0% |
MN | Commissioner - 3 | Laurie Halverson | 80% | |
MN | Commissioner - 4 | Joseph Atkins | DFL | 100% |
MN | State House - 6B | Josh Heintzeman | R | 0% |
MN | U.S. House - 7 | Michelle Fischbach | R | 0% |
MN | State House - 9A | Jeff Backer | R | 0% |
MN | State House - 10A | Ron Kresha | R | 0% |
MN | State Senate - 11 | Jason Rarick | R | 0% |
MN | State Senate - 12 | Torrey Westrom | R | 0% |
MN | State House - 12A | Paul Anderson | R | 0% |
MN | State House - 12B | Mary Franson | R | 0% |
MN | State Senate - 13 | Jeff Howe | R | 0% |
MN | State House - 13B | Tim O'Driscoll | R | 0% |
MN | State Senate - 15 | Gary Dahms | R | 40% |
MN | State House - 15A | Chris Swedzinski | R | 0% |
MN | State House - 15B | Paul Torkelson | R | 0% |
MN | State House - 16A | Dean Urdahl | R | 0% |
MN | State House - 16B | Dave Baker | R | 0% |
MN | State Senate - 17 | Glenn Gruenhagen | R | 0% |
MN | State House - 19A | Brian Daniels | R | 0% |
MN | State House - 19B | John Petersburg | R | 0% |
MN | State Senate - 20 | Steve Drazkowski | R | 0% |
MN | State Senate - 21 | Bill Weber | R | 40% |
MN | State House - 21A | Joe Schomacker | R | 0% |
MN | State House - 23A | Peggy Bennett | R | 0% |
MN | State Senate - 24 | Carla Nelson | R | 60% |
MN | State House - 24A | Duane Quam | R | 0% |
MN | State House - 24B | Tina Liebling | DFL | 100% |
MN | State Senate - 26 | Jeremy Miller | R | 0% |
MN | State House - 26A | Gene Pelowski, Jr. | DFL | 20% |
MN | State House - 26B | Greg Davids | R | 0% |
MN | State House - 28A | Brian Johnson | R | 0% |
MN | State Senate - 29 | Bruce Anderson | R | 0% |
MN | State House - 29A | Joe McDonald | R | 0% |
MN | State House - 29B | Marion Rarick | R | 0% |
MN | State Senate - 30 | Eric Lucero | R | 0% |
MN | State House - 31B | Peggy Scott | R | 0% |
MN | State Senate - 33 | Karin Housley | R | 0% |
MN | State Senate - 34 | John Hoffman | DFL | 80% |
MN | State House - 34B | Melissa Hortman | DFL | 100% |
MN | State House - 35B | Jerry Newton | DFL | 100% |
MN | State Senate - 37 | Warren Limmer | R | 0% |
MN | State House - 38A | Michael Nelson | DFL | 100% |
MN | State Senate - 40 | John Marty | DFL | 100% |
MN | State Senate - 43 | Ann Rest | DFL | 100% |
MN | State House - 43B | Mike Freiberg | DFL | 100% |
MN | State House - 44A | Peter Fischer | DFL | 100% |
MN | State House - 44B | Leon Lillie | DFL | 100% |
MN | State Senate - 46 | Ron Latz | DFL | 80% |
MN | State House - 46B | Cheryl Youakim | DFL | 100% |
MN | State House - 48A | Jim Nash | R | 0% |
MN | State Senate - 51 | Melissa Wiklund | DFL | 100% |
MN | State Senate - 52 | Jim Carlson | DFL | 100% |
MN | State House - 53B | Rick Hansen | DFL | 100% |
MN | State Senate - 54 | Eric Pratt | R | 20% |
MN | State House - 57A | Jon Koznick | R | 0% |
MN | State House - 58B | Patrick Garofalo | R | 0% |
MN | State Senate - 59 | Bobby Joe Champion | DFL | 80% |
MN | State Senate - 60 | Kari Dziedzic | DFL | 100% |
MN | State Senate - 61 | Scott Dibble | DFL | 100% |
MN | State House - 61A | Frank Hornstein | DFL | 100% |
MN | State Senate - 64 | Erin Murphy | DFL | 100% |
MN | State House - 64B | Dave Pinto | DFL | 100% |
MN | State Senate - 65 | Sandra Pappas | DFL | 80% |
MN | State Senate - 67 | Foung Hawj | DFL | 100% |
MN | Mayor - At-Large | Kim Norton | DFL | 80% |
MN | Mayor - At-Large | Tim Sanders | 0% | |
MN | Justice of the Supreme Court - Seat 4 | Paul Thissen | Other | 80% |
MN | Public Utilities Commissioner | Katie Sieben | DFL | 80% |
Tony Albright | 0% | |||
Susan Allen | 100% | |||
Mark Anderson | 0% | |||
Sarah Anderson | 0% | |||
Tom Anzelc | 80% | |||
Jon Applebaum | 100% | |||
Thomas Bakk | 100% | |||
Bob Barrett | 0% | |||
Michelle Benson | 0% | |||
Connie Bernardy | 100% | |||
David Bly | 100% | |||
Terri Bonoff | 100% | |||
Dave Brown | 0% | |||
Lyndon Carlson, Sr. | 100% | |||
Roger Chamberlain | 0% | |||
Drew Christensen | 0% | |||
Karen Clark | 80% | |||
Greg Clausen | 100% | |||
Richard Cohen | 100% | |||
Jack Considine, Jr. | 100% | |||
Tony Cornish | 0% | |||
Kevin Dahle | 100% | |||
Kurt Daudt | 0% | |||
Jim Davnie | 100% | |||
Matt Dean | 0% | |||
Raymond Dehn | 100% | |||
Bob Dettmer | 0% | |||
David Dill | 60% | |||
Chris Eaton | 80% | |||
Kent Eken | 100% |