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State | Office | Name | Party | Rating |
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MN | State Senate - 35 | Jim Abeler II | Republican | 100 |
Tony Albright | 83 | |||
Susan Allen | 0 | |||
MN | State Senate - 29 | Bruce Anderson | Republican | 100 |
MN | State House - 12A | Paul Anderson | Republican | 100 |
Paul Anderson | 100 | |||
Sarah Anderson | 80 | |||
Dario Anselmo | 33 | |||
Jon Applebaum | 0 | |||
MN | State House - 9A | Jeff Backer | Republican | 100 |
MN | State Senate - 31 | Cal Bahr | Republican | 100 |
MN | State House - 16B | Dave Baker | Republican | 83 |
Thomas Bakk | 0 | |||
Regina Barr | 100 | |||
MN | State House - 40B | Jamie Becker-Finn | Democratic/Farmer/Labor | 0 |
MN | State House - 23A | Peggy Bennett | Republican | 83 |
Michelle Benson | 100 | |||
Connie Bernardy | 17 | |||
Karla Bigham | 0 | |||
MN | State House - 2B | Matt Bliss | Republican | 80 |
David Bly | 17 | |||
Andrew Carlson | 0 | |||
MN | State Senate - 52 | Jim Carlson | Democratic/Farmer/Labor | 0 |
Lyndon Carlson, Sr. | 0 | |||
Roger Chamberlain | 100 | |||
MN | State Senate - 59 | Bobby Joe Champion | Democratic/Farmer/Labor | 0 |
Drew Christensen | 83 | |||
Karen Clark | 17 | |||
Greg Clausen | 0 | |||
Richard Cohen | 0 | |||
Jack Considine, Jr. | 17 | |||
MN | State Senate - 49 | Steve Cwodzinski | Democratic/Farmer/Labor | 0 |
MN | State Senate - 15 | Gary Dahms | Republican | 100 |
MN | State House - 19A | Brian Daniels | Republican | 83 |
Kurt Daudt | 83 | |||
MN | State House - 26B | Greg Davids | Republican | 83 |
Jim Davnie | 17 | |||
Matt Dean | 100 | |||
Raymond Dehn | 17 | |||
Bob Dettmer | 100 | |||
MN | State Senate - 61 | Scott Dibble | Democratic/Farmer/Labor | 0 |
MN | State Senate - 22 | Rich Draheim | Republican | 100 |
MN | State Senate - 20 | Steve Drazkowski | Republican | 100 |
MN | State Senate - 60 | Kari Dziedzic | Democratic/Farmer/Labor | 0 |
Chris Eaton | 0 | |||
Rob Ecklund | 17 | |||
MN | State Senate - 6 | Justin Eichorn | Republican | 100 |
Kent Eken | 80 | |||
Sondra Erickson | 83 | |||
Dan Fabian | 83 | |||
Kelly Fenton | 83 | |||
MN | U.S. House - 7 | Michelle Fischbach | Republican | 100 |
MN | State House - 44A | Peter Fischer | Democratic/Farmer/Labor | 17 |
MN | Lieutenant Governor | Peggy Flanagan | Democratic/Farmer/Labor | 17 |
Keith Franke | 83 | |||
MN | State House - 12B | Mary Franson | Republican | 100 |
MN | State House - 43B | Mike Freiberg | Democratic/Farmer/Labor | 20 |
MN | State Senate - 18 | Nick Frentz | Democratic/Farmer/Labor | 0 |
MN | State House - 58B | Patrick Garofalo | Republican | 83 |
Paul Gazelka | 100 | |||
Mike Goggin | 100 | |||
MN | State Senate - 2 | Steve Green | Republican | 100 |
MN | State House - 2A | Matt Grossell | Republican | 100 |
MN | State Senate - 17 | Glenn Gruenhagen | Republican | 83 |
Bob Gunther | 83 | |||
Barb Haley | 83 | |||
Dan Hall | 100 | |||
MN | Commissioner - 3 | Laurie Halverson | 17 | |
Rod Hamilton | 83 | |||
MN | State House - 53B | Rick Hansen | Democratic/Farmer/Labor | 17 |
Alice Hausman | 20 | |||
MN | State Senate - 67 | Foung Hawj | Democratic/Farmer/Labor | 0 |
Jeff Hayden | 0 | |||
MN | State House - 6B | Josh Heintzeman | Republican | 100 |
Jerry Hertaus | 100 | |||
Debra Hilstrom | 0 | |||
MN | State Senate - 34 | John Hoffman | Democratic/Farmer/Labor | 40 |
Joe Hoppe | 83 | |||
MN | State House - 61A | Frank Hornstein | Democratic/Farmer/Labor | 17 |
MN | State House - 34B | Melissa Hortman | Democratic/Farmer/Labor | 0 |
MN | State Senate - 33 | Karin Housley | Republican | 100 |
MN | State Senate - 13 | Jeff Howe | Republican | 83 |
Bill Ingebrigtsen | 100 | |||
Jason Isaacson | 0 | |||
MN | State Senate - 19 | John Jasinski | Republican | 100 |
Scott Jensen | 100 | |||
Randy Jessup | 100 | |||
MN | State House - 28A | Brian Johnson | Republican | 100 |
Clark Johnson | 17 | |||
MN | State Senate - 1 | Mark Johnson | Republican | 100 |
Sheldon Johnson | 0 | |||
Tony Jurgens | 83 | |||
Susan Kent | 0 | |||
MN | State House - 1B | Deb Kiel | Republican | 83 |
Mary Kiffmeyer | 100 | |||
MN | State Senate - 53 | Matt Klein | Democratic/Farmer/Labor | 0 |
Jim Knoblach | 83 | |||
MN | State House - 39A | Erin Koegel | Democratic/Farmer/Labor | 0 |
MN | State Senate - 28 | Mark Koran | Republican | 100 |
MN | State House - 57A | Jon Koznick | Republican | 100 |
State | Office | Name | Party | Rating |
---|---|---|---|---|
MN | State Senate - 35 | Jim Abeler II | R | 100 |
Tony Albright | 83 | |||
Susan Allen | 0 | |||
MN | State Senate - 29 | Bruce Anderson | R | 100 |
MN | State House - 12A | Paul Anderson | R | 100 |
Paul Anderson | 100 | |||
Sarah Anderson | 80 | |||
Dario Anselmo | 33 | |||
Jon Applebaum | 0 | |||
MN | State House - 9A | Jeff Backer | R | 100 |
MN | State Senate - 31 | Cal Bahr | R | 100 |
MN | State House - 16B | Dave Baker | R | 83 |
Thomas Bakk | 0 | |||
Regina Barr | 100 | |||
MN | State House - 40B | Jamie Becker-Finn | DFL | 0 |
MN | State House - 23A | Peggy Bennett | R | 83 |
Michelle Benson | 100 | |||
Connie Bernardy | 17 | |||
Karla Bigham | 0 | |||
MN | State House - 2B | Matt Bliss | R | 80 |
David Bly | 17 | |||
Andrew Carlson | 0 | |||
MN | State Senate - 52 | Jim Carlson | DFL | 0 |
Lyndon Carlson, Sr. | 0 | |||
Roger Chamberlain | 100 | |||
MN | State Senate - 59 | Bobby Joe Champion | DFL | 0 |
Drew Christensen | 83 | |||
Karen Clark | 17 | |||
Greg Clausen | 0 | |||
Richard Cohen | 0 | |||
Jack Considine, Jr. | 17 | |||
MN | State Senate - 49 | Steve Cwodzinski | DFL | 0 |
MN | State Senate - 15 | Gary Dahms | R | 100 |
MN | State House - 19A | Brian Daniels | R | 83 |
Kurt Daudt | 83 | |||
MN | State House - 26B | Greg Davids | R | 83 |
Jim Davnie | 17 | |||
Matt Dean | 100 | |||
Raymond Dehn | 17 | |||
Bob Dettmer | 100 | |||
MN | State Senate - 61 | Scott Dibble | DFL | 0 |
MN | State Senate - 22 | Rich Draheim | R | 100 |
MN | State Senate - 20 | Steve Drazkowski | R | 100 |
MN | State Senate - 60 | Kari Dziedzic | DFL | 0 |
Chris Eaton | 0 | |||
Rob Ecklund | 17 | |||
MN | State Senate - 6 | Justin Eichorn | R | 100 |
Kent Eken | 80 | |||
Sondra Erickson | 83 | |||
Dan Fabian | 83 | |||
Kelly Fenton | 83 | |||
MN | U.S. House - 7 | Michelle Fischbach | R | 100 |
MN | State House - 44A | Peter Fischer | DFL | 17 |
MN | Lieutenant Governor | Peggy Flanagan | DFL | 17 |
Keith Franke | 83 | |||
MN | State House - 12B | Mary Franson | R | 100 |
MN | State House - 43B | Mike Freiberg | DFL | 20 |
MN | State Senate - 18 | Nick Frentz | DFL | 0 |
MN | State House - 58B | Patrick Garofalo | R | 83 |
Paul Gazelka | 100 | |||
Mike Goggin | 100 | |||
MN | State Senate - 2 | Steve Green | R | 100 |
MN | State House - 2A | Matt Grossell | R | 100 |
MN | State Senate - 17 | Glenn Gruenhagen | R | 83 |
Bob Gunther | 83 | |||
Barb Haley | 83 | |||
Dan Hall | 100 | |||
MN | Commissioner - 3 | Laurie Halverson | 17 | |
Rod Hamilton | 83 | |||
MN | State House - 53B | Rick Hansen | DFL | 17 |
Alice Hausman | 20 | |||
MN | State Senate - 67 | Foung Hawj | DFL | 0 |
Jeff Hayden | 0 | |||
MN | State House - 6B | Josh Heintzeman | R | 100 |
Jerry Hertaus | 100 | |||
Debra Hilstrom | 0 | |||
MN | State Senate - 34 | John Hoffman | DFL | 40 |
Joe Hoppe | 83 | |||
MN | State House - 61A | Frank Hornstein | DFL | 17 |
MN | State House - 34B | Melissa Hortman | DFL | 0 |
MN | State Senate - 33 | Karin Housley | R | 100 |
MN | State Senate - 13 | Jeff Howe | R | 83 |
Bill Ingebrigtsen | 100 | |||
Jason Isaacson | 0 | |||
MN | State Senate - 19 | John Jasinski | R | 100 |
Scott Jensen | 100 | |||
Randy Jessup | 100 | |||
MN | State House - 28A | Brian Johnson | R | 100 |
Clark Johnson | 17 | |||
MN | State Senate - 1 | Mark Johnson | R | 100 |
Sheldon Johnson | 0 | |||
Tony Jurgens | 83 | |||
Susan Kent | 0 | |||
MN | State House - 1B | Deb Kiel | R | 83 |
Mary Kiffmeyer | 100 | |||
MN | State Senate - 53 | Matt Klein | DFL | 0 |
Jim Knoblach | 83 | |||
MN | State House - 39A | Erin Koegel | DFL | 0 |
MN | State Senate - 28 | Mark Koran | R | 100 |
MN | State House - 57A | Jon Koznick | R | 100 |