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State | Office | Name | Party | Rating |
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MN | Commissioner - 3 | Laurie Halverson | 17 | |
MN | Lieutenant Governor | Peggy Flanagan | Democratic/Farmer/Labor | 17 |
MN | State House - 12A | Paul Anderson | Republican | 100 |
MN | State House - 9A | Jeff Backer | Republican | 100 |
MN | State House - 16B | Dave Baker | Republican | 83 |
MN | State House - 40B | Jamie Becker-Finn | Democratic/Farmer/Labor | 0 |
MN | State House - 23A | Peggy Bennett | Republican | 83 |
MN | State House - 2B | Matt Bliss | Republican | 80 |
MN | State House - 19A | Brian Daniels | Republican | 83 |
MN | State House - 26B | Greg Davids | Republican | 83 |
MN | State House - 44A | Peter Fischer | Democratic/Farmer/Labor | 17 |
MN | State House - 12B | Mary Franson | Republican | 100 |
MN | State House - 43B | Mike Freiberg | Democratic/Farmer/Labor | 20 |
MN | State House - 58B | Patrick Garofalo | Republican | 83 |
MN | State House - 2A | Matt Grossell | Republican | 100 |
MN | State House - 53B | Rick Hansen | Democratic/Farmer/Labor | 17 |
MN | State House - 6B | Josh Heintzeman | Republican | 100 |
MN | State House - 61A | Frank Hornstein | Democratic/Farmer/Labor | 17 |
MN | State House - 34B | Melissa Hortman | Democratic/Farmer/Labor | 0 |
MN | State House - 28A | Brian Johnson | Republican | 100 |
MN | State House - 1B | Deb Kiel | Republican | 83 |
MN | State House - 39A | Erin Koegel | Democratic/Farmer/Labor | 0 |
MN | State House - 57A | Jon Koznick | Republican | 100 |
MN | State House - 10A | Ron Kresha | Republican | 83 |
MN | State House - 59A | Fue Lee | Democratic/Farmer/Labor | 17 |
MN | State House - 24B | Tina Liebling | Democratic/Farmer/Labor | 0 |
MN | State House - 44B | Leon Lillie | Democratic/Farmer/Labor | 0 |
MN | State House - 29A | Joe McDonald | Republican | 75 |
MN | State House - 48A | Jim Nash | Republican | 100 |
MN | State House - 38A | Michael Nelson | Democratic/Farmer/Labor | 17 |
MN | State House - 28B | Anne Neu Brindley | Republican | 100 |
MN | State House - 35B | Jerry Newton | Democratic/Farmer/Labor | 0 |
MN | State House - 13B | Tim O'Driscoll | Republican | 83 |
MN | State House - 8A | Liz Olson | Democratic/Farmer/Labor | 17 |
MN | State House - 26A | Gene Pelowski, Jr. | Democratic/Farmer/Labor | 83 |
MN | State House - 19B | John Petersburg | Republican | 83 |
MN | State House - 64B | Dave Pinto | Democratic/Farmer/Labor | 17 |
MN | State House - 49A | Laurie Pryor | Democratic/Farmer/Labor | 17 |
MN | State House - 24A | Duane Quam | Republican | 100 |
MN | State House - 29B | Marion Rarick | Republican | 83 |
MN | State House - 21A | Joe Schomacker | Republican | 83 |
MN | State House - 31B | Peggy Scott | Republican | 100 |
MN | State House - 15A | Chris Swedzinski | Republican | 83 |
MN | State House - 15B | Paul Torkelson | Republican | 83 |
MN | State House - 16A | Dean Urdahl | Republican | 83 |
MN | State House - 32A | Nolan West | Republican | 83 |
MN | State House - 46B | Cheryl Youakim | Democratic/Farmer/Labor | 0 |
MN | State Senate - 35 | Jim Abeler II | Republican | 100 |
MN | State Senate - 29 | Bruce Anderson | Republican | 100 |
MN | State Senate - 31 | Cal Bahr | Republican | 100 |
MN | State Senate - 52 | Jim Carlson | Democratic/Farmer/Labor | 0 |
MN | State Senate - 59 | Bobby Joe Champion | Democratic/Farmer/Labor | 0 |
MN | State Senate - 49 | Steve Cwodzinski | Democratic/Farmer/Labor | 0 |
MN | State Senate - 15 | Gary Dahms | Republican | 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 |
MN | State Senate - 6 | Justin Eichorn | Republican | 100 |
MN | State Senate - 18 | Nick Frentz | Democratic/Farmer/Labor | 0 |
MN | State Senate - 2 | Steve Green | Republican | 100 |
MN | State Senate - 17 | Glenn Gruenhagen | Republican | 83 |
MN | State Senate - 67 | Foung Hawj | Democratic/Farmer/Labor | 0 |
MN | State Senate - 34 | John Hoffman | Democratic/Farmer/Labor | 40 |
MN | State Senate - 33 | Karin Housley | Republican | 100 |
MN | State Senate - 13 | Jeff Howe | Republican | 83 |
MN | State Senate - 19 | John Jasinski | Republican | 100 |
MN | State Senate - 1 | Mark Johnson | Republican | 100 |
MN | State Senate - 53 | Matt Klein | Democratic/Farmer/Labor | 0 |
MN | State Senate - 28 | Mark Koran | Republican | 100 |
MN | State Senate - 39 | Mary Kunesh | Democratic/Farmer/Labor | 17 |
MN | State Senate - 16 | Andrew Lang | Republican | 100 |
MN | State Senate - 46 | Ron Latz | Democratic/Farmer/Labor | 0 |
MN | State Senate - 37 | Warren Limmer | Republican | 100 |
MN | State Senate - 30 | Eric Lucero | Republican | 100 |
MN | State Senate - 40 | John Marty | Democratic/Farmer/Labor | 0 |
MN | State Senate - 27 | Andrew Mathews | Republican | 100 |
MN | State Senate - 56 | Erin Maye-Quade | Democratic/Farmer/Labor | 0 |
MN | State Senate - 26 | Jeremy Miller | Republican | 100 |
MN | State Senate - 64 | Erin Murphy | Democratic/Farmer/Labor | 0 |
MN | State Senate - 24 | Carla Nelson | Republican | 100 |
MN | State Senate - 65 | Sandra Pappas | Democratic/Farmer/Labor | 0 |
MN | State Senate - 54 | Eric Pratt | Republican | 100 |
MN | State Senate - 11 | Jason Rarick | Republican | 83 |
MN | State Senate - 43 | Ann Rest | Democratic/Farmer/Labor | 0 |
MN | State Senate - 5 | Paul Utke | Republican | 100 |
MN | State Senate - 21 | Bill Weber | Republican | 100 |
MN | State Senate - 12 | Torrey Westrom | Republican | 100 |
MN | State Senate - 51 | Melissa Wiklund | Democratic/Farmer/Labor | 0 |
MN | U.S. House - 7 | Michelle Fischbach | Republican | 100 |
MN | U.S. House - 5 | Ilhan Omar | Democratic/Farmer/Labor | 17 |
Tony Albright | 83 | |||
Susan Allen | 0 | |||
Paul Anderson | 100 | |||
Sarah Anderson | 80 | |||
Dario Anselmo | 33 | |||
Jon Applebaum | 0 | |||
Thomas Bakk | 0 | |||
Regina Barr | 100 | |||
Michelle Benson | 100 |
State | Office | Name | Party | Rating |
---|---|---|---|---|
MN | Commissioner - 3 | Laurie Halverson | 17 | |
MN | Lieutenant Governor | Peggy Flanagan | DFL | 17 |
MN | State House - 12A | Paul Anderson | R | 100 |
MN | State House - 9A | Jeff Backer | R | 100 |
MN | State House - 16B | Dave Baker | R | 83 |
MN | State House - 40B | Jamie Becker-Finn | DFL | 0 |
MN | State House - 23A | Peggy Bennett | R | 83 |
MN | State House - 2B | Matt Bliss | R | 80 |
MN | State House - 19A | Brian Daniels | R | 83 |
MN | State House - 26B | Greg Davids | R | 83 |
MN | State House - 44A | Peter Fischer | DFL | 17 |
MN | State House - 12B | Mary Franson | R | 100 |
MN | State House - 43B | Mike Freiberg | DFL | 20 |
MN | State House - 58B | Patrick Garofalo | R | 83 |
MN | State House - 2A | Matt Grossell | R | 100 |
MN | State House - 53B | Rick Hansen | DFL | 17 |
MN | State House - 6B | Josh Heintzeman | R | 100 |
MN | State House - 61A | Frank Hornstein | DFL | 17 |
MN | State House - 34B | Melissa Hortman | DFL | 0 |
MN | State House - 28A | Brian Johnson | R | 100 |
MN | State House - 1B | Deb Kiel | R | 83 |
MN | State House - 39A | Erin Koegel | DFL | 0 |
MN | State House - 57A | Jon Koznick | R | 100 |
MN | State House - 10A | Ron Kresha | R | 83 |
MN | State House - 59A | Fue Lee | DFL | 17 |
MN | State House - 24B | Tina Liebling | DFL | 0 |
MN | State House - 44B | Leon Lillie | DFL | 0 |
MN | State House - 29A | Joe McDonald | R | 75 |
MN | State House - 48A | Jim Nash | R | 100 |
MN | State House - 38A | Michael Nelson | DFL | 17 |
MN | State House - 28B | Anne Neu Brindley | R | 100 |
MN | State House - 35B | Jerry Newton | DFL | 0 |
MN | State House - 13B | Tim O'Driscoll | R | 83 |
MN | State House - 8A | Liz Olson | DFL | 17 |
MN | State House - 26A | Gene Pelowski, Jr. | DFL | 83 |
MN | State House - 19B | John Petersburg | R | 83 |
MN | State House - 64B | Dave Pinto | DFL | 17 |
MN | State House - 49A | Laurie Pryor | DFL | 17 |
MN | State House - 24A | Duane Quam | R | 100 |
MN | State House - 29B | Marion Rarick | R | 83 |
MN | State House - 21A | Joe Schomacker | R | 83 |
MN | State House - 31B | Peggy Scott | R | 100 |
MN | State House - 15A | Chris Swedzinski | R | 83 |
MN | State House - 15B | Paul Torkelson | R | 83 |
MN | State House - 16A | Dean Urdahl | R | 83 |
MN | State House - 32A | Nolan West | R | 83 |
MN | State House - 46B | Cheryl Youakim | DFL | 0 |
MN | State Senate - 35 | Jim Abeler II | R | 100 |
MN | State Senate - 29 | Bruce Anderson | R | 100 |
MN | State Senate - 31 | Cal Bahr | R | 100 |
MN | State Senate - 52 | Jim Carlson | DFL | 0 |
MN | State Senate - 59 | Bobby Joe Champion | DFL | 0 |
MN | State Senate - 49 | Steve Cwodzinski | DFL | 0 |
MN | State Senate - 15 | Gary Dahms | R | 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 |
MN | State Senate - 6 | Justin Eichorn | R | 100 |
MN | State Senate - 18 | Nick Frentz | DFL | 0 |
MN | State Senate - 2 | Steve Green | R | 100 |
MN | State Senate - 17 | Glenn Gruenhagen | R | 83 |
MN | State Senate - 67 | Foung Hawj | DFL | 0 |
MN | State Senate - 34 | John Hoffman | DFL | 40 |
MN | State Senate - 33 | Karin Housley | R | 100 |
MN | State Senate - 13 | Jeff Howe | R | 83 |
MN | State Senate - 19 | John Jasinski | R | 100 |
MN | State Senate - 1 | Mark Johnson | R | 100 |
MN | State Senate - 53 | Matt Klein | DFL | 0 |
MN | State Senate - 28 | Mark Koran | R | 100 |
MN | State Senate - 39 | Mary Kunesh | DFL | 17 |
MN | State Senate - 16 | Andrew Lang | R | 100 |
MN | State Senate - 46 | Ron Latz | DFL | 0 |
MN | State Senate - 37 | Warren Limmer | R | 100 |
MN | State Senate - 30 | Eric Lucero | R | 100 |
MN | State Senate - 40 | John Marty | DFL | 0 |
MN | State Senate - 27 | Andrew Mathews | R | 100 |
MN | State Senate - 56 | Erin Maye-Quade | DFL | 0 |
MN | State Senate - 26 | Jeremy Miller | R | 100 |
MN | State Senate - 64 | Erin Murphy | DFL | 0 |
MN | State Senate - 24 | Carla Nelson | R | 100 |
MN | State Senate - 65 | Sandra Pappas | DFL | 0 |
MN | State Senate - 54 | Eric Pratt | R | 100 |
MN | State Senate - 11 | Jason Rarick | R | 83 |
MN | State Senate - 43 | Ann Rest | DFL | 0 |
MN | State Senate - 5 | Paul Utke | R | 100 |
MN | State Senate - 21 | Bill Weber | R | 100 |
MN | State Senate - 12 | Torrey Westrom | R | 100 |
MN | State Senate - 51 | Melissa Wiklund | DFL | 0 |
MN | U.S. House - 7 | Michelle Fischbach | R | 100 |
MN | U.S. House - 5 | Ilhan Omar | DFL | 17 |
Tony Albright | 83 | |||
Susan Allen | 0 | |||
Paul Anderson | 100 | |||
Sarah Anderson | 80 | |||
Dario Anselmo | 33 | |||
Jon Applebaum | 0 | |||
Thomas Bakk | 0 | |||
Regina Barr | 100 | |||
Michelle Benson | 100 |