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State | Office | Name | Party | Rating |
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MN | State House - 21A | Joe Schomacker | Republican | 83 |
Dennis Smith | 83 | |||
MN | State House - 15A | Chris Swedzinski | Republican | 83 |
Tama Theis | 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 |
Anna Wills | 83 | |||
Sarah Anderson | 80 | |||
MN | State House - 2B | Matt Bliss | Republican | 80 |
Kent Eken | 80 | |||
MN | State House - 29A | Joe McDonald | Republican | 75 |
Paul Marquart | 67 | |||
Mary Murphy | 67 | |||
Julie Sandstede | 67 | |||
Dan Sparks | 67 | |||
MN | State Senate - 34 | John Hoffman | Democratic/Farmer/Labor | 40 |
Dario Anselmo | 33 | |||
MN | State House - 43B | Mike Freiberg | Democratic/Farmer/Labor | 20 |
Alice Hausman | 20 | |||
John Lesch | 20 | |||
Dave Tomassoni | 20 | |||
Joann Ward | 20 | |||
Connie Bernardy | 17 | |||
David Bly | 17 | |||
Karen Clark | 17 | |||
Jack Considine, Jr. | 17 | |||
Jim Davnie | 17 | |||
Raymond Dehn | 17 | |||
Rob Ecklund | 17 | |||
MN | State House - 44A | Peter Fischer | Democratic/Farmer/Labor | 17 |
MN | Lieutenant Governor | Peggy Flanagan | Democratic/Farmer/Labor | 17 |
MN | Commissioner - 3 | Laurie Halverson | 17 | |
MN | State House - 53B | Rick Hansen | Democratic/Farmer/Labor | 17 |
MN | State House - 61A | Frank Hornstein | Democratic/Farmer/Labor | 17 |
Clark Johnson | 17 | |||
MN | State Senate - 39 | Mary Kunesh | Democratic/Farmer/Labor | 17 |
MN | State House - 59A | Fue Lee | Democratic/Farmer/Labor | 17 |
Diane Loeffler | 17 | |||
Tim Mahoney | 17 | |||
Sandra Masin | 17 | |||
Rena Moran | 17 | |||
MN | State House - 38A | Michael Nelson | Democratic/Farmer/Labor | 17 |
MN | State House - 8A | Liz Olson | Democratic/Farmer/Labor | 17 |
MN | U.S. House - 5 | Ilhan Omar | Democratic/Farmer/Labor | 17 |
MN | State House - 64B | Dave Pinto | Democratic/Farmer/Labor | 17 |
Jeanne Poppe | 17 | |||
MN | State House - 49A | Laurie Pryor | Democratic/Farmer/Labor | 17 |
Paul Rosenthal | 17 | |||
Duane Sauke | 17 |
State | Office | Name | Party | Rating |
---|---|---|---|---|
MN | State House - 21A | Joe Schomacker | R | 83 |
Dennis Smith | 83 | |||
MN | State House - 15A | Chris Swedzinski | R | 83 |
Tama Theis | 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 |
Anna Wills | 83 | |||
Sarah Anderson | 80 | |||
MN | State House - 2B | Matt Bliss | R | 80 |
Kent Eken | 80 | |||
MN | State House - 29A | Joe McDonald | R | 75 |
Paul Marquart | 67 | |||
Mary Murphy | 67 | |||
Julie Sandstede | 67 | |||
Dan Sparks | 67 | |||
MN | State Senate - 34 | John Hoffman | DFL | 40 |
Dario Anselmo | 33 | |||
MN | State House - 43B | Mike Freiberg | DFL | 20 |
Alice Hausman | 20 | |||
John Lesch | 20 | |||
Dave Tomassoni | 20 | |||
Joann Ward | 20 | |||
Connie Bernardy | 17 | |||
David Bly | 17 | |||
Karen Clark | 17 | |||
Jack Considine, Jr. | 17 | |||
Jim Davnie | 17 | |||
Raymond Dehn | 17 | |||
Rob Ecklund | 17 | |||
MN | State House - 44A | Peter Fischer | DFL | 17 |
MN | Lieutenant Governor | Peggy Flanagan | DFL | 17 |
MN | Commissioner - 3 | Laurie Halverson | 17 | |
MN | State House - 53B | Rick Hansen | DFL | 17 |
MN | State House - 61A | Frank Hornstein | DFL | 17 |
Clark Johnson | 17 | |||
MN | State Senate - 39 | Mary Kunesh | DFL | 17 |
MN | State House - 59A | Fue Lee | DFL | 17 |
Diane Loeffler | 17 | |||
Tim Mahoney | 17 | |||
Sandra Masin | 17 | |||
Rena Moran | 17 | |||
MN | State House - 38A | Michael Nelson | DFL | 17 |
MN | State House - 8A | Liz Olson | DFL | 17 |
MN | U.S. House - 5 | Ilhan Omar | DFL | 17 |
MN | State House - 64B | Dave Pinto | DFL | 17 |
Jeanne Poppe | 17 | |||
MN | State House - 49A | Laurie Pryor | DFL | 17 |
Paul Rosenthal | 17 | |||
Duane Sauke | 17 |