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State | Office | Name | Party | Rating |
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MN | State Senate - 35 | Jim Abeler II | Republican | +++++++++% |
MN | State House - 45B | Patty Acomb | Democratic | ---------% |
MN | State House - 59B | Esther Agbaje | Democratic/Farmer/Labor | ---------% |
Susan Akland | +++++++++% | |||
MN | State House - 20A | Pam Altendorf | Republican | *++++++++% |
Fernando Alvarado | --------*% | |||
MN | State Senate - 29 | Bruce Anderson | Republican | *++++++++% |
Chad Anderson | *++++++++% | |||
MN | State House - 33A | Patti Anderson | Republican | +++++++++% |
MN | State House - 12A | Paul Anderson | Republican | *++++++++% |
Cindy Ansbacher | --------*% | |||
Karen Attia | *++++++++% | |||
Paul Babin | *++++++++% | |||
MN | State House - 9A | Jeff Backer | Republican | +++++++++% |
MN | State House - 37B | Kristin Bahner | Democratic/Farmer/Labor | ---------% |
MN | State Senate - 31 | Cal Bahr | Republican | +++++++++% |
Erika Bailey-Johnson | ---------% | |||
MN | State House - 54B | Ben Bakeberg | Republican | +++++++++% |
MN | State House - 16B | Dave Baker | Republican | -++++++*+% |
Edie Barrett | --------*% | |||
Patrick Baustian | --------*% | |||
Jim Bean | *++++++++% | |||
MN | State House - 40B | Jamie Becker-Finn | Democratic/Farmer/Labor | ---------% |
Beth Beebe | *++++++++% | |||
MN | State House - 23A | Peggy Bennett | Republican | *++++++++% |
MN | State House - 55B | Kaela Berg | Democratic/Farmer/Labor | ---------% |
MN | State House - 56A | Robert Bierman | Democratic/Farmer/Labor | ---------% |
Victoria Bird | ----*++-+% | |||
Mark Bishofsky | *++++++++% | |||
Richard Blake | ---------% | |||
MN | State House - 2B | Matt Bliss | Republican | *++++++++% |
Greg Boe | +++++++++% | |||
Dan Bohmer | +++++++++% | |||
MN | State Senate - 25 | Liz Boldon | Democratic/Farmer/Labor | ---------% |
Sally Boos | ---------% | |||
Aleta Borrud | ---------% | |||
Michelle Boyechko | ---------% | |||
Kyle Bragg | *++++++++% | |||
MN | State House - 18A | Jeff Brand | Democratic/Farmer/Labor | ---------% |
Christine Brazelton | ---------% | |||
Lauren Bresnahan | ---------% | |||
Alissa Brickman | ---------% | |||
John Bristol | *++++++++% | |||
Melissa Bromenschenkel | --------*% | |||
Brad Brown | --------*% | |||
Gary Bruggenthies | *++++++++% | |||
Sonja Buckmeier | ---------% | |||
MN | State House - 1A | John Burkel | Republican | +++++++++% |
Kathy Burkett | *++++++++% | |||
Robert Bushard | *++++++++% | |||
Caitlin Cahill | ---------% | |||
Tami Calhoun | ---------% | |||
MN | State Senate - 52 | Jim Carlson | Democratic/Farmer/Labor | ---------% |
Jennifer Carpentier | ---------% | |||
MN | State House - 42A | Ned Carroll | Democratic/Farmer/Labor | ---------% |
Suzanne Cekalla | --------*% | |||
MN | State House - 47B | Ethan Cha | Democratic/Farmer/Labor | ---------% |
Roger Chamberlain | *++++++++% | |||
MN | State Senate - 59 | Bobby Joe Champion | Democratic/Farmer/Labor | ---------% |
Ryan Chase | *++++++++% | |||
Sami Cisman | *++++++++% | |||
MN | State House - 53A | Mary Clardy | Democratic/Farmer/Labor | ---------% |
Fred Cogelow | --------*% | |||
MN | State Senate - 48 | Julia Coleman | Republican | *++++++++% |
MN | State House - 51B | Nathan Coulter | Democratic/Farmer/Labor | ---------% |
Lorie Cousineau | *++++++++% | |||
Jackie Craig | ---------% | |||
MN | State House - 36B | Brion Curran | Democratic/Farmer/Labor | ---------% |
MN | State Senate - 49 | Steve Cwodzinski | Democratic/Farmer/Labor | ---------% |
MN | State Senate - 15 | Gary Dahms | Republican | +++++++++% |
MN | State House - 19A | Brian Daniels | Republican | +++++++++% |
Kurt Daudt | *++++++++% | |||
MN | State House - 26B | Greg Davids | Republican | +++++++++% |
MN | State House - 6A | Ben Davis | Republican | *++++++++% |
Ben DeNucci | ---------% | |||
MN | State House - 13A | Lisa Demuth | Republican | +++++++*+% |
MN | State Senate - 61 | Scott Dibble | Democratic/Farmer/Labor | ---------% |
Elise Diesslin | ---------% | |||
Tom Dippel | +++++++++% | |||
Stephen Doerr | +++++++++% | |||
Alicia Donahue | ---------% | |||
Dwight Dorau | *++++++++% | |||
MN | State Senate - 23 | Gene Dornink | Republican | +++++++++% |
Kari Dorry | ---------% | |||
MN | State House - 11A | Jeff Dotseth | Republican | +++++++++% |
MN | State Senate - 22 | Rich Draheim | Republican | +++++++++% |
MN | State Senate - 20 | Steve Drazkowski | Republican | +++++++++% |
Bradley Drenckhahn | ---------% | |||
Pat Driscoll | ---------% | |||
MN | State Senate - 57 | Zach Duckworth | Republican | *++++++*+% |
Steve Dungy | ---------% | |||
MN | State Senate - 60 | Kari Dziedzic | Democratic/Farmer/Labor | ---------% |
Rob Ecklund | ---------% | |||
MN | State House - 50A | Heather Edelson | Democratic/Farmer/Labor | ---------% |
MN | State Senate - 6 | Justin Eichorn | Republican | +++++++++% |
MN | State House - 50B | Steve Elkins | Democratic | ---------% |
MN | State House - 36A | Elliott Engen | Republican | *++++++++% |
Lorraine Englund | *++++++++% | |||
Kate Falvey | ---------% | |||
MN | State Senate - 7 | Robert Farnsworth | Republican | +++++++++% |
State | Office | Name | Party | Rating |
---|---|---|---|---|
MN | State Senate - 35 | Jim Abeler II | R | +++++++++% |
MN | State House - 45B | Patty Acomb | D | ---------% |
MN | State House - 59B | Esther Agbaje | DFL | ---------% |
Susan Akland | +++++++++% | |||
MN | State House - 20A | Pam Altendorf | R | *++++++++% |
Fernando Alvarado | --------*% | |||
MN | State Senate - 29 | Bruce Anderson | R | *++++++++% |
Chad Anderson | *++++++++% | |||
MN | State House - 33A | Patti Anderson | R | +++++++++% |
MN | State House - 12A | Paul Anderson | R | *++++++++% |
Cindy Ansbacher | --------*% | |||
Karen Attia | *++++++++% | |||
Paul Babin | *++++++++% | |||
MN | State House - 9A | Jeff Backer | R | +++++++++% |
MN | State House - 37B | Kristin Bahner | DFL | ---------% |
MN | State Senate - 31 | Cal Bahr | R | +++++++++% |
Erika Bailey-Johnson | ---------% | |||
MN | State House - 54B | Ben Bakeberg | R | +++++++++% |
MN | State House - 16B | Dave Baker | R | -++++++*+% |
Edie Barrett | --------*% | |||
Patrick Baustian | --------*% | |||
Jim Bean | *++++++++% | |||
MN | State House - 40B | Jamie Becker-Finn | DFL | ---------% |
Beth Beebe | *++++++++% | |||
MN | State House - 23A | Peggy Bennett | R | *++++++++% |
MN | State House - 55B | Kaela Berg | DFL | ---------% |
MN | State House - 56A | Robert Bierman | DFL | ---------% |
Victoria Bird | ----*++-+% | |||
Mark Bishofsky | *++++++++% | |||
Richard Blake | ---------% | |||
MN | State House - 2B | Matt Bliss | R | *++++++++% |
Greg Boe | +++++++++% | |||
Dan Bohmer | +++++++++% | |||
MN | State Senate - 25 | Liz Boldon | DFL | ---------% |
Sally Boos | ---------% | |||
Aleta Borrud | ---------% | |||
Michelle Boyechko | ---------% | |||
Kyle Bragg | *++++++++% | |||
MN | State House - 18A | Jeff Brand | DFL | ---------% |
Christine Brazelton | ---------% | |||
Lauren Bresnahan | ---------% | |||
Alissa Brickman | ---------% | |||
John Bristol | *++++++++% | |||
Melissa Bromenschenkel | --------*% | |||
Brad Brown | --------*% | |||
Gary Bruggenthies | *++++++++% | |||
Sonja Buckmeier | ---------% | |||
MN | State House - 1A | John Burkel | R | +++++++++% |
Kathy Burkett | *++++++++% | |||
Robert Bushard | *++++++++% | |||
Caitlin Cahill | ---------% | |||
Tami Calhoun | ---------% | |||
MN | State Senate - 52 | Jim Carlson | DFL | ---------% |
Jennifer Carpentier | ---------% | |||
MN | State House - 42A | Ned Carroll | DFL | ---------% |
Suzanne Cekalla | --------*% | |||
MN | State House - 47B | Ethan Cha | DFL | ---------% |
Roger Chamberlain | *++++++++% | |||
MN | State Senate - 59 | Bobby Joe Champion | DFL | ---------% |
Ryan Chase | *++++++++% | |||
Sami Cisman | *++++++++% | |||
MN | State House - 53A | Mary Clardy | DFL | ---------% |
Fred Cogelow | --------*% | |||
MN | State Senate - 48 | Julia Coleman | R | *++++++++% |
MN | State House - 51B | Nathan Coulter | DFL | ---------% |
Lorie Cousineau | *++++++++% | |||
Jackie Craig | ---------% | |||
MN | State House - 36B | Brion Curran | DFL | ---------% |
MN | State Senate - 49 | Steve Cwodzinski | DFL | ---------% |
MN | State Senate - 15 | Gary Dahms | R | +++++++++% |
MN | State House - 19A | Brian Daniels | R | +++++++++% |
Kurt Daudt | *++++++++% | |||
MN | State House - 26B | Greg Davids | R | +++++++++% |
MN | State House - 6A | Ben Davis | R | *++++++++% |
Ben DeNucci | ---------% | |||
MN | State House - 13A | Lisa Demuth | R | +++++++*+% |
MN | State Senate - 61 | Scott Dibble | DFL | ---------% |
Elise Diesslin | ---------% | |||
Tom Dippel | +++++++++% | |||
Stephen Doerr | +++++++++% | |||
Alicia Donahue | ---------% | |||
Dwight Dorau | *++++++++% | |||
MN | State Senate - 23 | Gene Dornink | R | +++++++++% |
Kari Dorry | ---------% | |||
MN | State House - 11A | Jeff Dotseth | R | +++++++++% |
MN | State Senate - 22 | Rich Draheim | R | +++++++++% |
MN | State Senate - 20 | Steve Drazkowski | R | +++++++++% |
Bradley Drenckhahn | ---------% | |||
Pat Driscoll | ---------% | |||
MN | State Senate - 57 | Zach Duckworth | R | *++++++*+% |
Steve Dungy | ---------% | |||
MN | State Senate - 60 | Kari Dziedzic | DFL | ---------% |
Rob Ecklund | ---------% | |||
MN | State House - 50A | Heather Edelson | DFL | ---------% |
MN | State Senate - 6 | Justin Eichorn | R | +++++++++% |
MN | State House - 50B | Steve Elkins | D | ---------% |
MN | State House - 36A | Elliott Engen | R | *++++++++% |
Lorraine Englund | *++++++++% | |||
Kate Falvey | ---------% | |||
MN | State Senate - 7 | Robert Farnsworth | R | +++++++++% |