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State | Office | Name | Party | Rating |
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MN | Commissioner - 1 | Ron Shimanski | 100 | |
MN | State House - 1B | Deb Kiel | Republican | 100 |
MN | Commissioner - 2 | Mary Jo McGuire | 0 | |
MN | Commissioner - 3 | Michael Beard | 100 | |
MN | Commissioner - 3 | Marion Greene | 0 | |
MN | Commissioner - 4 | Joseph Atkins | Democratic/Farmer/Labor | 20 |
MN | Commissioner - 4 | Tom Rukavina | 0 | |
MN | Commissioner - 6 | Mary Holberg | 100 | |
MN | U.S. House - 7 | Michelle Fischbach | Republican | 100 |
MN | State Senate - 12 | Torrey Westrom | Republican | 100 |
MN | State House - 12A | Paul Anderson | Republican | 60 |
MN | State House - 12B | Mary Franson | Republican | 100 |
MN | State House - 13B | Tim O'Driscoll | Republican | 100 |
MN | State Senate - 15 | Gary Dahms | Republican | 100 |
MN | State House - 15A | Chris Swedzinski | Republican | 100 |
MN | State House - 15B | Paul Torkelson | Republican | 100 |
MN | State House - 16A | Dean Urdahl | Republican | 100 |
MN | State Senate - 17 | Glenn Gruenhagen | Republican | 100 |
MN | State Senate - 20 | Steve Drazkowski | Republican | 100 |
MN | State House - 21A | Joe Schomacker | Republican | 100 |
MN | State Senate - 24 | Carla Nelson | Republican | 100 |
MN | State House - 24A | Duane Quam | Republican | 100 |
MN | State House - 24B | Tina Liebling | Democratic/Farmer/Labor | 0 |
MN | State Senate - 26 | Jeremy Miller | Republican | 100 |
MN | State House - 26A | Gene Pelowski, Jr. | Democratic/Farmer/Labor | 60 |
MN | State House - 26B | Greg Davids | Republican | 100 |
MN | State Senate - 29 | Bruce Anderson | Republican | 100 |
MN | State House - 29A | Joe McDonald | Republican | 100 |
MN | State House - 31B | Peggy Scott | Republican | 100 |
MN | State House - 34B | Melissa Hortman | Democratic/Farmer/Labor | 0 |
MN | State Senate - 35 | Jim Abeler II | Republican | 80 |
MN | State Senate - 37 | Warren Limmer | Republican | 100 |
MN | State House - 38A | Michael Nelson | Democratic/Farmer/Labor | 0 |
MN | State Senate - 40 | John Marty | Democratic/Farmer/Labor | 0 |
MN | State Senate - 43 | Ann Rest | Democratic/Farmer/Labor | 0 |
MN | State House - 44B | Leon Lillie | Democratic/Farmer/Labor | 0 |
MN | State Senate - 46 | Ron Latz | Democratic/Farmer/Labor | 0 |
MN | State House - 53B | Rick Hansen | Democratic/Farmer/Labor | 0 |
MN | State House - 58B | Patrick Garofalo | Republican | 100 |
MN | State Senate - 59 | Bobby Joe Champion | Democratic/Farmer/Labor | 0 |
MN | State Senate - 61 | Scott Dibble | Democratic/Farmer/Labor | 0 |
MN | State House - 61A | Frank Hornstein | Democratic/Farmer/Labor | 0 |
MN | State Senate - 64 | Erin Murphy | Democratic/Farmer/Labor | 0 |
MN | State Senate - 65 | Sandra Pappas | Democratic/Farmer/Labor | 0 |
MN | Mayor - At-Large | Kim Norton | Democratic/Farmer/Labor | 0 |
MN | Mayor - At-Large | Tim Sanders | 100 | |
MN | Justice of the Supreme Court - Seat 4 | Paul Thissen | Non-partisan | 0 |
MN | Public Utilities Commissioner | Katie Sieben | Democratic/Farmer/Labor | 0 |
MN | Secretary of State | Steve Simon | Democratic/Farmer/Labor | 0 |
Diane Anderson | 100 | |||
Sarah Anderson | 80 | |||
Tom Anzelc | 0 | |||
Thomas Bakk | 0 | |||
King Banaian | 100 | |||
Bob Barrett | 100 | |||
John Benson | 0 | |||
Michelle Benson | 100 | |||
Mike Benson | 100 | |||
Linda Berglin | 0 | |||
Kurt Bills | 100 | |||
Terri Bonoff | 14 | |||
Dave Brown | 86 | |||
Kathy Brynaert | 0 | |||
Mark Buesgens | 100 | |||
John Carlson | 100 | |||
Lyndon Carlson, Sr. | 0 | |||
Roger Chamberlain | 100 | |||
Karen Clark | 0 | |||
Richard Cohen | 0 | |||
Tony Cornish | 100 | |||
Roger Crawford | 100 | |||
Theodore Daley | 100 | |||
Kurt Daudt | 100 | |||
Jim Davnie | 0 | |||
Al DeKruif | 100 | |||
Matt Dean | 100 | |||
Bob Dettmer | 100 | |||
David Dill | 40 | |||
Denise Dittrich | 80 | |||
Connie Doepke | 80 | |||
Keith Downey | 100 | |||
Kent Eken | 60 | |||
Sondra Erickson | 100 | |||
Dan Fabian | 100 | |||
Andrew Falk | 0 | |||
Patti Fritz | 60 | |||
Kerry Gauthier | 20 | |||
Paul Gazelka | 100 | |||
Chris Gerlach | 100 | |||
Joseph Gimse | 100 | |||
Barbara Goodwin | 0 | |||
Steve Gottwalt | 100 | |||
Mindy Greiling | 20 | |||
Bob Gunther | 100 | |||
Tom Hackbarth | 100 | |||
Dan Hall | 100 | |||
Rod Hamilton | 100 | |||
David Hancock | 100 | |||
David Hann | 86 | |||
John Harrington | 0 |
State | Office | Name | Party | Rating |
---|---|---|---|---|
MN | Commissioner - 1 | Ron Shimanski | 100 | |
MN | State House - 1B | Deb Kiel | R | 100 |
MN | Commissioner - 2 | Mary Jo McGuire | 0 | |
MN | Commissioner - 3 | Michael Beard | 100 | |
MN | Commissioner - 3 | Marion Greene | 0 | |
MN | Commissioner - 4 | Joseph Atkins | DFL | 20 |
MN | Commissioner - 4 | Tom Rukavina | 0 | |
MN | Commissioner - 6 | Mary Holberg | 100 | |
MN | U.S. House - 7 | Michelle Fischbach | R | 100 |
MN | State Senate - 12 | Torrey Westrom | R | 100 |
MN | State House - 12A | Paul Anderson | R | 60 |
MN | State House - 12B | Mary Franson | R | 100 |
MN | State House - 13B | Tim O'Driscoll | R | 100 |
MN | State Senate - 15 | Gary Dahms | R | 100 |
MN | State House - 15A | Chris Swedzinski | R | 100 |
MN | State House - 15B | Paul Torkelson | R | 100 |
MN | State House - 16A | Dean Urdahl | R | 100 |
MN | State Senate - 17 | Glenn Gruenhagen | R | 100 |
MN | State Senate - 20 | Steve Drazkowski | R | 100 |
MN | State House - 21A | Joe Schomacker | R | 100 |
MN | State Senate - 24 | Carla Nelson | R | 100 |
MN | State House - 24A | Duane Quam | R | 100 |
MN | State House - 24B | Tina Liebling | DFL | 0 |
MN | State Senate - 26 | Jeremy Miller | R | 100 |
MN | State House - 26A | Gene Pelowski, Jr. | DFL | 60 |
MN | State House - 26B | Greg Davids | R | 100 |
MN | State Senate - 29 | Bruce Anderson | R | 100 |
MN | State House - 29A | Joe McDonald | R | 100 |
MN | State House - 31B | Peggy Scott | R | 100 |
MN | State House - 34B | Melissa Hortman | DFL | 0 |
MN | State Senate - 35 | Jim Abeler II | R | 80 |
MN | State Senate - 37 | Warren Limmer | R | 100 |
MN | State House - 38A | Michael Nelson | DFL | 0 |
MN | State Senate - 40 | John Marty | DFL | 0 |
MN | State Senate - 43 | Ann Rest | DFL | 0 |
MN | State House - 44B | Leon Lillie | DFL | 0 |
MN | State Senate - 46 | Ron Latz | DFL | 0 |
MN | State House - 53B | Rick Hansen | DFL | 0 |
MN | State House - 58B | Patrick Garofalo | R | 100 |
MN | State Senate - 59 | Bobby Joe Champion | DFL | 0 |
MN | State Senate - 61 | Scott Dibble | DFL | 0 |
MN | State House - 61A | Frank Hornstein | DFL | 0 |
MN | State Senate - 64 | Erin Murphy | DFL | 0 |
MN | State Senate - 65 | Sandra Pappas | DFL | 0 |
MN | Mayor - At-Large | Kim Norton | DFL | 0 |
MN | Mayor - At-Large | Tim Sanders | 100 | |
MN | Justice of the Supreme Court - Seat 4 | Paul Thissen | Other | 0 |
MN | Public Utilities Commissioner | Katie Sieben | DFL | 0 |
MN | Secretary of State | Steve Simon | DFL | 0 |
Diane Anderson | 100 | |||
Sarah Anderson | 80 | |||
Tom Anzelc | 0 | |||
Thomas Bakk | 0 | |||
King Banaian | 100 | |||
Bob Barrett | 100 | |||
John Benson | 0 | |||
Michelle Benson | 100 | |||
Mike Benson | 100 | |||
Linda Berglin | 0 | |||
Kurt Bills | 100 | |||
Terri Bonoff | 14 | |||
Dave Brown | 86 | |||
Kathy Brynaert | 0 | |||
Mark Buesgens | 100 | |||
John Carlson | 100 | |||
Lyndon Carlson, Sr. | 0 | |||
Roger Chamberlain | 100 | |||
Karen Clark | 0 | |||
Richard Cohen | 0 | |||
Tony Cornish | 100 | |||
Roger Crawford | 100 | |||
Theodore Daley | 100 | |||
Kurt Daudt | 100 | |||
Jim Davnie | 0 | |||
Al DeKruif | 100 | |||
Matt Dean | 100 | |||
Bob Dettmer | 100 | |||
David Dill | 40 | |||
Denise Dittrich | 80 | |||
Connie Doepke | 80 | |||
Keith Downey | 100 | |||
Kent Eken | 60 | |||
Sondra Erickson | 100 | |||
Dan Fabian | 100 | |||
Andrew Falk | 0 | |||
Patti Fritz | 60 | |||
Kerry Gauthier | 20 | |||
Paul Gazelka | 100 | |||
Chris Gerlach | 100 | |||
Joseph Gimse | 100 | |||
Barbara Goodwin | 0 | |||
Steve Gottwalt | 100 | |||
Mindy Greiling | 20 | |||
Bob Gunther | 100 | |||
Tom Hackbarth | 100 | |||
Dan Hall | 100 | |||
Rod Hamilton | 100 | |||
David Hancock | 100 | |||
David Hann | 86 | |||
John Harrington | 0 |