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State | Office | Name | Party | Rating |
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MT | State House - 20 | Fred Anderson | Republican | 100% |
Pat Connell | 100% | |||
MT | State Senate - 1 | Mike Cuffe | Republican | 100% |
Jeffrey Essmann | 100% | |||
MT | Public Service Commissioner - 4 | Jennifer Fielder | Republican | 100% |
MT | State Senate - 10 | Steve Fitzpatrick | Republican | 100% |
Kelly Flynn | 100% | |||
Wylie Galt | 100% | |||
MT | State Senate - 2 | Carl Glimm | Republican | 100% |
Bill Harris | 100% | |||
Adam Hertz | 100% | |||
MT | State Senate - 6 | Greg Hertz | Republican | 100% |
David Howard | 100% | |||
Don Jones | 100% | |||
Douglas Kary | 100% | |||
Jon Knokey | 100% | |||
MT | State Senate - 29 | Forrest Mandeville | Republican | 100% |
MT | State Senate - 44 | Theresa Manzella | Republican | 100% |
MT | State Senate - 12 | Wendy McKamey | Republican | 100% |
Al Olszewski | 100% | |||
Jimmy Patelis | 100% | |||
Alan Redfield | 100% | |||
MT | State Senate - 3 | Keith Regier | Republican | 100% |
MT | State House - 4 | Matt Regier | Republican | 100% |
Adam Rosendale | 100% | |||
MT | State Senate - 47 | Dan Salomon | Republican | 100% |
Derek Skees | 100% | |||
Nels Swandal | 100% | |||
Fred Thomas | 100% | |||
MT | State Senate - 13 | Jeremy Trebas | Republican | 100% |
Brad Tschida | 100% | |||
MT | State Senate - 20 | Barry Usher | Republican | 100% |
Gordon Vance | 100% | |||
Chas Vincent | 100% | |||
MT | State House - 56 | Sue Vinton | Republican | 100% |
Peggy Webb | 100% | |||
Roger Webb | 100% | |||
MT | State Senate - 22 | Daniel Zolnikov | Republican | 100% |
Duane Ankney | 83% | |||
Nancy Ballance | 83% | |||
MT | State Senate - 15 | Dan Bartel | Republican | 83% |
MT | State Senate - 40 | Becky Beard | Republican | 83% |
Seth Berglee | 83% | |||
MT | Commissioner - 3 | Randy Brodehl | 83% | |
Bob Brown | 83% | |||
Dee Brown | 83% | |||
Tom Burnett | 83% | |||
MT | State House - 21 | Ed Buttrey | Republican | 83% |
Rob Cook | 83% | |||
Geraldine Custer | 83% | |||
Alan Doane | 83% | |||
Ron Ehli | 83% | |||
MT | State House - 17 | Ross Fitzgerald | Republican | 83% |
Frank Garner | 83% | |||
Terry Gauthier | 83% | |||
Edward Greef | 83% | |||
Bruce Grubbs | 83% | |||
MT | State House - 1 | Steven Gunderson | Republican | 83% |
MT | State Senate - 18 | Steve Hinebauch | Republican | 83% |
MT | State House - 67 | Jedediah Hinkle | Republican | 83% |
Kenneth Holmlund | 83% | |||
Brian Hoven | 83% | |||
MT | State House - 18 | Llew Jones | Republican | 83% |
MT | Attorney General | Austin Knudsen | Republican | 83% |
MT | State House - 33 | Casey Knudsen | Republican | 83% |
MT | State Senate - 17 | Mike Lang | Republican | 83% |
Steve Lavin | 83% | |||
MT | State Senate - 27 | Dennis Lenz | Republican | 83% |
MT | State House - 14 | Denley Loge | Republican | 83% |
Eric Moore | 83% | |||
Dale Mortensen | 83% | |||
MT | State Senate - 5 | Mark Noland | Republican | 83% |
MT | Budget Director | Ryan Osmundson | 83% | |
Vince Ricci | 83% | |||
Tom Richmond | 83% | |||
Scott Sales | 83% | |||
MT | State Senate - 35 | Walt Sales | Republican | 83% |
Ray Shaw | 83% | |||
Scott Staffanson | 83% | |||
MT | State Senate - 14 | Russel Tempel | Republican | 83% |
Kirk Wagoner | 83% | |||
MT | State House - 72 | Tom Welch | Republican | 83% |
Kerry White | 83% | |||
Mark Blasdel | 80% | |||
MT | State House - 22 | Lola Sheldon-Galloway | Republican | 80% |
MT | Commissioner - 1 | Zach Brown | 67% | |
MT | State House - 92 | Mike Hopkins | Republican | 67% |
MT | State House - 10 | Bob Keenan | Republican | 67% |
James O'Hara | 67% | |||
MT | State Senate - 21 | Jason Small | Republican | 67% |
Cary Smith | 67% | |||
MT | State House - 31 | Frank Smith | Democratic | 67% |
MT | State Senate - 36 | Jeff Welborn | Republican | 67% |
MT | State House - 60 | Laurie Bishop | Democratic | 50% |
MT | State House - 5 | David Fern | Democratic | 50% |
MT | State House - 61 | Jim Hamilton | Democratic | 50% |
Bradley Maxon Hamlett | 50% | |||
Tom Jacobson | 50% | |||
Kelly McCarthy | 50% | |||
Mike Phillips | 50% |
State | Office | Name | Party | Rating |
---|---|---|---|---|
MT | State House - 20 | Fred Anderson | R | 100% |
Pat Connell | 100% | |||
MT | State Senate - 1 | Mike Cuffe | R | 100% |
Jeffrey Essmann | 100% | |||
MT | Public Service Commissioner - 4 | Jennifer Fielder | R | 100% |
MT | State Senate - 10 | Steve Fitzpatrick | R | 100% |
Kelly Flynn | 100% | |||
Wylie Galt | 100% | |||
MT | State Senate - 2 | Carl Glimm | R | 100% |
Bill Harris | 100% | |||
Adam Hertz | 100% | |||
MT | State Senate - 6 | Greg Hertz | R | 100% |
David Howard | 100% | |||
Don Jones | 100% | |||
Douglas Kary | 100% | |||
Jon Knokey | 100% | |||
MT | State Senate - 29 | Forrest Mandeville | R | 100% |
MT | State Senate - 44 | Theresa Manzella | R | 100% |
MT | State Senate - 12 | Wendy McKamey | R | 100% |
Al Olszewski | 100% | |||
Jimmy Patelis | 100% | |||
Alan Redfield | 100% | |||
MT | State Senate - 3 | Keith Regier | R | 100% |
MT | State House - 4 | Matt Regier | R | 100% |
Adam Rosendale | 100% | |||
MT | State Senate - 47 | Dan Salomon | R | 100% |
Derek Skees | 100% | |||
Nels Swandal | 100% | |||
Fred Thomas | 100% | |||
MT | State Senate - 13 | Jeremy Trebas | R | 100% |
Brad Tschida | 100% | |||
MT | State Senate - 20 | Barry Usher | R | 100% |
Gordon Vance | 100% | |||
Chas Vincent | 100% | |||
MT | State House - 56 | Sue Vinton | R | 100% |
Peggy Webb | 100% | |||
Roger Webb | 100% | |||
MT | State Senate - 22 | Daniel Zolnikov | R | 100% |
Duane Ankney | 83% | |||
Nancy Ballance | 83% | |||
MT | State Senate - 15 | Dan Bartel | R | 83% |
MT | State Senate - 40 | Becky Beard | R | 83% |
Seth Berglee | 83% | |||
MT | Commissioner - 3 | Randy Brodehl | 83% | |
Bob Brown | 83% | |||
Dee Brown | 83% | |||
Tom Burnett | 83% | |||
MT | State House - 21 | Ed Buttrey | R | 83% |
Rob Cook | 83% | |||
Geraldine Custer | 83% | |||
Alan Doane | 83% | |||
Ron Ehli | 83% | |||
MT | State House - 17 | Ross Fitzgerald | R | 83% |
Frank Garner | 83% | |||
Terry Gauthier | 83% | |||
Edward Greef | 83% | |||
Bruce Grubbs | 83% | |||
MT | State House - 1 | Steven Gunderson | R | 83% |
MT | State Senate - 18 | Steve Hinebauch | R | 83% |
MT | State House - 67 | Jedediah Hinkle | R | 83% |
Kenneth Holmlund | 83% | |||
Brian Hoven | 83% | |||
MT | State House - 18 | Llew Jones | R | 83% |
MT | Attorney General | Austin Knudsen | R | 83% |
MT | State House - 33 | Casey Knudsen | R | 83% |
MT | State Senate - 17 | Mike Lang | R | 83% |
Steve Lavin | 83% | |||
MT | State Senate - 27 | Dennis Lenz | R | 83% |
MT | State House - 14 | Denley Loge | R | 83% |
Eric Moore | 83% | |||
Dale Mortensen | 83% | |||
MT | State Senate - 5 | Mark Noland | R | 83% |
MT | Budget Director | Ryan Osmundson | 83% | |
Vince Ricci | 83% | |||
Tom Richmond | 83% | |||
Scott Sales | 83% | |||
MT | State Senate - 35 | Walt Sales | R | 83% |
Ray Shaw | 83% | |||
Scott Staffanson | 83% | |||
MT | State Senate - 14 | Russel Tempel | R | 83% |
Kirk Wagoner | 83% | |||
MT | State House - 72 | Tom Welch | R | 83% |
Kerry White | 83% | |||
Mark Blasdel | 80% | |||
MT | State House - 22 | Lola Sheldon-Galloway | R | 80% |
MT | Commissioner - 1 | Zach Brown | 67% | |
MT | State House - 92 | Mike Hopkins | R | 67% |
MT | State House - 10 | Bob Keenan | R | 67% |
James O'Hara | 67% | |||
MT | State Senate - 21 | Jason Small | R | 67% |
Cary Smith | 67% | |||
MT | State House - 31 | Frank Smith | D | 67% |
MT | State Senate - 36 | Jeff Welborn | R | 67% |
MT | State House - 60 | Laurie Bishop | D | 50% |
MT | State House - 5 | David Fern | D | 50% |
MT | State House - 61 | Jim Hamilton | D | 50% |
Bradley Maxon Hamlett | 50% | |||
Tom Jacobson | 50% | |||
Kelly McCarthy | 50% | |||
Mike Phillips | 50% |