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Keep in mind that ratings done by special interest groups often do not represent a non-partisan stance. In addition, some groups select votes that tend to favor members of one political party over another, rather than choosing votes based solely on issue concerns. Nevertheless, they can be invaluable in showing where an incumbent has stood on a series of votes in the past one or two years, especially when ratings by groups on all sides of an issue are compared. Website links, if available, and descriptions of the organizations offering performance evaluations are accessible by clicking on the name of the group.
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State | Office | Name | Party | Rating |
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Julianne Ortman | 80% | |||
MN | State House - 26A | Gene Pelowski, Jr. | Democratic/Farmer/Labor | 75% |
Dan Sparks | 71% | |||
Ron Erhardt | 63% | |||
MN | State House - 44A | Peter Fischer | Democratic/Farmer/Labor | 63% |
Paul Marquart | 63% | |||
Jeanne Poppe | 63% | |||
Joann Ward | 60% | |||
MN | Commissioner - 4 | Joseph Atkins | Democratic/Farmer/Labor | 57% |
MN | State Senate - 34 | John Hoffman | Democratic/Farmer/Labor | 57% |
Alice Johnson | 57% | |||
Melisa López Franzen | 57% | |||
John Persell | 57% | |||
Tom Saxhaug | 57% | |||
Bev Scalze | 57% | |||
Matt Schmit | 57% | |||
LeRoy Stumpf | 57% | |||
Dave Tomassoni | 57% | |||
MN | State Senate - 51 | Melissa Wiklund | Democratic/Farmer/Labor | 57% |
Jon Applebaum | 50% | |||
Lyndon Carlson, Sr. | 50% | |||
MN | State Senate - 59 | Bobby Joe Champion | Democratic/Farmer/Labor | 50% |
Jack Considine, Jr. | 50% | |||
Barbara Goodwin | 50% | |||
MN | Commissioner - 3 | Laurie Halverson | 50% | |
Clark Johnson | 50% | |||
Ben Lien | 50% | |||
MN | State House - 44B | Leon Lillie | Democratic/Farmer/Labor | 50% |
Tony Lourey | 50% | |||
Tim Mahoney | 50% | |||
Sandra Masin | 50% | |||
Mary Murphy | 50% | |||
MN | State House - 35B | Jerry Newton | Democratic/Farmer/Labor | 50% |
MN | Mayor - At-Large | Kim Norton | Democratic/Farmer/Labor | 50% |
Paul Rosenthal | 50% | |||
Dan Schoen | 50% | |||
Yvonne Selcer | 50% | |||
MN | State Senate - 52 | Jim Carlson | Democratic/Farmer/Labor | 43% |
Greg Clausen | 43% | |||
Kevin Dahle | 43% | |||
Raymond Dehn | 43% | |||
MN | State Senate - 61 | Scott Dibble | Democratic/Farmer/Labor | 43% |
MN | State Senate - 60 | Kari Dziedzic | Democratic/Farmer/Labor | 43% |
Chris Eaton | 43% | |||
Kent Eken | 43% | |||
MN | State Senate - 67 | Foung Hawj | Democratic/Farmer/Labor | 43% |
Jeff Hayden | 43% | |||
Susan Kent | 43% | |||
Lyle Koenen | 43% | |||
MN | State Senate - 46 | Ron Latz | Democratic/Farmer/Labor | 43% |