Vote Smart displays all known interest group ratings for each candidate and official, regardless of issue or bias.
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.
With rare exceptions, Vote Smart displays interest group ratings as a 0-100 percentage. While many interest groups use percentages as ratings to begin with, please note that Vote Smart has translated some ratings to a percentage from a different rating system for consistency and ease in understanding. Please visit the group's website, email us at ratings@votesmart.org or call our Voter Information Hotline at 1-888-VOTESMART for more specific information.
State | Office | Name | Party | Rating |
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Diane Loeffler | 75% | |||
Jenifer Loon | 75% | |||
Tony Lourey | 75% | |||
Doug Magnus | 75% | |||
Jim Metzen | 75% | |||
Geoff Michel | 75% | |||
MN | State Senate - 64 | Erin Murphy | Democratic/Farmer/Labor | 75% |
Mary Murphy | 75% | |||
MN | State Senate - 24 | Carla Nelson | Republican | 75% |
MN | State House - 38A | Michael Nelson | Democratic/Farmer/Labor | 75% |
MN | Mayor - At-Large | Kim Norton | Democratic/Farmer/Labor | 75% |
Gen Olson | 75% | |||
Bev Scalze | 75% | |||
Kathy Sheran | 75% | |||
MN | Public Utilities Commissioner | Katie Sieben | Democratic/Farmer/Labor | 75% |
MN | Secretary of State | Steve Simon | Democratic/Farmer/Labor | 75% |
Rod Skoe | 75% | |||
Steve Smith | 75% | |||
LeRoy Stumpf | 75% | |||
Dave Tomassoni | 75% | |||
John Ward | 75% | |||
Charles Wiger | 75% | |||
MN | State Senate - 35 | Jim Abeler II | Republican | 100% |
John Benson | 100% | |||
Linda Berglin | 100% | |||
Terri Bonoff | 100% | |||
Kathy Brynaert | 100% | |||
MN | State Senate - 59 | Bobby Joe Champion | Democratic/Farmer/Labor | 100% |
Karen Clark | 100% | |||
Jim Davnie | 100% | |||
Kerry Gauthier | 100% | |||
MN | Commissioner - 3 | Marion Greene | 100% | |
Mindy Greiling | 100% | |||
Bob Gunther | 100% | |||
John Harrington | 100% | |||
Jeff Hayden | 100% | |||
Linda Higgins | 100% | |||
Phyllis Kahn | 100% | |||
MN | State Senate - 46 | Ron Latz | Democratic/Farmer/Labor | 100% |
Carlos Mariani | 100% | |||
MN | State Senate - 40 | John Marty | Democratic/Farmer/Labor | 100% |
Carol McFarlane | 100% | |||
Carly Melin | 100% | |||
Rena Moran | 100% | |||
Joe Mullery | 100% | |||
John Persell | 100% | |||
Sandra Peterson | 100% | |||
Linda Scheid | 100% | |||
Nora Slawik | 100% | |||
Linda Slocum | 100% |