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State | Office | Name | Party | Rating |
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MN | U.S. House - 4 | Betty McCollum | Democratic | F |
MN | U.S. House - 6 | Tom Emmer | Republican | A+ |
MN | U.S. House - 7 | Michelle Fischbach | Republican | A |
MN | Governor | Tim Walz | Democratic/Farmer/Labor | A |
MN | State House - 1B | Deb Kiel | Republican | A |
MN | State House - 9A | Jeff Backer | Republican | A- |
MN | State House - 12A | Paul Anderson | Republican | A |
MN | State House - 12B | Mary Franson | Republican | A |
MN | State House - 13B | Tim O'Driscoll | Republican | A |
MN | State House - 15A | Chris Swedzinski | Republican | A |
MN | State House - 15B | Paul Torkelson | Republican | A |
MN | State House - 16A | Dean Urdahl | Republican | A |
MN | State House - 21A | Joe Schomacker | Republican | A |
MN | State House - 24A | Duane Quam | Republican | A |
MN | State House - 24B | Tina Liebling | Democratic/Farmer/Labor | F |
MN | State House - 26A | Gene Pelowski, Jr. | Democratic/Farmer/Labor | B+ |
MN | State House - 26B | Greg Davids | Republican | A |
MN | State House - 27B | Kurt Daudt | Republican | A |
MN | State House - 29A | Joe McDonald | Republican | A |
MN | State House - 31B | Peggy Scott | Republican | A |
MN | State House - 34B | Melissa Hortman | Democratic/Farmer/Labor | F |
MN | State House - 35B | Jerry Newton | Democratic/Farmer/Labor | A- |
MN | State House - 38A | Michael Nelson | Democratic/Farmer/Labor | D |
MN | State House - 44B | Leon Lillie | Democratic/Farmer/Labor | C |
MN | State House - 53B | Rick Hansen | Democratic/Farmer/Labor | B+ |
MN | State House - 58B | Patrick Garofalo | Republican | A+ |
MN | State House - 61A | Frank Hornstein | Democratic/Farmer/Labor | F |
MN | State Senate - 2 | Steve Green | Republican | A- |
MN | State Senate - 12 | Torrey Westrom | Republican | A |
MN | State Senate - 15 | Gary Dahms | Republican | A |
MN | State Senate - 17 | Glenn Gruenhagen | Republican | A |
MN | State Senate - 20 | Steve Drazkowski | Republican | A+ |
MN | State Senate - 24 | Carla Nelson | Republican | A- |
MN | State Senate - 26 | Jeremy Miller | Republican | A |
MN | State Senate - 29 | Bruce Anderson | Republican | A |
MN | State Senate - 33 | Karin Housley | Republican | A |
MN | State Senate - 35 | Jim Abeler II | Republican | A |
MN | State Senate - 37 | Warren Limmer | Republican | A+ |
MN | State Senate - 40 | John Marty | Democratic/Farmer/Labor | F |
MN | State Senate - 43 | Ann Rest | Democratic/Farmer/Labor | F |
MN | State Senate - 46 | Ron Latz | Democratic/Farmer/Labor | F |
MN | State Senate - 52 | Jim Carlson | Democratic/Farmer/Labor | C |
MN | State Senate - 59 | Bobby Joe Champion | Democratic/Farmer/Labor | F |
MN | State Senate - 61 | Scott Dibble | Democratic/Farmer/Labor | F |
MN | State Senate - 64 | Erin Murphy | Democratic/Farmer/Labor | F |
MN | State Senate - 65 | Sandra Pappas | Democratic/Farmer/Labor | F |
MN | Attorney General | Keith Ellison | Democratic/Farmer/Labor | F |
MN | Secretary of State | Steve Simon | Democratic/Farmer/Labor | F |
MN | Justice of the Supreme Court - Seat 4 | Paul Thissen | Non-partisan | F |
MN | Mayor - At-Large | Kim Norton | Democratic/Farmer/Labor | F |
MN | Mayor - At-Large | Tim Sanders | A | |
MN | Commissioner - 1 | Ron Shimanski | A | |
MN | Commissioner - 3 | Michael Beard | A | |
MN | Commissioner - 4 | Joseph Atkins | Democratic/Farmer/Labor | A |
MN | Commissioner - 4 | Tom Rukavina | A | |
MN | Commissioner - 6 | Mary Holberg | A+ | |
Mark Ames | A- | |||
Darrin Anderson | B+ | |||
Diane Anderson | A | |||
Ellen Anderson | F | |||
Sarah Anderson | A+ | |||
Tom Anzelc | A | |||
Michele Bachmann | A | |||
Jay Backer | A- | |||
Thomas Bakk | A+ | |||
King Banaian | A | |||
Chris Barden | A | |||
Bob Barrett | A | |||
Gina Bauman | A | |||
John Benson | D | |||
Michelle Benson | A | |||
Mike Benson | A | |||
Linda Berglin | F | |||
Russ Bertsch | B- | |||
Adam Best | C+ | |||
Donald Betzold | F | |||
Kurt Bills | A | |||
Jim Bischoff | A- | |||
David Bly | D | |||
Terri Bonoff | C | |||
Bill Brandt | B- | |||
Dave Brown | A | |||
Robin Brown | A | |||
Kathy Brynaert | F | |||
Mark Buesgens | A | |||
Julie Bunn | A- | |||
Lee Byberg | A | |||
John Carlson | A | |||
Lyndon Carlson, Sr. | F | |||
Roger Chamberlain | A | |||
Karen Clark | F | |||
Tarryl Clark | F | |||
Richard Cohen | D | |||
Teresa Collett | B | |||
Greg Copeland | A | |||
Tony Cornish | A+ | |||
Chip Cravaack | A | |||
Roger Crawford | A | |||
Michael Cummins | A | |||
Kevin Dahle | C |
State | Office | Name | Party | Rating |
---|---|---|---|---|
MN | U.S. House - 4 | Betty McCollum | D | F |
MN | U.S. House - 6 | Tom Emmer | R | A+ |
MN | U.S. House - 7 | Michelle Fischbach | R | A |
MN | Governor | Tim Walz | DFL | A |
MN | State House - 1B | Deb Kiel | R | A |
MN | State House - 9A | Jeff Backer | R | A- |
MN | State House - 12A | Paul Anderson | R | A |
MN | State House - 12B | Mary Franson | R | A |
MN | State House - 13B | Tim O'Driscoll | R | A |
MN | State House - 15A | Chris Swedzinski | R | A |
MN | State House - 15B | Paul Torkelson | R | A |
MN | State House - 16A | Dean Urdahl | R | A |
MN | State House - 21A | Joe Schomacker | R | A |
MN | State House - 24A | Duane Quam | R | A |
MN | State House - 24B | Tina Liebling | DFL | F |
MN | State House - 26A | Gene Pelowski, Jr. | DFL | B+ |
MN | State House - 26B | Greg Davids | R | A |
MN | State House - 27B | Kurt Daudt | R | A |
MN | State House - 29A | Joe McDonald | R | A |
MN | State House - 31B | Peggy Scott | R | A |
MN | State House - 34B | Melissa Hortman | DFL | F |
MN | State House - 35B | Jerry Newton | DFL | A- |
MN | State House - 38A | Michael Nelson | DFL | D |
MN | State House - 44B | Leon Lillie | DFL | C |
MN | State House - 53B | Rick Hansen | DFL | B+ |
MN | State House - 58B | Patrick Garofalo | R | A+ |
MN | State House - 61A | Frank Hornstein | DFL | F |
MN | State Senate - 2 | Steve Green | R | A- |
MN | State Senate - 12 | Torrey Westrom | R | A |
MN | State Senate - 15 | Gary Dahms | R | A |
MN | State Senate - 17 | Glenn Gruenhagen | R | A |
MN | State Senate - 20 | Steve Drazkowski | R | A+ |
MN | State Senate - 24 | Carla Nelson | R | A- |
MN | State Senate - 26 | Jeremy Miller | R | A |
MN | State Senate - 29 | Bruce Anderson | R | A |
MN | State Senate - 33 | Karin Housley | R | A |
MN | State Senate - 35 | Jim Abeler II | R | A |
MN | State Senate - 37 | Warren Limmer | R | A+ |
MN | State Senate - 40 | John Marty | DFL | F |
MN | State Senate - 43 | Ann Rest | DFL | F |
MN | State Senate - 46 | Ron Latz | DFL | F |
MN | State Senate - 52 | Jim Carlson | DFL | C |
MN | State Senate - 59 | Bobby Joe Champion | DFL | F |
MN | State Senate - 61 | Scott Dibble | DFL | F |
MN | State Senate - 64 | Erin Murphy | DFL | F |
MN | State Senate - 65 | Sandra Pappas | DFL | F |
MN | Attorney General | Keith Ellison | DFL | F |
MN | Secretary of State | Steve Simon | DFL | F |
MN | Justice of the Supreme Court - Seat 4 | Paul Thissen | Other | F |
MN | Mayor - At-Large | Kim Norton | DFL | F |
MN | Mayor - At-Large | Tim Sanders | A | |
MN | Commissioner - 1 | Ron Shimanski | A | |
MN | Commissioner - 3 | Michael Beard | A | |
MN | Commissioner - 4 | Joseph Atkins | DFL | A |
MN | Commissioner - 4 | Tom Rukavina | A | |
MN | Commissioner - 6 | Mary Holberg | A+ | |
Mark Ames | A- | |||
Darrin Anderson | B+ | |||
Diane Anderson | A | |||
Ellen Anderson | F | |||
Sarah Anderson | A+ | |||
Tom Anzelc | A | |||
Michele Bachmann | A | |||
Jay Backer | A- | |||
Thomas Bakk | A+ | |||
King Banaian | A | |||
Chris Barden | A | |||
Bob Barrett | A | |||
Gina Bauman | A | |||
John Benson | D | |||
Michelle Benson | A | |||
Mike Benson | A | |||
Linda Berglin | F | |||
Russ Bertsch | B- | |||
Adam Best | C+ | |||
Donald Betzold | F | |||
Kurt Bills | A | |||
Jim Bischoff | A- | |||
David Bly | D | |||
Terri Bonoff | C | |||
Bill Brandt | B- | |||
Dave Brown | A | |||
Robin Brown | A | |||
Kathy Brynaert | F | |||
Mark Buesgens | A | |||
Julie Bunn | A- | |||
Lee Byberg | A | |||
John Carlson | A | |||
Lyndon Carlson, Sr. | F | |||
Roger Chamberlain | A | |||
Karen Clark | F | |||
Tarryl Clark | F | |||
Richard Cohen | D | |||
Teresa Collett | B | |||
Greg Copeland | A | |||
Tony Cornish | A+ | |||
Chip Cravaack | A | |||
Roger Crawford | A | |||
Michael Cummins | A | |||
Kevin Dahle | C |