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Rating Group: Minnesota Chamber of Commerce

2008 Positions on Pro-Business Policy

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State Office Name Party Rating
MN U.S. House - 1 Brad Finstad Republican 83
MN U.S. House - 6 Tom Emmer Republican 67
MN U.S. House - 7 Michelle Fischbach Republican 50
MN State House - 16A Dean Urdahl Republican 67
MN State House - 24B Tina Liebling Democratic/Farmer/Labor 33
MN State House - 26A Gene Pelowski, Jr. Democratic/Farmer/Labor 83
MN State House - 34B Melissa Hortman Democratic/Farmer/Labor 33
MN State House - 38A Michael Nelson Democratic/Farmer/Labor 33
MN State House - 44B Leon Lillie Democratic/Farmer/Labor 33
MN State House - 53B Rick Hansen Democratic/Farmer/Labor 50
MN State House - 58B Patrick Garofalo Republican 67
MN State House - 61A Frank Hornstein Democratic/Farmer/Labor 33
MN State Senate - 12 Torrey Westrom Republican 67
MN State Senate - 20 Steve Drazkowski Republican 83
MN State Senate - 29 Bruce Anderson Republican 67
MN State Senate - 35 Jim Abeler II Republican 67
MN State Senate - 37 Warren Limmer Republican 33
MN State Senate - 40 John Marty Democratic/Farmer/Labor 67
MN State Senate - 43 Ann Rest Democratic/Farmer/Labor 67
MN State Senate - 46 Ron Latz Democratic/Farmer/Labor 50
MN State Senate - 52 Jim Carlson Democratic/Farmer/Labor 50
MN State Senate - 61 Scott Dibble Democratic/Farmer/Labor 50
MN State Senate - 64 Erin Murphy Democratic/Farmer/Labor 33
MN State Senate - 65 Sandra Pappas Democratic/Farmer/Labor 50
MN Secretary of State Steve Simon Democratic/Farmer/Labor 33
MN Justice of the Supreme Court - Seat 4 Paul Thissen Non-partisan 50
MN Mayor - At-Large Kim Norton Democratic/Farmer/Labor 67
MN Public Utilities Commissioner Katie Sieben Democratic/Farmer/Labor 50
MN Commissioner - 1 Ron Shimanski 83
MN Commissioner - 3 Michael Beard 80
MN Commissioner - 4 Joseph Atkins Democratic/Farmer/Labor 33
MN Commissioner - 4 Tom Rukavina 33
MN Commissioner - 6 Mary Holberg 83
Ellen Anderson 50
Sarah Anderson 67
Tom Anzelc 33
Thomas Bakk 50
John Benson 33
Linda Berglin 50
John Berns 83
Donald Betzold 50
Karla Bigham 33
David Bly 17
Terri Bonoff 83
Laura Brod 83
Robin Brown 67
Kathy Brynaert 33
Mark Buesgens 67
Julie Bunn 50
Lyndon Carlson, Sr. 33
Satveer Chaudhary 50
Karen Clark 33
Tarryl Clark 50
Richard Cohen 50
Tony Cornish 83
Kevin Dahle 50
Jim Davnie 40
Richard Day 50
Chris DeLaForest 67
Matt Dean 83
Randy Demmer 83
Bob Dettmer 83
David Dill 33
Stephen Dille 67
Denise Dittrich 67
John Doll 67
Willie Dominguez 33
Al Doty 50
Robert Eastlund 83
Kent Eken 50
Ron Erhardt 100
Sondra Erickson 83
Sharon Erickson Ropes 50
Tim Faust 67
Leo Foley 50
Dennis Frederickson 100
Patti Fritz 50
Paul Gardner 33
Chris Gerlach 50
Joseph Gimse 50
Steve Gottwalt 83
Mindy Greiling 33
Bob Gunther 83
Tom Hackbarth 67
Rod Hamilton 100
David Hann 50
Alice Hausman 33
Larry Haws 50
Bud Heidgerken 83
Linda Higgins 50
Debra Hilstrom 33
Bill Hilty 50
Joe Hoppe 83
Larry Hosch 50
Larry Howes 67
Thomas Huntley 33
Bill Ingebrigtsen 50
Mike Jaros 33
Debbie Johnson 50
Sheldon Johnson 33
State Office Name Party Rating
MN U.S. House - 1 Brad Finstad R 83
MN U.S. House - 6 Tom Emmer R 67
MN U.S. House - 7 Michelle Fischbach R 50
MN State House - 16A Dean Urdahl R 67
MN State House - 24B Tina Liebling DFL 33
MN State House - 26A Gene Pelowski, Jr. DFL 83
MN State House - 34B Melissa Hortman DFL 33
MN State House - 38A Michael Nelson DFL 33
MN State House - 44B Leon Lillie DFL 33
MN State House - 53B Rick Hansen DFL 50
MN State House - 58B Patrick Garofalo R 67
MN State House - 61A Frank Hornstein DFL 33
MN State Senate - 12 Torrey Westrom R 67
MN State Senate - 20 Steve Drazkowski R 83
MN State Senate - 29 Bruce Anderson R 67
MN State Senate - 35 Jim Abeler II R 67
MN State Senate - 37 Warren Limmer R 33
MN State Senate - 40 John Marty DFL 67
MN State Senate - 43 Ann Rest DFL 67
MN State Senate - 46 Ron Latz DFL 50
MN State Senate - 52 Jim Carlson DFL 50
MN State Senate - 61 Scott Dibble DFL 50
MN State Senate - 64 Erin Murphy DFL 33
MN State Senate - 65 Sandra Pappas DFL 50
MN Secretary of State Steve Simon DFL 33
MN Justice of the Supreme Court - Seat 4 Paul Thissen Other 50
MN Mayor - At-Large Kim Norton DFL 67
MN Public Utilities Commissioner Katie Sieben DFL 50
MN Commissioner - 1 Ron Shimanski 83
MN Commissioner - 3 Michael Beard 80
MN Commissioner - 4 Joseph Atkins DFL 33
MN Commissioner - 4 Tom Rukavina 33
MN Commissioner - 6 Mary Holberg 83
Ellen Anderson 50
Sarah Anderson 67
Tom Anzelc 33
Thomas Bakk 50
John Benson 33
Linda Berglin 50
John Berns 83
Donald Betzold 50
Karla Bigham 33
David Bly 17
Terri Bonoff 83
Laura Brod 83
Robin Brown 67
Kathy Brynaert 33
Mark Buesgens 67
Julie Bunn 50
Lyndon Carlson, Sr. 33
Satveer Chaudhary 50
Karen Clark 33
Tarryl Clark 50
Richard Cohen 50
Tony Cornish 83
Kevin Dahle 50
Jim Davnie 40
Richard Day 50
Chris DeLaForest 67
Matt Dean 83
Randy Demmer 83
Bob Dettmer 83
David Dill 33
Stephen Dille 67
Denise Dittrich 67
John Doll 67
Willie Dominguez 33
Al Doty 50
Robert Eastlund 83
Kent Eken 50
Ron Erhardt 100
Sondra Erickson 83
Sharon Erickson Ropes 50
Tim Faust 67
Leo Foley 50
Dennis Frederickson 100
Patti Fritz 50
Paul Gardner 33
Chris Gerlach 50
Joseph Gimse 50
Steve Gottwalt 83
Mindy Greiling 33
Bob Gunther 83
Tom Hackbarth 67
Rod Hamilton 100
David Hann 50
Alice Hausman 33
Larry Haws 50
Bud Heidgerken 83
Linda Higgins 50
Debra Hilstrom 33
Bill Hilty 50
Joe Hoppe 83
Larry Hosch 50
Larry Howes 67
Thomas Huntley 33
Bill Ingebrigtsen 50
Mike Jaros 33
Debbie Johnson 50
Sheldon Johnson 33
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