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State | Office | Name | Party | Rating |
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IA | State House - 86 | Dave Jacoby | Democratic | 100% |
IA | State Senate - 36 | Pam Jochum | Democratic | 100% |
IA | State House - 75 | Bob Kressig | Democratic | 75% |
IA | State House - 98 | Monica Kurth | Democratic | 88% |
IA | Supervisor - 1 | Matthew McCoy | Democratic | 100% |
IA | State House - 29 | Brian Meyer | Democratic | 88% |
IA | State House - 85 | Amy Nielsen | Democratic | 88% |
IA | State House - 39 | Rick Olson | Democratic | 100% |
IA | State Senate - 18 | Janet Petersen | Democratic | 100% |
IA | State Senate - 25 | Herman Quirmbach | Democratic | 88% |
IA | State House - 80 | Art Staed | Democratic | 88% |
IA | State House - 59 | Sharon Steckman | Democratic | 100% |
IA | State Senate - 40 | Todd Taylor | Democratic | 88% |
IA | State House - 49 | Beth Wessel-Kroeschell | Democratic | 88% |
IA | State Senate - 49 | Cindy Winckler | Democratic | 88% |
IA | State House - 63 | Michael Bergan | Republican | 50% |
IA | State House - 11 | Brian Best | Republican | 25% |
IA | State House - 60 | Jane Bloomingdale | Republican | 50% |
IA | State House - 14 | Jacob Bossman | Republican | 0% |
IA | State Senate - 8 | Mark Costello | Republican | 25% |
IA | State Senate - 10 | Dan Dawson | Republican | 29% |
IA | State House - 51 | Dave Deyoe | Republican | 25% |
IA | State Senate - 26 | Jeff Edler | Republican | 25% |
IA | U.S. Senate - Jr | Joni Ernst | Republican | 0% |
IA | U.S. House - 4 | Randy Feenstra | Republican | 25% |
IA | State House - 53 | Dean Fisher | Republican | 13% |
IA | State House - 24 | Joel Fry | Republican | 25% |
IA | State Senate - 11 | Julian Garrett | Republican | 25% |
IA | U.S. Senate - Sr | Chuck Grassley | Republican | 0% |
IA | State House - 57 | Patrick Grassley | Republican | 25% |
IA | State House - 22 | Stan Gustafson | Republican | 25% |
IA | State Senate - 28 | Dennis Guth | Republican | 25% |
IA | U.S. House - 2 | Ashley Hinson | Republican | 25% |
IA | State House - 12 | Steven Holt | Republican | 25% |
IA | State House - 67 | Craig Johnson | Republican | 25% |
IA | State House - 6 | Megan Jones | Republican | 38% |
IA | State House - 82 | Bobby Kaufmann | Republican | 25% |
IA | State Senate - 4 | Tim Kraayenbrink | Republican | 25% |
IA | State Senate - 48 | Mark Lofgren | Republican | 25% |
IA | State House - 65 | Shannon Lundgren | Republican | 25% |
IA | State House - 93 | Gary Mohr | Republican | 25% |
IA | State House - 70 | Norlin Mommsen | Republican | 13% |
IA | U.S. House - 3 | Zach Nunn | Republican | 25% |
IA | State Senate - 19 | Ken Rozenboom | Republican | 14% |
IA | State Senate - 29 | Sandy Salmon | Republican | 25% |
IA | State Senate - 6 | Jason Schultz | Republican | 25% |
IA | State House - 7 | Mike Sexton | Republican | 25% |
IA | State Senate - 9 | Tom Shipley | Republican | 25% |
IA | State House - 16 | David Sieck | Republican | 25% |
IA | State Senate - 12 | Amy Sinclair | Republican | 25% |
IA | Treasurer | Roby Smith | Republican | 25% |
IA | State Senate - 27 | Annette Sweeney | Republican | 0% |
IA | State House - 4 | Skyler Wheeler | Republican | 25% |
IA | State Senate - 23 | Jack Whitver | Republican | 25% |
IA | State House - 10 | John Wills | Republican | 25% |
IA | State House - 15 | Matt Windschitl | Republican | 25% |
IA | State House - 28 | David Young | Republican | 0% |
IA | State Senate - 22 | Brad Zaun | Republican | 25% |
IA | State Senate - 34 | Dan Zumbach | Republican | 29% |
State | Office | Name | Party | Rating |
---|---|---|---|---|
IA | State House - 86 | Dave Jacoby | D | 100% |
IA | State Senate - 36 | Pam Jochum | D | 100% |
IA | State House - 75 | Bob Kressig | D | 75% |
IA | State House - 98 | Monica Kurth | D | 88% |
IA | Supervisor - 1 | Matthew McCoy | D | 100% |
IA | State House - 29 | Brian Meyer | D | 88% |
IA | State House - 85 | Amy Nielsen | D | 88% |
IA | State House - 39 | Rick Olson | D | 100% |
IA | State Senate - 18 | Janet Petersen | D | 100% |
IA | State Senate - 25 | Herman Quirmbach | D | 88% |
IA | State House - 80 | Art Staed | D | 88% |
IA | State House - 59 | Sharon Steckman | D | 100% |
IA | State Senate - 40 | Todd Taylor | D | 88% |
IA | State House - 49 | Beth Wessel-Kroeschell | D | 88% |
IA | State Senate - 49 | Cindy Winckler | D | 88% |
IA | State House - 63 | Michael Bergan | R | 50% |
IA | State House - 11 | Brian Best | R | 25% |
IA | State House - 60 | Jane Bloomingdale | R | 50% |
IA | State House - 14 | Jacob Bossman | R | 0% |
IA | State Senate - 8 | Mark Costello | R | 25% |
IA | State Senate - 10 | Dan Dawson | R | 29% |
IA | State House - 51 | Dave Deyoe | R | 25% |
IA | State Senate - 26 | Jeff Edler | R | 25% |
IA | U.S. Senate - Jr | Joni Ernst | R | 0% |
IA | U.S. House - 4 | Randy Feenstra | R | 25% |
IA | State House - 53 | Dean Fisher | R | 13% |
IA | State House - 24 | Joel Fry | R | 25% |
IA | State Senate - 11 | Julian Garrett | R | 25% |
IA | U.S. Senate - Sr | Chuck Grassley | R | 0% |
IA | State House - 57 | Patrick Grassley | R | 25% |
IA | State House - 22 | Stan Gustafson | R | 25% |
IA | State Senate - 28 | Dennis Guth | R | 25% |
IA | U.S. House - 2 | Ashley Hinson | R | 25% |
IA | State House - 12 | Steven Holt | R | 25% |
IA | State House - 67 | Craig Johnson | R | 25% |
IA | State House - 6 | Megan Jones | R | 38% |
IA | State House - 82 | Bobby Kaufmann | R | 25% |
IA | State Senate - 4 | Tim Kraayenbrink | R | 25% |
IA | State Senate - 48 | Mark Lofgren | R | 25% |
IA | State House - 65 | Shannon Lundgren | R | 25% |
IA | State House - 93 | Gary Mohr | R | 25% |
IA | State House - 70 | Norlin Mommsen | R | 13% |
IA | U.S. House - 3 | Zach Nunn | R | 25% |
IA | State Senate - 19 | Ken Rozenboom | R | 14% |
IA | State Senate - 29 | Sandy Salmon | R | 25% |
IA | State Senate - 6 | Jason Schultz | R | 25% |
IA | State House - 7 | Mike Sexton | R | 25% |
IA | State Senate - 9 | Tom Shipley | R | 25% |
IA | State House - 16 | David Sieck | R | 25% |
IA | State Senate - 12 | Amy Sinclair | R | 25% |
IA | Treasurer | Roby Smith | R | 25% |
IA | State Senate - 27 | Annette Sweeney | R | 0% |
IA | State House - 4 | Skyler Wheeler | R | 25% |
IA | State Senate - 23 | Jack Whitver | R | 25% |
IA | State House - 10 | John Wills | R | 25% |
IA | State House - 15 | Matt Windschitl | R | 25% |
IA | State House - 28 | David Young | R | 0% |
IA | State Senate - 22 | Brad Zaun | R | 25% |
IA | State Senate - 34 | Dan Zumbach | R | 29% |