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State | Office | Name | Party | Rating |
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IA | State House - 34 | Ako Abdul-Samad | Democratic | 89% |
Marti Anderson | 89% | |||
Robert Bacon | 33% | |||
Terry Baxter | 33% | |||
Bruce Bearinger | 100% | |||
Jerry Behn | 13% | |||
IA | State Senate - 39 | Liz Bennett | Democratic | 88% |
IA | State House - 63 | Michael Bergan | Republican | 33% |
IA | State House - 11 | Brian Best | Republican | 33% |
IA | State Senate - 15 | Tony Bisignano | Democratic | 71% |
IA | State House - 60 | Jane Bloomingdale | Republican | 38% |
Joseph Bolkcom | 100% | |||
IA | State House - 14 | Jacob Bossman | Republican | 33% |
IA | State Senate - 20 | Nate Boulton | Democratic | 88% |
Wes Breckenridge | 88% | |||
Michael Breitbach | 13% | |||
Holly Brink | 33% | |||
Waylon Brown | 13% | |||
IA | State House - 61 | Timi Brown-Powers | Democratic | 89% |
Jim Carlin | 25% | |||
Gary Carlson | 38% | |||
IA | State Senate - 16 | Claire Celsi | Democratic | 100% |
Jake Chapman | 13% | |||
Dennis Cohoon | 89% | |||
IA | State Senate - 8 | Mark Costello | Republican | 13% |
IA | State Senate - 35 | Chris Cournoyer | Republican | 13% |
IA | State Senate - 10 | Dan Dawson | Republican | 13% |
Karin Derry | 89% | |||
IA | State House - 51 | Dave Deyoe | Republican | 38% |
Cecil Dolecheck | 33% | |||
IA | State Senate - 37 | Molly Donahue | Democratic | 89% |
IA | State Senate - 31 | Bill Dotzler, Jr. | Democratic | 100% |
IA | State Senate - 26 | Jeff Edler | Republican | 14% |
IA | State House - 79 | Tracy Ehlert | Democratic | 89% |
IA | U.S. House - 4 | Randy Feenstra | Republican | 13% |
IA | State House - 53 | Dean Fisher | Republican | 22% |
IA | State House - 44 | John Forbes | Democratic | 89% |
IA | State House - 24 | Joel Fry | Republican | 33% |
IA | State House - 33 | Ruth Ann Gaines | Democratic | 100% |
IA | State Senate - 11 | Julian Garrett | Republican | 13% |
Mary Gaskill | 89% | |||
Tedd Gassman | 33% | |||
IA | State House - 84 | Thomas Gerhold | Republican | 33% |
IA | State Senate - 38 | Eric Giddens | Democratic | 100% |
IA | State House - 57 | Patrick Grassley | Republican | 33% |
Thomas Greene | 33% | |||
IA | State House - 22 | Stan Gustafson | Republican | 33% |
IA | State Senate - 28 | Dennis Guth | Republican | 13% |
Chris Hagenow | 33% | |||
Chris Hall | 100% |
State | Office | Name | Party | Rating |
---|---|---|---|---|
IA | State House - 34 | Ako Abdul-Samad | D | 89% |
Marti Anderson | 89% | |||
Robert Bacon | 33% | |||
Terry Baxter | 33% | |||
Bruce Bearinger | 100% | |||
Jerry Behn | 13% | |||
IA | State Senate - 39 | Liz Bennett | D | 88% |
IA | State House - 63 | Michael Bergan | R | 33% |
IA | State House - 11 | Brian Best | R | 33% |
IA | State Senate - 15 | Tony Bisignano | D | 71% |
IA | State House - 60 | Jane Bloomingdale | R | 38% |
Joseph Bolkcom | 100% | |||
IA | State House - 14 | Jacob Bossman | R | 33% |
IA | State Senate - 20 | Nate Boulton | D | 88% |
Wes Breckenridge | 88% | |||
Michael Breitbach | 13% | |||
Holly Brink | 33% | |||
Waylon Brown | 13% | |||
IA | State House - 61 | Timi Brown-Powers | D | 89% |
Jim Carlin | 25% | |||
Gary Carlson | 38% | |||
IA | State Senate - 16 | Claire Celsi | D | 100% |
Jake Chapman | 13% | |||
Dennis Cohoon | 89% | |||
IA | State Senate - 8 | Mark Costello | R | 13% |
IA | State Senate - 35 | Chris Cournoyer | R | 13% |
IA | State Senate - 10 | Dan Dawson | R | 13% |
Karin Derry | 89% | |||
IA | State House - 51 | Dave Deyoe | R | 38% |
Cecil Dolecheck | 33% | |||
IA | State Senate - 37 | Molly Donahue | D | 89% |
IA | State Senate - 31 | Bill Dotzler, Jr. | D | 100% |
IA | State Senate - 26 | Jeff Edler | R | 14% |
IA | State House - 79 | Tracy Ehlert | D | 89% |
IA | U.S. House - 4 | Randy Feenstra | R | 13% |
IA | State House - 53 | Dean Fisher | R | 22% |
IA | State House - 44 | John Forbes | D | 89% |
IA | State House - 24 | Joel Fry | R | 33% |
IA | State House - 33 | Ruth Ann Gaines | D | 100% |
IA | State Senate - 11 | Julian Garrett | R | 13% |
Mary Gaskill | 89% | |||
Tedd Gassman | 33% | |||
IA | State House - 84 | Thomas Gerhold | R | 33% |
IA | State Senate - 38 | Eric Giddens | D | 100% |
IA | State House - 57 | Patrick Grassley | R | 33% |
Thomas Greene | 33% | |||
IA | State House - 22 | Stan Gustafson | R | 33% |
IA | State Senate - 28 | Dennis Guth | R | 13% |
Chris Hagenow | 33% | |||
Chris Hall | 100% |