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State | Office | Name | Party | Rating |
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IA | Council Member - At-Large | Tyler Olson | Democratic | 56% |
IA | State House - 34 | Ako Abdul-Samad | Democratic | 89% |
IA | State House - 51 | Dave Deyoe | Republican | 33% |
IA | State House - 53 | Dean Fisher | Republican | 22% |
IA | State House - 44 | John Forbes | Democratic | 43% |
IA | State House - 24 | Joel Fry | Republican | 22% |
IA | State House - 33 | Ruth Ann Gaines | Democratic | 75% |
IA | State House - 57 | Patrick Grassley | Republican | 33% |
IA | State House - 22 | Stan Gustafson | Republican | 33% |
IA | State House - 72 | Charles Isenhart | Democratic | 67% |
IA | State House - 86 | Dave Jacoby | Democratic | 44% |
IA | State House - 82 | Bobby Kaufmann | Republican | 33% |
IA | State House - 75 | Bob Kressig | Democratic | 44% |
IA | State House - 29 | Brian Meyer | Democratic | 67% |
IA | State House - 39 | Rick Olson | Democratic | 56% |
IA | State House - 80 | Art Staed | Democratic | 63% |
IA | State House - 59 | Sharon Steckman | Democratic | 67% |
IA | State House - 49 | Beth Wessel-Kroeschell | Democratic | 100% |
IA | State House - 15 | Matt Windschitl | Republican | 33% |
IA | State Senate - 8 | Mark Costello | Republican | 22% |
IA | State Senate - 31 | Bill Dotzler, Jr. | Democratic | 67% |
IA | State Senate - 11 | Julian Garrett | Republican | 80% |
IA | State Senate - 28 | Dennis Guth | Republican | 100% |
IA | State Senate - 36 | Pam Jochum | Democratic | 67% |
IA | State Senate - 48 | Mark Lofgren | Republican | 22% |
IA | State Senate - 18 | Janet Petersen | Democratic | 67% |
IA | State Senate - 25 | Herman Quirmbach | Democratic | 83% |
IA | State Senate - 19 | Ken Rozenboom | Republican | 100% |
IA | State Senate - 29 | Sandy Salmon | Republican | 44% |
IA | State Senate - 6 | Jason Schultz | Republican | 33% |
IA | State Senate - 12 | Amy Sinclair | Republican | 100% |
IA | State Senate - 40 | Todd Taylor | Democratic | 78% |
IA | State Senate - 23 | Jack Whitver | Republican | 67% |
IA | State Senate - 49 | Cindy Winckler | Democratic | 78% |
IA | State Senate - 22 | Brad Zaun | Republican | 83% |
IA | State Senate - 34 | Dan Zumbach | Republican | 80% |
IA | Supervisor - 1 | Matthew McCoy | Democratic | 83% |
IA | Treasurer | Roby Smith | Republican | 83% |
IA | U.S. House - 4 | Randy Feenstra | Republican | 83% |
IA | U.S. Senate - Jr | Joni Ernst | Republican | 50% |
IA | U.S. Senate - Sr | Chuck Grassley | Republican | 0% |
Dwayne Alons | 33% | |||
Bill Anderson | 83% | |||
Marti Anderson | 88% | |||
Robert Bacon | 33% | |||
Chip Baltimore | 22% | |||
Clel Baudler | 29% | |||
Daryl Beall | 67% | |||
Bruce Bearinger | 44% | |||
Jerry Behn | 67% | |||
Deborah Berry | 57% | |||
Rick Bertrand | 100% | |||
Dennis Black | 67% | |||
Nancy Boettger | 67% | |||
Joseph Bolkcom | 83% | |||
Leonard Boswell | 63% | |||
Tod Bowman | 67% | |||
Bruce Braley | 94% | |||
Mark Brandenburg | 11% | |||
Chris Brase | 67% | |||
Michael Breitbach | 83% | |||
Josh Byrnes | 33% | |||
Jake Chapman | 83% | |||
Mark Chelgren | 100% | |||
Dennis Cohoon | 56% | |||
Thomas Courtney | 67% | |||
Peter Cownie | 33% | |||
Jeff Danielson | 67% | |||
David Dawson | 20% | |||
Dick Dearden | 67% | |||
Bill Dix | 100% | |||
Cecil Dolecheck | 33% | |||
Jack Drake | 33% | |||
Nancy Dunkel | 33% | |||
Robert Dvorsky | 83% | |||
Greg Forristall | 22% | |||
William Garrett, Jr. | 0% | |||
Mary Gaskill | 67% | |||
Tedd Gassman | 33% | |||
Sandy Greiner | 80% | |||
Michael Gronstal | 67% | |||
Chris Hagenow | 33% | |||
Chris Hall | 44% | |||
Curt Hanson | 44% | |||
Mary Ann Hanusa | 22% | |||
Tom Harkin | 100% | |||
Rita Hart | 67% | |||
Jack Hatch | 67% | |||
Greg Heartsill | 56% | |||
David Heaton | 33% | |||
Lisa Heddens | 63% | |||
Lee Hein | 33% | |||
Thomas Hess | 33% | |||
Jake Highfill | 33% | |||
Rob Hogg | 67% | |||
Wally Horn | 83% | |||
Hubert Houser | 100% | |||
Bruce Hunter | 89% | |||
Daniel Huseman | 22% | |||
David Johnson | 100% |
State | Office | Name | Party | Rating |
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IA | Council Member - At-Large | Tyler Olson | D | 56% |
IA | State House - 34 | Ako Abdul-Samad | D | 89% |
IA | State House - 51 | Dave Deyoe | R | 33% |
IA | State House - 53 | Dean Fisher | R | 22% |
IA | State House - 44 | John Forbes | D | 43% |
IA | State House - 24 | Joel Fry | R | 22% |
IA | State House - 33 | Ruth Ann Gaines | D | 75% |
IA | State House - 57 | Patrick Grassley | R | 33% |
IA | State House - 22 | Stan Gustafson | R | 33% |
IA | State House - 72 | Charles Isenhart | D | 67% |
IA | State House - 86 | Dave Jacoby | D | 44% |
IA | State House - 82 | Bobby Kaufmann | R | 33% |
IA | State House - 75 | Bob Kressig | D | 44% |
IA | State House - 29 | Brian Meyer | D | 67% |
IA | State House - 39 | Rick Olson | D | 56% |
IA | State House - 80 | Art Staed | D | 63% |
IA | State House - 59 | Sharon Steckman | D | 67% |
IA | State House - 49 | Beth Wessel-Kroeschell | D | 100% |
IA | State House - 15 | Matt Windschitl | R | 33% |
IA | State Senate - 8 | Mark Costello | R | 22% |
IA | State Senate - 31 | Bill Dotzler, Jr. | D | 67% |
IA | State Senate - 11 | Julian Garrett | R | 80% |
IA | State Senate - 28 | Dennis Guth | R | 100% |
IA | State Senate - 36 | Pam Jochum | D | 67% |
IA | State Senate - 48 | Mark Lofgren | R | 22% |
IA | State Senate - 18 | Janet Petersen | D | 67% |
IA | State Senate - 25 | Herman Quirmbach | D | 83% |
IA | State Senate - 19 | Ken Rozenboom | R | 100% |
IA | State Senate - 29 | Sandy Salmon | R | 44% |
IA | State Senate - 6 | Jason Schultz | R | 33% |
IA | State Senate - 12 | Amy Sinclair | R | 100% |
IA | State Senate - 40 | Todd Taylor | D | 78% |
IA | State Senate - 23 | Jack Whitver | R | 67% |
IA | State Senate - 49 | Cindy Winckler | D | 78% |
IA | State Senate - 22 | Brad Zaun | R | 83% |
IA | State Senate - 34 | Dan Zumbach | R | 80% |
IA | Supervisor - 1 | Matthew McCoy | D | 83% |
IA | Treasurer | Roby Smith | R | 83% |
IA | U.S. House - 4 | Randy Feenstra | R | 83% |
IA | U.S. Senate - Jr | Joni Ernst | R | 50% |
IA | U.S. Senate - Sr | Chuck Grassley | R | 0% |
Dwayne Alons | 33% | |||
Bill Anderson | 83% | |||
Marti Anderson | 88% | |||
Robert Bacon | 33% | |||
Chip Baltimore | 22% | |||
Clel Baudler | 29% | |||
Daryl Beall | 67% | |||
Bruce Bearinger | 44% | |||
Jerry Behn | 67% | |||
Deborah Berry | 57% | |||
Rick Bertrand | 100% | |||
Dennis Black | 67% | |||
Nancy Boettger | 67% | |||
Joseph Bolkcom | 83% | |||
Leonard Boswell | 63% | |||
Tod Bowman | 67% | |||
Bruce Braley | 94% | |||
Mark Brandenburg | 11% | |||
Chris Brase | 67% | |||
Michael Breitbach | 83% | |||
Josh Byrnes | 33% | |||
Jake Chapman | 83% | |||
Mark Chelgren | 100% | |||
Dennis Cohoon | 56% | |||
Thomas Courtney | 67% | |||
Peter Cownie | 33% | |||
Jeff Danielson | 67% | |||
David Dawson | 20% | |||
Dick Dearden | 67% | |||
Bill Dix | 100% | |||
Cecil Dolecheck | 33% | |||
Jack Drake | 33% | |||
Nancy Dunkel | 33% | |||
Robert Dvorsky | 83% | |||
Greg Forristall | 22% | |||
William Garrett, Jr. | 0% | |||
Mary Gaskill | 67% | |||
Tedd Gassman | 33% | |||
Sandy Greiner | 80% | |||
Michael Gronstal | 67% | |||
Chris Hagenow | 33% | |||
Chris Hall | 44% | |||
Curt Hanson | 44% | |||
Mary Ann Hanusa | 22% | |||
Tom Harkin | 100% | |||
Rita Hart | 67% | |||
Jack Hatch | 67% | |||
Greg Heartsill | 56% | |||
David Heaton | 33% | |||
Lisa Heddens | 63% | |||
Lee Hein | 33% | |||
Thomas Hess | 33% | |||
Jake Highfill | 33% | |||
Rob Hogg | 67% | |||
Wally Horn | 83% | |||
Hubert Houser | 100% | |||
Bruce Hunter | 89% | |||
Daniel Huseman | 22% | |||
David Johnson | 100% |