Rating Group: Hoosier Environmental Council

1997-1998 Positions

Issues: Environment

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State Office Name Party Rating
IN State House - 14 Vernon Smith Democratic 40%
IN State House - 27 Sheila Klinker Democratic 40%
IN State House - 39 Gerald Torr Republican 40%
IN State House - 91 Bob Behning Republican 60%
IN State House - 96 Greg Porter Democratic 40%
IN State House - 99 Vanessa Summers Democratic 40%
IN State Senate - 21 James Buck Republican 40%
IN State Senate - 35 Michael Young Republican 60%
IN State Senate - 50 Vaneta Becker Republican 80%
IN Council Member - 3 Charlie Brown 60%
IN Commissioner - 2 Matthew Whetstone 40%
Kent Adams 33%
R. Tiny Adams 40%
Robert Alderman 40%
William Alexa 44%
Rose Ann Antich-Carr 44%
Dennis Avery 80%
Ralph Donald Ayres 60%
Bill Bailey 40%
Pat Bauer 40%
Robert Bischoff 40%
Richard Bodiker, Sr. 60%
Lawrence Borst 44%
Brian Bosma 40%
James Bottorff 60%
Anita Bowser 44%
Richard Bray 44%
Billie Breaux 33%
Timothy Brown 60%
Mary Kay Budak 60%
Lawrence Buell, Sr. 40%
Woody Burton 40%
J. Murray Clark 44%
William Cochran 40%
Gary Cook 40%
William Crawford 60%
Allie Craycraft, Jr. 33%
David Crooks 40%
Susan Crosby 40%
John Day 60%
Jerry Denbo 60%
Mae Dickinson 60%
Chester Dobis 40%
Cleo Duncan 40%
Michael Dvorak 60%
Jeffrey Espich 40%
Timothy Fesko 40%
Ralph Foley 60%
David Ford 33%
John Gregory Frenz 40%
State Office Name Party Rating
IN State House - 14 Vernon Smith D 40%
IN State House - 27 Sheila Klinker D 40%
IN State House - 39 Gerald Torr R 40%
IN State House - 91 Bob Behning R 60%
IN State House - 96 Greg Porter D 40%
IN State House - 99 Vanessa Summers D 40%
IN State Senate - 21 James Buck R 40%
IN State Senate - 35 Michael Young R 60%
IN State Senate - 50 Vaneta Becker R 80%
IN Council Member - 3 Charlie Brown 60%
IN Commissioner - 2 Matthew Whetstone 40%
Kent Adams 33%
R. Tiny Adams 40%
Robert Alderman 40%
William Alexa 44%
Rose Ann Antich-Carr 44%
Dennis Avery 80%
Ralph Donald Ayres 60%
Bill Bailey 40%
Pat Bauer 40%
Robert Bischoff 40%
Richard Bodiker, Sr. 60%
Lawrence Borst 44%
Brian Bosma 40%
James Bottorff 60%
Anita Bowser 44%
Richard Bray 44%
Billie Breaux 33%
Timothy Brown 60%
Mary Kay Budak 60%
Lawrence Buell, Sr. 40%
Woody Burton 40%
J. Murray Clark 44%
William Cochran 40%
Gary Cook 40%
William Crawford 60%
Allie Craycraft, Jr. 33%
David Crooks 40%
Susan Crosby 40%
John Day 60%
Jerry Denbo 60%
Mae Dickinson 60%
Chester Dobis 40%
Cleo Duncan 40%
Michael Dvorak 60%
Jeffrey Espich 40%
Timothy Fesko 40%
Ralph Foley 60%
David Ford 33%
John Gregory Frenz 40%
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