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State | Office | Name | Party | Rating |
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Karla Bigham | 100% | |||
MN | State Senate - 56 | Erin Maye-Quade | Democratic/Farmer/Labor | 100% |
Jon Applebaum | 98% | |||
MN | State House - 34B | Melissa Hortman | Democratic/Farmer/Labor | 98% |
Andrew Carlson | 97% | |||
Lyndon Carlson, Sr. | 97% | |||
Karen Clark | 97% | |||
Debra Hilstrom | 97% | |||
MN | State Senate - 39 | Mary Kunesh | Democratic/Farmer/Labor | 97% |
MN | State House - 59A | Fue Lee | Democratic/Farmer/Labor | 97% |
MN | State House - 44B | Leon Lillie | Democratic/Farmer/Labor | 97% |
Sandra Masin | 97% | |||
MN | State House - 8A | Liz Olson | Democratic/Farmer/Labor | 97% |
MN | U.S. House - 5 | Ilhan Omar | Democratic/Farmer/Labor | 97% |
MN | State Senate - 65 | Sandra Pappas | Democratic/Farmer/Labor | 97% |
Susan Allen | 96% | |||
MN | State House - 40B | Jamie Becker-Finn | Democratic/Farmer/Labor | 96% |
MN | State Senate - 61 | Scott Dibble | Democratic/Farmer/Labor | 96% |
MN | State House - 44A | Peter Fischer | Democratic/Farmer/Labor | 96% |
MN | Lieutenant Governor | Peggy Flanagan | Democratic/Farmer/Labor | 96% |
MN | State House - 61A | Frank Hornstein | Democratic/Farmer/Labor | 96% |
Jason Isaacson | 96% | |||
Sheldon Johnson | 96% | |||
MN | State Senate - 64 | Erin Murphy | Democratic/Farmer/Labor | 96% |
MN | State House - 38A | Michael Nelson | Democratic/Farmer/Labor | 96% |
Connie Bernardy | 95% | |||
David Bly | 95% | |||
Greg Clausen | 95% | |||
MN | State Senate - 49 | Steve Cwodzinski | Democratic/Farmer/Labor | 95% |
Raymond Dehn | 95% | |||
Chris Eaton | 95% | |||
Alice Hausman | 95% | |||
Diane Loeffler | 95% | |||
Tony Lourey | 95% | |||
Carlos Mariani | 95% | |||
Jason Metsa | 95% | |||
Linda Slocum | 95% | |||
Patricia Torres Ray | 95% | |||
Jean Wagenius | 95% | |||
Charles Wiger | 95% | |||
Jim Davnie | 94% | |||
MN | State House - 43B | Mike Freiberg | Democratic/Farmer/Labor | 94% |
MN | State House - 53B | Rick Hansen | Democratic/Farmer/Labor | 94% |
MN | State Senate - 53 | Matt Klein | Democratic/Farmer/Labor | 94% |
MN | State House - 39A | Erin Koegel | Democratic/Farmer/Labor | 94% |
Carolyn Laine | 94% | |||
Ben Lien | 94% | |||
MN | State Senate - 40 | John Marty | Democratic/Farmer/Labor | 94% |
Rena Moran | 94% | |||
MN | State House - 35B | Jerry Newton | Democratic/Farmer/Labor | 94% |
Duane Sauke | 94% | |||
Mike Sundin | 94% | |||
Joann Ward | 94% | |||
MN | State House - 46B | Cheryl Youakim | Democratic/Farmer/Labor | 94% |
MN | State Senate - 52 | Jim Carlson | Democratic/Farmer/Labor | 93% |
Richard Cohen | 93% | |||
MN | State Senate - 60 | Kari Dziedzic | Democratic/Farmer/Labor | 93% |
MN | State Senate - 67 | Foung Hawj | Democratic/Farmer/Labor | 93% |
Clark Johnson | 93% | |||
MN | State Senate - 46 | Ron Latz | Democratic/Farmer/Labor | 93% |
Tim Mahoney | 93% | |||
Mary Murphy | 93% | |||
Paul Rosenthal | 93% | |||
MN | State Senate - 51 | Melissa Wiklund | Democratic/Farmer/Labor | 93% |
Thomas Bakk | 92% | |||
Rob Ecklund | 92% | |||
MN | Commissioner - 3 | Laurie Halverson | 92% | |
MN | State House - 49A | Laurie Pryor | Democratic/Farmer/Labor | 92% |
Julie Sandstede | 92% | |||
MN | Justice of the Supreme Court - Seat 4 | Paul Thissen | Non-partisan | 92% |
MN | State Senate - 59 | Bobby Joe Champion | Democratic/Farmer/Labor | 91% |
John Lesch | 91% | |||
Melisa López Franzen | 91% | |||
Erik Simonson | 91% | |||
Jack Considine, Jr. | 90% | |||
MN | State Senate - 18 | Nick Frentz | Democratic/Farmer/Labor | 90% |
Susan Kent | 90% | |||
MN | State House - 24B | Tina Liebling | Democratic/Farmer/Labor | 90% |
Matt Little | 90% | |||
Jennifer Schultz | 90% | |||
Kent Eken | 89% | |||
Jeff Hayden | 89% | |||
MN | State Senate - 34 | John Hoffman | Democratic/Farmer/Labor | 89% |
Paul Marquart | 89% | |||
MN | State House - 64B | Dave Pinto | Democratic/Farmer/Labor | 89% |
MN | State Senate - 43 | Ann Rest | Democratic/Farmer/Labor | 89% |
Jeanne Poppe | 88% | |||
Dave Tomassoni | 88% | |||
Dan Sparks | 86% | |||
MN | State House - 26A | Gene Pelowski, Jr. | Democratic/Farmer/Labor | 82% |
MN | State Senate - 35 | Jim Abeler II | Republican | 46% |
Bob Vogel | 40% | |||
Rod Hamilton | 37% | |||
Tama Theis | 37% | |||
Kelly Fenton | 36% | |||
Jeremy Munson | 36% | |||
Mark Uglem | 36% | |||
MN | State House - 16A | Dean Urdahl | Republican | 36% |
MN | State Senate - 26 | Jeremy Miller | Republican | 35% |
MN | State House - 26B | Greg Davids | Republican | 34% |
State | Office | Name | Party | Rating |
---|---|---|---|---|
Karla Bigham | 100% | |||
MN | State Senate - 56 | Erin Maye-Quade | DFL | 100% |
Jon Applebaum | 98% | |||
MN | State House - 34B | Melissa Hortman | DFL | 98% |
Andrew Carlson | 97% | |||
Lyndon Carlson, Sr. | 97% | |||
Karen Clark | 97% | |||
Debra Hilstrom | 97% | |||
MN | State Senate - 39 | Mary Kunesh | DFL | 97% |
MN | State House - 59A | Fue Lee | DFL | 97% |
MN | State House - 44B | Leon Lillie | DFL | 97% |
Sandra Masin | 97% | |||
MN | State House - 8A | Liz Olson | DFL | 97% |
MN | U.S. House - 5 | Ilhan Omar | DFL | 97% |
MN | State Senate - 65 | Sandra Pappas | DFL | 97% |
Susan Allen | 96% | |||
MN | State House - 40B | Jamie Becker-Finn | DFL | 96% |
MN | State Senate - 61 | Scott Dibble | DFL | 96% |
MN | State House - 44A | Peter Fischer | DFL | 96% |
MN | Lieutenant Governor | Peggy Flanagan | DFL | 96% |
MN | State House - 61A | Frank Hornstein | DFL | 96% |
Jason Isaacson | 96% | |||
Sheldon Johnson | 96% | |||
MN | State Senate - 64 | Erin Murphy | DFL | 96% |
MN | State House - 38A | Michael Nelson | DFL | 96% |
Connie Bernardy | 95% | |||
David Bly | 95% | |||
Greg Clausen | 95% | |||
MN | State Senate - 49 | Steve Cwodzinski | DFL | 95% |
Raymond Dehn | 95% | |||
Chris Eaton | 95% | |||
Alice Hausman | 95% | |||
Diane Loeffler | 95% | |||
Tony Lourey | 95% | |||
Carlos Mariani | 95% | |||
Jason Metsa | 95% | |||
Linda Slocum | 95% | |||
Patricia Torres Ray | 95% | |||
Jean Wagenius | 95% | |||
Charles Wiger | 95% | |||
Jim Davnie | 94% | |||
MN | State House - 43B | Mike Freiberg | DFL | 94% |
MN | State House - 53B | Rick Hansen | DFL | 94% |
MN | State Senate - 53 | Matt Klein | DFL | 94% |
MN | State House - 39A | Erin Koegel | DFL | 94% |
Carolyn Laine | 94% | |||
Ben Lien | 94% | |||
MN | State Senate - 40 | John Marty | DFL | 94% |
Rena Moran | 94% | |||
MN | State House - 35B | Jerry Newton | DFL | 94% |
Duane Sauke | 94% | |||
Mike Sundin | 94% | |||
Joann Ward | 94% | |||
MN | State House - 46B | Cheryl Youakim | DFL | 94% |
MN | State Senate - 52 | Jim Carlson | DFL | 93% |
Richard Cohen | 93% | |||
MN | State Senate - 60 | Kari Dziedzic | DFL | 93% |
MN | State Senate - 67 | Foung Hawj | DFL | 93% |
Clark Johnson | 93% | |||
MN | State Senate - 46 | Ron Latz | DFL | 93% |
Tim Mahoney | 93% | |||
Mary Murphy | 93% | |||
Paul Rosenthal | 93% | |||
MN | State Senate - 51 | Melissa Wiklund | DFL | 93% |
Thomas Bakk | 92% | |||
Rob Ecklund | 92% | |||
MN | Commissioner - 3 | Laurie Halverson | 92% | |
MN | State House - 49A | Laurie Pryor | DFL | 92% |
Julie Sandstede | 92% | |||
MN | Justice of the Supreme Court - Seat 4 | Paul Thissen | Other | 92% |
MN | State Senate - 59 | Bobby Joe Champion | DFL | 91% |
John Lesch | 91% | |||
Melisa López Franzen | 91% | |||
Erik Simonson | 91% | |||
Jack Considine, Jr. | 90% | |||
MN | State Senate - 18 | Nick Frentz | DFL | 90% |
Susan Kent | 90% | |||
MN | State House - 24B | Tina Liebling | DFL | 90% |
Matt Little | 90% | |||
Jennifer Schultz | 90% | |||
Kent Eken | 89% | |||
Jeff Hayden | 89% | |||
MN | State Senate - 34 | John Hoffman | DFL | 89% |
Paul Marquart | 89% | |||
MN | State House - 64B | Dave Pinto | DFL | 89% |
MN | State Senate - 43 | Ann Rest | DFL | 89% |
Jeanne Poppe | 88% | |||
Dave Tomassoni | 88% | |||
Dan Sparks | 86% | |||
MN | State House - 26A | Gene Pelowski, Jr. | DFL | 82% |
MN | State Senate - 35 | Jim Abeler II | R | 46% |
Bob Vogel | 40% | |||
Rod Hamilton | 37% | |||
Tama Theis | 37% | |||
Kelly Fenton | 36% | |||
Jeremy Munson | 36% | |||
Mark Uglem | 36% | |||
MN | State House - 16A | Dean Urdahl | R | 36% |
MN | State Senate - 26 | Jeremy Miller | R | 35% |
MN | State House - 26B | Greg Davids | R | 34% |