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Keep in mind that ratings done by special interest groups often do not represent a non-partisan stance. In addition, some groups select votes that tend to favor members of one political party over another, rather than choosing votes based solely on issue concerns. Nevertheless, they can be invaluable in showing where an incumbent has stood on a series of votes in the past one or two years, especially when ratings by groups on all sides of an issue are compared. Website links, if available, and descriptions of the organizations offering performance evaluations are accessible by clicking on the name of the group.
With rare exceptions, Vote Smart displays interest group ratings as a 0-100 percentage. While many interest groups use percentages as ratings to begin with, please note that Vote Smart has translated some ratings to a percentage from a different rating system for consistency and ease in understanding. Please visit the group's website, email us at ratings@votesmart.org or call our Voter Information Hotline at 1-888-VOTESMART for more specific information.
State | Office | Name | Party | Rating |
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Tom Anzelc | 100% | |||
MN | Commissioner - 4 | Joseph Atkins | Democratic/Farmer/Labor | 100% |
Linda Berglin | 100% | |||
Donald Betzold | 100% | |||
Karla Bigham | 100% | |||
Robin Brown | 100% | |||
Kathy Brynaert | 100% | |||
Lyndon Carlson, Sr. | 100% | |||
Satveer Chaudhary | 100% | |||
Karen Clark | 100% | |||
Tarryl Clark | 100% | |||
Richard Cohen | 100% | |||
MN | State Senate - 61 | Scott Dibble | Democratic/Farmer/Labor | 100% |
David Dill | 100% | |||
Leo Foley | 100% | |||
Linda Higgins | 100% | |||
Debra Hilstrom | 100% | |||
MN | State House - 61A | Frank Hornstein | Democratic/Farmer/Labor | 100% |
MN | State House - 34B | Melissa Hortman | Democratic/Farmer/Labor | 100% |
Thomas Huntley | 100% | |||
Phyllis Kahn | 100% | |||
Jeremy Kalin | 100% | |||
Kenneth Kelash | 100% | |||
Margaret Kelliher | 100% | |||
Katherine Knuth | 100% | |||
Gary Kubly | 100% | |||
Carolyn Laine | 100% | |||
Keith Langseth | 100% | |||
MN | State Senate - 46 | Ron Latz | Democratic/Farmer/Labor | 100% |
Bernard Lieder | 100% | |||
MN | State House - 44B | Leon Lillie | Democratic/Farmer/Labor | 100% |
Diane Loeffler | 100% | |||
Tony Lourey | 100% | |||
Tim Mahoney | 100% | |||
Terence Morrow | 100% | |||
Joe Mullery | 100% | |||
MN | State Senate - 64 | Erin Murphy | Democratic/Farmer/Labor | 100% |
MN | State House - 38A | Michael Nelson | Democratic/Farmer/Labor | 100% |
MN | State House - 35B | Jerry Newton | Democratic/Farmer/Labor | 100% |
David Olin | 100% | |||
MN | State Senate - 65 | Sandra Pappas | Democratic/Farmer/Labor | 100% |
John Persell | 100% | |||
Lawrence Pogemiller | 100% | |||
Brita Sailer | 100% | |||
MN | Secretary of State | Steve Simon | Democratic/Farmer/Labor | 100% |
Nora Slawik | 100% | |||
Tom Tillberry | 100% | |||
James Vickerman | 100% | |||
Jean Wagenius | 100% | |||
John Ward | 100% | |||
Charles Wiger | 100% | |||
Ryan Winkler | 100% | |||
John Benson | 94% | |||
MN | State Senate - 59 | Bobby Joe Champion | Democratic/Farmer/Labor | 94% |
Jim Davnie | 94% | |||
Al Doty | 94% | |||
Tim Faust | 94% | |||
Patti Fritz | 94% | |||
Paul Gardner | 94% | |||
MN | State House - 53B | Rick Hansen | Democratic/Farmer/Labor | 94% |
Alice Hausman | 94% | |||
Larry Haws | 94% | |||
Bill Hilty | 94% | |||
Larry Hosch | 94% | |||
Sheldon Johnson | 94% | |||
Ann Lenczewski | 94% | |||
Paul Marquart | 94% | |||
Sandra Masin | 94% | |||
William Morgan | 94% | |||
Mary Murphy | 94% | |||
Michael Paymar | 94% | |||
Sandra Peterson | 94% | |||
Roger Reinert | 94% | |||
Anthony Sertich | 94% | |||
Linda Slocum | 94% | |||
Loren Solberg | 94% | |||
Ellen Anderson | 93% | |||
MN | State Senate - 52 | Jim Carlson | Democratic/Farmer/Labor | 93% |
Kevin Dahle | 93% | |||
Kent Eken | 93% | |||
Jeff Hayden | 93% | |||
John Lesch | 93% | |||
Carlos Mariani | 93% | |||
Jim Metzen | 93% | |||
Mee Moua | 93% | |||
MN | State Senate - 43 | Ann Rest | Democratic/Farmer/Labor | 93% |
Tom Saxhaug | 93% | |||
Linda Scheid | 93% | |||
Kathy Sheran | 93% | |||
MN | Public Utilities Commissioner | Katie Sieben | Democratic/Farmer/Labor | 93% |
Rod Skoe | 93% | |||
LeRoy Stumpf | 93% | |||
Marsha Swails | 93% | |||
MN | State Senate - 40 | John Marty | Democratic/Farmer/Labor | 92% |
Patricia Torres Ray | 92% | |||
David Bly | 88% | |||
Julie Bunn | 88% | |||
Mindy Greiling | 88% | |||
Lyle Koenen | 88% | |||
Mike Obermueller | 88% |