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State | Office | Name | Party | Rating |
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IN | Attorney General | Todd Rokita | Republican | A |
IN | Council Member - 3 | Charlie Brown | D | |
IN | Council Member - 4 | Dwight Fish | Democratic | C |
IN | Council Member - C | Daniel Schaetzle | B- | |
IN | Lieutenant Governor | Suzanne Crouch | Republican | A |
IN | State House - 95 | John Bartlett | Democratic | D |
IN | State House - 91 | Bob Behning | Republican | A- |
IN | State House - 45 | Bruce Borders | Republican | A |
IN | State House - 53 | Bob Cherry | Republican | A |
IN | State House - 72 | Ed Clere | Republican | A |
IN | State House - 86 | Ed DeLaney | Democratic | F |
IN | State House - 8 | Ryan Dvorak | Democratic | B- |
IN | State House - 34 | Sue Errington | Democratic | C |
IN | State House - 80 | Phil GiaQuinta | Democratic | B |
IN | State House - 46 | Bob Heaton | Republican | A |
IN | State House - 30 | Mike Karickhoff | Republican | B |
IN | State House - 27 | Sheila Klinker | Democratic | B |
IN | State House - 79 | Matt Lehman | Republican | A- |
IN | State House - 69 | Jim Lucas | Republican | A |
IN | State House - 76 | Wendy McNamara | Republican | C |
IN | State House - 42 | Alan Morrison | Republican | A- |
IN | State House - 10 | Chuck Moseley | Democratic | B+ |
IN | State House - 13 | Sharon Negele | Republican | A |
IN | State House - 61 | Matt Pierce | Democratic | C- |
IN | State House - 96 | Greg Porter | Democratic | D |
IN | State House - 94 | Cherrish Pryor | Democratic | F |
IN | State House - 14 | Vernon Smith | Democratic | D+ |
IN | State House - 4 | Ed Soliday | Republican | A |
IN | State House - 90 | Mike Speedy | Republican | A |
IN | State House - 40 | Gregory Steuerwald | Republican | A |
IN | State House - 99 | Vanessa Summers | Democratic | D |
IN | State House - 28 | Jeffrey Thompson | Republican | A |
IN | State House - 39 | Gerald Torr | Republican | A+ |
IN | State House - 38 | Heath VanNatter | Republican | A |
IN | State House - 21 | Timothy Wesco | Republican | A |
IN | State Senate - 22 | Ron Alting | Republican | A- |
IN | State Senate - 21 | James Buck | Republican | A |
IN | State Senate - 19 | Travis Holdman | Republican | A |
IN | State Senate - 44 | Eric Koch | Republican | A+ |
IN | State Senate - 48 | Mark Messmer | Republican | A |
IN | State Senate - 10 | David Niezgodski | Democratic | D |
IN | State Senate - 49 | Jim Tomes | Republican | A |
IN | State Senate - 41 | Greg Walker | Republican | A+ |
IN | U.S. House - 4 | Jim Baird | Republican | B+ |
IN | U.S. House - 3 | Jim Banks | Republican | A |
IN | U.S. House - 8 | Larry Bucshon | Republican | A |
IN | U.S. House - 7 | André Carson | Democratic | D |
IN | U.S. Senate - Sr | Todd Young | Republican | A |
Terri Austin | A | |||
Patty Avery | F | |||
Ron Bacon | A | |||
Jeb Bardon | F | |||
John Barnes | A- | |||
Kreg Battles | A | |||
Pat Bauer | C+ | |||
Duane Beals | A | |||
Ken Beckerman | A- | |||
Robert Bischoff | A+ | |||
David Blank | A | |||
Sandra Blanton | A | |||
Phil Boots | A- | |||
Brian Bosma | A+ | |||
Ryan Bower | A | |||
Donn Brown | A | |||
Timothy Brown | A- | |||
Kim Builta | A | |||
Woody Burton | A | |||
Dan Burton | A | |||
Mara Candelaria Reardon | F | |||
David Cheatham | A+ | |||
Dan Coats | C+ | |||
Rob/Bob Couse | A | |||
William Crawford | D | |||
Wes Culver | B- | |||
Bill Davis | A | |||
Steve Davisson | A | |||
John Day | D | |||
Bob Deig | A- | |||
Mike Delph | A+ | |||
Nancy Dembowski | C | |||
Tom Dermody | A | |||
David Dessauer | A | |||
Chester Dobis | A- | |||
Richard Dodge | A | |||
Joe Donnelly, Sr. | A | |||
Gregory Dudeck | A | |||
Sean Eberhart | A+ | |||
Doug Eckerty | A | |||
Sue Ellspermann | C- | |||
Brad Ellsworth | A | |||
Jeffrey Espich | A | |||
Ralph Foley | A | |||
Chuck Freiberger | A- | |||
William Friend | A+ | |||
David Frizzell | A | |||
Craig Fry | A | |||
Randy Frye | A | |||
Bionca Gambill | A- | |||
Terry Goodin | A+ | |||
Ron Grooms | A- |
State | Office | Name | Party | Rating |
---|---|---|---|---|
IN | Attorney General | Todd Rokita | R | A |
IN | Council Member - 3 | Charlie Brown | D | |
IN | Council Member - 4 | Dwight Fish | D | C |
IN | Council Member - C | Daniel Schaetzle | B- | |
IN | Lieutenant Governor | Suzanne Crouch | R | A |
IN | State House - 95 | John Bartlett | D | D |
IN | State House - 91 | Bob Behning | R | A- |
IN | State House - 45 | Bruce Borders | R | A |
IN | State House - 53 | Bob Cherry | R | A |
IN | State House - 72 | Ed Clere | R | A |
IN | State House - 86 | Ed DeLaney | D | F |
IN | State House - 8 | Ryan Dvorak | D | B- |
IN | State House - 34 | Sue Errington | D | C |
IN | State House - 80 | Phil GiaQuinta | D | B |
IN | State House - 46 | Bob Heaton | R | A |
IN | State House - 30 | Mike Karickhoff | R | B |
IN | State House - 27 | Sheila Klinker | D | B |
IN | State House - 79 | Matt Lehman | R | A- |
IN | State House - 69 | Jim Lucas | R | A |
IN | State House - 76 | Wendy McNamara | R | C |
IN | State House - 42 | Alan Morrison | R | A- |
IN | State House - 10 | Chuck Moseley | D | B+ |
IN | State House - 13 | Sharon Negele | R | A |
IN | State House - 61 | Matt Pierce | D | C- |
IN | State House - 96 | Greg Porter | D | D |
IN | State House - 94 | Cherrish Pryor | D | F |
IN | State House - 14 | Vernon Smith | D | D+ |
IN | State House - 4 | Ed Soliday | R | A |
IN | State House - 90 | Mike Speedy | R | A |
IN | State House - 40 | Gregory Steuerwald | R | A |
IN | State House - 99 | Vanessa Summers | D | D |
IN | State House - 28 | Jeffrey Thompson | R | A |
IN | State House - 39 | Gerald Torr | R | A+ |
IN | State House - 38 | Heath VanNatter | R | A |
IN | State House - 21 | Timothy Wesco | R | A |
IN | State Senate - 22 | Ron Alting | R | A- |
IN | State Senate - 21 | James Buck | R | A |
IN | State Senate - 19 | Travis Holdman | R | A |
IN | State Senate - 44 | Eric Koch | R | A+ |
IN | State Senate - 48 | Mark Messmer | R | A |
IN | State Senate - 10 | David Niezgodski | D | D |
IN | State Senate - 49 | Jim Tomes | R | A |
IN | State Senate - 41 | Greg Walker | R | A+ |
IN | U.S. House - 4 | Jim Baird | R | B+ |
IN | U.S. House - 3 | Jim Banks | R | A |
IN | U.S. House - 8 | Larry Bucshon | R | A |
IN | U.S. House - 7 | André Carson | D | D |
IN | U.S. Senate - Sr | Todd Young | R | A |
Terri Austin | A | |||
Patty Avery | F | |||
Ron Bacon | A | |||
Jeb Bardon | F | |||
John Barnes | A- | |||
Kreg Battles | A | |||
Pat Bauer | C+ | |||
Duane Beals | A | |||
Ken Beckerman | A- | |||
Robert Bischoff | A+ | |||
David Blank | A | |||
Sandra Blanton | A | |||
Phil Boots | A- | |||
Brian Bosma | A+ | |||
Ryan Bower | A | |||
Donn Brown | A | |||
Timothy Brown | A- | |||
Kim Builta | A | |||
Woody Burton | A | |||
Dan Burton | A | |||
Mara Candelaria Reardon | F | |||
David Cheatham | A+ | |||
Dan Coats | C+ | |||
Rob/Bob Couse | A | |||
William Crawford | D | |||
Wes Culver | B- | |||
Bill Davis | A | |||
Steve Davisson | A | |||
John Day | D | |||
Bob Deig | A- | |||
Mike Delph | A+ | |||
Nancy Dembowski | C | |||
Tom Dermody | A | |||
David Dessauer | A | |||
Chester Dobis | A- | |||
Richard Dodge | A | |||
Joe Donnelly, Sr. | A | |||
Gregory Dudeck | A | |||
Sean Eberhart | A+ | |||
Doug Eckerty | A | |||
Sue Ellspermann | C- | |||
Brad Ellsworth | A | |||
Jeffrey Espich | A | |||
Ralph Foley | A | |||
Chuck Freiberger | A- | |||
William Friend | A+ | |||
David Frizzell | A | |||
Craig Fry | A | |||
Randy Frye | A | |||
Bionca Gambill | A- | |||
Terry Goodin | A+ | |||
Ron Grooms | A- |