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State | Office | Name | Party | Rating |
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MT | State House - 20 | Fred Anderson | Republican | 100% |
Duane Ankney | 100% | |||
Nancy Ballance | 100% | |||
MT | State Senate - 15 | Dan Bartel | Republican | 100% |
MT | State Senate - 40 | Becky Beard | Republican | 100% |
MT | State House - 86 | David Bedey | Republican | 100% |
Seth Berglee | 100% | |||
Mark Blasdel | 100% | |||
MT | State Senate - 7 | Bob Brown | Republican | 100% |
Dee Brown | 100% | |||
Tom Burnett | 100% | |||
MT | State House - 21 | Ed Buttrey | Republican | 100% |
MT | State Senate - 1 | Mike Cuffe | Republican | 100% |
Alan Doane | 100% | |||
MT | State House - 70 | Julie Dooling | Republican | 100% |
David Dunn | 100% | |||
MT | State House - 2 | Neil Duram | Republican | 100% |
MT | State Senate - 43 | Jason Ellsworth | Republican | 100% |
MT | State Senate - 30 | John Esp | Republican | 100% |
MT | Public Service Commissioner - 4 | Jennifer Fielder | Republican | 100% |
MT | State House - 17 | Ross Fitzgerald | Republican | 100% |
MT | State Senate - 10 | Steve Fitzpatrick | Republican | 100% |
Frank Fleming | 100% | |||
MT | State Senate - 4 | John Fuller | Republican | 100% |
Wylie Galt | 100% | |||
Rodney Garcia | 100% | |||
MT | State Senate - 2 | Carl Glimm | Republican | 100% |
Sharon Greef | 100% | |||
MT | State House - 1 | Steven Gunderson | Republican | 100% |
Kenneth Holmlund | 100% | |||
MT | State House - 92 | Mike Hopkins | Republican | 100% |
David Howard | 100% | |||
MT | State House - 18 | Llewelyn Jones | Republican | 100% |
Douglas Kary | 100% | |||
MT | State House - 27 | Joshua Kassmier | Republican | 100% |
MT | State House - 10 | Bob Keenan | Republican | 100% |
Joel Krautter | 100% | |||
MT | State Senate - 17 | Mike Lang | Republican | 100% |
MT | State Senate - 27 | Dennis Lenz | Republican | 100% |
MT | State House - 14 | Denley Loge | Republican | 100% |
MT | State Senate - 29 | Forrest Mandeville | Republican | 100% |
MT | State Senate - 44 | Theresa Manzella | Republican | 100% |
MT | State Senate - 12 | Wendy McKamey | Republican | 100% |
MT | State House - 46 | Bill Mercer | Republican | 100% |
MT | State House - 54 | Terry Moore | Republican | 100% |
Dale Mortensen | 100% | |||
MT | State Senate - 5 | Mark Noland | Republican | 100% |
Al Olszewski | 100% | |||
MT | Budget Director | Ryan Osmundson | 100% | |
MT | State Senate - 3 | Keith Regier | Republican | 100% |
MT | State House - 4 | Matt Regier | Republican | 100% |
Vince Ricci | 100% | |||
Tom Richmond | 100% | |||
Scott Sales | 100% | |||
MT | State Senate - 35 | Walt Sales | Republican | 100% |
Ray Shaw | 100% | |||
MT | State House - 22 | Lola Sheldon-Galloway | Republican | 100% |
Derek Skees | 100% | |||
MT | State Senate - 21 | Jason Small | Republican | 100% |
Cary Smith | 100% | |||
Fred Thomas | 100% | |||
Brad Tschida | 100% | |||
MT | State Senate - 20 | Barry Usher | Republican | 100% |
Gordon Vance | 100% | |||
MT | State House - 56 | Sue Vinton | Republican | 100% |
Peggy Webb | 100% | |||
Roger Webb | 100% | |||
MT | State Senate - 19 | Ken Bogner | Republican | 90% |
Geraldine Custer | 90% | |||
Greg DeVries | 90% | |||
Frank Garner | 90% | |||
Terry Gauthier | 90% | |||
MT | State Senate - 9 | Bruce Gillespie | Republican | 90% |
MT | State Senate - 6 | Greg Hertz | Republican | 90% |
MT | State Senate - 18 | Steve Hinebauch | Republican | 90% |
Brian Hoven | 90% | |||
MT | State House - 33 | Casey Knudsen | Republican | 90% |
MT | State House - 34 | Rhonda Knudsen | Republican | 90% |
Eric Moore | 90% | |||
MT | State House - 93 | Joe Read | Republican | 90% |
MT | State Senate - 47 | Dan Salomon | Republican | 90% |
MT | State Senate - 14 | Russel Tempel | Republican | 90% |
MT | State Senate - 36 | Jeff Welborn | Republican | 90% |
Kerry White | 90% | |||
Alan Redfield | 80% | |||
MT | State House - 72 | Tom Welch | Republican | 80% |
MT | State House - 32 | Jonathan Windy Boy | Democratic | 70% |
MT | State Senate - 22 | Daniel Zolnikov | Republican | 70% |
Bruce Grubbs | 60% | |||
Gene Vuckovich | 60% | |||
Bryce Bennett | 50% | |||
MT | State Senate - 25 | Jen Gross | Democratic | 50% |
Bradley Maxon Hamlett | 50% | |||
Mike Phillips | 50% | |||
MT | State House - 31 | Frank Smith | Democratic | 50% |
Dick Barrett | 40% | |||
Carlie Boland | 40% | |||
MT | State House - 84 | Jill Cohenour | Democratic | 40% |
MT | State Senate - 41 | Janet Ellis | Democratic | 40% |
MT | State House - 5 | David Fern | Democratic | 40% |
State | Office | Name | Party | Rating |
---|---|---|---|---|
MT | State House - 20 | Fred Anderson | R | 100% |
Duane Ankney | 100% | |||
Nancy Ballance | 100% | |||
MT | State Senate - 15 | Dan Bartel | R | 100% |
MT | State Senate - 40 | Becky Beard | R | 100% |
MT | State House - 86 | David Bedey | R | 100% |
Seth Berglee | 100% | |||
Mark Blasdel | 100% | |||
MT | State Senate - 7 | Bob Brown | R | 100% |
Dee Brown | 100% | |||
Tom Burnett | 100% | |||
MT | State House - 21 | Ed Buttrey | R | 100% |
MT | State Senate - 1 | Mike Cuffe | R | 100% |
Alan Doane | 100% | |||
MT | State House - 70 | Julie Dooling | R | 100% |
David Dunn | 100% | |||
MT | State House - 2 | Neil Duram | R | 100% |
MT | State Senate - 43 | Jason Ellsworth | R | 100% |
MT | State Senate - 30 | John Esp | R | 100% |
MT | Public Service Commissioner - 4 | Jennifer Fielder | R | 100% |
MT | State House - 17 | Ross Fitzgerald | R | 100% |
MT | State Senate - 10 | Steve Fitzpatrick | R | 100% |
Frank Fleming | 100% | |||
MT | State Senate - 4 | John Fuller | R | 100% |
Wylie Galt | 100% | |||
Rodney Garcia | 100% | |||
MT | State Senate - 2 | Carl Glimm | R | 100% |
Sharon Greef | 100% | |||
MT | State House - 1 | Steven Gunderson | R | 100% |
Kenneth Holmlund | 100% | |||
MT | State House - 92 | Mike Hopkins | R | 100% |
David Howard | 100% | |||
MT | State House - 18 | Llewelyn Jones | R | 100% |
Douglas Kary | 100% | |||
MT | State House - 27 | Joshua Kassmier | R | 100% |
MT | State House - 10 | Bob Keenan | R | 100% |
Joel Krautter | 100% | |||
MT | State Senate - 17 | Mike Lang | R | 100% |
MT | State Senate - 27 | Dennis Lenz | R | 100% |
MT | State House - 14 | Denley Loge | R | 100% |
MT | State Senate - 29 | Forrest Mandeville | R | 100% |
MT | State Senate - 44 | Theresa Manzella | R | 100% |
MT | State Senate - 12 | Wendy McKamey | R | 100% |
MT | State House - 46 | Bill Mercer | R | 100% |
MT | State House - 54 | Terry Moore | R | 100% |
Dale Mortensen | 100% | |||
MT | State Senate - 5 | Mark Noland | R | 100% |
Al Olszewski | 100% | |||
MT | Budget Director | Ryan Osmundson | 100% | |
MT | State Senate - 3 | Keith Regier | R | 100% |
MT | State House - 4 | Matt Regier | R | 100% |
Vince Ricci | 100% | |||
Tom Richmond | 100% | |||
Scott Sales | 100% | |||
MT | State Senate - 35 | Walt Sales | R | 100% |
Ray Shaw | 100% | |||
MT | State House - 22 | Lola Sheldon-Galloway | R | 100% |
Derek Skees | 100% | |||
MT | State Senate - 21 | Jason Small | R | 100% |
Cary Smith | 100% | |||
Fred Thomas | 100% | |||
Brad Tschida | 100% | |||
MT | State Senate - 20 | Barry Usher | R | 100% |
Gordon Vance | 100% | |||
MT | State House - 56 | Sue Vinton | R | 100% |
Peggy Webb | 100% | |||
Roger Webb | 100% | |||
MT | State Senate - 19 | Ken Bogner | R | 90% |
Geraldine Custer | 90% | |||
Greg DeVries | 90% | |||
Frank Garner | 90% | |||
Terry Gauthier | 90% | |||
MT | State Senate - 9 | Bruce Gillespie | R | 90% |
MT | State Senate - 6 | Greg Hertz | R | 90% |
MT | State Senate - 18 | Steve Hinebauch | R | 90% |
Brian Hoven | 90% | |||
MT | State House - 33 | Casey Knudsen | R | 90% |
MT | State House - 34 | Rhonda Knudsen | R | 90% |
Eric Moore | 90% | |||
MT | State House - 93 | Joe Read | R | 90% |
MT | State Senate - 47 | Dan Salomon | R | 90% |
MT | State Senate - 14 | Russel Tempel | R | 90% |
MT | State Senate - 36 | Jeff Welborn | R | 90% |
Kerry White | 90% | |||
Alan Redfield | 80% | |||
MT | State House - 72 | Tom Welch | R | 80% |
MT | State House - 32 | Jonathan Windy Boy | D | 70% |
MT | State Senate - 22 | Daniel Zolnikov | R | 70% |
Bruce Grubbs | 60% | |||
Gene Vuckovich | 60% | |||
Bryce Bennett | 50% | |||
MT | State Senate - 25 | Jen Gross | D | 50% |
Bradley Maxon Hamlett | 50% | |||
Mike Phillips | 50% | |||
MT | State House - 31 | Frank Smith | D | 50% |
Dick Barrett | 40% | |||
Carlie Boland | 40% | |||
MT | State House - 84 | Jill Cohenour | D | 40% |
MT | State Senate - 41 | Janet Ellis | D | 40% |
MT | State House - 5 | David Fern | D | 40% |