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Rating Group: Minnesota Sierra Club-North Star

2005-2006 Positions on Environmental Conservation

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State Office Name Party Rating
MN State Senate - 35 Jim Abeler II Republican 84
Ron Abrams 72
Bruce Anderson 29
Ellen Anderson 93
Irv Anderson 40
MN Commissioner - 2 Joseph Atkins Democratic/Farmer/Labor 100
Michele Bachmann 40
Thomas Bakk 47
Michael Beard 32
William Belanger, Jr. 75
Linda Berglin 88
Connie Bernardy 100
Donald Betzold 88
MN Commissioner - 5 Greg Blaine Republican 21
Terri Bonoff 100
Francis Bradley 32
Laura Brod 26
Mark Buesgens 16
Lyndon Carlson, Sr. 100
Mike Charron 26
Satveer Chaudhary 93
Karen Clark 100
MN Commissioner - 1 Tarryl Clark Democratic/Farmer/Labor 100
Richard Cohen 87
Tony Cornish 37
Ray Cox 89
Lloyd Cybart 26
MN State House - 26B Greg Davids Republican 22
Jim Davnie 100
Richard Day 44
Chris DeLaForest 26
Matt Dean 21
Randy Demmer 26
Jerry Dempsey 37
MN State Senate - 61 Scott Dibble Democratic/Farmer/Labor 94
David Dill 42
Stephen Dille 46
Denise Dittrich 100
Dan Dorman 26
John Dorn 79
Robert Eastlund 26
Kent Eken 53
MN Attorney General Keith Ellison Democratic/Farmer/Labor 100
MN U.S. House - 6 Tom Emmer Republican 16
Matt Entenza 100
Ron Erhardt 68
Sondra Erickson 16
MN U.S. House - 1 Brad Finstad Republican 22
MN U.S. House - 7 Michelle Fischbach Republican 47
Leo Foley 88
Dennis Frederickson 64
Patti Fritz 84
Patrick Garofalo 37
Paul Gazelka 21
Chris Gerlach 56
Barbara Goodwin 100
Mindy Greiling 100
Bob Gunther 26
Tom Hackbarth 26
Rod Hamilton 21
David Hann 60
MN State House - 53B Rick Hansen Democratic/Farmer/Labor 95
Alice Hausman 100
Larry Haws 80
Bud Heidgerken 21
Linda Higgins 88
Debra Hilstrom 94
Bill Hilty 89
MN Commissioner - 6 Mary Holberg 27
Joe Hoppe 42
Frank Hornstein 100
Melissa Hortman 95
Larry Hosch 58
John Hottinger 86
Larry Howes 37
Thomas Huntley 89
Mike Jaros 89
Dean Elton Johnson 67
Debbie Johnson 43
Jeff Johnson 32
Ruth Johnson 95
Sheldon Johnson 100
Al Juhnke 47
Michael Jungbauer 44
Phyllis Kahn 100
Steve Kelley 88
Margaret Kelliher 100
Bob Kierlin 38
Sheila Kiscaden 71
Karen Klinzing 21
Jim Knoblach 26
Amy Koch 50
Lyle Koenen 53
Paul Koering 38
Paul Kohls 26
Philip Krinkie 32
Gary Kubly 75
Keith Langseth 50
Morrie Lanning 32
Cal Larson 47
State Office Name Party Rating
MN State Senate - 35 Jim Abeler II R 84
Ron Abrams 72
Bruce Anderson 29
Ellen Anderson 93
Irv Anderson 40
MN Commissioner - 2 Joseph Atkins DFL 100
Michele Bachmann 40
Thomas Bakk 47
Michael Beard 32
William Belanger, Jr. 75
Linda Berglin 88
Connie Bernardy 100
Donald Betzold 88
MN Commissioner - 5 Greg Blaine R 21
Terri Bonoff 100
Francis Bradley 32
Laura Brod 26
Mark Buesgens 16
Lyndon Carlson, Sr. 100
Mike Charron 26
Satveer Chaudhary 93
Karen Clark 100
MN Commissioner - 1 Tarryl Clark DFL 100
Richard Cohen 87
Tony Cornish 37
Ray Cox 89
Lloyd Cybart 26
MN State House - 26B Greg Davids R 22
Jim Davnie 100
Richard Day 44
Chris DeLaForest 26
Matt Dean 21
Randy Demmer 26
Jerry Dempsey 37
MN State Senate - 61 Scott Dibble DFL 94
David Dill 42
Stephen Dille 46
Denise Dittrich 100
Dan Dorman 26
John Dorn 79
Robert Eastlund 26
Kent Eken 53
MN Attorney General Keith Ellison DFL 100
MN U.S. House - 6 Tom Emmer R 16
Matt Entenza 100
Ron Erhardt 68
Sondra Erickson 16
MN U.S. House - 1 Brad Finstad R 22
MN U.S. House - 7 Michelle Fischbach R 47
Leo Foley 88
Dennis Frederickson 64
Patti Fritz 84
Patrick Garofalo 37
Paul Gazelka 21
Chris Gerlach 56
Barbara Goodwin 100
Mindy Greiling 100
Bob Gunther 26
Tom Hackbarth 26
Rod Hamilton 21
David Hann 60
MN State House - 53B Rick Hansen DFL 95
Alice Hausman 100
Larry Haws 80
Bud Heidgerken 21
Linda Higgins 88
Debra Hilstrom 94
Bill Hilty 89
MN Commissioner - 6 Mary Holberg 27
Joe Hoppe 42
Frank Hornstein 100
Melissa Hortman 95
Larry Hosch 58
John Hottinger 86
Larry Howes 37
Thomas Huntley 89
Mike Jaros 89
Dean Elton Johnson 67
Debbie Johnson 43
Jeff Johnson 32
Ruth Johnson 95
Sheldon Johnson 100
Al Juhnke 47
Michael Jungbauer 44
Phyllis Kahn 100
Steve Kelley 88
Margaret Kelliher 100
Bob Kierlin 38
Sheila Kiscaden 71
Karen Klinzing 21
Jim Knoblach 26
Amy Koch 50
Lyle Koenen 53
Paul Koering 38
Paul Kohls 26
Philip Krinkie 32
Gary Kubly 75
Keith Langseth 50
Morrie Lanning 32
Cal Larson 47
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