Rating Group: Montana Public Employees Association
2003 Positions
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| State | Office | Name | Party | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Trudi Schmidt | 86% | |||
| Carolyn Squires | 86% | |||
| Emily Stonington | 86% | |||
| Jon Tester | 86% | |||
| Kenneth Toole, Jr. | 86% | |||
| Joseph Tropila | 86% | |||
| Mike Wheat | 86% | |||
| Richard Haines | 83% | |||
| Terrence Callahan | 82% | |||
| Larry Cyr | 82% | |||
| Ronald Devlin | 82% | |||
| Sue Dickenson | 82% | |||
| Tom Facey | 82% | |||
| Nancy Rice Fritz | 82% | |||
| George Golie | 82% | |||
| Daniel Hurwitz | 82% | |||
| Carol Juneau | 82% | |||
| Carol Lambert | 82% | |||
| Michael Lange | 82% | |||
| Bob Lawson | 82% | |||
| Mark Noennig | 82% | |||
| Alan Olson | 82% | |||
| Bernie Olson | 82% | |||
| Holly Raser | 82% | |||
| John Ross | 82% | |||
| Clarice Schrumpf | 82% | |||
| Pat Wagman | 82% | |||
| Debby Barrett | 73% | |||
| Donald Hedges | 73% | |||
| Verdell Jackson | 73% | |||
| Larry Lehman | 73% | |||
| Jim Shockley | 73% | |||
| Karl Waitschies | 73% | |||
| Cindy Younkin | 73% | |||
| Keith Bales | 71% | |||
| John Bohlinger | 71% | |||
| John Cobb | 71% | |||
| Brent Cromley | 71% | |||
| MT | State Senate - 29 | John Esp | Republican | 71% |
| Kelly Gebhardt | 71% | |||
| Dale Mahlum | 71% | |||
| Bea McCarthy | 71% | |||
| Walter McNutt | 71% | |||
| Don Ryan | 71% | |||
| Joan Andersen | 64% | |||
| Rodney Bitney | 64% | |||
| Sylvia Bookout-Reinicke | 64% | |||
| Dee Brown | 64% | |||
| Edith Clark | 64% | |||
| Stanley Fisher | 64% |
| State | Office | Name | Party | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Trudi Schmidt | 86% | |||
| Carolyn Squires | 86% | |||
| Emily Stonington | 86% | |||
| Jon Tester | 86% | |||
| Kenneth Toole, Jr. | 86% | |||
| Joseph Tropila | 86% | |||
| Mike Wheat | 86% | |||
| Richard Haines | 83% | |||
| Terrence Callahan | 82% | |||
| Larry Cyr | 82% | |||
| Ronald Devlin | 82% | |||
| Sue Dickenson | 82% | |||
| Tom Facey | 82% | |||
| Nancy Rice Fritz | 82% | |||
| George Golie | 82% | |||
| Daniel Hurwitz | 82% | |||
| Carol Juneau | 82% | |||
| Carol Lambert | 82% | |||
| Michael Lange | 82% | |||
| Bob Lawson | 82% | |||
| Mark Noennig | 82% | |||
| Alan Olson | 82% | |||
| Bernie Olson | 82% | |||
| Holly Raser | 82% | |||
| John Ross | 82% | |||
| Clarice Schrumpf | 82% | |||
| Pat Wagman | 82% | |||
| Debby Barrett | 73% | |||
| Donald Hedges | 73% | |||
| Verdell Jackson | 73% | |||
| Larry Lehman | 73% | |||
| Jim Shockley | 73% | |||
| Karl Waitschies | 73% | |||
| Cindy Younkin | 73% | |||
| Keith Bales | 71% | |||
| John Bohlinger | 71% | |||
| John Cobb | 71% | |||
| Brent Cromley | 71% | |||
| MT | State Senate - 29 | John Esp | R | 71% |
| Kelly Gebhardt | 71% | |||
| Dale Mahlum | 71% | |||
| Bea McCarthy | 71% | |||
| Walter McNutt | 71% | |||
| Don Ryan | 71% | |||
| Joan Andersen | 64% | |||
| Rodney Bitney | 64% | |||
| Sylvia Bookout-Reinicke | 64% | |||
| Dee Brown | 64% | |||
| Edith Clark | 64% | |||
| Stanley Fisher | 64% |