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Rating Group: Children's Defense Fund Minnesota

2005 Positions on Child and Youth Issues

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Issues: Family

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State Office Name Party Rating
Prettner Solon 100
Jane Ranum 100
Madelyn Reiter 17
MN State Senate - 43 Ann Rest Democratic/Farmer/Labor 80
Claire Robling 50
Julie Rosen 50
Tom Rukavina 83
Connie Ruth 33
Carrie Ruud 33
Maria Ruud 100
Brita Sailer 83
Dallas Sams 80
Char Samuelson 33
Tom Saxhaug 83
Bev Scalze 83
Linda Scheid 67
Marty Seifert 17
MN Commissioner - 2 David Senjem Republican 33
Anthony Sertich 83
Daniel Severson 17
MN Public Utilities Commissioner Katie Sieben Democratic/Farmer/Labor 100
MN Secretary of State Steve Simon Democratic/Farmer/Labor 100
Dean Simpson 33
Rod Skoe 83
Wesley Skoglund 100
Nora Slawik 100
Steve Smith 33
Judy Soderstrom 17
Loren Solberg 83
Dan Sparks 83
LeRoy Stumpf 83
Steven Sviggum 17
Barbara Sykora 33
Cy Thao 83
MN Justice of the Supreme Court - Seat 4 Paul Thissen Non-partisan 100
Kathy Tingelstad 33
Dave Tomassoni 83
Dean Urdahl 33
Ray Vandeveer 0
James Vickerman 83
Jean Wagenius 100
Neva Walker 100
Lynn Wardlow 17
Andy Welti 83
Betsy Wergin 33
Andrew Westerberg 33
MN State Senate - 12 Torrey Westrom Republican 33
Charles Wiger 83
Tim Wilkin 17
Kurt Zellers 17
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