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Rating Group: Children's Defense Fund Minnesota

2005 Positions on Child and Youth Issues

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State Office Name Party Rating
MN Commissioner of Revenue Paul Marquart Democratic/Farmer/Labor 67
Mary Murphy 67
Joe Opatz 67
Mary Otremba 67
Linda Scheid 67
Ron Abrams 50
Ray Cox 50
MN U.S. House - 7 Michelle Fischbach Republican 50
Larry Hosch 50
Bob Kierlin 50
Mike McGinn 50
Geoff Michel 50
Thomas Neuville 50
Julianne Ortman 50
Mark Ourada 50
Claire Robling 50
Julie Rosen 50
Richard Day 40
David Gaither 40
David Hann 40
MN State Senate - 35 Jim Abeler II Republican 33
William Belanger, Jr. 33
Jerry Dempsey 33
Dan Dorman 33
Michael Jungbauer 33
Dave Kleis 33
Morrie Lanning 33
Cal Larson 33
Doug Meslow 33
Sean Nienow 33
Bud Nornes 33
Gen Olson 33
Dennis Ozment 33
Maxine Penas 33
Connie Ruth 33
Carrie Ruud 33
Char Samuelson 33
MN Commissioner - 2 David Senjem Republican 33
Dean Simpson 33
Steve Smith 33
Barbara Sykora 33
Kathy Tingelstad 33
Dean Urdahl 33
Betsy Wergin 33
Andrew Westerberg 33
MN State Senate - 12 Torrey Westrom Republican 33
MN U.S. House - 1 Brad Finstad Republican 20
Joe Hoppe 20
Larry Howes 20
Debbie Johnson 20
Michele Bachmann 17
Michael Beard 17
MN Commissioner - 5 Greg Blaine Republican 17
Francis Bradley 17
Laura Brod 17
Mike Charron 17
Tony Cornish 17
Lloyd Cybart 17
MN State House - 26B Greg Davids Republican 17
Chris DeLaForest 17
Matt Dean 17
Randy Demmer 17
Robert Eastlund 17
Sondra Erickson 17
Patrick Garofalo 17
Paul Gazelka 17
Chris Gerlach 17
Bob Gunther 17
Tom Hackbarth 17
Rod Hamilton 17
Bud Heidgerken 17
MN Commissioner - 6 Mary Holberg 17
Karen Klinzing 17
Paul Kohls 17
Brian LeClair 17
MN State Senate - 37 Warren Limmer Republican 17
Doug Magnus 17
Denny McNamara 17
Peter Nelson 17
Scott Newman 17
Patricia Pariseau 17
Erik Paulsen 17
Joyce Peppin 17
Neil Peterson 17
Duke Powell 17
Madelyn Reiter 17
Marty Seifert 17
Daniel Severson 17
Judy Soderstrom 17
Steven Sviggum 17
Lynn Wardlow 17
Tim Wilkin 17
Kurt Zellers 17
Bruce Anderson 0
Mark Buesgens 0
MN U.S. House - 6 Tom Emmer Republican 0
Jim Knoblach 0
Philip Krinkie 0
Mark Olson 0
Ray Vandeveer 0
State Office Name Party Rating
MN Commissioner of Revenue Paul Marquart DFL 67
Mary Murphy 67
Joe Opatz 67
Mary Otremba 67
Linda Scheid 67
Ron Abrams 50
Ray Cox 50
MN U.S. House - 7 Michelle Fischbach R 50
Larry Hosch 50
Bob Kierlin 50
Mike McGinn 50
Geoff Michel 50
Thomas Neuville 50
Julianne Ortman 50
Mark Ourada 50
Claire Robling 50
Julie Rosen 50
Richard Day 40
David Gaither 40
David Hann 40
MN State Senate - 35 Jim Abeler II R 33
William Belanger, Jr. 33
Jerry Dempsey 33
Dan Dorman 33
Michael Jungbauer 33
Dave Kleis 33
Morrie Lanning 33
Cal Larson 33
Doug Meslow 33
Sean Nienow 33
Bud Nornes 33
Gen Olson 33
Dennis Ozment 33
Maxine Penas 33
Connie Ruth 33
Carrie Ruud 33
Char Samuelson 33
MN Commissioner - 2 David Senjem R 33
Dean Simpson 33
Steve Smith 33
Barbara Sykora 33
Kathy Tingelstad 33
Dean Urdahl 33
Betsy Wergin 33
Andrew Westerberg 33
MN State Senate - 12 Torrey Westrom R 33
MN U.S. House - 1 Brad Finstad R 20
Joe Hoppe 20
Larry Howes 20
Debbie Johnson 20
Michele Bachmann 17
Michael Beard 17
MN Commissioner - 5 Greg Blaine R 17
Francis Bradley 17
Laura Brod 17
Mike Charron 17
Tony Cornish 17
Lloyd Cybart 17
MN State House - 26B Greg Davids R 17
Chris DeLaForest 17
Matt Dean 17
Randy Demmer 17
Robert Eastlund 17
Sondra Erickson 17
Patrick Garofalo 17
Paul Gazelka 17
Chris Gerlach 17
Bob Gunther 17
Tom Hackbarth 17
Rod Hamilton 17
Bud Heidgerken 17
MN Commissioner - 6 Mary Holberg 17
Karen Klinzing 17
Paul Kohls 17
Brian LeClair 17
MN State Senate - 37 Warren Limmer R 17
Doug Magnus 17
Denny McNamara 17
Peter Nelson 17
Scott Newman 17
Patricia Pariseau 17
Erik Paulsen 17
Joyce Peppin 17
Neil Peterson 17
Duke Powell 17
Madelyn Reiter 17
Marty Seifert 17
Daniel Severson 17
Judy Soderstrom 17
Steven Sviggum 17
Lynn Wardlow 17
Tim Wilkin 17
Kurt Zellers 17
Bruce Anderson 0
Mark Buesgens 0
MN U.S. House - 6 Tom Emmer R 0
Jim Knoblach 0
Philip Krinkie 0
Mark Olson 0
Ray Vandeveer 0
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