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Rating Group: Children's Defense Fund Minnesota

2007 Positions on Child and Youth Issues

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Issues: Family

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State Office Name Party Rating
Ellen Anderson 100
MN Commissioner - 2 Joseph Atkins Democratic/Farmer/Labor 100
Linda Berglin 100
Donald Betzold 100
MN Commissioner - 4 Karla Bigham 100
David Bly 100
Kathy Brynaert 100
MN State Senate - 52 Jim Carlson Democratic/Farmer/Labor 100
Lyndon Carlson, Sr. 100
Satveer Chaudhary 100
Karen Clark 100
MN Commissioner - 1 Tarryl Clark Democratic/Farmer/Labor 100
Richard Cohen 100
Jim Davnie 100
MN State Senate - 61 Scott Dibble Democratic/Farmer/Labor 100
Willie Dominguez 100
Sharon Erickson Ropes 100
Tim Faust 100
Leo Foley 100
Patti Fritz 100
Mindy Greiling 100
MN State House - 53B Rick Hansen Democratic/Farmer/Labor 100
Alice Hausman 100
Linda Higgins 100
Debra Hilstrom 100
Bill Hilty 100
Frank Hornstein 100
Melissa Hortman 100
Larry Hosch 100
Thomas Huntley 100
Sheldon Johnson 100
Al Juhnke 100
Phyllis Kahn 100
Margaret Kelliher 100
Katherine Knuth 100
Scott Kranz 100
Gary Kubly 100
Carolyn Laine 100
Keith Langseth 100
Dan Larson 100
MN State Senate - 46 Ron Latz Democratic/Farmer/Labor 100
Ann Lenczewski 100
John Lesch 100
MN State House - 24B Tina Liebling Democratic/Farmer/Labor 100
MN State House - 44B Leon Lillie Democratic/Farmer/Labor 100
Diane Loeffler 100
Tony Lourey 100
Shelley Madore 100
Carlos Mariani 100
MN State Senate - 40 John Marty Democratic/Farmer/Labor 100
Sandra Masin 100
Terence Morrow 100
Mee Moua 100
Joe Mullery 100
MN State Senate - 64 Erin Murphy Democratic/Farmer/Labor 100
Mary Murphy 100
Steve Murphy 100
Michael Nelson 100
David Olin 100
Rick Olseen 100
Mary Olson 100
MN State Senate - 65 Sandra Pappas Democratic/Farmer/Labor 100
Michael Paymar 100
Aaron Peterson 100
Sandra Peterson 100
Lawrence Pogemiller 100
Jeanne Poppe 100
Prettner Solon 100
Brita Sailer 100
Bev Scalze 100
Linda Scheid 100
Kathy Sheran 100
MN Public Utilities Commissioner Katie Sieben Democratic/Farmer/Labor 100
MN Secretary of State Steve Simon Democratic/Farmer/Labor 100
Nora Slawik 100
Linda Slocum 100
LeRoy Stumpf 100
Cy Thao 100
MN Justice of the Supreme Court - Seat 4 Paul Thissen Non-partisan 100
Tom Tillberry 100
Patricia Torres Ray 100
Ken Tschumper 100
Jean Wagenius 100
Neva Walker 100
John Ward 100
Charles Wiger 100
Ryan Winkler 100
Sandra Wollschlager 100
Tom Anzelc 83
John Benson 83
Robin Brown 83
Julie Bunn 83
David Dill 83
Denise Dittrich 83
Al Doty 83
Kent Eken 83
Paul Gardner 83
Larry Haws 83
Mike Jaros 83
Jeremy Kalin 83
State Office Name Party Rating
Ellen Anderson 100
MN Commissioner - 2 Joseph Atkins DFL 100
Linda Berglin 100
Donald Betzold 100
MN Commissioner - 4 Karla Bigham 100
David Bly 100
Kathy Brynaert 100
MN State Senate - 52 Jim Carlson DFL 100
Lyndon Carlson, Sr. 100
Satveer Chaudhary 100
Karen Clark 100
MN Commissioner - 1 Tarryl Clark DFL 100
Richard Cohen 100
Jim Davnie 100
MN State Senate - 61 Scott Dibble DFL 100
Willie Dominguez 100
Sharon Erickson Ropes 100
Tim Faust 100
Leo Foley 100
Patti Fritz 100
Mindy Greiling 100
MN State House - 53B Rick Hansen DFL 100
Alice Hausman 100
Linda Higgins 100
Debra Hilstrom 100
Bill Hilty 100
Frank Hornstein 100
Melissa Hortman 100
Larry Hosch 100
Thomas Huntley 100
Sheldon Johnson 100
Al Juhnke 100
Phyllis Kahn 100
Margaret Kelliher 100
Katherine Knuth 100
Scott Kranz 100
Gary Kubly 100
Carolyn Laine 100
Keith Langseth 100
Dan Larson 100
MN State Senate - 46 Ron Latz DFL 100
Ann Lenczewski 100
John Lesch 100
MN State House - 24B Tina Liebling DFL 100
MN State House - 44B Leon Lillie DFL 100
Diane Loeffler 100
Tony Lourey 100
Shelley Madore 100
Carlos Mariani 100
MN State Senate - 40 John Marty DFL 100
Sandra Masin 100
Terence Morrow 100
Mee Moua 100
Joe Mullery 100
MN State Senate - 64 Erin Murphy DFL 100
Mary Murphy 100
Steve Murphy 100
Michael Nelson 100
David Olin 100
Rick Olseen 100
Mary Olson 100
MN State Senate - 65 Sandra Pappas DFL 100
Michael Paymar 100
Aaron Peterson 100
Sandra Peterson 100
Lawrence Pogemiller 100
Jeanne Poppe 100
Prettner Solon 100
Brita Sailer 100
Bev Scalze 100
Linda Scheid 100
Kathy Sheran 100
MN Public Utilities Commissioner Katie Sieben DFL 100
MN Secretary of State Steve Simon DFL 100
Nora Slawik 100
Linda Slocum 100
LeRoy Stumpf 100
Cy Thao 100
MN Justice of the Supreme Court - Seat 4 Paul Thissen Other 100
Tom Tillberry 100
Patricia Torres Ray 100
Ken Tschumper 100
Jean Wagenius 100
Neva Walker 100
John Ward 100
Charles Wiger 100
Ryan Winkler 100
Sandra Wollschlager 100
Tom Anzelc 83
John Benson 83
Robin Brown 83
Julie Bunn 83
David Dill 83
Denise Dittrich 83
Al Doty 83
Kent Eken 83
Paul Gardner 83
Larry Haws 83
Mike Jaros 83
Jeremy Kalin 83
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