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Rating Group: Children's Defense Fund Minnesota

2007 Positions on Child and Youth Issues

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State Office Name Party Rating
Lyle Koenen 83
Bernard Lieder 83
Tim Mahoney 83
MN Commissioner of Revenue Paul Marquart Democratic/Farmer/Labor 83
Frank Moe 83
William Morgan 83
MN Mayor - At-Large Kim Norton Democratic/Farmer/Labor 83
Mary Otremba 83
Tom Rukavina 83
Maria Ruud 83
Anthony Sertich 83
Loren Solberg 83
Marsha Swails 83
Andy Welti 83
Thomas Bakk 80
Terri Bonoff 80
John Doll 80
Ann Lynch 80
Jim Metzen 80
Gene Pelowski, Jr. 80
MN State Senate - 43 Ann Rest Democratic/Farmer/Labor 80
Sandy Rummel 80
Kathy Saltzman 80
Tom Saxhaug 80
Rod Skoe 80
Dave Tomassoni 80
James Vickerman 80
Stephen Dille 60
Ron Erhardt 60
Neil Peterson 60
Dan Skogen 60
Dan Sparks 60
MN U.S. House - 7 Michelle Fischbach Republican 40
Dennis Frederickson 40
Joseph Gimse 40
Steve Gottwalt 40
Paul Koering 40
Claire Robling 40
Julie Rosen 40
Morrie Lanning 33
Carol McFarlane 33
Steve Smith 33
Dean Urdahl 33
Larry Howes 25
Lynn Wardlow 25
MN State Senate - 35 Jim Abeler II Republican 20
Bud Heidgerken 20
Michael Jungbauer 20
Amy Koch 20
MN State Senate - 37 Warren Limmer Republican 20
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