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Rating Group: AFSCME Council 5

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State Office Name Party Rating
Michele Bachmann 60%
William Belanger, Jr. 60%
Mark Buesgens 60%
Tony Cornish 60%
Richard Day 60%
Ron Erhardt 60%
MN U.S. House - 7 Michelle Fischbach Republican 60%
Dennis Frederickson 60%
Bob Gunther 60%
Michael Jungbauer 60%
Paul Koering 60%
Philip Krinkie 60%
Cal Larson 60%
Mike McGinn 60%
Doug Meslow 60%
Geoff Michel 60%
Sean Nienow 60%
Bud Nornes 60%
Julianne Ortman 60%
Mark Ourada 60%
Dennis Ozment 60%
Patricia Pariseau 60%
Claire Robling 60%
Julie Rosen 60%
Carrie Ruud 60%
Howard Swenson 60%
Kathy Tingelstad 60%
Ray Vandeveer 60%
Betsy Wergin 60%
David Gaither 50%
Bill Haas 50%
Thomas Neuville 50%
Gen Olson 50%
Connie Ruth 50%
Barbara Sykora 50%
Bruce Anderson 40%
Michael Beard 40%
MN Commissioner - 5 Greg Blaine Republican 40%
Dick Borrell 40%
Francis Bradley 40%
Laura Brod 40%
Ray Cox 40%
MN State House - 26B Greg Davids Republican 40%
Chris DeLaForest 40%
Randy Demmer 40%
Jerry Dempsey 40%
Dan Dorman 40%
Robert Eastlund 40%
MN U.S. House - 1 Brad Finstad Republican 40%
Douglas Fuller 40%
Elaine Harder 40%
Bud Heidgerken 40%
MN Commissioner - 6 Mary Holberg 40%
Joe Hoppe 40%
Carl Jacobson 40%
Debbie Johnson 40%
Jeff Johnson 40%
Dave Kleis 40%
Karen Klinzing 40%
Jim Knoblach 40%
Paul Kohls 40%
Bill Kuisle 40%
Morrie Lanning 40%
Brian LeClair 40%
Doug Lindgren 40%
Arlon Lindner 40%
Eric Lipman 40%
Doug Magnus 40%
Denny McNamara 40%
MN State Senate - 24 Carla Nelson Republican 40%
Peter Nelson 40%
Scott Newman 40%
Stephanie Olsen 40%
Mark Olson 40%
Lynne Osterman 40%
Erik Paulsen 40%
Maxine Penas 40%
Duke Powell 40%
Madelyn Reiter 40%
Char Samuelson 40%
Marty Seifert 40%
Dean Simpson 40%
Judy Soderstrom 40%
Doug Stang 40%
Steve Strachan 40%
Steven Sviggum 40%
Dean Urdahl 40%
Dale Walz 40%
Lynn Wardlow 40%
Andrew Westerberg 40%
MN State Senate - 12 Torrey Westrom Republican 40%
Tim Wilkin 40%
Kurt Zellers 40%
David Hann 33%
Sondra Erickson 25%
MN State Senate - 37 Warren Limmer Republican 25%
Peter Adolphson 0%
Daniel Severson 0%
State Office Name Party Rating
Michele Bachmann 60%
William Belanger, Jr. 60%
Mark Buesgens 60%
Tony Cornish 60%
Richard Day 60%
Ron Erhardt 60%
MN U.S. House - 7 Michelle Fischbach R 60%
Dennis Frederickson 60%
Bob Gunther 60%
Michael Jungbauer 60%
Paul Koering 60%
Philip Krinkie 60%
Cal Larson 60%
Mike McGinn 60%
Doug Meslow 60%
Geoff Michel 60%
Sean Nienow 60%
Bud Nornes 60%
Julianne Ortman 60%
Mark Ourada 60%
Dennis Ozment 60%
Patricia Pariseau 60%
Claire Robling 60%
Julie Rosen 60%
Carrie Ruud 60%
Howard Swenson 60%
Kathy Tingelstad 60%
Ray Vandeveer 60%
Betsy Wergin 60%
David Gaither 50%
Bill Haas 50%
Thomas Neuville 50%
Gen Olson 50%
Connie Ruth 50%
Barbara Sykora 50%
Bruce Anderson 40%
Michael Beard 40%
MN Commissioner - 5 Greg Blaine R 40%
Dick Borrell 40%
Francis Bradley 40%
Laura Brod 40%
Ray Cox 40%
MN State House - 26B Greg Davids R 40%
Chris DeLaForest 40%
Randy Demmer 40%
Jerry Dempsey 40%
Dan Dorman 40%
Robert Eastlund 40%
MN U.S. House - 1 Brad Finstad R 40%
Douglas Fuller 40%
Elaine Harder 40%
Bud Heidgerken 40%
MN Commissioner - 6 Mary Holberg 40%
Joe Hoppe 40%
Carl Jacobson 40%
Debbie Johnson 40%
Jeff Johnson 40%
Dave Kleis 40%
Karen Klinzing 40%
Jim Knoblach 40%
Paul Kohls 40%
Bill Kuisle 40%
Morrie Lanning 40%
Brian LeClair 40%
Doug Lindgren 40%
Arlon Lindner 40%
Eric Lipman 40%
Doug Magnus 40%
Denny McNamara 40%
MN State Senate - 24 Carla Nelson R 40%
Peter Nelson 40%
Scott Newman 40%
Stephanie Olsen 40%
Mark Olson 40%
Lynne Osterman 40%
Erik Paulsen 40%
Maxine Penas 40%
Duke Powell 40%
Madelyn Reiter 40%
Char Samuelson 40%
Marty Seifert 40%
Dean Simpson 40%
Judy Soderstrom 40%
Doug Stang 40%
Steve Strachan 40%
Steven Sviggum 40%
Dean Urdahl 40%
Dale Walz 40%
Lynn Wardlow 40%
Andrew Westerberg 40%
MN State Senate - 12 Torrey Westrom R 40%
Tim Wilkin 40%
Kurt Zellers 40%
David Hann 33%
Sondra Erickson 25%
MN State Senate - 37 Warren Limmer R 25%
Peter Adolphson 0%
Daniel Severson 0%
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