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Rating Group: Minnesota Family Council-Minnesota Family Institute

2005-2006 Positions on Conservative Values

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State Office Name Party Rating
MN State Senate - 35 Jim Abeler II Republican 80
Ron Abrams 22
Bruce Anderson 100
Ellen Anderson 0
Irv Anderson 44
MN Commissioner - 2 Joseph Atkins Democratic/Farmer/Labor 40
Michele Bachmann 90
Thomas Bakk 10
Michael Beard 80
William Belanger, Jr. 67
Linda Berglin 10
Connie Bernardy 20
Donald Betzold 10
MN Commissioner - 5 Greg Blaine Republican 90
Terri Bonoff 0
Francis Bradley 90
Laura Brod 80
Mark Buesgens 90
Lyndon Carlson, Sr. 40
Mike Charron 90
Satveer Chaudhary 0
Karen Clark 20
MN Commissioner - 1 Tarryl Clark Democratic/Farmer/Labor 0
Richard Cohen 10
Tony Cornish 70
Ray Cox 50
Lloyd Cybart 90
MN State House - 26B Greg Davids Republican 70
Jim Davnie 20
Richard Day 90
Chris DeLaForest 80
Matt Dean 90
Randy Demmer 80
Jerry Dempsey 90
MN State Senate - 61 Scott Dibble Democratic/Farmer/Labor 10
David Dill 40
Stephen Dille 78
Denise Dittrich 50
Dan Dorman 40
John Dorn 30
Robert Eastlund 100
Kent Eken 80
MN Attorney General Keith Ellison Democratic/Farmer/Labor 20
MN U.S. House - 6 Tom Emmer Republican 90
Matt Entenza 22
Ron Erhardt 40
Sondra Erickson 80
MN U.S. House - 1 Brad Finstad Republican 90
MN U.S. House - 7 Michelle Fischbach Republican 90
Leo Foley 0
Dennis Frederickson 100
Patti Fritz 80
Patrick Garofalo 80
Paul Gazelka 100
Chris Gerlach 100
Barbara Goodwin 0
Mindy Greiling 30
Bob Gunther 90
Tom Hackbarth 80
Rod Hamilton 90
David Hann 100
MN State House - 53B Rick Hansen Democratic/Farmer/Labor 20
Alice Hausman 20
Larry Haws 71
Bud Heidgerken 70
Linda Higgins 0
Debra Hilstrom 20
Bill Hilty 10
MN Commissioner - 6 Mary Holberg 80
Joe Hoppe 90
Frank Hornstein 20
Melissa Hortman 30
Larry Hosch 60
John Hottinger 0
Larry Howes 90
Thomas Huntley 33
Mike Jaros 10
Dean Elton Johnson 0
Debbie Johnson 86
Jeff Johnson 90
Ruth Johnson 20
Sheldon Johnson 20
Al Juhnke 70
Michael Jungbauer 100
Phyllis Kahn 10
Steve Kelley 0
Margaret Kelliher 30
Bob Kierlin 60
Sheila Kiscaden 29
Karen Klinzing 80
Jim Knoblach 90
Amy Koch 100
Lyle Koenen 70
Paul Koering 89
Paul Kohls 80
Philip Krinkie 90
Gary Kubly 20
Keith Langseth 0
Morrie Lanning 90
Cal Larson 90
State Office Name Party Rating
MN State Senate - 35 Jim Abeler II R 80
Ron Abrams 22
Bruce Anderson 100
Ellen Anderson 0
Irv Anderson 44
MN Commissioner - 2 Joseph Atkins DFL 40
Michele Bachmann 90
Thomas Bakk 10
Michael Beard 80
William Belanger, Jr. 67
Linda Berglin 10
Connie Bernardy 20
Donald Betzold 10
MN Commissioner - 5 Greg Blaine R 90
Terri Bonoff 0
Francis Bradley 90
Laura Brod 80
Mark Buesgens 90
Lyndon Carlson, Sr. 40
Mike Charron 90
Satveer Chaudhary 0
Karen Clark 20
MN Commissioner - 1 Tarryl Clark DFL 0
Richard Cohen 10
Tony Cornish 70
Ray Cox 50
Lloyd Cybart 90
MN State House - 26B Greg Davids R 70
Jim Davnie 20
Richard Day 90
Chris DeLaForest 80
Matt Dean 90
Randy Demmer 80
Jerry Dempsey 90
MN State Senate - 61 Scott Dibble DFL 10
David Dill 40
Stephen Dille 78
Denise Dittrich 50
Dan Dorman 40
John Dorn 30
Robert Eastlund 100
Kent Eken 80
MN Attorney General Keith Ellison DFL 20
MN U.S. House - 6 Tom Emmer R 90
Matt Entenza 22
Ron Erhardt 40
Sondra Erickson 80
MN U.S. House - 1 Brad Finstad R 90
MN U.S. House - 7 Michelle Fischbach R 90
Leo Foley 0
Dennis Frederickson 100
Patti Fritz 80
Patrick Garofalo 80
Paul Gazelka 100
Chris Gerlach 100
Barbara Goodwin 0
Mindy Greiling 30
Bob Gunther 90
Tom Hackbarth 80
Rod Hamilton 90
David Hann 100
MN State House - 53B Rick Hansen DFL 20
Alice Hausman 20
Larry Haws 71
Bud Heidgerken 70
Linda Higgins 0
Debra Hilstrom 20
Bill Hilty 10
MN Commissioner - 6 Mary Holberg 80
Joe Hoppe 90
Frank Hornstein 20
Melissa Hortman 30
Larry Hosch 60
John Hottinger 0
Larry Howes 90
Thomas Huntley 33
Mike Jaros 10
Dean Elton Johnson 0
Debbie Johnson 86
Jeff Johnson 90
Ruth Johnson 20
Sheldon Johnson 20
Al Juhnke 70
Michael Jungbauer 100
Phyllis Kahn 10
Steve Kelley 0
Margaret Kelliher 30
Bob Kierlin 60
Sheila Kiscaden 29
Karen Klinzing 80
Jim Knoblach 90
Amy Koch 100
Lyle Koenen 70
Paul Koering 89
Paul Kohls 80
Philip Krinkie 90
Gary Kubly 20
Keith Langseth 0
Morrie Lanning 90
Cal Larson 90
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