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Rating Group: Minnesota Family Council-Minnesota Family Institute

2011 Positions

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State Office Name Party Rating
Bill Hilty 0
Gretchen Hoffman 100
Joe Hoppe 100
Frank Hornstein 0
Melissa Hortman 0
Larry Hosch 60
John Howe 100
Larry Howes 100
Thomas Huntley 0
Bill Ingebrigtsen 100
Sheldon Johnson 0
Michael Jungbauer 100
Phyllis Kahn 0
Kory Kath 60
Kenneth Kelash 0
Tim Kelly 80
Andrea Kieffer 100
Deb Kiel 100
Mary Kiffmeyer 100
Katherine Knuth 0
Amy Koch 100
Lyle Koenen 80
John Kriesel 80
Benjamin Kruse 100
Gary Kubly 43
Carolyn Laine 0
Keith Langseth 29
Morrie Lanning 100
Ernie Leidiger 100
Ann Lenczewski 60
John Lesch 0
Ted Lillie 100
Diane Loeffler 0
Kathy Lohmer 100
Jenifer Loon 80
Tony Lourey 0
Tara Mack 100
Doug Magnus 100
Tim Mahoney 0
Carlos Mariani 0
Pat Mazorol 100
Carolyn McElfatrick 100
Carol McFarlane 80
Denny McNamara 100
Carly Melin 0
Jim Metzen 0
Geoff Michel 100
Terence Morrow 20
Joe Mullery 0
Mark Murdock 60
Mary Murphy 60
Rich Murray 80
Pam Myhra 100
Michael Nelson 0
Scott Newman 100
Sean Nienow 100
Bud Nornes 100
Gen Olson 100
Julianne Ortman 100
Michael Parry 100
Michael Paymar 0
John Pederson 100
Gene Pelowski, Jr. 60
Joyce Peppin 100
John Persell 0
Branden Petersen 80
Sandra Peterson 0
Lawrence Pogemiller 0
Jeanne Poppe 0
Claire Robling 100
Julie Rosen 100
Tom Rukavina 0
Linda Runbeck 100
Tom Saxhaug 14
Bev Scalze 0
Linda Scheid 0
Joe Schomacker 100
Kathy Sheran 0
Ron Shimanski 100
Rod Skoe 0
Nora Slawik 0
Linda Slocum 0
Steve Smith 60
Dan Sparks 14
Kirk Stensrud 100
LeRoy Stumpf 57
Dave Thompson 86
Tom Tillberry 0
Dave Tomassoni 0
Patricia Torres Ray 0
Dean Urdahl 100
Ray Vandeveer 100
Bruce Vogel 100
Jean Wagenius 0
John Ward 40
Doug Wardlow 100
Charles Wiger 0
Ryan Winkler 0
Pam Wolf 100
Kelby Woodard 100
State Office Name Party Rating
Bill Hilty 0
Gretchen Hoffman 100
Joe Hoppe 100
Frank Hornstein 0
Melissa Hortman 0
Larry Hosch 60
John Howe 100
Larry Howes 100
Thomas Huntley 0
Bill Ingebrigtsen 100
Sheldon Johnson 0
Michael Jungbauer 100
Phyllis Kahn 0
Kory Kath 60
Kenneth Kelash 0
Tim Kelly 80
Andrea Kieffer 100
Deb Kiel 100
Mary Kiffmeyer 100
Katherine Knuth 0
Amy Koch 100
Lyle Koenen 80
John Kriesel 80
Benjamin Kruse 100
Gary Kubly 43
Carolyn Laine 0
Keith Langseth 29
Morrie Lanning 100
Ernie Leidiger 100
Ann Lenczewski 60
John Lesch 0
Ted Lillie 100
Diane Loeffler 0
Kathy Lohmer 100
Jenifer Loon 80
Tony Lourey 0
Tara Mack 100
Doug Magnus 100
Tim Mahoney 0
Carlos Mariani 0
Pat Mazorol 100
Carolyn McElfatrick 100
Carol McFarlane 80
Denny McNamara 100
Carly Melin 0
Jim Metzen 0
Geoff Michel 100
Terence Morrow 20
Joe Mullery 0
Mark Murdock 60
Mary Murphy 60
Rich Murray 80
Pam Myhra 100
Michael Nelson 0
Scott Newman 100
Sean Nienow 100
Bud Nornes 100
Gen Olson 100
Julianne Ortman 100
Michael Parry 100
Michael Paymar 0
John Pederson 100
Gene Pelowski, Jr. 60
Joyce Peppin 100
John Persell 0
Branden Petersen 80
Sandra Peterson 0
Lawrence Pogemiller 0
Jeanne Poppe 0
Claire Robling 100
Julie Rosen 100
Tom Rukavina 0
Linda Runbeck 100
Tom Saxhaug 14
Bev Scalze 0
Linda Scheid 0
Joe Schomacker 100
Kathy Sheran 0
Ron Shimanski 100
Rod Skoe 0
Nora Slawik 0
Linda Slocum 0
Steve Smith 60
Dan Sparks 14
Kirk Stensrud 100
LeRoy Stumpf 57
Dave Thompson 86
Tom Tillberry 0
Dave Tomassoni 0
Patricia Torres Ray 0
Dean Urdahl 100
Ray Vandeveer 100
Bruce Vogel 100
Jean Wagenius 0
John Ward 40
Doug Wardlow 100
Charles Wiger 0
Ryan Winkler 0
Pam Wolf 100
Kelby Woodard 100
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