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Rating Group: Taxpayers League of Minnesota

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State Office Name Party Rating
Joe Hoppe 50%
Larry Howes 50%
Mike Jaros 50%
MN State Senate - 46 Ron Latz Democratic/Farmer/Labor 50%
MN State House - 44B Leon Lillie Democratic/Farmer/Labor 50%
Frank Moe 50%
Mary Otremba 50%
Gene Pelowski, Jr. 50%
Duke Powell 50%
Dallas Sams 50%
Daniel Severson 50%
MN Secretary of State Steve Simon Democratic/Farmer/Labor 50%
Barbara Goodwin 45%
Alice Hausman 45%
Thomas Huntley 45%
Denise Dittrich 44%
MN State Senate - 35 Jim Abeler II Republican 42%
Thomas Bakk 42%
Francis Bradley 42%
Lloyd Cybart 42%
Randy Demmer 42%
Kent Eken 42%
Patti Fritz 42%
Patrick Garofalo 42%
Bill Hilty 42%
Frank Hornstein 42%
Melissa Hortman 42%
Sheldon Johnson 42%
Diane Loeffler 42%
MN Commissioner of Revenue Paul Marquart Democratic/Farmer/Labor 42%
Bud Nornes 42%
Maxine Penas 42%
MN State Senate - 43 Ann Rest Democratic/Farmer/Labor 42%
Bev Scalze 42%
Lynn Wardlow 42%
Tim Mahoney 40%
MN Attorney General Keith Ellison Democratic/Farmer/Labor 36%
Nora Slawik 36%
Neva Walker 36%
Irv Anderson 33%
MN Commissioner - 2 Joseph Atkins Democratic/Farmer/Labor 33%
Terri Bonoff 33%
Karen Clark 33%
MN State House - 26B Greg Davids Republican 33%
Jim Davnie 33%
Jerry Dempsey 33%
Dan Dorman 33%
Bob Gunther 33%
Bud Heidgerken 33%
Debra Hilstrom 33%
Larry Hosch 33%
Phyllis Kahn 33%
Keith Langseth 33%
Dan Larson 33%
Becky Lourey 33%
Denny McNamara 33%
Doug Meslow 33%
Joe Mullery 33%
Mary Murphy 33%
Peter Nelson 33%
Aaron Peterson 33%
Neil Peterson 33%
Jeanne Poppe 33%
Connie Ruth 33%
Char Samuelson 33%
MN Public Utilities Commissioner Katie Sieben Democratic/Farmer/Labor 33%
Dean Simpson 33%
Dan Sparks 33%
LeRoy Stumpf 33%
Steven Sviggum 33%
Barbara Sykora 33%
Kathy Tingelstad 33%
Dean Urdahl 33%
Jean Wagenius 33%
Andrew Westerberg 33%
State Office Name Party Rating
Joe Hoppe 50%
Larry Howes 50%
Mike Jaros 50%
MN State Senate - 46 Ron Latz DFL 50%
MN State House - 44B Leon Lillie DFL 50%
Frank Moe 50%
Mary Otremba 50%
Gene Pelowski, Jr. 50%
Duke Powell 50%
Dallas Sams 50%
Daniel Severson 50%
MN Secretary of State Steve Simon DFL 50%
Barbara Goodwin 45%
Alice Hausman 45%
Thomas Huntley 45%
Denise Dittrich 44%
MN State Senate - 35 Jim Abeler II R 42%
Thomas Bakk 42%
Francis Bradley 42%
Lloyd Cybart 42%
Randy Demmer 42%
Kent Eken 42%
Patti Fritz 42%
Patrick Garofalo 42%
Bill Hilty 42%
Frank Hornstein 42%
Melissa Hortman 42%
Sheldon Johnson 42%
Diane Loeffler 42%
MN Commissioner of Revenue Paul Marquart DFL 42%
Bud Nornes 42%
Maxine Penas 42%
MN State Senate - 43 Ann Rest DFL 42%
Bev Scalze 42%
Lynn Wardlow 42%
Tim Mahoney 40%
MN Attorney General Keith Ellison DFL 36%
Nora Slawik 36%
Neva Walker 36%
Irv Anderson 33%
MN Commissioner - 2 Joseph Atkins DFL 33%
Terri Bonoff 33%
Karen Clark 33%
MN State House - 26B Greg Davids R 33%
Jim Davnie 33%
Jerry Dempsey 33%
Dan Dorman 33%
Bob Gunther 33%
Bud Heidgerken 33%
Debra Hilstrom 33%
Larry Hosch 33%
Phyllis Kahn 33%
Keith Langseth 33%
Dan Larson 33%
Becky Lourey 33%
Denny McNamara 33%
Doug Meslow 33%
Joe Mullery 33%
Mary Murphy 33%
Peter Nelson 33%
Aaron Peterson 33%
Neil Peterson 33%
Jeanne Poppe 33%
Connie Ruth 33%
Char Samuelson 33%
MN Public Utilities Commissioner Katie Sieben DFL 33%
Dean Simpson 33%
Dan Sparks 33%
LeRoy Stumpf 33%
Steven Sviggum 33%
Barbara Sykora 33%
Kathy Tingelstad 33%
Dean Urdahl 33%
Jean Wagenius 33%
Andrew Westerberg 33%
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