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Rating Group: Taxpayers League of Minnesota

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State Office Name Party Rating
Tony Albright 42%
Susan Allen 33%
Bruce Anderson 77%
Mark Anderson 42%
Sarah Anderson 42%
Tom Anzelc 42%
Jon Applebaum 25%
Thomas Bakk 31%
Bob Barrett 42%
Michelle Benson 92%
Connie Bernardy 42%
David Bly 33%
Terri Bonoff 8%
Dave Brown 46%
Lyndon Carlson, Sr. 25%
Roger Chamberlain 100%
Drew Christensen 58%
Karen Clark 33%
Greg Clausen 23%
Richard Cohen 23%
Jack Considine, Jr. 33%
Tony Cornish 33%
Kevin Dahle 23%
Brian Daniels 42%
Kurt Daudt 50%
Jim Davnie 33%
Matt Dean 58%
Raymond Dehn 17%
Bob Dettmer 42%
David Dill 25%
Kari Dziedzic 23%
Chris Eaton 31%
Kent Eken 23%
Ron Erhardt 33%
Sondra Erickson 42%
Dan Fabian 42%
Kelly Fenton 58%
Patrick Garofalo 67%
Paul Gazelka 69%
Barbara Goodwin 8%
Bob Gunther 42%
Tom Hackbarth 42%
Dan Hall 100%
MN Commissioner - 3 Laurie Halverson 25%
Rod Hamilton 42%
David Hancock 58%
David Hann 85%
Alice Hausman 42%
Jeff Hayden 23%
Jerry Hertaus 67%
Debra Hilstrom 33%
Joe Hoppe 42%
Frank Hornstein 42%
Melissa Hortman 25%
Bill Ingebrigtsen 54%
Jason Isaacson 17%
Vicki Jensen 23%
Alice Johnson 23%
Brian Johnson 42%
Clark Johnson 33%
Sheldon Johnson 33%
Phyllis Kahn 25%
Tim Kelly 42%
Susan Kent 31%
Deb Kiel 50%
Mary Kiffmeyer 85%
Jim Knoblach 42%
Lyle Koenen 8%
Carolyn Laine 33%
Ann Lenczewski 33%
John Lesch 50%
Ben Lien 42%
Diane Loeffler 42%
Kathy Lohmer 42%
Jenifer Loon 50%
Bob Loonan 50%
Tony Lourey 23%
Dale Lueck 42%
Melisa López Franzen 23%
Tara Mack 33%
Tim Mahoney 25%
Carlos Mariani 33%
Sandra Masin 25%
Denny McNamara 50%
Carly Melin 42%
Jason Metsa 33%
Jim Metzen 15%
Tim Miller 50%
Joe Mullery 42%
Mary Murphy 33%
Michael Nelson 33%
Jim Newberger 67%
Scott Newman 85%
Jerry Newton 33%
Sean Nienow 69%
Bud Nornes 50%
Julianne Ortman 85%
David Osmek 100%
John Pederson 54%
Gene Pelowski, Jr. 33%
State Office Name Party Rating
Tony Albright 42%
Susan Allen 33%
Bruce Anderson 77%
Mark Anderson 42%
Sarah Anderson 42%
Tom Anzelc 42%
Jon Applebaum 25%
Thomas Bakk 31%
Bob Barrett 42%
Michelle Benson 92%
Connie Bernardy 42%
David Bly 33%
Terri Bonoff 8%
Dave Brown 46%
Lyndon Carlson, Sr. 25%
Roger Chamberlain 100%
Drew Christensen 58%
Karen Clark 33%
Greg Clausen 23%
Richard Cohen 23%
Jack Considine, Jr. 33%
Tony Cornish 33%
Kevin Dahle 23%
Brian Daniels 42%
Kurt Daudt 50%
Jim Davnie 33%
Matt Dean 58%
Raymond Dehn 17%
Bob Dettmer 42%
David Dill 25%
Kari Dziedzic 23%
Chris Eaton 31%
Kent Eken 23%
Ron Erhardt 33%
Sondra Erickson 42%
Dan Fabian 42%
Kelly Fenton 58%
Patrick Garofalo 67%
Paul Gazelka 69%
Barbara Goodwin 8%
Bob Gunther 42%
Tom Hackbarth 42%
Dan Hall 100%
MN Commissioner - 3 Laurie Halverson 25%
Rod Hamilton 42%
David Hancock 58%
David Hann 85%
Alice Hausman 42%
Jeff Hayden 23%
Jerry Hertaus 67%
Debra Hilstrom 33%
Joe Hoppe 42%
Frank Hornstein 42%
Melissa Hortman 25%
Bill Ingebrigtsen 54%
Jason Isaacson 17%
Vicki Jensen 23%
Alice Johnson 23%
Brian Johnson 42%
Clark Johnson 33%
Sheldon Johnson 33%
Phyllis Kahn 25%
Tim Kelly 42%
Susan Kent 31%
Deb Kiel 50%
Mary Kiffmeyer 85%
Jim Knoblach 42%
Lyle Koenen 8%
Carolyn Laine 33%
Ann Lenczewski 33%
John Lesch 50%
Ben Lien 42%
Diane Loeffler 42%
Kathy Lohmer 42%
Jenifer Loon 50%
Bob Loonan 50%
Tony Lourey 23%
Dale Lueck 42%
Melisa López Franzen 23%
Tara Mack 33%
Tim Mahoney 25%
Carlos Mariani 33%
Sandra Masin 25%
Denny McNamara 50%
Carly Melin 42%
Jason Metsa 33%
Jim Metzen 15%
Tim Miller 50%
Joe Mullery 42%
Mary Murphy 33%
Michael Nelson 33%
Jim Newberger 67%
Scott Newman 85%
Jerry Newton 33%
Sean Nienow 69%
Bud Nornes 50%
Julianne Ortman 85%
David Osmek 100%
John Pederson 54%
Gene Pelowski, Jr. 33%
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