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Rating Group: Taxpayers League of Minnesota

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State Office Name Party Rating
Bob Gunther 42%
Tom Hackbarth 42%
Dan Hall 100%
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%
Joyce Peppin 50%
John Persell 33%
John Petersburg 50%
Branden Petersen 92%
Roz Peterson 50%
Nels Pierson 50%
Jeanne Poppe 33%
Cindy Pugh 67%
Julie Rosen 38%
Paul Rosenthal 33%
Linda Runbeck 42%
Carrie Ruud 69%
Tom Saxhaug 23%
Bev Scalze 31%
Matt Schmit 23%
Dan Schoen 33%
Joe Schomacker 42%
Jennifer Schultz 50%
Yvonne Selcer 42%
Kathy Sheran 8%
Erik Simonson 42%
Rod Skoe 23%
Linda Slocum 33%
Dennis Smith 42%
Dan Sparks 31%
LeRoy Stumpf 23%
Mike Sundin 33%
Tama Theis 42%
Dave Thompson 100%
Dave Tomassoni 23%
Patricia Torres Ray 31%
Mark Uglem 42%
Dean Urdahl 42%
Bob Vogel 50%
Jean Wagenius 33%
Joann Ward 42%
Abigail Whelan 58%
Charles Wiger 15%
Anna Wills 50%
Ryan Winkler 25%
Barb Yarusso 33%
State Office Name Party Rating
Bob Gunther 42%
Tom Hackbarth 42%
Dan Hall 100%
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%
Joyce Peppin 50%
John Persell 33%
John Petersburg 50%
Branden Petersen 92%
Roz Peterson 50%
Nels Pierson 50%
Jeanne Poppe 33%
Cindy Pugh 67%
Julie Rosen 38%
Paul Rosenthal 33%
Linda Runbeck 42%
Carrie Ruud 69%
Tom Saxhaug 23%
Bev Scalze 31%
Matt Schmit 23%
Dan Schoen 33%
Joe Schomacker 42%
Jennifer Schultz 50%
Yvonne Selcer 42%
Kathy Sheran 8%
Erik Simonson 42%
Rod Skoe 23%
Linda Slocum 33%
Dennis Smith 42%
Dan Sparks 31%
LeRoy Stumpf 23%
Mike Sundin 33%
Tama Theis 42%
Dave Thompson 100%
Dave Tomassoni 23%
Patricia Torres Ray 31%
Mark Uglem 42%
Dean Urdahl 42%
Bob Vogel 50%
Jean Wagenius 33%
Joann Ward 42%
Abigail Whelan 58%
Charles Wiger 15%
Anna Wills 50%
Ryan Winkler 25%
Barb Yarusso 33%
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