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Rating Group: Minnesota Majority

2012 Positions

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State Office Name Party Rating
Michelle Benson 100
Kurt Bills 100
Theodore Daley 100
Kurt Daudt 100
Al DeKruif 100
Keith Downey 100
MN State Senate - 20 Steve Drazkowski Republican 100
Paul Gazelka 100
Tom Hackbarth 100
David Hann 100
Gretchen Hoffman 100
Ernie Leidiger 100
Ted Lillie 100
Sean Nienow 100
Joyce Peppin 100
Dave Thompson 100
Ray Vandeveer 100
Doug Wardlow 100
Bruce Anderson 94
Diane Anderson 94
Sarah Anderson 94
Roger Chamberlain 94
Roger Crawford 94
Bob Dettmer 94
Chris Gerlach 94
MN State Senate - 17 Glenn Gruenhagen Republican 94
David Hancock 94
Andrea Kieffer 94
Mary Kiffmeyer 94
MN State Senate - 37 Warren Limmer Republican 94
Kathy Lohmer 94
Tara Mack 94
MN State House - 29A Joe McDonald Republican 94
Julianne Ortman 94
Michael Parry 94
Branden Petersen 94
MN State House - 24A Duane Quam Republican 94
Linda Runbeck 94
MN State House - 31B Peggy Scott Republican 94
Kirk Stensrud 94
Dan Hall 89
Benjamin Kruse 89
Scott Newman 89
Pam Wolf 89
King Banaian 88
Bob Barrett 88
Mike Benson 88
Mark Buesgens 88
Matt Dean 88
Connie Doepke 88
Sondra Erickson 88
MN State House - 12B Mary Franson Republican 88
Joe Hoppe 88
Amy Koch 88
Jenifer Loon 88
Pat Mazorol 88
Mark Murdock 88
Pam Myhra 88
MN Mayor - At-Large Tim Sanders 88
MN State House - 15A Chris Swedzinski Republican 88
Kelby Woodard 88
Kurt Zellers 88
MN Commissioner - 6 Mary Holberg 87
John Carlson 83
MN State Senate - 15 Gary Dahms Republican 83
MN U.S. House - 7 Michelle Fischbach Republican 83
John Howe 83
Bill Ingebrigtsen 83
Doug Magnus 83
MN State Senate - 24 Carla Nelson Republican 83
Gen Olson 83
John Pederson 83
Claire Robling 83
Julie Rosen 83
MN Commissioner - 2 David Senjem Republican 83
MN State Senate - 35 Jim Abeler II Republican 82
Michael Beard 82
Tony Cornish 82
Dan Fabian 82
Patrick Garofalo 82
Joseph Gimse 82
Bob Gunther 82
Larry Howes 82
Deb Kiel 82
John Kriesel 82
Morrie Lanning 82
MN Commissioner - 1 Mike LeMieur Republican 82
Denny McNamara 82
Rich Murray 82
Bud Nornes 82
MN State House - 13B Tim O'Driscoll Republican 82
Joe Schomacker 82
Ron Shimanski 82
MN State House - 15B Paul Torkelson Republican 82
Bruce Vogel 82
MN State Senate - 12 Torrey Westrom Republican 82
Steve Gottwalt 81
Rod Hamilton 81
Carolyn McElfatrick 81
Tim Kelly 80
State Office Name Party Rating
Michelle Benson 100
Kurt Bills 100
Theodore Daley 100
Kurt Daudt 100
Al DeKruif 100
Keith Downey 100
MN State Senate - 20 Steve Drazkowski R 100
Paul Gazelka 100
Tom Hackbarth 100
David Hann 100
Gretchen Hoffman 100
Ernie Leidiger 100
Ted Lillie 100
Sean Nienow 100
Joyce Peppin 100
Dave Thompson 100
Ray Vandeveer 100
Doug Wardlow 100
Bruce Anderson 94
Diane Anderson 94
Sarah Anderson 94
Roger Chamberlain 94
Roger Crawford 94
Bob Dettmer 94
Chris Gerlach 94
MN State Senate - 17 Glenn Gruenhagen R 94
David Hancock 94
Andrea Kieffer 94
Mary Kiffmeyer 94
MN State Senate - 37 Warren Limmer R 94
Kathy Lohmer 94
Tara Mack 94
MN State House - 29A Joe McDonald R 94
Julianne Ortman 94
Michael Parry 94
Branden Petersen 94
MN State House - 24A Duane Quam R 94
Linda Runbeck 94
MN State House - 31B Peggy Scott R 94
Kirk Stensrud 94
Dan Hall 89
Benjamin Kruse 89
Scott Newman 89
Pam Wolf 89
King Banaian 88
Bob Barrett 88
Mike Benson 88
Mark Buesgens 88
Matt Dean 88
Connie Doepke 88
Sondra Erickson 88
MN State House - 12B Mary Franson R 88
Joe Hoppe 88
Amy Koch 88
Jenifer Loon 88
Pat Mazorol 88
Mark Murdock 88
Pam Myhra 88
MN Mayor - At-Large Tim Sanders 88
MN State House - 15A Chris Swedzinski R 88
Kelby Woodard 88
Kurt Zellers 88
MN Commissioner - 6 Mary Holberg 87
John Carlson 83
MN State Senate - 15 Gary Dahms R 83
MN U.S. House - 7 Michelle Fischbach R 83
John Howe 83
Bill Ingebrigtsen 83
Doug Magnus 83
MN State Senate - 24 Carla Nelson R 83
Gen Olson 83
John Pederson 83
Claire Robling 83
Julie Rosen 83
MN Commissioner - 2 David Senjem R 83
MN State Senate - 35 Jim Abeler II R 82
Michael Beard 82
Tony Cornish 82
Dan Fabian 82
Patrick Garofalo 82
Joseph Gimse 82
Bob Gunther 82
Larry Howes 82
Deb Kiel 82
John Kriesel 82
Morrie Lanning 82
MN Commissioner - 1 Mike LeMieur R 82
Denny McNamara 82
Rich Murray 82
Bud Nornes 82
MN State House - 13B Tim O'Driscoll R 82
Joe Schomacker 82
Ron Shimanski 82
MN State House - 15B Paul Torkelson R 82
Bruce Vogel 82
MN State Senate - 12 Torrey Westrom R 82
Steve Gottwalt 81
Rod Hamilton 81
Carolyn McElfatrick 81
Tim Kelly 80
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