Rating Group: Montana Sportsmen Alliance

2015 Positions

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State Office Name Party Rating
Duane Ankney 43%
Elsie Arntzen 14%
Nancy Ballance 20%
Debby Barrett 14%
Dick Barrett 86%
Bryce Bennett 90%
Gerald Bennett 10%
Seth Berglee 20%
Tom Berry 40%
Mark Blasdel 29%
MT State Senate - 47 Ellie Boldman Democratic 90%
John Brenden 29%
MT Commissioner - 3 Randy Brodehl 20%
Bob Brown 10%
Dee Brown 29%
Taylor Brown 43%
MT Commissioner - 1 Zach Brown 78%
Tom Burnett 20%
MT State House - 21 Ed Buttrey Republican 43%
MT State House - 81 Mary Caferro Democratic 71%
Christy Clark 60%
MT State House - 83 Jill Cohenour Democratic 86%
Pat Connell 86%
Rob Cook 70%
Virginia Court 90%
MT State Senate - 1 Mike Cuffe Republican 30%
MT State Senate - 49 Willis Curdy Democratic 80%
Geraldine Custer 60%
Alan Doane 10%
Robyn Driscoll 86%
Kimberly Dudik 90%
MT State Senate - 42 Mary Ann Dunwell Democratic 90%
Jenny Eck 90%
Ron Ehli 40%
MT State Senate - 41 Janet Ellis Democratic 90%
Jeffrey Essmann 30%
Tom Facey 71%
MT Public Service Commissioner - 4 Jennifer Fielder Republican 14%
Clayton Fiscus 30%
MT State House - 24 Steve Fitzpatrick Republican 40%
Kelly Flynn 40%
Moffie Funk 80%
Frank Garner 44%
MT State Senate - 3 Carl Glimm Republican 10%
Edward Greef 20%
Dave Hagstrom 33%
Bradley Maxon Hamlett 57%
Kristin Hansen 29%
Bill Harris 11%
MT State Senate - 32 Denise Hayman Democratic 90%
MT State Senate - 7 Greg Hertz Republican 20%
Stephanie Hess 20%
MT State House - 67 Jedediah Hinkle Republican 14%
Roy Hollandsworth 60%
Kenneth Holmlund 20%
Brian Hoven 57%
David Howard 29%
Chuck Hunter 90%
Tom Jacobson 80%
Don Jones 33%
MT State House - 18 Llew Jones Republican 43%
Jessica Karjala 100%
Douglas Kary 29%
Christine Kaufmann 57%
Jim Keane 71%
Bob Keenan 29%
Katharin Kelker 90%
George Kipp III 100%
MT Attorney General Austin Knudsen Republican 20%
Debra Lamm 10%
Mike Lang 30%
Clifford Larsen 71%
Sarah Laszloffy 30%
Steve Lavin 30%
Ed Lieser 80%
Ryan Lynch 80%
Margie MacDonald 90%
Sue Malek 86%
MT State Senate - 28 Forrest Mandeville Republican 20%
MT State Senate - 44 Theresa Manzella Republican 10%
Kelly McCarthy 90%
Edith McClafferty 80%
Nate McConnell 89%
MT State Senate - 12 Wendy McKamey Republican 20%
Mary McNally 86%
Robert Mehlhoff 90%
Mike Miller 30%
Mary Moe 57%
Matthew Monforton 10%
Doc Moore 44%
Eric Moore 29%
Dale Mortensen 20%
MT State Senate - 6 Mark Noland Republican 10%
Pat Noonan 80%
MT State Senate - 48 Andrea Olsen Democratic 90%
Al Olszewski 10%
MT Budget Director Ryan Osmundson 20%
Carolyn Pease-Lopez 90%
Rae Peppers 100%
Zac Perry 90%
State Office Name Party Rating
Duane Ankney 43%
Elsie Arntzen 14%
Nancy Ballance 20%
Debby Barrett 14%
Dick Barrett 86%
Bryce Bennett 90%
Gerald Bennett 10%
Seth Berglee 20%
Tom Berry 40%
Mark Blasdel 29%
MT State Senate - 47 Ellie Boldman D 90%
John Brenden 29%
MT Commissioner - 3 Randy Brodehl 20%
Bob Brown 10%
Dee Brown 29%
Taylor Brown 43%
MT Commissioner - 1 Zach Brown 78%
Tom Burnett 20%
MT State House - 21 Ed Buttrey R 43%
MT State House - 81 Mary Caferro D 71%
Christy Clark 60%
MT State House - 83 Jill Cohenour D 86%
Pat Connell 86%
Rob Cook 70%
Virginia Court 90%
MT State Senate - 1 Mike Cuffe R 30%
MT State Senate - 49 Willis Curdy D 80%
Geraldine Custer 60%
Alan Doane 10%
Robyn Driscoll 86%
Kimberly Dudik 90%
MT State Senate - 42 Mary Ann Dunwell D 90%
Jenny Eck 90%
Ron Ehli 40%
MT State Senate - 41 Janet Ellis D 90%
Jeffrey Essmann 30%
Tom Facey 71%
MT Public Service Commissioner - 4 Jennifer Fielder R 14%
Clayton Fiscus 30%
MT State House - 24 Steve Fitzpatrick R 40%
Kelly Flynn 40%
Moffie Funk 80%
Frank Garner 44%
MT State Senate - 3 Carl Glimm R 10%
Edward Greef 20%
Dave Hagstrom 33%
Bradley Maxon Hamlett 57%
Kristin Hansen 29%
Bill Harris 11%
MT State Senate - 32 Denise Hayman D 90%
MT State Senate - 7 Greg Hertz R 20%
Stephanie Hess 20%
MT State House - 67 Jedediah Hinkle R 14%
Roy Hollandsworth 60%
Kenneth Holmlund 20%
Brian Hoven 57%
David Howard 29%
Chuck Hunter 90%
Tom Jacobson 80%
Don Jones 33%
MT State House - 18 Llew Jones R 43%
Jessica Karjala 100%
Douglas Kary 29%
Christine Kaufmann 57%
Jim Keane 71%
Bob Keenan 29%
Katharin Kelker 90%
George Kipp III 100%
MT Attorney General Austin Knudsen R 20%
Debra Lamm 10%
Mike Lang 30%
Clifford Larsen 71%
Sarah Laszloffy 30%
Steve Lavin 30%
Ed Lieser 80%
Ryan Lynch 80%
Margie MacDonald 90%
Sue Malek 86%
MT State Senate - 28 Forrest Mandeville R 20%
MT State Senate - 44 Theresa Manzella R 10%
Kelly McCarthy 90%
Edith McClafferty 80%
Nate McConnell 89%
MT State Senate - 12 Wendy McKamey R 20%
Mary McNally 86%
Robert Mehlhoff 90%
Mike Miller 30%
Mary Moe 57%
Matthew Monforton 10%
Doc Moore 44%
Eric Moore 29%
Dale Mortensen 20%
MT State Senate - 6 Mark Noland R 10%
Pat Noonan 80%
MT State Senate - 48 Andrea Olsen D 90%
Al Olszewski 10%
MT Budget Director Ryan Osmundson 20%
Carolyn Pease-Lopez 90%
Rae Peppers 100%
Zac Perry 90%
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