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Rating Group: American Civil Liberties Union of Iowa

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State Office Name Party Rating
Donald Shoultz 100%
Ed Fallon, Jr. 89%
IA Supervisor - At-Large Lisa Heddens Democratic 89%
Bruce Hunter 89%
Vicki Lensing 89%
Mary Mascher 89%
Donovan Olson 89%
IA State Senate - 49 Cindy Winckler Democratic 89%
Robert Dvorsky 80%
Jack Hatch 80%
Deborah Berry 78%
Polly Bukta 78%
Wayne Ford 78%
Jo Oldson 78%
IA State Senate - 18 Janet Petersen Democratic 78%
Todd Taylor 78%
Wesley Whitead 78%
Daryl Beall 70%
Joseph Bolkcom 70%
Thomas Courtney 70%
Dick Dearden 70%
IA State Senate - 31 Bill Dotzler, Jr. Democratic 70%
Michael Gronstal 70%
IA Supervisor - 1 Matthew McCoy Democratic 70%
IA State Senate - 25 Herman Quirmbach Democratic 70%
Paul Bell 67%
Dennis Cohoon 67%
Mark Davitt 67%
Romaine Foege 67%
Mary Gaskill 67%
Geri Huser 67%
IA State House - 86 Dave Jacoby Democratic 67%
Pam Jochum 67%
Jim Lykam 67%
Helen Miller 67%
Paul Shomshor, Jr. 67%
Mark Smith 67%
Rich Taylor 67%
Roger Wendt 67%
Philip Wise 67%
Michael Connolly 60%
Keith Kreiman 60%
Amanda Ragan 60%
Roger Stewart 60%
Swati Dandekar 56%
Marcella Frevert 56%
Polly Granzow 56%
Rob Hogg 56%
IA Supervisor - At-Large Mark Kuhn Democratic 56%
Kevin McCarthy 56%
State Office Name Party Rating
Donald Shoultz 100%
Ed Fallon, Jr. 89%
IA Supervisor - At-Large Lisa Heddens D 89%
Bruce Hunter 89%
Vicki Lensing 89%
Mary Mascher 89%
Donovan Olson 89%
IA State Senate - 49 Cindy Winckler D 89%
Robert Dvorsky 80%
Jack Hatch 80%
Deborah Berry 78%
Polly Bukta 78%
Wayne Ford 78%
Jo Oldson 78%
IA State Senate - 18 Janet Petersen D 78%
Todd Taylor 78%
Wesley Whitead 78%
Daryl Beall 70%
Joseph Bolkcom 70%
Thomas Courtney 70%
Dick Dearden 70%
IA State Senate - 31 Bill Dotzler, Jr. D 70%
Michael Gronstal 70%
IA Supervisor - 1 Matthew McCoy D 70%
IA State Senate - 25 Herman Quirmbach D 70%
Paul Bell 67%
Dennis Cohoon 67%
Mark Davitt 67%
Romaine Foege 67%
Mary Gaskill 67%
Geri Huser 67%
IA State House - 86 Dave Jacoby D 67%
Pam Jochum 67%
Jim Lykam 67%
Helen Miller 67%
Paul Shomshor, Jr. 67%
Mark Smith 67%
Rich Taylor 67%
Roger Wendt 67%
Philip Wise 67%
Michael Connolly 60%
Keith Kreiman 60%
Amanda Ragan 60%
Roger Stewart 60%
Swati Dandekar 56%
Marcella Frevert 56%
Polly Granzow 56%
Rob Hogg 56%
IA Supervisor - At-Large Mark Kuhn D 56%
Kevin McCarthy 56%
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