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Rating Group: Conservation Minnesota

2007 Positions on Environmental Conservation

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Issues: Environment

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State Office Name Party Rating
Bernard Lieder 100
MN State House - 44B Leon Lillie Democratic/Farmer/Labor 90
MN State Senate - 37 Warren Limmer Republican 57
Diane Loeffler 100
Tony Lourey 86
Ann Lynch 86
Shelley Madore 100
Doug Magnus 40
Tim Mahoney 90
Carlos Mariani 100
MN Commissioner of Revenue Paul Marquart Democratic/Farmer/Labor 80
MN State Senate - 40 John Marty Democratic/Farmer/Labor 71
Sandra Masin 100
Carol McFarlane 60
Denny McNamara 60
Jim Metzen 100
Geoff Michel 86
Frank Moe 100
William Morgan 100
Terence Morrow 90
Mee Moua 100
Joe Mullery 80
MN State Senate - 64 Erin Murphy Democratic/Farmer/Labor 100
Mary Murphy 80
Steve Murphy 71
Michael Nelson 100
Thomas Neuville 43
Bud Nornes 40
MN Mayor - At-Large Kim Norton Democratic/Farmer/Labor 90
David Olin 70
Rick Olseen 86
Gen Olson 86
Mark Olson 0
Mary Olson 100
Julianne Ortman 43
Mary Otremba 60
Dennis Ozment 70
MN State Senate - 65 Sandra Pappas Democratic/Farmer/Labor 100
Patricia Pariseau 71
Erik Paulsen 40
Michael Paymar 90
Gene Pelowski, Jr. 80
Joyce Peppin 20
Aaron Peterson 100
Neil Peterson 70
Sandra Peterson 100
Lawrence Pogemiller 100
Jeanne Poppe 90
Prettner Solon 86
MN State Senate - 43 Ann Rest Democratic/Farmer/Labor 71
Claire Robling 86
Julie Rosen 86
Tom Rukavina 50
Sandy Rummel 86
Connie Ruth 30
Maria Ruud 90
Brita Sailer 80
Kathy Saltzman 86
Tom Saxhaug 100
Bev Scalze 80
Linda Scheid 100
Marty Seifert 20
MN Commissioner - 2 David Senjem Republican 86
Anthony Sertich 80
Daniel Severson 30
Kathy Sheran 100
Ron Shimanski 20
MN Public Utilities Commissioner Katie Sieben Democratic/Farmer/Labor 86
MN Secretary of State Steve Simon Democratic/Farmer/Labor 100
Dean Simpson 40
Rod Skoe 57
Dan Skogen 86
Nora Slawik 100
Linda Slocum 100
Steve Smith 60
Loren Solberg 80
Dan Sparks 86
LeRoy Stumpf 29
Steven Sviggum 10
Marsha Swails 90
Cy Thao 90
MN Justice of the Supreme Court - Seat 4 Paul Thissen Non-partisan 100
Tom Tillberry 80
Kathy Tingelstad 80
Dave Tomassoni 86
Patricia Torres Ray 71
Ken Tschumper 90
Dean Urdahl 50
Ray Vandeveer 29
James Vickerman 100
Jean Wagenius 100
Neva Walker 100
John Ward 90
Lynn Wardlow 50
Andy Welti 80
Betsy Wergin 86
MN State Senate - 12 Torrey Westrom Republican 40
Charles Wiger 100
Ryan Winkler 100
Sandra Wollschlager 80
State Office Name Party Rating
Bernard Lieder 100
MN State House - 44B Leon Lillie DFL 90
MN State Senate - 37 Warren Limmer R 57
Diane Loeffler 100
Tony Lourey 86
Ann Lynch 86
Shelley Madore 100
Doug Magnus 40
Tim Mahoney 90
Carlos Mariani 100
MN Commissioner of Revenue Paul Marquart DFL 80
MN State Senate - 40 John Marty DFL 71
Sandra Masin 100
Carol McFarlane 60
Denny McNamara 60
Jim Metzen 100
Geoff Michel 86
Frank Moe 100
William Morgan 100
Terence Morrow 90
Mee Moua 100
Joe Mullery 80
MN State Senate - 64 Erin Murphy DFL 100
Mary Murphy 80
Steve Murphy 71
Michael Nelson 100
Thomas Neuville 43
Bud Nornes 40
MN Mayor - At-Large Kim Norton DFL 90
David Olin 70
Rick Olseen 86
Gen Olson 86
Mark Olson 0
Mary Olson 100
Julianne Ortman 43
Mary Otremba 60
Dennis Ozment 70
MN State Senate - 65 Sandra Pappas DFL 100
Patricia Pariseau 71
Erik Paulsen 40
Michael Paymar 90
Gene Pelowski, Jr. 80
Joyce Peppin 20
Aaron Peterson 100
Neil Peterson 70
Sandra Peterson 100
Lawrence Pogemiller 100
Jeanne Poppe 90
Prettner Solon 86
MN State Senate - 43 Ann Rest DFL 71
Claire Robling 86
Julie Rosen 86
Tom Rukavina 50
Sandy Rummel 86
Connie Ruth 30
Maria Ruud 90
Brita Sailer 80
Kathy Saltzman 86
Tom Saxhaug 100
Bev Scalze 80
Linda Scheid 100
Marty Seifert 20
MN Commissioner - 2 David Senjem R 86
Anthony Sertich 80
Daniel Severson 30
Kathy Sheran 100
Ron Shimanski 20
MN Public Utilities Commissioner Katie Sieben DFL 86
MN Secretary of State Steve Simon DFL 100
Dean Simpson 40
Rod Skoe 57
Dan Skogen 86
Nora Slawik 100
Linda Slocum 100
Steve Smith 60
Loren Solberg 80
Dan Sparks 86
LeRoy Stumpf 29
Steven Sviggum 10
Marsha Swails 90
Cy Thao 90
MN Justice of the Supreme Court - Seat 4 Paul Thissen Other 100
Tom Tillberry 80
Kathy Tingelstad 80
Dave Tomassoni 86
Patricia Torres Ray 71
Ken Tschumper 90
Dean Urdahl 50
Ray Vandeveer 29
James Vickerman 100
Jean Wagenius 100
Neva Walker 100
John Ward 90
Lynn Wardlow 50
Andy Welti 80
Betsy Wergin 86
MN State Senate - 12 Torrey Westrom R 40
Charles Wiger 100
Ryan Winkler 100
Sandra Wollschlager 80
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