Rating Group: Indiana Chamber of Commerce
2012 Positions
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| State | Office | Name | Party | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Richard Young, Jr. | 72% | |||
| Karen Tallian | 68% | |||
| Peggy Welch | 68% | |||
| John Broden | 67% | |||
| IN | State House - 27 | Sheila Klinker | Democratic | 67% |
| Scott Reske | 67% | |||
| IN | Commissioner - 3 | John Waterman | Republican | 67% |
| Chester Dobis | 66% | |||
| Vi Simpson | 66% | |||
| Phillip Pflum | 64% | |||
| IN | State Senate - 2 | Lonnie Randolph, Jr. | Democratic | 64% |
| Tom Saunders | 63% | |||
| Mike White | 63% | |||
| Lindel Hume | 61% | |||
| Tim Lanane | 61% | |||
| Winfield Moses, Jr. | 61% | |||
| IN | State Senate - 33 | Greg Taylor | Democratic | 61% |
| Clyde Kersey | 60% | |||
| Kreg Battles | 59% | |||
| Dale Grubb | 58% | |||
| David Cheatham | 57% | |||
| IN | State House - 86 | Ed DeLaney | Democratic | 57% |
| Benjamin GiaQuinta, Sr. | 57% | |||
| Gail Riecken | 57% | |||
| Timothy Skinner | 56% | |||
| Steven Stemler | 56% | |||
| John Day | 55% | |||
| IN | State Senate - 10 | David Niezgodski | Democratic | 53% |
| Nancy Dembowski | 52% | |||
| Terry Goodin | 52% | |||
| IN | Trustee - At-Large | Jeb Bardon | Democratic | 50% |
| IN | State House - 61 | Matt Pierce | Democratic | 50% |
| Shelli VanDenburgh | 50% | |||
| IN | State House - 8 | Ryan Dvorak | Democratic | 48% |
| Scott Pelath | 48% | |||
| IN | State House - 14 | Vernon Smith | Democratic | 47% |
| Terri Austin | 46% | |||
| Earl Harris | 46% | |||
| IN | State House - 95 | John Bartlett | Democratic | 45% |
| IN | State House - 10 | Chuck Moseley | Democratic | 45% |
| Mara Candelaria Reardon | 44% | |||
| Linda Lawson | 44% | |||
| Pat Bauer | 41% | |||
| William Crawford | 41% | |||
| IN | State House - 94 | Cherrish Pryor | Democratic | 41% |
| IN | Council Member - 3 | Charlie Brown | 38% | |
| IN | State House - 96 | Greg Porter | Democratic | 38% |
| IN | State House - 99 | Vanessa Summers | Democratic | 37% |
| Dan Stevenson, Sr. | 36% | |||
| Craig Fry | 33% |