Rating Group: Iowa Association of Business and Industry

2004 Positions

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State Office Name Party Rating
Polly Bukta 50%
Dennis Cohoon 50%
Mark Davitt 50%
Robert Dvorsky 50%
Romaine Foege 50%
Marcella Frevert 50%
Mary Gaskill 50%
IA Supervisor - At-Large Lisa Heddens Democratic 50%
IA State House - 86 Dave Jacoby Democratic 50%
Pam Jochum 50%
IA Supervisor - At-Large Mark Kuhn Democratic 50%
Vicki Lensing 50%
Mary Mascher 50%
Kevin McCarthy 50%
Jo Oldson 50%
Donovan Olson 50%
IA State Senate - 18 Janet Petersen Democratic 50%
Donald Shoultz 50%
Mark Smith 50%
Kurt Swaim 50%
Rich Taylor 50%
John Whitaker 50%
IA State Senate - 49 Cindy Winckler Democratic 50%
Rob Hogg 44%
Keith Kreiman 44%
Pat Murphy 44%
Wesley Whitead 44%
Ed Fallon, Jr. 42%
Bruce Hunter 40%
Charles Larson, Jr. 0%
State Office Name Party Rating
Polly Bukta 50%
Dennis Cohoon 50%
Mark Davitt 50%
Robert Dvorsky 50%
Romaine Foege 50%
Marcella Frevert 50%
Mary Gaskill 50%
IA Supervisor - At-Large Lisa Heddens D 50%
IA State House - 86 Dave Jacoby D 50%
Pam Jochum 50%
IA Supervisor - At-Large Mark Kuhn D 50%
Vicki Lensing 50%
Mary Mascher 50%
Kevin McCarthy 50%
Jo Oldson 50%
Donovan Olson 50%
IA State Senate - 18 Janet Petersen D 50%
Donald Shoultz 50%
Mark Smith 50%
Kurt Swaim 50%
Rich Taylor 50%
John Whitaker 50%
IA State Senate - 49 Cindy Winckler D 50%
Rob Hogg 44%
Keith Kreiman 44%
Pat Murphy 44%
Wesley Whitead 44%
Ed Fallon, Jr. 42%
Bruce Hunter 40%
Charles Larson, Jr. 0%
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