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Rating Group: Minnesota Farm Bureau

2001-2002 Positions

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State Office Name Party Rating
Tom Petri 57%
Ciro Rodriguez 57%
Marge Roukema 57%
Ed Royce 57%
CA U.S. Senate - Jr Adam Schiff Democratic 57%
Christopher Shays 57%
Robert Ruhl Simmons 57%
John Sununu 57%
Albert Wynn 57%
Rod Blagojevich 50%
Rick Boucher 50%
Lois Capps 50%
Jean Carnahan 50%
Lincoln Chafee 50%
Joseph Maxwell Cleland 50%
Pete Domenici, Jr. 50%
Chet Edwards 50%
Jonas Frost III 50%
Benjamin Gilman 50%
Charlie Gonzalez 50%
Steve Israel 50%
James Merrill Jeffords 50%
Pete King 50%
Herb Kohl 50%
Sandy Levin 50%
Frank Mascara 50%
Constance Morella 50%
Bill Nelson, Sr. 50%
Collin Peterson 50%
Timothy Roemer 50%
Dana Rohrabacher 50%
Jim Sensenbrenner, Jr. 50%
Vic Snyder 50%
John Spratt, Jr. 50%
Gene Taylor 50%
CA U.S. House - 4 Mike Thompson Democratic 50%
Karen Thurman 50%
Robert Torricelli 50%
Diane Watson 50%
OR U.S. Senate - Sr Ron Wyden Democratic 50%
Joe Baca, Sr. 43%
Brian Baird 43%
Julia Carson 43%
James Davis 43%
Susan Davis 43%
Sam Farr 43%
Jane Harman 43%
Alcee Hastings, Sr. 43%
Earl Hilliard, Sr. 43%
Amory Houghton, Jr. 43%
Eddie Johnson 43%
Frank LoBiondo 43%
James Maloney 43%
Carolyn McCarthy 43%
Carrie Meek 43%
Patsy Takemoto Mink 43%
Earl Pomeroy 43%
David Price 43%
Jack Quinn 43%
Nick Rahall II 43%
Martin Olav Sabo 43%
WA U.S. House - 9 Adam Smith Democratic 43%
NJ U.S. House - 4 Chris Smith Republican 43%
Ellen Tauscher 43%
Mel Watt 43%
Evan Bayh 38%
Jeff Bingaman 38%
WA U.S. Senate - Jr Maria Cantwell Democratic 38%
Kent Conrad 38%
Byron Dorgan 38%
Daniel Graham 38%
Ernest Hollings 38%
John McCain III 38%
WA U.S. Senate - Sr Patty Murray Democratic 38%
Rob Andrews 36%
Corrine Brown 36%
Eva Clayton 36%
Norm Dicks 36%
John Dingell 36%
Lane Evans 36%
Tony Hall 36%
Tim Holden 36%
Rush Holt, Jr. 36%
Mike Honda 36%
MD U.S. House - 5 Steny Hoyer Democratic 36%
Sheila Jackson Lee 36%
William Luther 36%
Robert Matsui 36%
MN U.S. House - 4 Betty McCollum Democratic/Farmer/Labor 36%
Jim Oberstar 36%
Ed Pastor 36%
Silvestre Reyes 36%
VA U.S. House - 3 Bobby Scott Democratic 36%
MS U.S. House - 2 Bennie Thompson Democratic 36%
David Wu 36%
Xavier Becerra 29%
David Edward Bonior 29%
Elijah Cummings 29%
Mike Doyle, Jr. 29%
Eliot Engel 29%
State Office Name Party Rating
Tom Petri 57%
Ciro Rodriguez 57%
Marge Roukema 57%
Ed Royce 57%
CA U.S. Senate - Jr Adam Schiff D 57%
Christopher Shays 57%
Robert Ruhl Simmons 57%
John Sununu 57%
Albert Wynn 57%
Rod Blagojevich 50%
Rick Boucher 50%
Lois Capps 50%
Jean Carnahan 50%
Lincoln Chafee 50%
Joseph Maxwell Cleland 50%
Pete Domenici, Jr. 50%
Chet Edwards 50%
Jonas Frost III 50%
Benjamin Gilman 50%
Charlie Gonzalez 50%
Steve Israel 50%
James Merrill Jeffords 50%
Pete King 50%
Herb Kohl 50%
Sandy Levin 50%
Frank Mascara 50%
Constance Morella 50%
Bill Nelson, Sr. 50%
Collin Peterson 50%
Timothy Roemer 50%
Dana Rohrabacher 50%
Jim Sensenbrenner, Jr. 50%
Vic Snyder 50%
John Spratt, Jr. 50%
Gene Taylor 50%
CA U.S. House - 4 Mike Thompson D 50%
Karen Thurman 50%
Robert Torricelli 50%
Diane Watson 50%
OR U.S. Senate - Sr Ron Wyden D 50%
Joe Baca, Sr. 43%
Brian Baird 43%
Julia Carson 43%
James Davis 43%
Susan Davis 43%
Sam Farr 43%
Jane Harman 43%
Alcee Hastings, Sr. 43%
Earl Hilliard, Sr. 43%
Amory Houghton, Jr. 43%
Eddie Johnson 43%
Frank LoBiondo 43%
James Maloney 43%
Carolyn McCarthy 43%
Carrie Meek 43%
Patsy Takemoto Mink 43%
Earl Pomeroy 43%
David Price 43%
Jack Quinn 43%
Nick Rahall II 43%
Martin Olav Sabo 43%
WA U.S. House - 9 Adam Smith D 43%
NJ U.S. House - 4 Chris Smith R 43%
Ellen Tauscher 43%
Mel Watt 43%
Evan Bayh 38%
Jeff Bingaman 38%
WA U.S. Senate - Jr Maria Cantwell D 38%
Kent Conrad 38%
Byron Dorgan 38%
Daniel Graham 38%
Ernest Hollings 38%
John McCain III 38%
WA U.S. Senate - Sr Patty Murray D 38%
Rob Andrews 36%
Corrine Brown 36%
Eva Clayton 36%
Norm Dicks 36%
John Dingell 36%
Lane Evans 36%
Tony Hall 36%
Tim Holden 36%
Rush Holt, Jr. 36%
Mike Honda 36%
MD U.S. House - 5 Steny Hoyer D 36%
Sheila Jackson Lee 36%
William Luther 36%
Robert Matsui 36%
MN U.S. House - 4 Betty McCollum DFL 36%
Jim Oberstar 36%
Ed Pastor 36%
Silvestre Reyes 36%
VA U.S. House - 3 Bobby Scott D 36%
MS U.S. House - 2 Bennie Thompson D 36%
David Wu 36%
Xavier Becerra 29%
David Edward Bonior 29%
Elijah Cummings 29%
Mike Doyle, Jr. 29%
Eliot Engel 29%
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