Rating Group: Pro-Choice Minnesota

2008 Positions on Reproductive Rights

Issues: Abortion

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State Office Name Party Rating
MN U.S. House - 1 Brad Finstad Republican 0
MN U.S. House - 6 Tom Emmer Republican 0
MN U.S. House - 7 Michelle Fischbach Republican 0
MN State House - 16A Dean Urdahl Republican 0
MN State House - 24B Tina Liebling Democratic/Farmer/Labor 100
MN State House - 26A Gene Pelowski, Jr. Democratic/Farmer/Labor 27
MN State House - 34B Melissa Hortman Democratic/Farmer/Labor 100
MN State House - 38A Michael Nelson Democratic/Farmer/Labor 100
MN State House - 44B Leon Lillie Democratic/Farmer/Labor 100
MN State House - 53B Rick Hansen Democratic/Farmer/Labor 100
MN State House - 58B Patrick Garofalo Republican 0
MN State House - 61A Frank Hornstein Democratic/Farmer/Labor 100
MN State Senate - 12 Torrey Westrom Republican 0
MN State Senate - 20 Steve Drazkowski Republican 0
MN State Senate - 29 Bruce Anderson Republican 0
MN State Senate - 35 Jim Abeler II Republican 0
MN State Senate - 37 Warren Limmer Republican 0
MN State Senate - 40 John Marty Democratic/Farmer/Labor 100
MN State Senate - 43 Ann Rest Democratic/Farmer/Labor 100
MN State Senate - 46 Ron Latz Democratic/Farmer/Labor 100
MN State Senate - 52 Jim Carlson Democratic/Farmer/Labor 100
MN State Senate - 61 Scott Dibble Democratic/Farmer/Labor 100
MN State Senate - 64 Erin Murphy Democratic/Farmer/Labor 100
MN State Senate - 65 Sandra Pappas Democratic/Farmer/Labor 100
MN Secretary of State Steve Simon Democratic/Farmer/Labor 100
MN Justice of the Supreme Court - Seat 4 Paul Thissen Non-partisan 100
MN Mayor - At-Large Kim Norton Democratic/Farmer/Labor 100
MN Public Utilities Commissioner Katie Sieben Democratic/Farmer/Labor 100
MN Commissioner - 1 Ron Shimanski 0
MN Commissioner - 3 Michael Beard 0
MN Commissioner - 4 Joseph Atkins Democratic/Farmer/Labor 91
MN Commissioner - 4 Tom Rukavina 91
MN Commissioner - 6 Mary Holberg 0
Ellen Anderson 100
Sarah Anderson 0
Tom Anzelc 100
Thomas Bakk 100
John Benson 91
Linda Berglin 100
John Berns 0
Donald Betzold 100
Karla Bigham 100
David Bly 100
Terri Bonoff 100
Laura Brod 0
Robin Brown 100
Kathy Brynaert 100
Mark Buesgens 0
Julie Bunn 100
Lyndon Carlson, Sr. 100
Satveer Chaudhary 100
Karen Clark 100
Tarryl Clark 100
Richard Cohen 100
Tony Cornish 9
Kevin Dahle 75
Jim Davnie 100
Richard Day 0
Chris DeLaForest 0
Matt Dean 0
Randy Demmer 0
Bob Dettmer 0
David Dill 27
Stephen Dille 33
Denise Dittrich 82
John Doll 100
Willie Dominguez 100
Al Doty 0
Robert Eastlund 0
Kent Eken 0
Ron Erhardt 100
Sondra Erickson 0
Sharon Erickson Ropes 100
Tim Faust 36
Leo Foley 100
Dennis Frederickson 0
Patti Fritz 27
Paul Gardner 100
Chris Gerlach 0
Joseph Gimse 0
Steve Gottwalt 0
Mindy Greiling 0
Bob Gunther 0
Tom Hackbarth 0
Rod Hamilton 0
David Hann 0
Alice Hausman 100
Larry Haws 18
Bud Heidgerken 0
Linda Higgins 100
Debra Hilstrom 100
Bill Hilty 91
Joe Hoppe 0
Larry Hosch 30
Larry Howes 0
Thomas Huntley 100
Bill Ingebrigtsen 0
Mike Jaros 100
Debbie Johnson 0
Sheldon Johnson 100
State Office Name Party Rating
MN U.S. House - 1 Brad Finstad R 0
MN U.S. House - 6 Tom Emmer R 0
MN U.S. House - 7 Michelle Fischbach R 0
MN State House - 16A Dean Urdahl R 0
MN State House - 24B Tina Liebling DFL 100
MN State House - 26A Gene Pelowski, Jr. DFL 27
MN State House - 34B Melissa Hortman DFL 100
MN State House - 38A Michael Nelson DFL 100
MN State House - 44B Leon Lillie DFL 100
MN State House - 53B Rick Hansen DFL 100
MN State House - 58B Patrick Garofalo R 0
MN State House - 61A Frank Hornstein DFL 100
MN State Senate - 12 Torrey Westrom R 0
MN State Senate - 20 Steve Drazkowski R 0
MN State Senate - 29 Bruce Anderson R 0
MN State Senate - 35 Jim Abeler II R 0
MN State Senate - 37 Warren Limmer R 0
MN State Senate - 40 John Marty DFL 100
MN State Senate - 43 Ann Rest DFL 100
MN State Senate - 46 Ron Latz DFL 100
MN State Senate - 52 Jim Carlson DFL 100
MN State Senate - 61 Scott Dibble DFL 100
MN State Senate - 64 Erin Murphy DFL 100
MN State Senate - 65 Sandra Pappas DFL 100
MN Secretary of State Steve Simon DFL 100
MN Justice of the Supreme Court - Seat 4 Paul Thissen Other 100
MN Mayor - At-Large Kim Norton DFL 100
MN Public Utilities Commissioner Katie Sieben DFL 100
MN Commissioner - 1 Ron Shimanski 0
MN Commissioner - 3 Michael Beard 0
MN Commissioner - 4 Joseph Atkins DFL 91
MN Commissioner - 4 Tom Rukavina 91
MN Commissioner - 6 Mary Holberg 0
Ellen Anderson 100
Sarah Anderson 0
Tom Anzelc 100
Thomas Bakk 100
John Benson 91
Linda Berglin 100
John Berns 0
Donald Betzold 100
Karla Bigham 100
David Bly 100
Terri Bonoff 100
Laura Brod 0
Robin Brown 100
Kathy Brynaert 100
Mark Buesgens 0
Julie Bunn 100
Lyndon Carlson, Sr. 100
Satveer Chaudhary 100
Karen Clark 100
Tarryl Clark 100
Richard Cohen 100
Tony Cornish 9
Kevin Dahle 75
Jim Davnie 100
Richard Day 0
Chris DeLaForest 0
Matt Dean 0
Randy Demmer 0
Bob Dettmer 0
David Dill 27
Stephen Dille 33
Denise Dittrich 82
John Doll 100
Willie Dominguez 100
Al Doty 0
Robert Eastlund 0
Kent Eken 0
Ron Erhardt 100
Sondra Erickson 0
Sharon Erickson Ropes 100
Tim Faust 36
Leo Foley 100
Dennis Frederickson 0
Patti Fritz 27
Paul Gardner 100
Chris Gerlach 0
Joseph Gimse 0
Steve Gottwalt 0
Mindy Greiling 0
Bob Gunther 0
Tom Hackbarth 0
Rod Hamilton 0
David Hann 0
Alice Hausman 100
Larry Haws 18
Bud Heidgerken 0
Linda Higgins 100
Debra Hilstrom 100
Bill Hilty 91
Joe Hoppe 0
Larry Hosch 30
Larry Howes 0
Thomas Huntley 100
Bill Ingebrigtsen 0
Mike Jaros 100
Debbie Johnson 0
Sheldon Johnson 100
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