| State | Office | District | Name | Party | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mark Buesgens | 94% | ||||
| Tom Emmer | 94% | ||||
| Brian LeClair | 93% | ||||
| Philip Krinkie | 92% | ||||
| Mark Olson | 88% | ||||
| Ray Vandeveer | 88% | ||||
| MN | U.S. House | 6 | Michele Bachmann | Republican | 87% |
| MN | State Senate | 34 | Warren Limmer | Republican | 87% |
| MN | State Senate | 29 | Bruce Anderson | Republican | 82% |
| MN | State House | 34A | Joyce Peppin | Republican | 82% |
| MN | State House | 58A | Mary Holberg | Republican | 79% |
| MN | State House | 38B | Matt Dean | Republican | 76% |
| Chris DeLaForest | 76% | ||||
| Karen Klinzing | 76% | ||||
| MN | State Senate | 18 | Scott Newman | Republican | 76% |
| MN | U.S. House | 3 | Erik Paulsen | Republican | 76% |
| Marty Seifert | 76% | ||||
| MN | State House | 15A | Sondra Erickson | Republican | 73% |
| Chris Gerlach | 73% | ||||
| Madelyn Reiter | 73% | ||||
| MN | State House | 34B | Kurt Zellers | Republican | 73% |
| Jeff Johnson | 71% | ||||
| Paul Kohls | 71% | ||||
| MN | State Senate | 12 | Torrey Westrom | Republican | 71% |
| Tim Wilkin | 71% | ||||
| Jim Knoblach | 67% | ||||
| MN | State Senate | 9 | Paul Gazelka | Republican | 65% |
| MN | State House | 31B | Tom Hackbarth | Republican | 65% |
| MN | State House | 47B | Joe Hoppe | Republican | 65% |
| Daniel Severson | 65% | ||||
| Steve Smith | 65% | ||||
| Judy Soderstrom | 65% | ||||
| Mike Charron | 63% | ||||
| Brad Finstad | 61% | ||||
| MN | State Senate | 48 | David Hann | Republican | 60% |
| Amy Koch | 60% | ||||
| Greg Blaine | 59% | ||||
| Lloyd Cybart | 59% | ||||
| Robert Eastlund | 59% | ||||
| MN | State House | 58B | Patrick Garofalo | Republican | 59% |
| Peter Nelson | 59% | ||||
| Ron Abrams | 56% | ||||
| Debbie Johnson | 55% | ||||
| Betsy Wergin | 55% | ||||
| MN | State House | 35A | Jim Abeler | Republican | 53% |
| Stephen Dille | 53% | ||||
| Michael Jungbauer | 53% | ||||
| MN | State Senate | 47 | Julianne Ortman | Republican | 53% |
| Duke Powell | 53% | ||||
| MN | State House | 28B | Gregory Davids | Republican | 48% |
| Richard Day | 48% | ||||
| MN | State Senate | 4 | Kent Eken | Democratic/Farmer/Labor | 47% |
| MN | State House | 22B | Rod Hamilton | Republican | 47% |
| Larry Howes | 47% | ||||
| Bob Kierlin | 47% | ||||
| MN | State House | 50B | Ann Lenczewski | Democratic/Farmer/Labor | 47% |
| MN | State Senate | 32 | Sean Nienow | Republican | 47% |
| MN | State House | 8A | Bud Nornes | Republican | 47% |
| Mary Otremba | 47% | ||||
| Maxine Penas | 47% | ||||
| Claire Robling | 47% | ||||
| Brita Sailer | 47% | ||||
| Dean Simpson | 47% | ||||
| Lynn Wardlow | 47% | ||||
| Andrew Westerberg | 47% | ||||
| MN | State House | 23B | Tony Cornish | Republican | 43% |
| Thomas Neuville | 42% | ||||
| MN | State House | 55A | Michael Beard | Republican | 41% |
| Francis Bradley | 41% | ||||
| MN | State Senate | 13 | Michelle Fischbach | Republican | 41% |
| MN | State House | 23A | Bob Gunther | Republican | 41% |
| Bud Heidgerken | 41% | ||||
| Larry Hosch | 41% | ||||
| MN | State Senate | 17 | Lyle Koenen | Democratic/Farmer/Labor | 41% |
| Doug Magnus | 41% | ||||
| MN | State House | 28A | Eugene Pelowski, Jr. | Democratic/Farmer/Labor | 41% |
| Neil Peterson | 41% | ||||
| Maria Ruud | 41% | ||||
| William Belanger, Jr. | 40% | ||||
| Paul Koering | 40% | ||||
| Cal Larson | 40% | ||||
| Gen Olson | 40% | ||||
| MN | State Senate | 23 | Julie Rosen | Republican | 40% |
| MN | State Senate | 10 | Carrie Ruud | Republican | 40% |
| Laura Brod | 36% | ||||
| Dennis Ozment | 36% | ||||
| MN | State House | 41A | Connie Bernardy | Democratic/Farmer/Labor | 35% |
| Ray Cox | 35% | ||||
| Randy Demmer | 35% | ||||
| Jerry Dempsey | 35% | ||||
| MN | State House | 49A | Ron Erhardt | Democratic/Farmer/Labor | 35% |
| MN | State Senate | 41 | Barbara Goodwin | Democratic/Farmer/Labor | 35% |
| MN | State House | 52A | Rick Hansen | Democratic/Farmer/Labor | 35% |
| Morrie Lanning | 35% | ||||
| MN | State House | 4B | Paul Marquart | Democratic/Farmer/Labor | 35% |
| MN | State House | 54B | Denny McNamara | Republican | 35% |
| Doug Meslow | 35% | ||||
| Connie Ruth | 35% | ||||
| Char Samuelson | 35% | ||||
| Barbara Sykora | 35% | ||||
| Kathy Tingelstad | 35% | ||||
| MN | State House | 18A | Dean Urdahl | Republican | 35% |
| Andy Welti | 35% | ||||
| Dennis Frederickson | 34% | ||||
| Mike McGinn | 34% | ||||
| Geoff Michel | 33% | ||||
| MN | State Senate | 25 | David Senjem | Republican | 33% |
| MN | State House | 3A | David Dill | Democratic/Farmer/Labor | 29% |
| Dan Dorman | 29% | ||||
| MN | State House | 24B | Patti Fritz | Democratic/Farmer/Labor | 29% |
| Larry Haws | 29% | ||||
| MN | State House | 40B | Debra Hilstrom | Democratic/Farmer/Labor | 29% |
| Bill Hilty | 29% | ||||
| MN | State House | 7A | Thomas Huntley | Democratic/Farmer/Labor | 29% |
| MN | State House | 43B | Leon Lillie | Democratic/Farmer/Labor | 29% |
| MN | State House | 64B | Michael Paymar | Democratic/Farmer/Labor | 29% |
| MN | State Senate | 42 | Bev Scalze | Democratic/Farmer/Labor | 29% |
| Steven Sviggum | 29% | ||||
| Satveer Chaudhary | 27% | ||||
| Dallas Sams | 27% | ||||
| MN | State Senate | 1 | LeRoy Stumpf | Democratic/Farmer/Labor | 27% |
| MN | State House | 52B | Joseph Atkins | Democratic/Farmer/Labor | 24% |
| MN | State House | 45A | Lyndon Carlson | Democratic/Farmer/Labor | 24% |
| MN | State House | 61A | Frank Hornstein | Democratic/Farmer/Labor | 24% |
| MN | State House | 36B | Melissa Hortman | Democratic/Farmer/Labor | 24% |
| Mike Jaros | 24% | ||||
| Al Juhnke | 24% | ||||
| MN | State House | 26A | Tina Liebling | Democratic/Farmer/Labor | 24% |
| Bernard Lieder | 24% | ||||
| Frank Moe | 24% | ||||
| MN | State House | 59A | Joe Mullery | Democratic/Farmer/Labor | 24% |
| MN | State House | 3B | Mary Murphy | Democratic/Farmer/Labor | 24% |
| Aaron Peterson | 24% | ||||
| Sandra Peterson | 24% | ||||
| MN | State Senate | 54 | Katie Sieben | Democratic/Farmer/Labor | 24% |
| Nora Slawik | 24% | ||||
| Neva Walker | 24% | ||||
| MN | U.S. House | 5 | Keith Ellison | Democratic/Farmer/Labor | 23% |
| Mindy Greiling | 23% | ||||
| MN | State House | 66A | Alice Hausman | Democratic/Farmer/Labor | 23% |
| Patricia Pariseau | 21% | ||||
| Irv Anderson | 20% | ||||
| MN | State Senate | 3 | Thomas Bakk | Democratic/Farmer/Labor | 20% |
| Linda Berglin | 20% | ||||
| MN | State Senate | 66 | John Marty | Democratic/Farmer/Labor | 20% |
| MN | State Senate | 27 | Daniel Sparks | Democratic/Farmer/Labor | 20% |
| James Vickerman | 20% | ||||
| Becky Lourey | 19% | ||||
| MN | State House | 62A | Karen Clark | Democratic/Farmer/Labor | 18% |
| John Dorn | 18% | ||||
| MN | State House | 67B | Sheldon Johnson | Democratic/Farmer/Labor | 18% |
| MN | State House | 60B | Phyllis Kahn | Democratic/Farmer/Labor | 18% |
| MN | State House | 60A | Diane Loeffler | Democratic/Farmer/Labor | 18% |
| MN | State House | 27B | Jeanne Poppe | Democratic/Farmer/Labor | 18% |
| MN | State House | 46B | Steve Simon | Democratic/Farmer/Labor | 18% |
| MN | State House | 63B | Jean Wagenius | Democratic/Farmer/Labor | 18% |
| Denise Dittrich | 17% | ||||
| MN | State House | 40A | Michael Nelson | Democratic/Farmer/Labor | 17% |
| Loren Solberg | 17% | ||||
| MN | State House | 61B | Paul Thissen | Democratic/Farmer/Labor | 16% |
| MN | State House | 65B | Carlos Mariani | Democratic/Farmer/Labor | 15% |
| Donald Betzold | 13% | ||||
| MN | State Senate | 61 | D. Scott Dibble | Democratic/Farmer/Labor | 13% |
| Leo Foley | 13% | ||||
| Lawrence Pogemiller | 13% | ||||
| MN | State Senate | 45 | Ann Rest | Democratic/Farmer/Labor | 13% |
| MN | State Senate | 6 | David Tomassoni | Democratic/Farmer/Labor | 13% |
| Ellen Anderson | 12% | ||||
| MN | State House | 63A | Jim Davnie | Democratic/Farmer/Labor | 12% |
| Dan Larson | 12% | ||||
| MN | State Senate | 46 | Ronald Latz | Democratic/Farmer/Labor | 12% |
| MN | State House | 66B | John Lesch | Democratic/Farmer/Labor | 12% |
| MN | State House | 67A | Tim Mahoney | Democratic/Farmer/Labor | 12% |
| Jane Ranum | 12% | ||||
| Tom Rukavina | 12% | ||||
| Anthony Sertich | 12% | ||||
| Cy Thao | 12% | ||||
| Sheila Kiscaden | 11% | ||||
| Mee Moua | 10% | ||||
| Matt Entenza | 9% | ||||
| MN | State Senate | 44 | Terri Bonoff | Democratic/Farmer/Labor | 7% |
| Tarryl Clark | 7% | ||||
| Linda Higgins | 7% | ||||
| John Hottinger | 7% | ||||
| Dean Elton Johnson | 7% | ||||
| Keith Langseth | 7% | ||||
| Sharon Marko | 7% | ||||
| MN | State Senate | 52 | James Metzen | Democratic/Farmer/Labor | 7% |
| MN | State Senate | 65 | Sandra Pappas | Democratic/Farmer/Labor | 7% |
| MN | State Senate | 5 | Tom Saxhaug | Democratic/Farmer/Labor | 7% |
| MN | State Senate | 2 | Rod Skoe | Democratic/Farmer/Labor | 7% |
| MN | State Senate | 43 | Charles Wiger | Democratic/Farmer/Labor | 7% |
| Ruth Johnson | 6% | ||||
| Margaret Kelliher | 6% | ||||
| MN | State Senate | 64 | Richard Cohen | Democratic/Farmer/Labor | 5% |
| Steve Kelley | 5% | ||||
| Gary Kubly | 5% | ||||
| Linda Scheid | 5% | ||||
| Wesley Skoglund | 5% | ||||
| MN | Lieutenant Governor | Prettner Solon | Democratic/Farmer/Labor | 4% | |
| Steve Murphy | 2% |
Special Interest Groups
Rating Group: Legislative Evaluation Assembly of Minnesota, Inc.
2006 Positions
Issues:
Social
How to Interpret these Evaluations
Keep in mind that ratings done by special interest groups often do not represent a non-partisan stance. In addition, some groups select votes that tend to favor members of one political party over another, rather than choosing votes based solely on issues concerns. Nevertheless, they can be invaluable in showing where an incumbent has stood on a series of votes in the past one or two years, especially when ratings by groups on all sides of an issue are compared. Website links, if available, and descriptions of the organizations offering performance evaluations are accessible by clicking on the name of the group.
Most performance evaluations are displayed in a percentage format. However, some organizations present their ratings in the form of a letter grade or endorsement based on voting records, interviews, survey results and/or sources of campaign funding. For consistency and ease in understanding, Project Vote Smart converts all scores into a percentage when possible. Please visit the group's website or call 1-888-VOTESMART for more specific information.
