| State | Office | District | Name | Party | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ellen Anderson | 100 | ||||
| MN | State House | 52B | Joseph Atkins | Democratic/Farmer/Labor | 100 |
| Linda Berglin | 100 | ||||
| Donald Betzold | 100 | ||||
| Karla Bigham | 100 | ||||
| MN | State House | 20B | David Bly | Democratic/Farmer/Labor | 100 |
| MN | State House | 19B | Kathy Brynaert | Democratic/Farmer/Labor | 100 |
| MN | State Senate | 51 | Jim Carlson | Democratic/Farmer/Labor | 100 |
| MN | State House | 45A | Lyndon Carlson | Democratic/Farmer/Labor | 100 |
| Satveer Chaudhary | 100 | ||||
| MN | State House | 62A | Karen Clark | Democratic/Farmer/Labor | 100 |
| Tarryl Clark | 100 | ||||
| MN | State Senate | 64 | Richard Cohen | Democratic/Farmer/Labor | 100 |
| MN | State House | 63A | Jim Davnie | Democratic/Farmer/Labor | 100 |
| MN | State Senate | 61 | D. Scott Dibble | Democratic/Farmer/Labor | 100 |
| Willie Dominguez | 100 | ||||
| Sharon Erickson Ropes | 100 | ||||
| MN | State House | 11B | Tim Faust | Democratic/Farmer/Labor | 100 |
| Leo Foley | 100 | ||||
| MN | State House | 24B | Patti Fritz | Democratic/Farmer/Labor | 100 |
| Mindy Greiling | 100 | ||||
| MN | State House | 52A | Rick Hansen | Democratic/Farmer/Labor | 100 |
| MN | State House | 66A | Alice Hausman | Democratic/Farmer/Labor | 100 |
| Linda Higgins | 100 | ||||
| MN | State House | 40B | Debra Hilstrom | Democratic/Farmer/Labor | 100 |
| Bill Hilty | 100 | ||||
| MN | State House | 61A | Frank Hornstein | Democratic/Farmer/Labor | 100 |
| MN | State House | 36B | Melissa Hortman | Democratic/Farmer/Labor | 100 |
| Larry Hosch | 100 | ||||
| MN | State House | 7A | Thomas Huntley | Democratic/Farmer/Labor | 100 |
| MN | State House | 67B | Sheldon Johnson | Democratic/Farmer/Labor | 100 |
| Al Juhnke | 100 | ||||
| MN | State House | 60B | Phyllis Kahn | Democratic/Farmer/Labor | 100 |
| Margaret Kelliher | 100 | ||||
| Katherine Knuth | 100 | ||||
| Scott Kranz | 100 | ||||
| Gary Kubly | 100 | ||||
| MN | State House | 41B | Carolyn Laine | Democratic/Farmer/Labor | 100 |
| Keith Langseth | 100 | ||||
| Dan Larson | 100 | ||||
| MN | State Senate | 46 | Ronald Latz | Democratic/Farmer/Labor | 100 |
| MN | State House | 50B | Ann Lenczewski | Democratic/Farmer/Labor | 100 |
| MN | State House | 66B | John Lesch | Democratic/Farmer/Labor | 100 |
| MN | State House | 26A | Tina Liebling | Democratic/Farmer/Labor | 100 |
| MN | State House | 43B | Leon Lillie | Democratic/Farmer/Labor | 100 |
| MN | State House | 60A | Diane Loeffler | Democratic/Farmer/Labor | 100 |
| MN | State Senate | 11 | Tony Lourey | Democratic/Farmer/Labor | 100 |
| Shelley Madore | 100 | ||||
| MN | State House | 65B | Carlos Mariani | Democratic/Farmer/Labor | 100 |
| MN | State Senate | 66 | John Marty | Democratic/Farmer/Labor | 100 |
| MN | State House | 51A | Sandra Masin | Democratic/Farmer/Labor | 100 |
| Terence Morrow | 100 | ||||
| Mee Moua | 100 | ||||
| MN | State House | 59A | Joe Mullery | Democratic/Farmer/Labor | 100 |
| MN | State House | 64A | Erin Murphy | Democratic/Farmer/Labor | 100 |
| MN | State House | 3B | Mary Murphy | Democratic/Farmer/Labor | 100 |
| Steve Murphy | 100 | ||||
| MN | State House | 40A | Michael Nelson | Democratic/Farmer/Labor | 100 |
| David Olin | 100 | ||||
| Rick Olseen | 100 | ||||
| Mary Olson | 100 | ||||
| MN | State Senate | 65 | Sandra Pappas | Democratic/Farmer/Labor | 100 |
| MN | State House | 64B | Michael Paymar | Democratic/Farmer/Labor | 100 |
| Aaron Peterson | 100 | ||||
| Sandra Peterson | 100 | ||||
| Lawrence Pogemiller | 100 | ||||
| MN | State House | 27B | Jeanne Poppe | Democratic/Farmer/Labor | 100 |
| Brita Sailer | 100 | ||||
| MN | State Senate | 42 | Bev Scalze | Democratic/Farmer/Labor | 100 |
| Linda Scheid | 100 | ||||
| MN | State Senate | 19 | Kathy Sheran | Democratic/Farmer/Labor | 100 |
| MN | State Senate | 54 | Katie Sieben | Democratic/Farmer/Labor | 100 |
| MN | State House | 46B | Steve Simon | Democratic/Farmer/Labor | 100 |
| Nora Slawik | 100 | ||||
| MN | State House | 50A | Linda Slocum | Democratic/Farmer/Labor | 100 |
| MN | Lieutenant Governor | Prettner Solon | Democratic/Farmer/Labor | 100 | |
| MN | State Senate | 1 | LeRoy Stumpf | Democratic/Farmer/Labor | 100 |
| Cy Thao | 100 | ||||
| MN | State House | 61B | Paul Thissen | Democratic/Farmer/Labor | 100 |
| Tom Tillberry | 100 | ||||
| MN | State Senate | 63 | Patricia Torres Ray | Democratic/Farmer/Labor | 100 |
| Ken Tschumper | 100 | ||||
| MN | State House | 63B | Jean Wagenius | Democratic/Farmer/Labor | 100 |
| Neva Walker | 100 | ||||
| MN | State House | 10A | John Ward | Democratic/Farmer/Labor | 100 |
| MN | State Senate | 43 | Charles Wiger | Democratic/Farmer/Labor | 100 |
| MN | State House | 46A | Ryan Winkler | Democratic/Farmer/Labor | 100 |
| Sandra Wollschlager | 100 | ||||
| MN | State House | 5B | Tom Anzelc | Democratic/Farmer/Labor | 83 |
| MN | State House | 44B | John Benson | Democratic/Farmer/Labor | 83 |
| Robin Brown | 83 | ||||
| Julie Bunn | 83 | ||||
| MN | State House | 3A | David Dill | Democratic/Farmer/Labor | 83 |
| Denise Dittrich | 83 | ||||
| Al Doty | 83 | ||||
| MN | State Senate | 4 | Kent Eken | Democratic/Farmer/Labor | 83 |
| Paul Gardner | 83 | ||||
| Larry Haws | 83 | ||||
| Mike Jaros | 83 | ||||
| Jeremy Kalin | 83 | ||||
| MN | State Senate | 17 | Lyle Koenen | Democratic/Farmer/Labor | 83 |
| Bernard Lieder | 83 | ||||
| MN | State House | 67A | Tim Mahoney | Democratic/Farmer/Labor | 83 |
| MN | State House | 4B | Paul Marquart | Democratic/Farmer/Labor | 83 |
| Frank Moe | 83 | ||||
| MN | State House | 56B | William Morgan | Democratic/Farmer/Labor | 83 |
| MN | State House | 25B | Kim Norton | Democratic/Farmer/Labor | 83 |
| Mary Otremba | 83 | ||||
| Tom Rukavina | 83 | ||||
| Maria Ruud | 83 | ||||
| Anthony Sertich | 83 | ||||
| Loren Solberg | 83 | ||||
| Marsha Swails | 83 | ||||
| Andy Welti | 83 | ||||
| MN | State Senate | 3 | Thomas Bakk | Democratic/Farmer/Labor | 80 |
| MN | State Senate | 44 | Terri Bonoff | Democratic/Farmer/Labor | 80 |
| John Doll | 80 | ||||
| Ann Lynch | 80 | ||||
| MN | State Senate | 52 | James Metzen | Democratic/Farmer/Labor | 80 |
| MN | State House | 28A | Eugene Pelowski, Jr. | Democratic/Farmer/Labor | 80 |
| MN | State Senate | 45 | Ann Rest | Democratic/Farmer/Labor | 80 |
| Sandy Rummel | 80 | ||||
| Kathy Saltzman | 80 | ||||
| MN | State Senate | 5 | Tom Saxhaug | Democratic/Farmer/Labor | 80 |
| MN | State Senate | 2 | Rod Skoe | Democratic/Farmer/Labor | 80 |
| MN | State Senate | 6 | David Tomassoni | Democratic/Farmer/Labor | 80 |
| James Vickerman | 80 | ||||
| Stephen Dille | 60 | ||||
| MN | State House | 49A | Ron Erhardt | Democratic/Farmer/Labor | 60 |
| Neil Peterson | 60 | ||||
| Dan Skogen | 60 | ||||
| MN | State Senate | 27 | Daniel Sparks | Democratic/Farmer/Labor | 60 |
| MN | State Senate | 13 | Michelle Fischbach | Republican | 40 |
| Dennis Frederickson | 40 | ||||
| Joseph Gimse | 40 | ||||
| Steve Gottwalt | 40 | ||||
| Paul Koering | 40 | ||||
| Claire Robling | 40 | ||||
| MN | State Senate | 23 | Julie Rosen | Republican | 40 |
| Morrie Lanning | 33 | ||||
| Carol McFarlane | 33 | ||||
| Steve Smith | 33 | ||||
| MN | State House | 18A | Dean Urdahl | Republican | 33 |
| Larry Howes | 25 | ||||
| Lynn Wardlow | 25 | ||||
| MN | State House | 35A | Jim Abeler | Republican | 20 |
| Bud Heidgerken | 20 | ||||
| Michael Jungbauer | 20 | ||||
| Amy Koch | 20 | ||||
| MN | State Senate | 34 | Warren Limmer | Republican | 20 |
| Geoff Michel | 20 | ||||
| MN | State Senate | 25 | David Senjem | Republican | 20 |
| Kathy Tingelstad | 20 | ||||
| MN | State Senate | 12 | Torrey Westrom | Republican | 20 |
| MN | State House | 44A | Sarah Anderson | Republican | 17 |
| John Berns | 17 | ||||
| MN | State House | 23B | Tony Cornish | Republican | 17 |
| MN | State House | 23A | Bob Gunther | Republican | 17 |
| MN | State House | 8A | Bud Nornes | Republican | 17 |
| Connie Ruth | 17 | ||||
| Daniel Severson | 17 | ||||
| MN | State Senate | 29 | Bruce Anderson | Republican | 0 |
| MN | State House | 55A | Michael Beard | Republican | 0 |
| Laura Brod | 0 | ||||
| Mark Buesgens | 0 | ||||
| Richard Day | 0 | ||||
| MN | State House | 38B | Matt Dean | Republican | 0 |
| Chris DeLaForest | 0 | ||||
| Randy Demmer | 0 | ||||
| MN | State House | 39A | Robert Dettmer | Republican | 0 |
| Robert Eastlund | 0 | ||||
| Tom Emmer | 0 | ||||
| MN | State House | 15A | Sondra Erickson | Republican | 0 |
| Brad Finstad | 0 | ||||
| MN | State House | 58B | Patrick Garofalo | Republican | 0 |
| Chris Gerlach | 0 | ||||
| MN | State House | 31B | Tom Hackbarth | Republican | 0 |
| MN | State House | 22B | Rod Hamilton | Republican | 0 |
| MN | State Senate | 48 | David Hann | Republican | 0 |
| MN | State House | 58A | Mary Holberg | Republican | 0 |
| MN | State House | 47B | Joe Hoppe | Republican | 0 |
| MN | State Senate | 8 | Bill Ingebrigtsen | Republican | 0 |
| Debbie Johnson | 0 | ||||
| Paul Kohls | 0 | ||||
| Doug Magnus | 0 | ||||
| MN | State House | 54B | Denny McNamara | Republican | 0 |
| Thomas Neuville | 0 | ||||
| Gen Olson | 0 | ||||
| Mark Olson | 0 | ||||
| MN | State Senate | 47 | Julianne Ortman | Republican | 0 |
| Dennis Ozment | 0 | ||||
| Patricia Pariseau | 0 | ||||
| MN | U.S. House | 3 | Erik Paulsen | Republican | 0 |
| MN | State House | 34A | Joyce Peppin | Republican | 0 |
| Marty Seifert | 0 | ||||
| Ron Shimanski | 0 | ||||
| Dean Simpson | 0 | ||||
| Steven Sviggum | 0 | ||||
| Ray Vandeveer | 0 | ||||
| Betsy Wergin | 0 | ||||
| MN | State House | 34B | Kurt Zellers | Republican | 0 |
Special Interest Groups
Rating Group: Children's Defense Fund Minnesota
2007 Positions on Child and Youth Issues
Issues:
Marriage, Family, and Children
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.
