| State | Office | District | Name | Party | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| MN | U.S. House | 3 | Erik Paulsen | Republican | B |
| MN | U.S. House | 4 | Betty McCollum | Democratic/Farmer/Labor | F |
| MN | State House | 3B | Mary Murphy | Democratic/Farmer/Labor | A- |
| MN | State House | 7A | Thomas Huntley | Democratic/Farmer/Labor | D |
| MN | State House | 8A | Bud Nornes | Republican | A- |
| MN | State House | 15A | Sondra Erickson | Republican | A- |
| MN | State House | 23A | Bob Gunther | Republican | B- |
| MN | State House | 28A | Eugene Pelowski, Jr. | Democratic/Farmer/Labor | B+ |
| MN | State House | 28B | Gregory Davids | Republican | A |
| MN | State House | 31B | Tom Hackbarth | Republican | A |
| MN | State House | 35A | Jim Abeler | Republican | A- |
| MN | State House | 45A | Lyndon Carlson | Democratic/Farmer/Labor | F |
| MN | State House | 50B | Ann Lenczewski | Democratic/Farmer/Labor | C- |
| MN | State House | 58A | Mary Holberg | Republican | C |
| MN | State House | 59A | Joe Mullery | Democratic/Farmer/Labor | F |
| MN | State House | 60B | Phyllis Kahn | Democratic/Farmer/Labor | F |
| MN | State House | 62A | Karen Clark | Democratic/Farmer/Labor | F |
| MN | State House | 63B | Jean Wagenius | Democratic/Farmer/Labor | F |
| MN | State House | 64B | Michael Paymar | Democratic/Farmer/Labor | D |
| MN | State House | 65B | Carlos Mariani | Democratic/Farmer/Labor | F |
| MN | State House | 66A | Alice Hausman | Democratic/Farmer/Labor | F |
| MN | State Senate | 2 | Rod Skoe | Democratic/Farmer/Labor | D |
| MN | State Senate | 3 | Thomas Bakk | Democratic/Farmer/Labor | A+ |
| MN | State Senate | 6 | David Tomassoni | Democratic/Farmer/Labor | A |
| MN | State Senate | 12 | Torrey Westrom | Republican | A |
| MN | State Senate | 29 | Bruce Anderson | Republican | A |
| MN | State Senate | 37 | Alice Johnson | Democratic/Farmer/Labor | F |
| MN | State Senate | 45 | Ann Rest | Democratic/Farmer/Labor | F |
| MN | Commissioner | 2 | Tom Workman | A | |
| Ron Abrams | C | ||||
| Irv Anderson | A | ||||
| Len Biernat | F | ||||
| Dave Bishop | C- | ||||
| Lynda Boudreau | A+ | ||||
| Francis Bradley | C | ||||
| Sherry Broecker | A | ||||
| Phil Carruthers | D | ||||
| George Cassell | A- | ||||
| Satveer Chaudhary | F | ||||
| James Clark | A | ||||
| Roxann Daggett | A- | ||||
| Andy Dawkins | F | ||||
| Steve Dehler | A | ||||
| Jerry Dempsey | C | ||||
| Dan Dorman | A- | ||||
| John Dorn | D | ||||
| Matt Entenza | F | ||||
| Tim Finseth | A+ | ||||
| Douglas Fuller | A- | ||||
| Chris Gerlach | A- | ||||
| Kevin Goodno | A | ||||
| Lee Greenfield | F | ||||
| Mindy Greiling | F | ||||
| Barb Haake | B | ||||
| Bill Haas | A- | ||||
| Elaine Harder | B- | ||||
| Kris Hasskamp | A+ | ||||
| Bill Hilty | C+ | ||||
| Mark Holsten | A | ||||
| Larry Howes | A | ||||
| Mike Jaros | F | ||||
| Loren Jennings | B | ||||
| Al Juhnke | B | ||||
| Henry Kalis | A | ||||
| Tony Kielkucki | A | ||||
| Jim Knoblach | B- | ||||
| Luanne Koskinen | D | ||||
| Philip Krinkie | A | ||||
| William Kuisle | A- | ||||
| Peg Larsen | A | ||||
| Dan Larson | A- | ||||
| Robert Leighton, Jr. | B | ||||
| Peggy Leppik | F | ||||
| Bernard Lieder | B | ||||
| Arlon Lindner | A | ||||
| Darlene Luther | D | ||||
| Harry Mares | A | ||||
| Sharon Marko | F | ||||
| Dan McElroy | B+ | ||||
| Mary Jo McGuire | F+ | ||||
| Bob Milbert | A | ||||
| Carol Molnau | A | ||||
| Richard Mulder | A | ||||
| Robert Ness | A | ||||
| Mark Olson | A | ||||
| Myron Orfield | F | ||||
| Mike Osskopp | A- | ||||
| Mary Otremba | A | ||||
| Dennis Ozment | A | ||||
| Tim Pawlenty | A | ||||
| Doug Peterson | B | ||||
| Thomas Pugh | A | ||||
| Doug Reuter | A- | ||||
| Jim Rhodes | C | ||||
| Michelle Rifenberg | A- | ||||
| Jim Rostberg | B+ | ||||
| Tom Rukavina | A+ | ||||
| Leslie Schumacher | A+ | ||||
| Alice Seagren | B+ | ||||
| Jim Seifert | C+ | ||||
| Marty Seifert | A- | ||||
| Wesley Skoglund | F | ||||
| Steve Smith | A | ||||
| Loren Solberg | A | ||||
| Richard Stanek | B+ | ||||
| Doug Stang | A | ||||
| Julie Storm | A- | ||||
| Steven Sviggum | A | ||||
| Howard Swenson | B+ | ||||
| Barbara Sykora | B+ | ||||
| Kathy Tingelstad | A | ||||
| John Tuma | B+ | ||||
| Jim Tunheim | A- | ||||
| Henry Todd Van Dellen | C+ | ||||
| Ray Vandeveer | A | ||||
| Linda Wejcman | F | ||||
| Stephen Wenzel | A | ||||
| Andrew Westerberg | A- | ||||
| Robert Westfall | A | ||||
| Tim Wilkin | A | ||||
| Ted Winter | C+ | ||||
| Ken Wolf | B+ |
Special Interest Groups
Rating Group: National Rifle Association Political Victory Fund
1998 Positions on Gun Rights
Issues:
Guns
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.
