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Special Interest Groups

Minnesota Special Interest Groups

Project Vote Smart reports on performance evaluations from all special interest groups who provide them, regardless of issue or bias. If you know of a group that provides ratings not included here, please contact us at ratings@votesmart.org.

Descriptions of organizations are derived from the mission statement or description produced by each organization. Project Vote Smart does not evaluate or edit these descriptions.

State

Issue

Abortion

Last Rating Last Endorsement SIG Name
2012 2012 Minnesota Citizens Concerned for Life
2012 2012 NARAL Pro-Choice Minnesota
1998 N/A Planned Parenthood of Minnesota Action Fund

Animals and Wildlife

Last Rating Last Endorsement SIG Name
2012 2012 Minnesota Voters for Animal Protection

Budget, Spending and Taxes

Last Rating Last Endorsement SIG Name
2012 N/A Taxpayers League of Minnesota

Business and Consumers

Last Rating Last Endorsement SIG Name
2012 N/A Minnesota Chamber of Commerce
2012 2010 Minnesota National Federation of Independent Business

Civil Liberties and Civil Rights

Last Rating Last Endorsement SIG Name
N/A 2012 Gay and Lesbian Victory Fund and Leadership Institute
2003 N/A Gay Rights Information
2012 N/A Minnesota Organizing Apprenticeship Project
2008 2012 OutFront Minnesota
N/A 2012 Stonewall DFL

Conservative

Last Rating Last Endorsement SIG Name
2011 N/A Minnesota Majority

Education

Last Rating Last Endorsement SIG Name
N/A 2012 Education Minnesota
2001 N/A Minnesota Chamber of Commerce--Education Policy Votes

Energy

Last Rating Last Endorsement SIG Name
2001 N/A Minnesota Chamber of Commerce--Energy Policy Votes

Environment

Last Rating Last Endorsement SIG Name
2010 2012 Clean Water Action Alliance of Minnesota
2009 N/A Conservation Minnesota
2001 N/A Minnesota Chamber of Commerce--Environmental Policy Votes
2010 2012 Minnesota Sierra Club-North Star

Guns

Last Rating Last Endorsement SIG Name
2004 N/A Minnesota Concealed Carry Reform, Now! (CCRN!)
2002 N/A Minnesota Gun Owners of America
2010 2012 National Rifle Association Political Victory Fund

Health and Health Care

Last Rating Last Endorsement SIG Name
2001 N/A Minnesota Chamber of Commerce--Health Care Policy Votes

Labor Unions

Last Rating Last Endorsement SIG Name
2012 2012 AFSCME Council 5
2004 N/A AFSCME Joint Councils 6, 14, 65, & 96, AFL-CIO
2009 2012 Minnesota AFL-CIO
2010 2012 Minnesota Association of Professional Employees
2001 N/A Minnesota Chamber of Commerce--Labor Policy Votes
2012 2012 Minnesota Nurses Association
2009 2012 SEIU Minnesota State Council

Marriage, Family, and Children

Last Rating Last Endorsement SIG Name
2010 N/A Children's Defense Fund Minnesota
2012 N/A Minnesota Family Council-Minnesota Family Institute

Social

Last Rating Last Endorsement SIG Name
2004 N/A Joint Religious Legislative Coalition
2012 N/A Legislative Evaluation Assembly of Minnesota, Inc.

Transportation

Last Rating Last Endorsement SIG Name
2004 N/A Minnesota Trucking Association

Women

Last Rating Last Endorsement SIG Name
2010 2012 Minnesota National Organization for Women
N/A 2010 Minnesota Women's Political Caucus

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