Rating Group: Minnesota Sierra Club-North Star

2011-2012 Positions

Issues: Environment

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State Office Name Party Rating
MN U.S. House - 7 Michelle Fischbach Republican 0%
MN State House - 1B Deb Kiel Republican 14%
MN State House - 12A Paul Anderson Republican 5%
MN State House - 12B Mary Franson Republican 10%
MN State House - 13B Tim O'Driscoll Republican 5%
MN State House - 15A Chris Swedzinski Republican 0%
MN State House - 15B Paul Torkelson Republican 10%
MN State House - 16A Dean Urdahl Republican 10%
MN State House - 21A Joe Schomacker Republican 19%
MN State House - 24A Duane Quam Republican 14%
MN State House - 24B Tina Liebling Democratic/Farmer/Labor 95%
MN State House - 26A Gene Pelowski, Jr. Democratic/Farmer/Labor 62%
MN State House - 26B Greg Davids Republican 5%
MN State House - 29A Joe McDonald Republican 10%
MN State House - 31B Peggy Scott Republican 5%
MN State House - 34B Melissa Hortman Democratic/Farmer/Labor 86%
MN State House - 38A Michael Nelson Democratic/Farmer/Labor 81%
MN State House - 44B Leon Lillie Democratic/Farmer/Labor 86%
MN State House - 53B Rick Hansen Democratic/Farmer/Labor 100%
MN State House - 58B Patrick Garofalo Republican 10%
MN State House - 61A Frank Hornstein Democratic/Farmer/Labor 100%
MN State Senate - 12 Torrey Westrom Republican 10%
MN State Senate - 15 Gary Dahms Republican 0%
MN State Senate - 17 Glenn Gruenhagen Republican 0%
MN State Senate - 20 Steve Drazkowski Republican 5%
MN State Senate - 24 Carla Nelson Republican 13%
MN State Senate - 26 Jeremy Miller Republican 0%
MN State Senate - 29 Bruce Anderson Republican 5%
MN State Senate - 35 Jim Abeler II Republican 48%
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 87%
MN State Senate - 46 Ron Latz Democratic/Farmer/Labor 85%
MN State Senate - 59 Bobby Joe Champion Democratic/Farmer/Labor 93%
MN State Senate - 60 Kari Dziedzic 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 86%
MN Justice of the Supreme Court - Seat 4 Paul Thissen Non-partisan 89%
MN Mayor - At-Large Kim Norton Democratic/Farmer/Labor 86%
MN Mayor - At-Large Tim Sanders 10%
MN Public Utilities Commissioner Katie Sieben Democratic/Farmer/Labor 100%
MN Commissioner - 1 Ron Shimanski 5%
MN Commissioner - 2 Mary Jo McGuire 100%
MN Commissioner - 3 Michael Beard 10%
MN Commissioner - 3 Marion Greene 93%
MN Commissioner - 4 Joseph Atkins Democratic/Farmer/Labor 67%
MN Commissioner - 4 Tom Rukavina 38%
MN Commissioner - 6 Mary Holberg 6%
Susan Allen 100%
Diane Anderson 10%
Sarah Anderson 14%
Tom Anzelc 57%
Thomas Bakk 47%
King Banaian 5%
Bob Barrett 14%
John Benson 90%
Michelle Benson 7%
Mike Benson 5%
Kurt Bills 14%
Terri Bonoff 67%
Dave Brown 8%
Kathy Brynaert 90%
Mark Buesgens 12%
John Carlson 0%
Lyndon Carlson, Sr. 86%
Roger Chamberlain 0%
Karen Clark 100%
Richard Cohen 100%
Tony Cornish 10%
Roger Crawford 5%
Theodore Daley 13%
Kurt Daudt 5%
Jim Davnie 95%
Al DeKruif 7%
Matt Dean 5%
Bob Dettmer 5%
David Dill 40%
Denise Dittrich 76%
Connie Doepke 5%
Keith Downey 5%
Chris Eaton 100%
Kent Eken 50%
Sondra Erickson 5%
Dan Fabian 5%
Andrew Falk 100%
Patti Fritz 76%
Kerry Gauthier 90%
Paul Gazelka 0%
Chris Gerlach 13%
Joseph Gimse 0%
Barbara Goodwin 93%
Steve Gottwalt 10%
Mindy Greiling 94%
Bob Gunther 5%
Tom Hackbarth 5%
Dan Hall 7%
Rod Hamilton 5%
David Hancock 5%
State Office Name Party Rating
MN U.S. House - 7 Michelle Fischbach R 0%
MN State House - 1B Deb Kiel R 14%
MN State House - 12A Paul Anderson R 5%
MN State House - 12B Mary Franson R 10%
MN State House - 13B Tim O'Driscoll R 5%
MN State House - 15A Chris Swedzinski R 0%
MN State House - 15B Paul Torkelson R 10%
MN State House - 16A Dean Urdahl R 10%
MN State House - 21A Joe Schomacker R 19%
MN State House - 24A Duane Quam R 14%
MN State House - 24B Tina Liebling DFL 95%
MN State House - 26A Gene Pelowski, Jr. DFL 62%
MN State House - 26B Greg Davids R 5%
MN State House - 29A Joe McDonald R 10%
MN State House - 31B Peggy Scott R 5%
MN State House - 34B Melissa Hortman DFL 86%
MN State House - 38A Michael Nelson DFL 81%
MN State House - 44B Leon Lillie DFL 86%
MN State House - 53B Rick Hansen DFL 100%
MN State House - 58B Patrick Garofalo R 10%
MN State House - 61A Frank Hornstein DFL 100%
MN State Senate - 12 Torrey Westrom R 10%
MN State Senate - 15 Gary Dahms R 0%
MN State Senate - 17 Glenn Gruenhagen R 0%
MN State Senate - 20 Steve Drazkowski R 5%
MN State Senate - 24 Carla Nelson R 13%
MN State Senate - 26 Jeremy Miller R 0%
MN State Senate - 29 Bruce Anderson R 5%
MN State Senate - 35 Jim Abeler II R 48%
MN State Senate - 37 Warren Limmer R 0%
MN State Senate - 40 John Marty DFL 100%
MN State Senate - 43 Ann Rest DFL 87%
MN State Senate - 46 Ron Latz DFL 85%
MN State Senate - 59 Bobby Joe Champion DFL 93%
MN State Senate - 60 Kari Dziedzic 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 86%
MN Justice of the Supreme Court - Seat 4 Paul Thissen Other 89%
MN Mayor - At-Large Kim Norton DFL 86%
MN Mayor - At-Large Tim Sanders 10%
MN Public Utilities Commissioner Katie Sieben DFL 100%
MN Commissioner - 1 Ron Shimanski 5%
MN Commissioner - 2 Mary Jo McGuire 100%
MN Commissioner - 3 Michael Beard 10%
MN Commissioner - 3 Marion Greene 93%
MN Commissioner - 4 Joseph Atkins DFL 67%
MN Commissioner - 4 Tom Rukavina 38%
MN Commissioner - 6 Mary Holberg 6%
Susan Allen 100%
Diane Anderson 10%
Sarah Anderson 14%
Tom Anzelc 57%
Thomas Bakk 47%
King Banaian 5%
Bob Barrett 14%
John Benson 90%
Michelle Benson 7%
Mike Benson 5%
Kurt Bills 14%
Terri Bonoff 67%
Dave Brown 8%
Kathy Brynaert 90%
Mark Buesgens 12%
John Carlson 0%
Lyndon Carlson, Sr. 86%
Roger Chamberlain 0%
Karen Clark 100%
Richard Cohen 100%
Tony Cornish 10%
Roger Crawford 5%
Theodore Daley 13%
Kurt Daudt 5%
Jim Davnie 95%
Al DeKruif 7%
Matt Dean 5%
Bob Dettmer 5%
David Dill 40%
Denise Dittrich 76%
Connie Doepke 5%
Keith Downey 5%
Chris Eaton 100%
Kent Eken 50%
Sondra Erickson 5%
Dan Fabian 5%
Andrew Falk 100%
Patti Fritz 76%
Kerry Gauthier 90%
Paul Gazelka 0%
Chris Gerlach 13%
Joseph Gimse 0%
Barbara Goodwin 93%
Steve Gottwalt 10%
Mindy Greiling 94%
Bob Gunther 5%
Tom Hackbarth 5%
Dan Hall 7%
Rod Hamilton 5%
David Hancock 5%
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