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State | Office | Name | Party | Rating |
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MN | State House - 1B | Deb Kiel | Republican | 32% |
MN | State House - 10A | Ron Kresha | Republican | 22% |
MN | State House - 12A | Paul Anderson | Republican | 17% |
MN | State House - 12B | Mary Franson | Republican | 29% |
MN | State House - 13B | Tim O'Driscoll | Republican | 26% |
MN | State House - 15A | Chris Swedzinski | Republican | 26% |
MN | State House - 15B | Paul Torkelson | Republican | 16% |
MN | State House - 16A | Dean Urdahl | Republican | 37% |
MN | State House - 19B | John Petersburg | Republican | 26% |
MN | State House - 21A | Joe Schomacker | Republican | 21% |
MN | State House - 24A | Duane Quam | Republican | 21% |
MN | State House - 24B | Tina Liebling | Democratic/Farmer/Labor | 89% |
MN | State House - 26A | Gene Pelowski, Jr. | Democratic/Farmer/Labor | 82% |
MN | State House - 26B | Greg Davids | Republican | 44% |
MN | State House - 28A | Brian Johnson | Republican | 21% |
MN | State House - 29A | Joe McDonald | Republican | 18% |
MN | State House - 29B | Marion O'Neill | Republican | 21% |
MN | State House - 31B | Peggy Scott | Republican | 11% |
MN | State House - 34B | Melissa Hortman | Democratic/Farmer/Labor | 100% |
MN | State House - 35B | Jerry Newton | Democratic/Farmer/Labor | 100% |
MN | State House - 38A | Michael Nelson | Democratic/Farmer/Labor | 100% |
MN | State House - 43B | Mike Freiberg | Democratic/Farmer/Labor | 100% |
MN | State House - 44A | Peter Fischer | Democratic/Farmer/Labor | 100% |
MN | State House - 44B | Leon Lillie | Democratic/Farmer/Labor | 100% |
MN | State House - 53B | Rick Hansen | Democratic/Farmer/Labor | 100% |
MN | State House - 58B | Patrick Garofalo | Republican | 17% |
MN | State House - 61A | Frank Hornstein | Democratic/Farmer/Labor | 100% |
MN | State Senate - 2 | Steve Green | Republican | 26% |
MN | State Senate - 13 | Jeff Howe | Republican | 16% |
MN | State Senate - 17 | Glenn Gruenhagen | Republican | 16% |
MN | State Senate - 20 | Steve Drazkowski | Republican | 16% |
MN | State Senate - 35 | Jim Abeler II | Republican | 53% |
MN | State Senate - 64 | Erin Murphy | Democratic/Farmer/Labor | 100% |
MN | Secretary of State | Steve Simon | Democratic/Farmer/Labor | 100% |
MN | Justice of the Supreme Court - Seat 4 | Paul Thissen | Non-partisan | 100% |
MN | Mayor - At-Large | Kim Norton | Democratic/Farmer/Labor | 89% |
MN | Mayor - At-Large | Tim Sanders | 24% | |
MN | Commissioner - 3 | Michael Beard | 21% | |
MN | Commissioner - 3 | Laurie Halverson | 89% | |
MN | Commissioner - 4 | Joseph Atkins | Democratic/Farmer/Labor | 100% |
MN | Commissioner - 6 | Mary Holberg | 13% | |
Tony Albright | 16% | |||
Susan Allen | 100% | |||
Mark Anderson | 17% | |||
Sarah Anderson | 16% | |||
Tom Anzelc | 100% | |||
Bob Barrett | 32% | |||
John Benson | 100% | |||
Mike Benson | 21% | |||
Connie Bernardy | 100% | |||
David Bly | 100% | |||
Kathy Brynaert | 100% | |||
Lyndon Carlson, Sr. | 100% | |||
Karen Clark | 100% | |||
Tony Cornish | 39% | |||
Kurt Daudt | 16% | |||
Jim Davnie | 100% | |||
Matt Dean | 26% | |||
Raymond Dehn | 100% | |||
Bob Dettmer | 26% | |||
David Dill | 89% | |||
Zach Dorholt | 100% | |||
Ron Erhardt | 95% | |||
Roger Erickson | 100% | |||
Sondra Erickson | 11% | |||
Dan Fabian | 21% | |||
Andrew Falk | 100% | |||
Tim Faust | 94% | |||
David FitzSimmons | 19% | |||
Patti Fritz | 100% | |||
Bob Gunther | 32% | |||
Tom Hackbarth | 11% | |||
Rod Hamilton | 33% | |||
Alice Hausman | 100% | |||
Jerry Hertaus | 16% | |||
Debra Hilstrom | 100% | |||
Joe Hoppe | 16% | |||
Thomas Huntley | 100% | |||
Jason Isaacson | 100% | |||
Clark Johnson | 100% | |||
Sheldon Johnson | 100% | |||
Phyllis Kahn | 100% | |||
Tim Kelly | 17% | |||
Andrea Kieffer | 24% | |||
Carolyn Laine | 100% | |||
Ernie Leidiger | 16% | |||
Ann Lenczewski | 100% | |||
John Lesch | 100% | |||
Ben Lien | 100% | |||
Diane Loeffler | 100% | |||
Kathy Lohmer | 0% | |||
Jenifer Loon | 26% | |||
Tara Mack | 26% | |||
Tim Mahoney | 100% | |||
Carlos Mariani | 100% | |||
Paul Marquart | 100% | |||
Sandra Masin | 100% | |||
Jay McNamar | 89% | |||
Denny McNamara | 39% | |||
Carly Melin | 100% |
State | Office | Name | Party | Rating |
---|---|---|---|---|
MN | State House - 1B | Deb Kiel | R | 32% |
MN | State House - 10A | Ron Kresha | R | 22% |
MN | State House - 12A | Paul Anderson | R | 17% |
MN | State House - 12B | Mary Franson | R | 29% |
MN | State House - 13B | Tim O'Driscoll | R | 26% |
MN | State House - 15A | Chris Swedzinski | R | 26% |
MN | State House - 15B | Paul Torkelson | R | 16% |
MN | State House - 16A | Dean Urdahl | R | 37% |
MN | State House - 19B | John Petersburg | R | 26% |
MN | State House - 21A | Joe Schomacker | R | 21% |
MN | State House - 24A | Duane Quam | R | 21% |
MN | State House - 24B | Tina Liebling | DFL | 89% |
MN | State House - 26A | Gene Pelowski, Jr. | DFL | 82% |
MN | State House - 26B | Greg Davids | R | 44% |
MN | State House - 28A | Brian Johnson | R | 21% |
MN | State House - 29A | Joe McDonald | R | 18% |
MN | State House - 29B | Marion O'Neill | R | 21% |
MN | State House - 31B | Peggy Scott | R | 11% |
MN | State House - 34B | Melissa Hortman | DFL | 100% |
MN | State House - 35B | Jerry Newton | DFL | 100% |
MN | State House - 38A | Michael Nelson | DFL | 100% |
MN | State House - 43B | Mike Freiberg | DFL | 100% |
MN | State House - 44A | Peter Fischer | DFL | 100% |
MN | State House - 44B | Leon Lillie | DFL | 100% |
MN | State House - 53B | Rick Hansen | DFL | 100% |
MN | State House - 58B | Patrick Garofalo | R | 17% |
MN | State House - 61A | Frank Hornstein | DFL | 100% |
MN | State Senate - 2 | Steve Green | R | 26% |
MN | State Senate - 13 | Jeff Howe | R | 16% |
MN | State Senate - 17 | Glenn Gruenhagen | R | 16% |
MN | State Senate - 20 | Steve Drazkowski | R | 16% |
MN | State Senate - 35 | Jim Abeler II | R | 53% |
MN | State Senate - 64 | Erin Murphy | DFL | 100% |
MN | Secretary of State | Steve Simon | DFL | 100% |
MN | Justice of the Supreme Court - Seat 4 | Paul Thissen | Other | 100% |
MN | Mayor - At-Large | Kim Norton | DFL | 89% |
MN | Mayor - At-Large | Tim Sanders | 24% | |
MN | Commissioner - 3 | Michael Beard | 21% | |
MN | Commissioner - 3 | Laurie Halverson | 89% | |
MN | Commissioner - 4 | Joseph Atkins | DFL | 100% |
MN | Commissioner - 6 | Mary Holberg | 13% | |
Tony Albright | 16% | |||
Susan Allen | 100% | |||
Mark Anderson | 17% | |||
Sarah Anderson | 16% | |||
Tom Anzelc | 100% | |||
Bob Barrett | 32% | |||
John Benson | 100% | |||
Mike Benson | 21% | |||
Connie Bernardy | 100% | |||
David Bly | 100% | |||
Kathy Brynaert | 100% | |||
Lyndon Carlson, Sr. | 100% | |||
Karen Clark | 100% | |||
Tony Cornish | 39% | |||
Kurt Daudt | 16% | |||
Jim Davnie | 100% | |||
Matt Dean | 26% | |||
Raymond Dehn | 100% | |||
Bob Dettmer | 26% | |||
David Dill | 89% | |||
Zach Dorholt | 100% | |||
Ron Erhardt | 95% | |||
Roger Erickson | 100% | |||
Sondra Erickson | 11% | |||
Dan Fabian | 21% | |||
Andrew Falk | 100% | |||
Tim Faust | 94% | |||
David FitzSimmons | 19% | |||
Patti Fritz | 100% | |||
Bob Gunther | 32% | |||
Tom Hackbarth | 11% | |||
Rod Hamilton | 33% | |||
Alice Hausman | 100% | |||
Jerry Hertaus | 16% | |||
Debra Hilstrom | 100% | |||
Joe Hoppe | 16% | |||
Thomas Huntley | 100% | |||
Jason Isaacson | 100% | |||
Clark Johnson | 100% | |||
Sheldon Johnson | 100% | |||
Phyllis Kahn | 100% | |||
Tim Kelly | 17% | |||
Andrea Kieffer | 24% | |||
Carolyn Laine | 100% | |||
Ernie Leidiger | 16% | |||
Ann Lenczewski | 100% | |||
John Lesch | 100% | |||
Ben Lien | 100% | |||
Diane Loeffler | 100% | |||
Kathy Lohmer | 0% | |||
Jenifer Loon | 26% | |||
Tara Mack | 26% | |||
Tim Mahoney | 100% | |||
Carlos Mariani | 100% | |||
Paul Marquart | 100% | |||
Sandra Masin | 100% | |||
Jay McNamar | 89% | |||
Denny McNamara | 39% | |||
Carly Melin | 100% |