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Rating Group: Montana League of Rural Voters

2007 Positions on Rural Issues

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State Office Name Party Rating
MT State House - 18 Llewelyn Jones Republican 44
MT State House - 29 Edward Butcher Republican 20
MT State House - 31 Frank Smith Democratic 100
MT State House - 32 Jonathan Windy Boy Democratic 90
MT State House - 82 Mary Caferro Democratic 100
MT State House - 84 Jill Cohenour Democratic 100
MT State Senate - 23 Tom McGillvray Republican 20
MT State Senate - 30 John Esp Republican 13
MT Commissioner - 1 Ray Hawk 10
MT Commissioner - 3 Don Ryan 63
MT Superintendent of Public Instruction Elsie Arntzen Republican 30
Duane Ankney 50
Shannon Augare 100
Keith Bales 25
Joe Balyeat 38
Gregory Barkus 25
Debby Barrett 10
William Beck, Sr. 10
Arlene Becker 90
Bob Bergren 80
Norma Bixby 100
Jerry Black 75
Mark Blasdel 10
Scott Boggio 0
Gary Branae 100
Roy Brown 50
John Brueggeman 88
Terrence Callahan 90
Margarett Campbell 80
Edith Clark 44
John Cobb 88
Vicki Cocchiarella 88
Mike Cooney 100
Douglas Cordier 80
Aubyn Curtiss 63
Sue Dickenson 100
Robyn Driscoll 90
Ernie Dutton 20
Robert Ebinger, Jr. 100
Jim Elliott 63
Ron Erickson 100
Jeffrey Essmann 38
George Loren Everett 10
Julie French 90
Kevin Furey 100
David Gallik 90
Steven Gallus 88
Kelly Gebhardt 38
Kim Gillan 86
William Glaser 40
Wanda Grinde 100
George Groesbeck 90
Robin Hamilton 100
Betsy Hands 100
Kenneth Hansen 100
Dan Harrington 100
Robert Hawks 88
Ralph Heinert, Jr. 10
Gordon Hendrick 20
Teresa Henry 90
Edward Hilbert 40
Dennis Himmelberger 20
Cynthia Hiner 90
Galen Hollenbaugh 100
Pat Ingraham 20
Verdell Jackson 38
Hal Jacobson 100
Joey Jayne 70
Larry Jent 88
Bill Jones 50
Mike Jopek 100
Rick Jore 10
Carol Juneau 100
Dave Kasten 0
Christine Kaufmann 100
Jim Keane 60
Krayton Kerns 10
Sam Kitzenberg 80
Harry Klock 20
Roger Koopman 10
Deborah Kottel 90
Richard Laible 63
Bob Lake 20
Carol Lambert 40
Michael Lange 30
Lane Larson 88
Jesse Laslovich 88
Dave Lewis 75
Greg Lind 100
Gary MacLaren 33
Bruce Malcolm 10
Dave McAlpin 100
Bill McChesney 60
Daniel McGee 25
Walter McNutt 50
Scott Mendenhall 10
Mike Milburn 40
Penny Armstrong Morgan 10
Lynda Moss 100
Terry Murphy 63
State Office Name Party Rating
MT State House - 18 Llewelyn Jones R 44
MT State House - 29 Edward Butcher R 20
MT State House - 31 Frank Smith D 100
MT State House - 32 Jonathan Windy Boy D 90
MT State House - 82 Mary Caferro D 100
MT State House - 84 Jill Cohenour D 100
MT State Senate - 23 Tom McGillvray R 20
MT State Senate - 30 John Esp R 13
MT Commissioner - 1 Ray Hawk 10
MT Commissioner - 3 Don Ryan 63
MT Superintendent of Public Instruction Elsie Arntzen R 30
Duane Ankney 50
Shannon Augare 100
Keith Bales 25
Joe Balyeat 38
Gregory Barkus 25
Debby Barrett 10
William Beck, Sr. 10
Arlene Becker 90
Bob Bergren 80
Norma Bixby 100
Jerry Black 75
Mark Blasdel 10
Scott Boggio 0
Gary Branae 100
Roy Brown 50
John Brueggeman 88
Terrence Callahan 90
Margarett Campbell 80
Edith Clark 44
John Cobb 88
Vicki Cocchiarella 88
Mike Cooney 100
Douglas Cordier 80
Aubyn Curtiss 63
Sue Dickenson 100
Robyn Driscoll 90
Ernie Dutton 20
Robert Ebinger, Jr. 100
Jim Elliott 63
Ron Erickson 100
Jeffrey Essmann 38
George Loren Everett 10
Julie French 90
Kevin Furey 100
David Gallik 90
Steven Gallus 88
Kelly Gebhardt 38
Kim Gillan 86
William Glaser 40
Wanda Grinde 100
George Groesbeck 90
Robin Hamilton 100
Betsy Hands 100
Kenneth Hansen 100
Dan Harrington 100
Robert Hawks 88
Ralph Heinert, Jr. 10
Gordon Hendrick 20
Teresa Henry 90
Edward Hilbert 40
Dennis Himmelberger 20
Cynthia Hiner 90
Galen Hollenbaugh 100
Pat Ingraham 20
Verdell Jackson 38
Hal Jacobson 100
Joey Jayne 70
Larry Jent 88
Bill Jones 50
Mike Jopek 100
Rick Jore 10
Carol Juneau 100
Dave Kasten 0
Christine Kaufmann 100
Jim Keane 60
Krayton Kerns 10
Sam Kitzenberg 80
Harry Klock 20
Roger Koopman 10
Deborah Kottel 90
Richard Laible 63
Bob Lake 20
Carol Lambert 40
Michael Lange 30
Lane Larson 88
Jesse Laslovich 88
Dave Lewis 75
Greg Lind 100
Gary MacLaren 33
Bruce Malcolm 10
Dave McAlpin 100
Bill McChesney 60
Daniel McGee 25
Walter McNutt 50
Scott Mendenhall 10
Mike Milburn 40
Penny Armstrong Morgan 10
Lynda Moss 100
Terry Murphy 63
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