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Rating Group: Children's Defense Fund Minnesota

2005 Positions on Child and Youth Issues

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Issues: Family

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State Office Name Party Rating
Karen Klinzing 17
Jim Knoblach 0
Lyle Koenen 67
Paul Koering 67
Paul Kohls 17
Philip Krinkie 0
Gary Kubly 83
Keith Langseth 83
Morrie Lanning 33
Cal Larson 33
Dan Larson 83
Brian LeClair 17
Ann Lenczewski 67
John Lesch 100
Bernard Lieder 83
Diane Loeffler 100
Tony Lourey 83
Doug Magnus 17
Tim Mahoney 83
Carlos Mariani 100
Sharon Marko 83
Mike McGinn 50
Denny McNamara 17
Doug Meslow 33
Jim Metzen 83
Geoff Michel 50
Frank Moe 83
Mee Moua 83
Joe Mullery 100
Mary Murphy 67
Steve Murphy 83
Michael Nelson 100
Peter Nelson 17
Thomas Neuville 50
Scott Newman 17
Sean Nienow 33
Bud Nornes 33
Gen Olson 33
Mark Olson 0
Joe Opatz 67
Julianne Ortman 50
Mary Otremba 67
Mark Ourada 50
Dennis Ozment 33
Patricia Pariseau 17
Erik Paulsen 17
Michael Paymar 100
Gene Pelowski, Jr. 83
Maxine Penas 33
Joyce Peppin 17
Aaron Peterson 100
Neil Peterson 17
Sandra Peterson 100
Lawrence Pogemiller 83
Jeanne Poppe 83
Duke Powell 17
Prettner Solon 100
Jane Ranum 100
Madelyn Reiter 17
Claire Robling 50
Julie Rosen 50
Tom Rukavina 83
Connie Ruth 33
Carrie Ruud 33
Maria Ruud 100
Brita Sailer 83
Dallas Sams 80
Char Samuelson 33
Tom Saxhaug 83
Bev Scalze 83
Linda Scheid 67
Marty Seifert 17
Anthony Sertich 83
Daniel Severson 17
Dean Simpson 33
Rod Skoe 83
Wesley Skoglund 100
Nora Slawik 100
Steve Smith 33
Judy Soderstrom 17
Loren Solberg 83
Dan Sparks 83
LeRoy Stumpf 83
Steven Sviggum 17
Barbara Sykora 33
Cy Thao 83
Kathy Tingelstad 33
Dave Tomassoni 83
Dean Urdahl 33
Ray Vandeveer 0
James Vickerman 83
Jean Wagenius 100
Neva Walker 100
Lynn Wardlow 17
Andy Welti 83
Betsy Wergin 33
Andrew Westerberg 33
Charles Wiger 83
Tim Wilkin 17
Kurt Zellers 17
State Office Name Party Rating
Karen Klinzing 17
Jim Knoblach 0
Lyle Koenen 67
Paul Koering 67
Paul Kohls 17
Philip Krinkie 0
Gary Kubly 83
Keith Langseth 83
Morrie Lanning 33
Cal Larson 33
Dan Larson 83
Brian LeClair 17
Ann Lenczewski 67
John Lesch 100
Bernard Lieder 83
Diane Loeffler 100
Tony Lourey 83
Doug Magnus 17
Tim Mahoney 83
Carlos Mariani 100
Sharon Marko 83
Mike McGinn 50
Denny McNamara 17
Doug Meslow 33
Jim Metzen 83
Geoff Michel 50
Frank Moe 83
Mee Moua 83
Joe Mullery 100
Mary Murphy 67
Steve Murphy 83
Michael Nelson 100
Peter Nelson 17
Thomas Neuville 50
Scott Newman 17
Sean Nienow 33
Bud Nornes 33
Gen Olson 33
Mark Olson 0
Joe Opatz 67
Julianne Ortman 50
Mary Otremba 67
Mark Ourada 50
Dennis Ozment 33
Patricia Pariseau 17
Erik Paulsen 17
Michael Paymar 100
Gene Pelowski, Jr. 83
Maxine Penas 33
Joyce Peppin 17
Aaron Peterson 100
Neil Peterson 17
Sandra Peterson 100
Lawrence Pogemiller 83
Jeanne Poppe 83
Duke Powell 17
Prettner Solon 100
Jane Ranum 100
Madelyn Reiter 17
Claire Robling 50
Julie Rosen 50
Tom Rukavina 83
Connie Ruth 33
Carrie Ruud 33
Maria Ruud 100
Brita Sailer 83
Dallas Sams 80
Char Samuelson 33
Tom Saxhaug 83
Bev Scalze 83
Linda Scheid 67
Marty Seifert 17
Anthony Sertich 83
Daniel Severson 17
Dean Simpson 33
Rod Skoe 83
Wesley Skoglund 100
Nora Slawik 100
Steve Smith 33
Judy Soderstrom 17
Loren Solberg 83
Dan Sparks 83
LeRoy Stumpf 83
Steven Sviggum 17
Barbara Sykora 33
Cy Thao 83
Kathy Tingelstad 33
Dave Tomassoni 83
Dean Urdahl 33
Ray Vandeveer 0
James Vickerman 83
Jean Wagenius 100
Neva Walker 100
Lynn Wardlow 17
Andy Welti 83
Betsy Wergin 33
Andrew Westerberg 33
Charles Wiger 83
Tim Wilkin 17
Kurt Zellers 17
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