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Rating Group: MinnCAN

2016 Positions

Prior Rating
Issues: Education

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State Office Name Party Rating
Dan Fabian 82%
Kelly Fenton 82%
Patrick Garofalo 82%
Paul Gazelka 58%
Barbara Goodwin 72%
Bob Gunther 82%
Tom Hackbarth 67%
Dan Hall 58%
Rod Hamilton 82%
David Hancock 82%
David Hann 58%
Alice Hausman 48%
Jeff Hayden 72%
Jerry Hertaus 82%
Debra Hilstrom 48%
Joe Hoppe 82%
Frank Hornstein 48%
Melissa Hortman 48%
Bill Ingebrigtsen 43%
Jason Isaacson 48%
Vicki Jensen 72%
Alice Johnson 72%
Brian Johnson 82%
Clark Johnson 48%
Sheldon Johnson 48%
Phyllis Kahn 48%
Tim Kelly 82%
Susan Kent 72%
Deb Kiel 82%
Mary Kiffmeyer 58%
Jim Knoblach 82%
Lyle Koenen 43%
Carolyn Laine 48%
Ann Lenczewski 29%
John Lesch 22%
Ben Lien 48%
Diane Loeffler 48%
Kathy Lohmer 82%
Jenifer Loon 82%
Bob Loonan 82%
Tony Lourey 72%
Dale Lueck 82%
Melisa López Franzen 72%
Tara Mack 82%
Tim Mahoney 48%
Carlos Mariani 48%
Sandra Masin 48%
Denny McNamara 82%
Carly Melin 26%
Jason Metsa 37%
Jim Metzen 44%
Tim Miller 82%
Joe Mullery 48%
Mary Murphy 48%
Michael Nelson 48%
Jim Newberger 82%
Scott Newman 58%
Jerry Newton 48%
Sean Nienow 58%
Bud Nornes 82%
Julianne Ortman 29%
David Osmek 58%
John Pederson 72%
Gene Pelowski, Jr. 37%
Joyce Peppin 67%
John Persell 48%
John Petersburg 67%
Branden Petersen 48%
Roz Peterson 82%
Nels Pierson 82%
Jeanne Poppe 48%
Cindy Pugh 82%
Julie Rosen 29%
Paul Rosenthal 48%
Linda Runbeck 22%
Carrie Ruud 29%
Tom Saxhaug 72%
Bev Scalze 72%
Matt Schmit 86%
Dan Schoen 48%
Jennifer Schultz 48%
Yvonne Selcer 48%
Kathy Sheran 58%
Erik Simonson 48%
Rod Skoe 86%
Linda Slocum 26%
Dennis Smith 82%
Dan Sparks 86%
LeRoy Stumpf 58%
Mike Sundin 37%
Tama Theis 82%
Dave Thompson 58%
Dave Tomassoni 58%
Patricia Torres Ray 58%
Mark Uglem 71%
Dean Urdahl 71%
Bob Vogel 82%
Jean Wagenius 48%
Joann Ward 48%
Abigail Whelan 82%
State Office Name Party Rating
Dan Fabian 82%
Kelly Fenton 82%
Patrick Garofalo 82%
Paul Gazelka 58%
Barbara Goodwin 72%
Bob Gunther 82%
Tom Hackbarth 67%
Dan Hall 58%
Rod Hamilton 82%
David Hancock 82%
David Hann 58%
Alice Hausman 48%
Jeff Hayden 72%
Jerry Hertaus 82%
Debra Hilstrom 48%
Joe Hoppe 82%
Frank Hornstein 48%
Melissa Hortman 48%
Bill Ingebrigtsen 43%
Jason Isaacson 48%
Vicki Jensen 72%
Alice Johnson 72%
Brian Johnson 82%
Clark Johnson 48%
Sheldon Johnson 48%
Phyllis Kahn 48%
Tim Kelly 82%
Susan Kent 72%
Deb Kiel 82%
Mary Kiffmeyer 58%
Jim Knoblach 82%
Lyle Koenen 43%
Carolyn Laine 48%
Ann Lenczewski 29%
John Lesch 22%
Ben Lien 48%
Diane Loeffler 48%
Kathy Lohmer 82%
Jenifer Loon 82%
Bob Loonan 82%
Tony Lourey 72%
Dale Lueck 82%
Melisa López Franzen 72%
Tara Mack 82%
Tim Mahoney 48%
Carlos Mariani 48%
Sandra Masin 48%
Denny McNamara 82%
Carly Melin 26%
Jason Metsa 37%
Jim Metzen 44%
Tim Miller 82%
Joe Mullery 48%
Mary Murphy 48%
Michael Nelson 48%
Jim Newberger 82%
Scott Newman 58%
Jerry Newton 48%
Sean Nienow 58%
Bud Nornes 82%
Julianne Ortman 29%
David Osmek 58%
John Pederson 72%
Gene Pelowski, Jr. 37%
Joyce Peppin 67%
John Persell 48%
John Petersburg 67%
Branden Petersen 48%
Roz Peterson 82%
Nels Pierson 82%
Jeanne Poppe 48%
Cindy Pugh 82%
Julie Rosen 29%
Paul Rosenthal 48%
Linda Runbeck 22%
Carrie Ruud 29%
Tom Saxhaug 72%
Bev Scalze 72%
Matt Schmit 86%
Dan Schoen 48%
Jennifer Schultz 48%
Yvonne Selcer 48%
Kathy Sheran 58%
Erik Simonson 48%
Rod Skoe 86%
Linda Slocum 26%
Dennis Smith 82%
Dan Sparks 86%
LeRoy Stumpf 58%
Mike Sundin 37%
Tama Theis 82%
Dave Thompson 58%
Dave Tomassoni 58%
Patricia Torres Ray 58%
Mark Uglem 71%
Dean Urdahl 71%
Bob Vogel 82%
Jean Wagenius 48%
Joann Ward 48%
Abigail Whelan 82%
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