2020 VOTE DESCRIPTIONS 2020 MINNESOTA REPUBLICAN SENATE SCORECARD
Our Bill Title Chamber Description 2020 Lifetime position Senator SC1 HF1
Score Score SF13 Party SF3322 SF1098 SF3683 HF0331 HF4602 HF4490 HF1842 District Tobacco Age Increase Raising age to purchase tobacco to 21 to match federal law; restricts Both Against (HF0331) freedom of consumers Jim Abeler R 35 20% 23% + ------+ - Prescription Drug Price Bruce Anderson R 29 30% 29% + - - - - + - - + - Transparency Act Both Increased regulation on presciption drug companies Against (SF 1098) Paul Anderson R 44 10% 21% ------+ - Michelle Benson R 31 30% 31% + - - - - + - - + - Investment Loan Forgiveness Both Business handouts, providing loan forgiveness from state funds Against Roger Chamberlain R 38 20% 24% - - - + - - - - + - (HF4602) Gary Dahms R 16 20% 26% + ------+ - Supplemental Agriculture Rich Draheim R 20 11% 21% A ------+ - Finance Both Handouts for farmers using taxpayer money Against (HF4490) Justin Eichorn R 5 30% 29% + - - + - - - - + - Paul Gazelka R 9 10% 21% Energy Rebate Expansion Expansion of rebates for solar energy; government picking winners/ ------+ - Both Against (HF1842) losers Mike Goggin R 21 13% 22% A ------+ -
Higher Education Policies that encourage students to seek government assistance, Dan Hall R 56 10% 17% ------+ - Both Against (SF3683) prevents institutions from withdrawing students for non-payment, etc Karin Housley R 39 20% 26% + ------+ - $1.9 Billion Debt Bill Massive debt bill full of pork that would add $1.9 Billion to the state Jeff Howe R 13 Both 40% 40% + - - + - - - - + - (HF1) credit card while the state is in a budget deficit Against Bill Ingebrigtsen R 8 20% 26% + ------+ - Paid Family Leave House Expands government's role in private business contracts John Jasinski R 24 10% 23% ------+ - (HF0005) Against Scott Jensen R 47 20% 23% + ------+ - Firearm Background Checks House Firearm Background Checks Required Mark Johnson R 1 (HF0008) Against 40% 35% + - - + - + - - + - Mary Kiffmeyer R 30 30% 27% + - - + - - - - + - Firearm Red Flag Firearms; law enforcement and family members enabled to petition a House (HF0009) court to prohibit people from possessing firearms Against Mark Koran R 32 20% 26% + ------+ - Andrew Lang R 17 20% 26% + ------+ - Terminate Peacetime This was the first vote to End Walz' Emergency Powers; this was a Emergency House Warren Limmer procedural vote to suspend the rules to allow a vote on the Resolution For R 34 11% 24% A ------+ - (HC8) Andrew Mathews R 15 20% 31% + ------+ - Economic Security Act House Taxpayer funded handouts Jeremy Miller R 28 10% 18% ------+ - (HF1507) Against Carla Nelson R 26 10% 24% ------+ - MFIP Supplemental Scott Newman R 18 20% 27% Payments House Adds more welfare benefits and dependence on government Against + ------+ - (HF4582) David Osmek R 33 22% 35% + ------+ -
Labor Agreements Increases wages for state employees while private sector enters a Eric Pratt R 55 10% 24% ------+ - House Against (HF2768) recession Jasona Rarick R 11 20% 14% + ------+ - Vote to End Walz' Vote to End Walz' Emergency Powers; this was a procedural vote to Jerry Relph R 14 10% 20% ------+ - Emergency Powers House suspend the rules to allow a vote on the Resolution; this was the last (October) For Julie Ann Rosen R 23 20% 24% - - - + - - - - + - vote before the November election (HC1) Carrie Ruud R 10 10% 21% ------+ - Omnibus Human Services Unconstitutional bill addressing multiple subjects, expanding Senate David H. Senjem R 25 20% 21% - - - + - - - - + - (SF3322) government's role Against Paul Utke R 2 30% 34% + ------+ - Vote to End Walz' Bill Weber R 22 20% 23% - - - + - - - - + - Emergency Powers Senate Vote to End Walz' Emergency Powers (October) For Torrey Westrom R 12 20% 26% + ------+ - (SC1) Average Republican Senator 19% 25% 2020 MN REPUBLICAN HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES SCORECARD 2020 MN REPUBLICAN HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES SCORECARD
2019 Lifetime 2019 Lifetime Representative Representative HF1 HF1 HC8 HC1 HC8 HC1 Score SF13 Score SF13 Party Score Party Score SF1098 SF3683 SF1098 SF3683 HF0331 HF4602 HF4490 HF1842 HF0005 HF0008 HF0009 HF1507 HF4582 HF2768 HF0331 HF4602 HF4490 HF1842 HF0005 HF0008 HF0009 HF1507 HF4582 HF2768 District District
Tony Albright R 55B 63% 51% + - - - + - + - + + + - + + + + Sandy Layman R 05B 44% 40% ------+ + + - + + + + Paul Anderson R 12B 56% 47% + - - - + - - - + + + - + + + + Eric Lucero R 30B 88% 86% + + + - + - + + + + + + + + + + Jeff Backer R 12A 64% 54% - - - - + - + + A + A + + + + + Dale Lueck R 10B 56% 43% - - - - + - + - + + + - + + + + Cal Bahr R 31B 100% 89% + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + Joe McDonald R 29A 79% 63% + + + - + - + + + A A - + + + + Dave Baker R 17B 47% 34% - - - - A - - - + + + - + + + + Shane Mekeland R 15B 93% 96% + + + - + + + + + + + + A + + + Peggy Bennett R 27A 56% 40% + - - - + - - - + + + - + + + + Tim Miller R 17A 69% 63% - + - - - - + + + + + + + + + + Greg Boe R 47B 56% 52% + ------+ + + + + + + + Jeremy Munson R 23B 94% 95% + + + - + + + + + + + + + + + + Brian Daniels R 24B 63% 45% + - - - + - + - + + + - + + + + Jim Nash R 47A 77% 62% A A + - + - + + + + + - + A + + Kurt Daudt R 31A 86% 64% + + A - + A + + + + + - + + + + Nathan Nelson R 11B 50% 48% + ------+ + + - + + + + Greg Davids R 28B 57% 54% + + - - + - - - + A A - + + + + Anne Neu R 32B 69% 63% + + - - + - + - + + + - + + + + Lisa Demuth R 13A 44% 41% ------+ + + - + + + + Bud Nornes R 08A 63% 49% + + - - + - - - + + + - + + + + Bob Dettmer R 39A 50% 42% - - - - + - - - + + + - + + + + Paul Novotny R 30A 81% 81% + + + - + - + + + + + - + + + + Steve Drazkowski R 21B 94% 95% + + + - + + + + + + + + + + + + Tim O'Driscoll R 13B 81% 52% + + + - + - + + + + + - + + + + Sondra Erickson R 15A 69% 49% + + - - + - + - + + + - + + + + Marion O'Neill R 29B 75% 63% + + - - + - + + + + + - + + + + Dan Fabian R 01A 69% 53% + + - - + - + - + + + - + + + + John Petersburg R 24A 50% 41% - - - - + - - - + + + - + + + + Mary Franson R 08B 73% 60% - + - - + - + + A + + + + + + + Nels Pierson R 26B 47% 46% - - - - + - - - A + + - + + + + Pat Garofalo R 58B 69% 72% + - - - + - + - + + + + + + + + John Poston R 09A 56% 49% ------+ + + + + + + + + Steve Green R 02B 81% 74% + + + - + - + + + + + - + + + + Duane Quam R 25A 80% 61% A + + - + - + + + + + - + + + + Matt Grossell R 02A 81% 81% + + + - + - + - + + + + + + + + Kristin Robbins R 34A 50% 52% - - - - + - - - + + + - + + + + Glenn Gruenhagen R 18B 75% 57% - + + - + - - + + + + + + + + + Linda Runbeck R 38A 63% 51% + - - - + - + - + + + - + + + + Bob Gunther R 23A 56% 44% + - - - + - - - + + + - + + + + Joe Schomacker R 22A 69% 48% + + - - + - - + + + + - + + + + Barb Haley R 21A 44% 40% ------+ + + - + + + + Peggy Scott R 35B 75% 62% + - + - + - + + + + + - + + + + Rod Hamilton R 22B 50% 36% - - - - + - - - + + + - + + + + Chris Swedzinski R 16A 69% 51% + + - - - - + + + + + - + + + + John Heinrich R 35A 88% 89% + + + - + - + + + + + + + + + + Tama Theis R 14A 81% 55% + + + - + - + + + + + - + + + + Josh Heintzeman R 10A 75% 74% + + - - + - + + + + + - + + + + Paul Torkelson R 16B 63% 44% + + - - + - - - + + + - + + + + Jerry Hertaus R 33A 88% 78% + + + - + + - + + + + + + + + + Dean Urdahl R 18A 50% 42% - - - - + - - - + + + - + + + + Brian Johnson R 32A 69% 55% + + - - + - + - + + + - + + + + Bob Vogel R 20A 81% 65% + + + - + - + + + + + - + + + + Tony Jurgens R 54B 44% 37% ------+ + + - + + + + Nolan West R 37B 56% 46% + - - - + - - - + + + - + + + + Debra Kiel R 01B 69% 70% + + - - + - + - + + + - + + + + Average Republican Jon Koznick R 58A 69% 57% 67% 58% + + - - + - + - + + + - + + + + Representative Ron Kresha R 09B 63% 39% + + - - + - - - + + + - + + + +