2015 LEGISLATIVE SCORECARD
WHAT HAPPENED IN THE 2015 LEGISLATIVE SESSION
he 2015 legislative session ended in May 2015 with 5 e-mails made by our supporters made a huge difference in pro-gun bills sitting within SF878 – the Omnibus Public advancing legislation. Safety Bill. With a threatened veto from Governor TDayton, activists and supporters from the Minnesota Gun In terms of the scorecard, many legislators achieved a Owners PAC made thousands of phone calls and sent nearly perfect score of 100% on our graded votes. In addition, many 202,000 e-mails in support of the legislation. After nearly a legislators also co-authored pro-gun bills that had scored week’s delay Governor Dayton signed the bills into law on votes. It’s fantastic that Minnesotan’s law-abiding gun May 22nd, 2015. owners have such a strong pro-Second Amendment legislature in place. Contained within the Omnibus Public Safety Bill were some of the most important pro-second amendment legislation we’ve seen in a generation here in Minnesota:
• HF1434 legalized the possession and use of suppressors, in line with federal law, for all lawful purposes in Minneso- ta. • HF372 removed the duplicative requirement that permit holders send a letter to the Commissioner of Public Safety if they intended to carry at the State Capitol Complex. • HF830 clarified existing law so that Minnesotans could We scored all floor votes on pro-gun legislation and amend- purchase long-guns in other states in accordance with federal law. ments. In addition, we scored all anti-gun amendments that came up on the floor as well. We did not score legislation that • HF722 removed the ability of the Governor to order firearms seized, among other 2nd Amendment restrictions did not receive a vote nor did we score committee votes for he could enact, during a declared “state of emergency” legislation. As is our policy, we did not score the Omnibus bill or • SF878 contained all of the bills above as well as a new the conference committee version of the final bill. Many definition intended to clear up permit to carry reciprocity legislators will not vote for Omnibus bills out of principle, and between Minnesota and other states. we did not want to unduly score them negatively on those votes.
These bills were passed with large bi-partisan majorities in Thanks for your support over the past year – we look forward both houses, as you’ll see later in the scorecard. to another great year in 2016!
These successes only happened because of the ongoing support and volunteerism of people like you. The strategies driven by the Minnesotan Gun Owners Political Action Committee during the 2014 elections helped to put a Pro-Sec- ond Amendment House in place – which greatly helped in Bryan Strawser Rob Doar moving pro-gun legislation forward in 2015. The calls and Chair & Executive Director VP & Political Director
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THE MINUTEMAN AWARD This award recognizes the lifetime contributions of a Minnesotan in protecting and advancing the constitutional rights of gun owners in Minnesota
epresentative David Dill, who died in August 2015, was a staunch supporter of the R constitutional rights of Minnesota’s gun owners for more than a decade. He advocated tirelessly for the right to keep and bear arms, outdoor recreation, hunting, and the shooting sports.
On some of these issues, Representative Dill found himself at odds with members of his own caucus. Even in disagreement, he was widely respected for his contributions to the legislature and for the common sense of his views.
Representative Dill is our first recipient of our annual Minuteman Award, recognizing the lifetime contributions of a Minnesotan in protecting and advancing the constitutional rights of gun owners in Minnesota. DAVID DILL He will be greatly missed.
HOUSE WINNERS FRIENDS OF THE SECOND AMENDMENT AWARD This award recognizes a select group of legislators that have contributed the most to advocacy, public policy, and legislation on behalf of Minnesota’s gun owners
TONY ALBRIGHT MARK ANDERSON TONY CORNISH STEVE DRAZKOWSKI MARY FRANSON HD 55B HD 09A HD 23B HD 21B HD 08B
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HOUSE WINNERS FRIENDS OF THE SECOND AMENDMENT AWARD
GLENN GRUENHAGEN ERIC LUCERO JIM NASH JIM NEWBERGER JASON RARICK HD 18B HD 30B HD 47A HD 15B HD 11B
HONORABLE MENTION
TOM ANZELC DAN FABIAN BRIAN JOHNSON JASON METSA CINDY PUGH HD 05A HD 01A HD 32A HD 06B HD 33B
PEGGY SCOTT CHRIS SWEDZINSKI MARK UGLEM ABIGAIL WHELAN HD 35B HD 16A HD 36A HD 35A
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SENATE WINNERS FRIENDS OF THE SECOND AMENDMENT AWARD
KENT EKEN PAUL GAZELKA LYLE KOENEN MATT SCHMIT SD 4 SD 9 SD 17 SD 21
LEROY STUMPF DAVID TOMASSONI TORREY WESTROM SD 1 SD 6 SD 12
HONORABLE MENTION
BRUCE ANDERSON BILL INGEBRIGTSEN MARY KIFFMEYER WARREN LIMMER DAVID OSMEK DAVE THOMPSON SD 29 SD 8 SD 30 SD 34 SD 33 SD 58
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MINNESOTA HOUSE SCORECARD PG = Pro-Gun Bills Authored, F2A = Friend of the Second Amendment, HM = Honorable Mention
DIST NAME 1 2 3 4 5 6 PG SCORE AWARD DIST NAME 1 2 3 4 5 6 PG SCORE AWARD 01A Dan Fabian Y Y Y Y N N 3 100% HM 23B Tony Cornish Y Y Y Y N N 4 100% F2A 01B Debra Kiel Y Y Y Y N N 2 100% 24A John Petersburg Y Y Y Y N N 0 100% 02A Dave Hancock Y Y Y Y N N 0 100% 24B Brian Daniels Y Y Y Y N N 0 100% 02B Steve Green Y Y Y Y N N 1 100% 25A Duane Quam Y Y Y Y N N 1 100% 03A David Dill Incomplete (see footnote) F2A 25B Kim Norton N N N N Y Y 0 0% 03B Mary Murphy Y Y Y Y N N 0 100% 26A Tina Liebling N N N N Y Y 0 0% 04A Ben Lien Y Y Y N Y Y 0 50% 26B Nels Pierson Y Y Y Y N N 0 100% 04B Paul Marquart Y Y Y Y N N 0 100% 27A Peggy Bennett Y Y Y Y N N 0 100% 05A John Persell Y Y Y Y N N 0 100% 27B Jeanne Poppe Y Y Y Y N N 1 100% 05B Tom Anzelc Y Y Y Y N N 3 100% HM 28A Gene Pelowski Y Y Y Y N N 0 100% 06A Carly Melin Y Y Y Y N N 1 100% 28B Greg Davids Y Y Y Y N N 0 100% 06B Jason Metsa Y Y Y Y N N 3 100% HM 29A Joe McDonald Incomplete - Was not in attendence on day of votes (see footnote) 07A Jennifer Schultz N N N N Y Y 0 0% 29B Marion O'Neill Y Y Y Y N N 1 100% 07B Erik Simonson N N Y Y N N 0 67% 30A Nick Zerwas Y Y Y Y N N 2 100% 08A Bud Nornes Y Y Y Y N N 2 100% 30B Eric Lucero Y Y Y Y N N 4 100% F2A 08B Mary Franson Y Y Y Y N N 4 100% F2A 31A Kurt Daudt Y Y Y Y N N 0 100% 09A Mark Anderson Y Y Y Y N N 3 100% F2A 31B Tom Hackbarth Y Y Y Y N N 1 100% 09B Ron Kresha Y Y Y Y N N 1 100% 32A Brian Johnson Y Y Y Y N N 3 100% HM 10A Josh Heintzeman Y Y Y Y N N 2 100% 32B Bob Barrett Y Y Y Y N N 0 100% 10B Dale Lueck Y Y Y Y N N 2 100% 33A Jerry Hertaus Y Y Y Y N N 1 100% 11A Mike Sundin Y Y Y Y Y Y 0 67% 33B Cindy Pugh Y Y Y Y N N 3 100% HM 11B Jason Rarick Y Y Y Y N N 4 100% F2A 34A Joyce Peppin Y Y Y Y N N 0 100% 12A Jeff Backer Y Y Y Y N N 2 100% 34B Dennis Smith Y Y Y Y N N 2 100% 12B Paul Anderson Y Y Y Y N N 0 100% 35A Abigail Whelan Y Y Y Y N N 3 100% HM 13A Jeff Howe Y Y Y Y N N 2 100% 35B Peggy Scott Y Y Y Y N N 3 100% HM 13B Tim O'Driscoll Y Y Y Y N N 0 100% 36A Mark Uglem Y Y Y Y N N 3 100% HM 14A Tama Theis Y Y Y Y N N 1 100% 36B Melissa Hortman N Y Y Y Y Y 0 50% 14B Jim Knoblach Y Y Y Y N N 0 100% 37A Jerry Newton Y Y Y Y N N 0 100% 15A Sondra Erickson Y Y Y Y N N 1 100% 37B Tim Sanders Y Y Y Y N N 1 100% 15B Jim Newberger Y Y Y Y N N 4 100% F2A 38A Linda Runbeck Y Y Y Y N N 0 100% 16A Chris Swedzinski Y Y Y Y N N 3 100% HM 38B Matt Dean Y Y Y Y N N 0 100% 16B Paul Torkelson Y Y Y Y N N 0 100% 39A Bob Dettmer Y Y Y Y N N 0 100% 17A Tim Miller Y Y Y Y N N 2 100% 39B Kathy Lohmer Y Y Y Y N N 1 100% 17B Dave Baker Y Y Y Y N N 1 100% 40A Michael V. Nelson Y N Y N N N 0 67% 18A Dean Urdahl Y Y Y Y N N 1 100% 40B Debra Hilstrom Y Y Y Y N N 0 100% 18B Glenn Gruenhagen Y Y Y Y N N 4 100% F2A 41A Connie Bernardy N N N N Y Y 0 0% 19A Clark Johnson Y N Y N Y Y 0 33% 41B Carolyn Laine N N N N Y Y 0 0% 19B John Considine Y N Y N Y 0 41% 42A Barb Yarusso N N Y N Y Y 0 17% 20A Bob Vogel Y Y Y Y N N 2 100% 42B Jason Isaacson N N Y N Y N 0 33% 20B David Bly N N N N Y Y 0 0% 43A Peter Fischer Y N Y Y Y Y 0 50% 21A Tim Kelly Y Y Y Y N N 0 100% 43B Leon Lillie Y Y Y Y Y N 0 83% 21B Steve Drazkowski Y Y Y Y N N 5 100% F2A 44A Sarah Anderson Y Y Y Y N N 0 100% 22A Joe Schomacker Y Y Y Y N N 1 100% 44B Jon Applebaum N N N N Y Y 0 0% 22B Rod Hamilton Y Y Y Y N N 0 100% 45A Lyndon Carlson N N Y N Y Y 0 17% 23A Bob Gunther Y Y Y Y N N 2 100% 45B Mike Freiberg N N N N Y Y 0 0%
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MINNESOTA HOUSE SCORECARD PG = Pro-Gun Bills Authored, F2A = Friend of the Second Amendment, HM = Honorable Mention
DIST NAME 1 2 3 4 5 6 PG SCORE AWARD VOTE DESCRIPTIONS 46A Ryan Winkler Y N Y Y Y Y 0 50% 1: HF372: Removes duplicative notification requirement for carrying a firearm at 46B Cheryl Youakim N N Y N Y Y 0 17% the State Capitol Complex. Pro-gun vote is “Yes”. 47A Jim Nash Y Y Y Y N N 5 100% F2A 2: HF722: Removes the Governor’s ability to seize firearms or restrict the 2nd 47B Joe Hoppe Y Y Y Y N N 1 100% Amendment during a State of Emergency. Pro-gun vote is “Yes”. 48A Yvonne Selcer N N Y N Y Y 0 17% 3: HF830: Clarifies existing state law so that Minnesotans may purchase a long 48B Jenifer Loon Y Y Y Y N N 0 100% gun in any other state. Pro-gun vote is “Yes”. 49A Ron Erhardt N N Y N Y Y 0 17% 4: HF1434: Legalizes suppressors for all lawful purposes in Minnesota. Pro-gun 49B Paul Rosenthal N N Y N Y Y 0 17% vote is “Yes”. 50A Linda Slocum N N N N Y Y 0 0% 5: HF1434, Amendment 1: Requires background checks on all firearm transfers, 50B Ann Lenczewski N N N N Y Y 0 0% i.e. “universal background checks & registration”. Pro-gun vote is “No”. 51A Sandra Masin N Y Y N Y Y 0 33% 51B Laurie Halverson Incomplete - Was not in attendence on day of votes (see footnote) 52A Rick Hansen N Y Y Y Y N 0 67% NOTES • As the Minnesota legislature is a “citizen-legislature”, legislators can have 52B Joe Atkins Y Y Y Y N N 2 100% excused absences due to work or family obligations. Where appropriate, we 53A JoAnn Ward Y N Y N Y Y 0 33% marked legislators as incomplete and/or deducted their score for missing votes. 53B Kelly Fenton Y Y Y Y N N 0 100% 54A Dan Schoen Y N Y Y Y Y 0 50% • Rep. David Dill was ill for most of session and missed several votes. He passed 54B Denny McNamara Y Y Y Y N N 0 100% away following the end of session. 55A Bob Loonan Y Y Y Y N N 1 100% 55B Tony Albright Y Y Y Y N N 5 100% F2A 56A Drew Christensen Y Y Y Y N N 0 100% 56B Roz Peterson Y Y Y Incomplete—see note 0 81% 57A Tara Mack Y Y Y Incomplete—see note 0 81% 57B Anna Wills Y Y Y Y N N 0 100% 58A Jon Koznick Y Y Y Y N N 0 100% 58B Pat Garofalo Y Y Y Y N N 2 100% 59A Joe Mullery N N Y N Y Y 0 17% 59B Raymond Dehn N N N N Y Y 0 0% 60A Diane Loeffler N N Y N Y Y 0 17% 60B Phyllis Kahn N N N N Y Y 0 0% 61A Frank Hornstein N N N N Y Y 0 0% 61B Paul Thissen N N Y N N Y 0 33% 62A Karen Clark N N N N Y Y 0 0% 62B Susan Allen N N N N Y Y 0 0% 63A Jim Davnie N N Y N Y Y 0 17% 63B Jean Wagenius N N N N Y Y 0 0% 64A Erin Murphy N N Y N Y Y 0 17% 64B Dave Pinto N N Y N Y Y 0 17% 65A Rena Moran N N N Y Y 0 8% 65B Carlos Mariani N N N Y Y 0 8% 66A Alice Hausman N N N N Y Y 0 0% 66B John Lesch Incomplete - Was not in attendence on day of votes (see footnote) 67A Tim Mahoney N N N N Y Y 0 0% 67B Sheldon Johnson N N N N Y Y 0 0%
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MINNESOTA SENATE SCORECARD PG = Pro-Gun Bills Authored, F2A = Friend of the Second Amendment, HM = Honorable Mention
DIST NAME 1 2 3 4 PG SCORE AWARD DIST NAME 1 2 3 4 PG SCORE AWARD 1 LeRoy Stumpf Yes Yes No No 2 100% F2A 46 Ron Latz No Yes Yes Yes 0 25% 2 Rod Skoe Yes Yes No No 0 100% 47 Julianne Ortman Yes Yes No No 0 100% 3 Thomas Bakk Yes Yes No No 0 100% 48 David Hann Incomplete (See footnote) 4 Kent Eken Yes Yes No No 3 100% F2A 49 Melisa Franzen No Yes Yes Yes 0 25% 5 Tom Saxhaug Yes Yes No No 0 100% 50 Melissa Wikilund No Yes Yes Yes 0 25% 6 David Tomassoni Yes Yes No No 2 100% F2A 51 Jim Carlson No Yes Yes Yes 0 25% 7 Roger Reinert No Yes Yes Yes 0 25% 52 James Metzen Incomplete (See footnote) 8 Bill Ingebrigtsen Yes Yes No No 1 100% HM 53 Susan Kent No Yes Yes Yes 0 25% 9 Paul Gazelka Yes Yes No No 2 100% F2A 54 Katie Sieben No Yes Yes Yes 0 25% 10 Carrie Rudd Yes Yes No No 0 100% 55 Eric Pratt Yes Yes No No 0 100% 11 Tony Lourey Yes Yes No No 0 100% 56 Dan Hall Yes Yes No No 0 100% 12 Torrey Westrom Yes Yes No No 2 100% F2A 57 Greg Clausen Yes Yes No No 0 100% 13 Michelle Fischbach Yes Yes No No 0 100% 58 Dave Thompson Yes Yes No No 1 100% HM 14 John Pederson Yes Yes No No 0 100% 59 Bobby Joe Champion No Yes Yes Yes 0 25% 15 David Brown Yes Yes No No 0 100% 60 Kari Dziedzic No Yes Yes Yes 0 25% 16 Gary H. Dahms Yes Yes No No 0 100% 61 Scott Dibble No Yes Yes Yes 0 25% 17 Lyle Koenen Yes Yes No No 4 100% F2A 62 Jeff Hayden No Yes Yes Yes 0 25% 18 Scott Newman Yes Yes No No 0 100% 63 Patricia Torres Ray Incomplete (See footnote) 19 Kathy Sheran Yes Yes Yes No 0 75% 64 Richard Cohen No Yes Yes Yes 0 25% 20 Kevin Dahle No Yes Yes Yes 0 25% 65 Sandra Pappas No Yes Yes Yes 0 25% 21 Matt Schmit Yes Yes No No 2 100% F2A 66 John Marty No Yes Yes Yes 0 25% 22 Bill Weber Yes Yes No No 0 100% 67 Foung Hawj No Yes Yes Yes 0 25% 23 Julie Rosen Yes No No 0 83% 24 Vicki Jensen Yes Yes No No 0 100% VOTE DESCRIPTIONS 25 David Senjem Yes Yes No Yes 0 75% 1: SF878, Amendment 1: Added pro-gun bills for suppressors, capitol notification, 26 Carla Nelson Yes Yes No No 0 100% contiguous states, reciprocity, and emergency powers to the Omnibus Public 27 Dan Sparks Yes Yes No No 0 100% Safety bill. Pro-gun vote is “Yes”. 28 Jeremy Miller Incomplete (See footnote) 2: SF878, Amendment 2: Added additional compromise landuage to Omnibus Public 29 Bruce Anderson Yes Yes No No 1 100% HM Safety bill. Pro-gun vote is “Yes”. 30 Mary Kiffmeyer Yes Yes No No 1 100% HM 3: SF878, Amendment 3: Remove capitol carry notification change from Omnibus 31 Michelle Benson Yes Yes No No 0 100% Public Safety bill. Pro-gun vote is “No”. 32 Sean Nienow Yes Yes No No 0 100% 4: SF878, Amendment 4: Remove all pro-gun bills from the Omnibus Public Safety 33 David Osmek Yes Yes No No 1 100% HM bill. Pro-gun vote is “No”. 34 Warren Limmer Yes Yes No No 1 100% HM 35 Branden Petersen Yes No No 0 83% 36 John Hoffman Yes Yes No No 0 100% NOTES 37 Alice Johnson No Yes Yes No 0 50% • As the Minnesota legislature is a “citizen-legislature”, legislators can have 38 Roger Chamberlain Yes Yes No No 0 100% excused absences due to work or family obligations. Where appropriate, we marked legislators as incomplete and/or deducted their score for missing votes. 39 Karin Housley Yes Yes No No 0 100% 40 Chris Eaton No Yes Yes Yes 0 25% 41 Barb Goodwin No Yes Yes Yes 0 25% 42 Bev Scalze No Yes Yes Yes 0 25% 43 Charles Wiger No Yes Yes Yes 0 25% 44 Terri Bonoff No Yes Yes Yes 0 25% 45 Ann Rest No Yes Yes Yes 0 25%
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The Minnesota Gun Owners Caucus is a grassroots nonprofit dedicated to the full restoration of our firearms freedoms in Minnesota.
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• ADVOCACY • ELECTIONS We aggressively advance and defend our firearms freedoms Through our connected political fund, the Minnesota Gun in Minnesota through grassroots advocacy at all levels in Owners Political Action Committee, we work to elect and Minnesota, from local government to Saint Paul. support Pro-Second Amendment candidates across the state.
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