Minnesota Majority has prepared a one of the most comprehensive legislative scorecards available that assesses how well incumbents have represented "traditional values" positions on the issues in the state legislature. We tracked over 40 votes during the 2007-2008 legislative sessions, spanning a wide range of issues including taxes, government spending, parental rights, property rights, health care, education and energy policy. In many ways, these votes represent the front-line in the battle to defend traditional values in Minnesota’s public policy.

Five legislators earned a perfect 100% score and were our top “Heroes”.

The Heroes
Bruce Anderson District 19A 100%	Mark Buesgens District 35B 100%	Tom Emmer District 19B 100%	Steve Drazkowski District 28B 100%	Kurt Zellers District 32B 100%

 An additional 23 House members receive an honorable mention for supporting “traditional values” positions 90% of the time or better.

Honorable Mentions
Tom Hackbarth, District 48A, 98% Mary Holberg, District 36A, 98% Mark Olson, District 16B, 98% Ron Shimanski, District 18A, 98% Michael Beard, District 35A, 98% Laura Brod, District 25A, 95% Matt Dean, District 52B, 95% Chris DeLaForest, District 49A, 95% Bob Dettmer, District 52A, 95% Rob Eastlund, District 17A, 95% Sondra Erickson, District 16A, 95% Paul Kohls, District 34A, 95%	Marty Seifert, District 21A, 95% Brad Finstad, District 21B, 94% Steve Gottwalt, District 15A, 93% Torrey Westrom, District 11A, 93% Dan Severson, District 14A, 93% Joyce Peppin, District 32A, 93% Joe Hoppe, District 34B, 93% Pat Garofalo, District 36B, 90% Erik Paulsen, District 42B, 90% Dean Simpson, District 10B, 90% Steve Sviggum, District 28B, 90%

On the opposite side of the fence we have our “Zeros” – legislators who more often than not voted against the interests of everyday Minnesotans. Instead, these House members supported policies that would raise your taxes, expand government and reduce your freedoms. A total of 9 House members were perfect “Zeros”.  

The Zeros
Margaret Kelliher District 60A 0%	Willy Dominguez District 58B 0%	Frank Hornstein District 60B 0%	Carlos Mariani District 65B 0%	Cy Thao  District 65A 0%
Alice Hausman District 66B 0%	Neva Walker District 61B 0%	Sheldon Johnson District 67B 0%	Karen Clark District 61A 0%

 An additional 18 members receive a “dishonorable mention" for scoring 5% or less.

Dishonorable Mentions
Erin Murphy, District 64A, 5% Diane Loeffler, District 59A, 5% Carolyn Laine, District 50A, 5% Melissa Hortman, District 47B, 5% Bill Hilty, District 8A, 5% Mindy Greiling, District 54A, 5% Kathy Brynaert, District 23B, 5% David Bly, District 25B, 5% Jean Wagenius, District 62B, 2%	Tom Tillberry, District 51B, 2% Linda Slocum, District 63B, 2% Mike Nelson, District 46A, 2% Joe Mullery, District 58A, 2% Tim Mahoney, District 67A, 2% Phyllis Kahn, District 59B, 2% Mike Jaros, District 07B, 2% Jim Davnie, District 62A, 2% Lyndon Carlson, District 45B, 2%

TAKE ACTION:  See how your state representative scored by visiting our vote tracking page and enter your zip code at the top of the page.  Contact your legislator and tell him or her how you feel about their score. Help spread the word by distributing copies of our Heroes and Zeros Flyer and a hardcopy version of our Legislative Scorecard in your neighborhood.