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Updated for the 2008 Legislative Session

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Member Name Party Dist. 93
HR 		97
M1 		98
4H 		01
DP 		02
DP 		03
D1 		03
D2 		03
RE 		04
MB 		04
MC 		05
MA 		05
MB 		08
EL 		08
SE		 08
LG
Abeler, Jim R 48B       - - - - - - - - - + - -
Anderson, Bruce R 19A   - - - - - - - - - - - - -

 
Anderson, Sarah R 43A                         - - -
Atkins, Joe DFL 39B           + + + + + + + + + +
Anzelc, Tom DFL 03A                         + + +
Beard, Michael R 35A           - - - - - - - -

 

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Benson, John DFL 43B                         + - +
Berns, John R 33B                         + - +
Bigham, Karla DFL 57A                         + + +
Bly, David DFL 25B                         + + +
Brod, Laura R 25A           - - nv - - - - - - -
Brown, Robin DFL 27A                         + + +
Brynaert, Kathy DFL 23B                         + + +
Buesgens, Mark R 35B       - - - - - - - - - - - -
Bunn, Julie DFL 56A                         + + +
Carlson, Lyndon DFL 45B + - + + + + + + + + + + + + +
Clark, Karen DFL 61A + + + + + + + + + + + + + + +
Cornish, Tony R 24B           - - - - - - - - - -
Davnie, Jim DFL 62A       + + + + + + + + + + + +
Dean, Matt R 52B                     - - - - -
DeLaForest, Chris R 49A           nv nv - - - - - - - -
Demmer, Randy R 29A           - - - - - - - - - -
Dettmer, Bob R 52A                         - - -
Dill, David DFL 06A           - + nv - - + - + - +
Dittrich, Denise DFL 47A                     + - + + +
Dominguez, Augustine DFL 58B                         + + +
Doty, Al DFL 12B                         + - -
Drazkowski, Steve R 28B                         - - -
Eastlund, Rob R 17A       - - - - - - - - - - - -
Eken, Kent DFL 02A           - - + - - - - + - +
Emmer, Tom R 19B                     - - - - -
Erhardt, Ron R 41A + - + - nv - - - + + + + + + +
Erickson, Sondra R 16A       - - - - - - - - - - - -
Faust, Tim DFL 08B                         + + +
Finstad, Brad R 21B           - - - - - - - - - -
Fritz, Patti DFL 26B                     - - + + +
Gardner, Paul DFL 53A                         + + +
Garofalo, Pat R 36B                     - - - - -
Gottwalt, Steve R 15A                         - - -
Greiling, Mindy DFL 54A + + + + + + + nv + - + + + + +
Gunther, Bob R 24A   - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
Hackbarth, Tom R 48A       - - - - - - - - - - - -
Hamilton, Rod R 22B                     - - - - -
Hansen, Rick DFL 39A                     + + + + +
Hausman, Alice DFL 66B + + + + + + + + + + + + + + +
Haws, Larry DFL 15B                         + + +
Heidgerken, Bud R 13A           - - - - - - - - - -
Hilstrom, Debra DFL 46B       + + + + + + + + + + + +
Hilty, Bill DFL 08A   + + + + nv nv + + + + + + + +
Holberg, Mary Liz R 36A       - - - - - - - - - - - -
Hoppe, Joe R 34B           - - - - - - - - - -
Hornstein, Frank DFL 60B           + + + + + + + + + +
Hortman, Melissa DFL 47B                     + + + + +
Hosch, Larry DFL 14B                     + - + + +
Howes, Larry R 04B       - - - - - - - - - - - -
Huntley, Thomas DFL 07A + - + + + + + + + + + + + + +
Jaros, Mike DFL 07B + + + + + + + + + + + + + + +
Johnson, Sheldon DFL 67B       + + + + + + + + + + + +
Juhnke, Al DFL 13B   - - + + - - + - + + - + + +
Kahn, Phyllis DFL 59B + + + + + + + + + + + + + + +
Kalin, Jeremy DFL 17B                         + + +
Kelliher, Margaret Anderson DFL 60A       + + + + + + + + + + + +
Knuth, Kate DFL 50B                         + + +
Koenen, Lyle DFL 20B           - - nv - - - - - - -
Kohls, Paul R 34A           - - - - - - - - - -
Kranz, Scott DFL 51A                           + +
Laine, Carolyn DFL 50A                         + + +
Lanning, Morrie R 09A           - - - - - - - - - -
Lenczewski, Ann DFL 40B       + - - - + - + + + + + +
Lesch, John DFL 66A           + + + + + + + + + +
Liebling, Tina DFL 30A                     + + + + +
Lieder, Bernie DFL 01B + - + + + - + nv - - + - + + +
Lillie, Leon DFL 55A                     + + + + +
Loeffler, Diane DFL 59A                     + + + + +
Madore, Shelley DFL 37A                         + + +
Magnus, Doug R 22A           - - - - - - - - - -
Mahoney, Tim DFL 67A       + + - + + + + + + + + +
Mariani, Carlos DFL 65B + + + + + + + + + + + + + + +
Marquart, Paul DFL 09B       - - - - + - - - - + + +
Masin, Sandra DFL 38A                         + + +
McFarlane, Carol R 53B                         + - -
McNamara, Denny R 57B           - - - - + - - - - -
Moe, Frank DFL 04A                     + + + + +
Morgan, Will DFL 40A                         + + +
Morrow, Terry DFL 23A                         -

 

+
Mullery, Joe DFL 58A   - + + + + + nv + + + + + + +
Murphy, Erin DFL 64A                         + + +
Murphy, Mary DFL 06B + - + + + - nv nv + - + + + + +
Nelson, Michael DFL 46A           + + + + + + + + + +
Nornes, Bud R 10A   - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
Norton, Kim DFL 29B                         + + +
Olin, Dave DFL 01A                         + - -
Olson, Mark R 16B - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
Otremba, Mary Ellen DFL 11B       - - - - nv - - - - - - -
Ozment, Dennis R 37B - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
Paulsen, Erik R 42B   - - - - - - - - - - -   - -
Paymar, Michael DFL 64B   + + + + + + + + + + + + + +
Pelowski, Gene DFL 31A + - + + + - - + - - - - + + +
Peppin, Joyce R 32A                     - - - - -
Peterson, Aaron DFL 20A           - - + - - - - + + +
Peterson, Neil R 41B                     - - + - +
Peterson, Sandra DFL 45A                     + + + + +
Poppe, Jeanne DFL 27B                     + + + + +
Rukavina, Tom DFL 05A + + + + + + + nv + + + + + + +
Ruth, Connie R 26A       - - - - - - - - - - - -
Ruud, Maria DFL 42A                     + + + + +
Sailer, Brita DFL 02B                     + + + + +
Scalze, Bev DFL 54B                     + - +

 

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Seifert, Marty R 21A   - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
Sertich, Anthony DFL 05B       + + + + + + + + + + + +
Severson, Dan R 14A           - - - - - - - - - -
Shimanski, Ron R 18A                         - - -
Simon, Steve DFL 44A                     + + + + +
Simpson, Dean R 10B           nv nv - - - - - - - -
Slawik, Nora DFL 55B       + - + + + + + + + + + +
Slocum, Linda DFL 63B                         + + +
Smith, Steve R 33A - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
Solberg, Loren DFL 03B + - + + + nv + + + + + + + + +
Swails, Marsha DFL 56B                         + + +
Thao, Cy DFL 65A           + + nv + + + + + + +
Thissen, Paul DFL 63A           + + + + + + + + + +
Tillberry, Tom DFL 51B                         + + +
Tingelstad, Kathy R 49B   - - - - - - - - nv - - - + -
Tschumper, Ken DFL 31B                         + + +
Urdahl, Dean R 18B           - - - - - - - - - -
Wagenius, Jean DFL 62B + + + + + + + + + + + + + + +
Walker, Neva DFL 61B       nv + + + + + + + + + + +
Ward, John DFL 12A                         - + -
Wardlow, Lynn R 38B           - - - - - - - - - -
Welti, Andy DFL 30B                     + + + + +
Westrom, Torrey R 11A   - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
Winkler, Ryan DFL 44B                         + + +
Wollschlager, Sandy DFL 28A                         + + +
Zellers, Kurt R 32B           - - - - - - - - - -

Bill Key:

93HR 

The 1993 Human Rights Amendment

97M1

Floor vote on the so-called "Defense of Marriage Act"

984H

An amendment that would have prevented the University of Minnesota's 4H program from guaranteeing non-discrimination

01DP

An amendment to protect the state collective bargaining process from interference that would prevent the extension domestic partner benefits to state employees

02DP

Floor vote on Rep. Bishop’s resolution to reject state union contracts including domestic partner benefits and to eliminate domestic partner benefits, bereavement leave, and sick leave benefits for the state’s managerial plan.

03D1

An amendment by Rep Karen Clark (DFL) to reinstate the domestic partner health care benefits as they were negotiated in the most recent state contracts

03D2

An amendment by Rep. Keith Ellison (DFL) to allow domestic partners of state employees to purchase their insurance directly from the state insurance pool at their own expense

03RE

Motion to allow a vote on a resolution condemning Rep. Arlon Linder’s (R) comments denying persecution of gays and lesbians during the Holocaust and his statements claiming that GLBT human rights in Minnesota threaten to turn America into "another African continent."

04MB

A proposed constitutional amendment to bar the legal recognition of same-sex marriages.

04MC

A bill to repeal confidential health care services for minors in Minnesota.

05MA

An amendment by Rep. Dan Larson (DFL) to the anti-marriage constitutional amendment to remove the language banning the "legal equivalent" of marriage thereby allowing for some form of legal recognition for same-sex couples

05MB

Floor vote on a proposed constitutional amendment to bar all legal recognition of same-sex couples including marriage, civil unions, and domestic partnerships.

08EL

A vote to allow employees leave of absence to care for a member of the employee’s immediate household

08SE

A vote to enable public school students to learn age-appropriate comprehensive sex education

08LG

A bill to allow local governments to offer domestic partner benefits and other benefits to their employees. The bill passed the House on May 15th, 2008.
 

 

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