Legislative Scorecard Based on the U.S. Constitution

The Legislative Scorecard is a nationwide educational program of The John Birch Society. Its purpose is to create an informed electorate on how state legislators are voting. The Scorecard is nonpartisan; it does not promote any candidate or political party. Bills are selected for their constitutional implications and cost to the taxpayers.

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U.S. Constitution, Amendment I --- 11 C.F.R. §114(4)(c)(4) --- 616 F.2d 45 (2d Cir. 1980)

Legislative Scorecard

Based on the U.S. Constitution

MN Scorecard 2023

Please share this Scorecard in your district to inform people about your legislator's record on key votes.
U.S. Constitution, Amendment I --- 11 C.F.R. §114(4)(c)(4) --- 616 F.2d 45 (2d Cir. 1980)

The following scorecard lists several key votes in the Minnesota Legislature in 2023 and ranks state representatives and senators based on their fidelity to (U.S.) constitutional and limited-government principles.

Senate

House of Representatives

Senate

1. Unemployment Expansion

Good Vote: No

SF40 Unemployment Expansion (Passed 56 to 10 on 1/12/23). Makes additional unemployment benefits available from the Minnesota unemployment insurance trust fund for miners.

2. Renewable Energy

Good Vote: No

HF7 Renewable Energy (Passed 34 to 33 on 2/2/23). Sets unreasonable Renewable Energy Standards (RES) modifications.

3. Free School Meals

Good Vote: No

HF5 Free School Meals (Passed 38 to 26 on 3/14/23). Enacts that the department is required to allocate state funding to every Minnesota school enrolled in the free school meals program.

4. Sex Changes for Minors

Good Vote: No

HF146 Sex Changes for Minors (Passed 34 to 30 on 4/21/23). Prohibits the enforcement or application of a law from another state that allows a state agency to remove a child from their parent or guardian for permitting the child to undergo sex-change surgery.

5. Voting Changes

Good Vote: No

HF3 Voting Changes (Passed 34 to 33 on 4/26/23). Establishes automatic voter registration and allows voters to receive ballots automatically for each election.

6. Equal Rights Amendment

Good Vote: No

HF197 Equal Rights Amendment (Passed 42 to 25 on 5/17/23). Urges Congress to recognize the ratification of the Equal Rights Amendment (ERA).

Legislator Scores

[ + ] Pro-liberty Vote[ - ] Anti-liberty Vote[ . ] Did not Vote

Name	Party	District	Score	1	2	3	4	5	6
Jim Abeler	R	SD-035	50%	-	+	-	+	+	-
Bruce Anderson	R	SD-029	100%	+	+	+	+	+	+
Cal Bahr	R	HD-031B	100%	+	+	+	+	+	+
Liz Boldon	D	HD-025B	0%	-	-	-	-	-	-
James Carlson	D	SD-051	0%	-	-	-	-	-	-
Bobby Champion	D	SD-059	0%	-	-	-	-	-	-
Julia Coleman	R	SD-047	50%	-	+	-	+	+	-
Steve Cwodzinski	D	SD-048	0%	-	-	-	-	-	-
Gary Dahms	R	SD-016	83%	-	+	+	+	+	+
David Dibble	D	SD-061	0%	-	-	-	-	-	-
Gene Dornink	R	SD-027	83%	-	+	+	+	+	+
Rich Draheim	R	SD-020	80%	-	+	+	.	+	+
Steve Drazkowski	R	HD-021B	100%	+	+	+	+	+	+
Zach Duckworth	R	SD-058	50%	-	+	-	+	+	-
Kari Dziedzic	D	SD-060	0%	-	-	-	-	-	-
Justin Eichorn	R	SD-005	83%	-	+	+	+	+	+
Robert Farnsworth	R	SD-007	83%	-	+	+	+	+	+
Omar Fateh	D	SD-062	0%	-	-	-	-	-	-
Nick Frentz	D	SD-019	0%	-	-	-	-	-	-
Steve Green	R	HD-002B	100%	+	+	+	+	+	+
Glenn Gruenhagen	R	HD-018B	83%	-	+	+	+	+	+
Heather Gustafson	D	SD-036	0%	-	-	-	-	-	-
Grant Hauschild	D	SD-003	0%	-	-	-	-	-	-
Foung Hawj	D	SD-067	0%	-	-	-	-	-	-
John Hoffman	D	SD-036	0%	-	-	-	-	-	-
Karin Housley	R	SD-039	40%	-	+	-	.	+	-
Jeff Howe	R	SD-013	100%	+	+	.	+	+	+
John Jasinski	R	SD-024	83%	-	+	+	+	+	+
Mark Johnson	R	SD-001	67%	-	+	+	+	+	-
Matt Klein	D	SD-052	0%	-	-	-	-	-	-
Mark Koran	R	SD-032	83%	-	+	+	+	+	+
Michael Kreun	R	SD-032	83%	-	+	+	+	+	+
Mary Kunesh-Podein	D	SD-041	0%	-	-	-	-	-	-
Rob Kupec	D	SD-004	0%	-	-	-	-	-	-
Andrew Lang	R	SD-017	67%	-	+	+	+	+	-
Ronald Latz	D	SD-046	0%	-	-	-	-	-	-
Bill Lieske	R	SD-058	100%	+	+	+	+	+	+
Warren Limmer	R	SD-034	83%	-	+	+	+	+	+
Eric Lucero	R	HD-030B	100%	+	+	+	+	+	+
Alice Mann	D	SD-050	0%	-	-	-	-	-	-
John Marty	D	SD-066	0%	.	-	-	-	-	-
Andrew Mathews	R	SD-015	83%	-	+	+	+	+	+
Erin Maye Quade	D	SD-056	0%	-	-	-	-	-	-
Jen McEwen	D	SD-007	0%	-	-	-	-	-	-
Jeremy Miller	R	SD-028	67%	-	+	+	+	+	-
Nicole Mitchell	D	SD-047	0%	-	-	-	-	-	-
Zaynab Mohamed	D	SD-063	0%	-	-	-	-	-	-
Kelly Morrison	D	HD-033B	0%	-	-	-	-	-	-
Erin Murphy	D	SD-064	0%	-	-	-	-	-	-
Carla Nelson	R	SD-026	80%	-	+	+	.	+	+
Jerry Newton	D	SD-037	NA	.	.	.	.	.	.
Clare Oumou Verbeten	D	SD-066	0%	-	-	-	-	-	-
Sandra Pappas	D	SD-065	0%	-	-	-	-	-	-
Susan Pha	D	SD-038	0%	-	-	-	-	-	-
Lindsey Port	D	SD-056	0%	-	-	-	-	-	-
Eric Pratt	R	SD-055	83%	+	+	+	+	+	-
Aric Putnam	D	SD-014	0%	-	-	-	-	-	-
Jason Rarick	R	SD-011	83%	-	+	+	+	+	+
Jordan Rasmusson	R	HD-008A	83%	-	+	+	+	+	+
Ann Rest	D	SD-045	0%	-	-	-	-	-	-
Judy Seeberger	D	SD-041	0%	-	-	-	-	-	-
Paul Utke	R	SD-002	83%	-	+	+	+	+	+
Bill Weber	R	SD-022	83%	-	+	+	+	+	+
Nathan Wesenberg	R	SD-010	100%	+	+	.	+	+	+
Bonnie Westlin	D	SD-042	0%	-	-	-	-	-	-
Torrey Westrom	R	SD-012	100%	+	+	.	+	+	+
Melissa Wiklund	D	SD-050	0%	-	-	-	-	-	-
Tou Xiong	D	HD-053A	0%	-	-	-	-	-	-

Average Constitutional Score by Party

Party	Score
Republican	81.7%
Democrat	0%

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A Legislative Scorecard Based on the Principles of the U.S. Constitution