Abortion Issues

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2009  Representative Rukavina supported the interests of the Minnesota Citizens Concerned for Life 0 percent in 2009.

2008  Based on a point system, with points assigned for actions in support of or in opposition to Minnesota Citizens Concerned for Life's position, Representative Rukavina received a rating of 8.

2008  Based on a point system, with points assigned for actions in support of or in opposition to NARAL Pro-Choice Minnesota's position, Representative Rukavina received a rating of 91.

2007  Based on information available in 2007, Representative Rukavina was 0 by Minnesota Citizens Concerned for Life.

2007  Based on a point system, with points assigned for actions in support of or in opposition to NARAL Pro-Choice Minnesota's position, Representative Rukavina received a rating of 100.

2006  Representative Rukavina supported the interests of the Minnesota Citizens Concerned for Life 0 percent in 2006.

2006  Representative Rukavina supported the interests of the NARAL Pro-Choice Minnesota 100 percent in 2006.

2005  Representative Rukavina supported the interests of the Minnesota Citizens Concerned for Life 33 percent in 2005.

2005  Representative Rukavina supported the interests of the NARAL Pro-Choice Minnesota 100 percent in 2005.

2004  Representative Rukavina supported the interests of the NARAL Pro-Choice Minnesota 100 percent in 2004.

2003  Representative Rukavina supported the interests of the Minnesota Citizens Concerned for Life 0 percent in 2003.

2003  Representative Rukavina supported the interests of the NARAL Pro-Choice Minnesota 100 percent in 2003.

2002  Representative Rukavina supported the interests of the Minnesota Citizens Concerned for Life 25 percent in 2002.

2001  Representative Rukavina supported the interests of the Minnesota Citizens Concerned for Life 18 percent in 2001.

2001  Representative Rukavina supported the interests of the NARAL Pro-Choice Minnesota 83 percent in 2001.

2000  Representative Rukavina supported the interests of the Minnesota Citizens Concerned for Life 0 percent in 2000.

1999  Representative Rukavina supported the interests of the Minnesota Citizens Concerned for Life 0 percent in 1999.

1999  Representative Rukavina supported the interests of the NARAL Pro-Choice Minnesota 100 percent in 1999.

1998  On the votes that Minnesota Citizens Concerned for Life considered to be the most important in 1998, Representative Rukavina voted their preferred position 0 percent of the time.

1998  On the votes that NARAL Pro-Choice Minnesota considered to be the most important in 1998, Representative Rukavina voted their preferred position 100 percent of the time.

Agriculture Issues

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2001-2002  Representative Rukavina supported the interests of the Minnesota Farm Bureau 62 percent in 2001-2002.

1997-1998  Representative Rukavina supported the interests of the Minnesota Farm Bureau 80 percent in 1997-1998.

Budget, Spending and Taxes

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2008  Based on a point system, with points assigned for actions in support of or in opposition to Taxpayers League of Minnesota's position, Representative Rukavina received a rating of 9.

2007  Based on a point system, with points assigned for actions in support of or in opposition to Taxpayers League of Minnesota's position, Representative Rukavina received a rating of 8.

2006  Representative Rukavina supported the interests of the Taxpayers League of Minnesota 17 percent in 2006.

2005  Representative Rukavina supported the interests of the Taxpayers League of Minnesota 8 percent in 2005.

2004  Representative Rukavina supported the interests of the Taxpayers League of Minnesota 25 percent in 2004.

2003  Representative Rukavina supported the interests of the Taxpayers League of Minnesota 18 percent in 2003.

2002  Representative Rukavina supported the interests of the Taxpayers League of Minnesota 17 percent in 2002.

2001  Representative Rukavina supported the interests of the Taxpayers League of Minnesota 27 percent in 2001.

Business and Consumers

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2010  Representative Rukavina supported the interests of the Minnesota Chamber of Commerce 0 percent in 2010.

2009  Representative Rukavina supported the interests of the Minnesota Chamber of Commerce 15 percent in 2009.

2008  Based on a point system, with points assigned for actions in support of or in opposition to Minnesota Chamber of Commerce's position, Representative Rukavina received a rating of 33.

2007-2008  Based on a point system, with points assigned for actions in support of or in opposition to Minnesota National Federation of Independent Business's position, Representative Rukavina received a rating of 22.

2007  Based on a point system, with points assigned for actions in support of or in opposition to Minnesota Chamber of Commerce's position, Representative Rukavina received a rating of 25.

2006  Representative Rukavina supported the interests of the Minnesota Chamber of Commerce 50 percent in 2006.

2005-2006  Representative Rukavina supported the interests of the Minnesota National Federation of Independent Business 38 percent in 2005-2006.

2005  Representative Rukavina supported the interests of the Minnesota Chamber of Commerce 25 percent in 2005.

2004  Representative Rukavina supported the interests of the Minnesota Chamber of Commerce 31 percent in 2004.

2003-2004  Representative Rukavina supported the interests of the Minnesota National Federation of Independent Business 36 percent in 2003-2004.

2002  Representative Rukavina supported the interests of the Minnesota Chamber of Commerce 27 percent in 2002.

2001-2002  Representative Rukavina supported the interests of the Minnesota National Federation of Independent Business 36 percent in 2001-2002.

2001  Representative Rukavina supported the interests of the Minnesota Chamber of Commerce 17 percent in 2001.

1999-2000  Representative Rukavina supported the interests of the Minnesota National Federation of Independent Business 13 percent in 1999-2000.

1997-1998  Representative Rukavina supported the interests of the Minnesota National Federation of Independent Business 22 percent in 1997-1998.

Civil Liberties and Civil Rights

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2009  Based on a point system ranging from a low score of 4 to a high score of 148, and with points assigned for actions in support of or in opposition to Minnesota Organizing Apprenticeship Project's position, Representative Rukavina received a rating of 64.

2007  Based on a point system, with points assigned for actions in support of or in opposition to Minnesota Organizing Apprenticeship Project's position, Representative Rukavina received a grade of C.

2007  Representative Rukavina supported the interests of the OutFront Minnesota 100 percent in 2007.

2004  Representative Rukavina supported the interests of the OutFront Minnesota 100 percent in 2004. These scores are cumulative for each representative's time in their current office. OutFront Minnesota considered votes from 1993-2004.

1993-2006  Representative Rukavina supported the interests of the OutFront Minnesota 100 percent in 1993-2006. These scores are cumulative for each representative's time in their current office. OutFront Minnesota considered votes from 1993-2004.

1993-2005  Representative Rukavina supported the interests of the OutFront Minnesota 100 percent in 1993-2005. These scores are cumulative for each representative's time in their current office. OutFront Minnesota considered votes from 1993-2005.

Conservative

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2009  Representative Rukavina supported the interests of the Minnesota Majority 6 percent in 2009.

2009  Representative Rukavina supported the interests of the Minnesota Majority - Career Score 10 percent during their legislative career up until 2009.

2007-2008  Representative Rukavina supported the interests of the Minnesota Majority 12 percent in 2007-2008.

Energy Issues

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2001  Representative Rukavina supported the interests of the Minnesota Chamber of Commerce--Energy Policy Votes 33 percent in 2001.

Environmental Issues

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2008  Based on a point system, with points assigned for actions in support of or in opposition to Clean Water Action Alliance of Minnesota's position, Representative Rukavina received a rating of 64.71.

2007-2008  Representative Rukavina supported the interests of the Minnesota Sierra Club-North Star 75 percent in 2007-2008.

2007  Based on a point system, with points assigned for actions in support of or in opposition to Conservation Minnesota's position, Representative Rukavina received a rating of 50.

2006  Representative Rukavina supported the interests of the Clean Water Action Alliance of Minnesota 45 percent in 2006.

2006  On the votes that the Conservation Minnesota considered to be the most important in 2006, Representative Rukavina voted their preferred position 64 percent of the time.

2005-2006  Based on a point system, with points assigned for actions in support of or in opposition to Minnesota Sierra Club-North Star's position, Representative Rukavina received a rating of 42.

2005  Representative Rukavina supported the interests of the Conservation Minnesota 25 percent in 2005.

2004  Representative Rukavina supported the interests of the Conservation Minnesota 33 percent in 2004.

2003  Representative Rukavina supported the interests of the Conservation Minnesota 80 percent in 2003.

2002  Representative Rukavina supported the interests of the Conservation Minnesota 63 percent in 2002.

2001-2002  Representative Rukavina supported the interests of the Minnesota Sierra Club-North Star 70 percent in 2001-2002.

2001  Representative Rukavina supported the interests of the Conservation Minnesota 66 percent in 2001.

2001  Representative Rukavina supported the interests of the Minnesota Chamber of Commerce--Environmental Policy Votes 50 percent in 2001.

2001  Representative Rukavina supported the interests of the Minnesota Sierra Club-North Star 67 percent in 2001.

1999-2000  Representative Rukavina supported the interests of the Minnesota Sierra Club-North Star 79 percent in 1999-2000.

1999  Representative Rukavina supported the interests of the Minnesota Sierra Club-North Star 86 percent in 1999.

1997-1998  Representative Rukavina supported the interests of the Minnesota Sierra Club-North Star 63 percent in 1997-1998.

1995-1996  Representative Rukavina supported the interests of the Minnesota Sierra Club-North Star 76% percent in 1995-1996.

Family and Children Issues

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2009  Representative Rukavina supported the interests of the Minnesota Family Council-Minnesota Family Institute 0 percent in 2009.

2008  Based on a point system, with points assigned for actions in support of or in opposition to Minnesota Family Council-Minnesota Family Institute's position, Representative Rukavina received a rating of 8 percent.

2007  Based on a point system, with points assigned for actions in support of or in opposition to Children's Defense Fund Minnesota's position, Representative Rukavina received a rating of 83.

2007  Based on a point system, with points assigned for actions in support of or in opposition to Minnesota Family Council-Minnesota Family Institute's position, Representative Rukavina received a rating of 0.

2005-2006  Based on a point system, with points assigned for actions in support of or in opposition to Minnesota Family Council-Minnesota Family Institute's position, Representative Rukavina received a rating of 10.

2005  Based on a point system, with points assigned for actions in support of or in opposition to Children's Defense Fund Minnesota's position, Representative Rukavina received a rating of 83.

2003-2005  Representative Rukavina supported the interests of the Minnesota Family Council-Minnesota Family Institute 0 percent in 2003-2005.

2003-2004  Representative Rukavina supported the interests of the Children's Defense Fund Minnesota 91 percent in 2003-2004.

2003  Representative Rukavina supported the interests of the Children's Defense Fund Minnesota 83 percent in 2003.

2003  Representative Rukavina supported the interests of the Minnesota Family Council-Minnesota Family Institute 20 percent in 2003.

Gun Issues

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2008  Based on lifetime voting records on gun issues and the results of a questionnaire sent to all Congressional candidates in 2008, the National Rifle Association Political Victory Fund assigned Representative Rukavina a grade of A (with grades ranging from a high of A+ to a low of F).

2006  Based on lifetime voting records on gun issues and the results of a questionnaire sent to all state legislative candidates in 2006, the National Rifle Association Political Victory Fund assigned Representative Rukavina a grade of A (with grades ranging from a high of A+ to a low of F).

2004  Based on lifetime voting records on gun issues and the results of a questionnaire sent to all state legislative candidates in 2004, the National Rifle Association Political Victory Fund assigned Representative Rukavina a grade of A (with grades ranging from a high of A+ to a low of F).

2002  Representative Rukavina supported the interests of the Minnesota Gun Owners of America 100 percent in 2002.

2002  Based on lifetime voting records on gun issues and the results of a questionnaire sent to all state legislative candidates in 2002, the National Rifle Association Political Victory Fund assigned Representative Rukavina a grade of A (with grades ranging from a high of A+ to a low of F).

2000  Based on lifetime voting records on gun issues and the results of a questionnaire sent to all state legislative candidates in 2000, the National Rifle Association Political Victory Fund assigned Representative Rukavina a grade of A (with grades ranging from a high of A+ to a low of F).

1998  Based on a questionnaire and the votes that National Rifle Association Political Victory Fund considered to be the most important in 1998, they have assigned Representative Rukavina a grade of A+ (with grades ranging from a high of A+ to a low of F).

Health Issues

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2001  Representative Rukavina supported the interests of the Minnesota Chamber of Commerce--Health Care Policy Votes 0 percent in 2001.

Labor

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2009  Representative Rukavina supported the interests of the AFSCME Council 5 100 percent in 2009.

2009  Representative Rukavina supported the interests of the Minnesota AFL-CIO 100 percent in 2009.

2009  Representative Rukavina supported the interests of the SEIU Minnesota State Council A- percent in 2009.

2008  Representative Rukavina supported the interests of the Minnesota AFL-CIO 94 percent in 2008.

2008  Based on a point system, with points assigned for actions in support of or in opposition to Minnesota Association of Professional Employees's position, Representative Rukavina received a rating of 92.

2007  Based on a point system, with points assigned for actions in support of or in opposition to AFSCME Council 5's position, Representative Rukavina received a rating of 100.

2007  Based on a point system, with points assigned for actions in support of or in opposition to Minnesota AFL-CIO's position, Representative Rukavina received a rating of 100.

2007  Based on a point system, with points assigned for actions in support of or in opposition to SEIU Minnesota State Council's position, Representative Rukavina received a rating of A-.

2006  Representative Rukavina supported the interests of the AFSCME Council 5 100 percent in 2006.

2006  Representative Rukavina supported the interests of the Minnesota AFL-CIO 94 percent in 2006.

2005  Representative Rukavina supported the interests of the AFSCME Council 5 100 percent in 2005.

2005  Representative Rukavina supported the interests of the Minnesota AFL-CIO 100 percent in 2005.

2004  Representative Rukavina supported the interests of the AFSCME Council 5 100 percent in 2004.

2004  Representative Rukavina supported the interests of the AFSCME Joint Councils 6, 14, 65, & 96, AFL-CIO 100 percent in 2004.

2004  Representative Rukavina supported the interests of the Minnesota AFL-CIO 92 percent in 2004.

2004  Representative Rukavina supported the interests of the Minnesota Association of Professional Employees 100 percent in 2004.

2003  Representative Rukavina supported the interests of the AFSCME Council 5 100 percent in 2003.

2003  Representative Rukavina supported the interests of the AFSCME Joint Councils 6, 14, 65, & 96, AFL-CIO 100 percent in 2003.

2003  Representative Rukavina supported the interests of the Minnesota AFL-CIO 100 percent in 2003.

2001  Representative Rukavina supported the interests of the Minnesota AFL-CIO 100 percent in 2001.

2001  Representative Rukavina supported the interests of the Minnesota Chamber of Commerce--Labor Policy Votes 0 percent in 2001.

2000  Representative Rukavina supported the interests of the Minnesota AFL-CIO 100 percent in 2000.

1999  Representative Rukavina supported the interests of the Minnesota AFL-CIO 92 percent in 1999.

1998  Representative Rukavina supported the interests of the Minnesota AFL-CIO 92 percent in 1998.

Social Issues

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2009  Representative Rukavina supported the interests of the Legislative Evaluation Assembly of Minnesota, Inc. 22 percent in 2009.

2009  Representative Rukavina supported the interests of the Legislative Evaluation Assembly of Minnesota, Inc. - Lifetime 16 percent during their legislative career up until 2009.

2008  Based on a point system, with points assigned for actions in support of or in opposition to Legislative Evaluation Assembly of Minnesota, Inc.'s position, Representative Rukavina received a rating of 6.

2007  Based on a point system, with points assigned for actions in support of or in opposition to Legislative Evaluation Assembly of Minnesota, Inc.'s position, Representative Rukavina received a rating of 8.

2006  Representative Rukavina supported the interests of the Legislative Evaluation Assembly of Minnesota, Inc. 12 percent in 2006.

2005  Representative Rukavina supported the interests of the Legislative Evaluation Assembly of Minnesota, Inc. 25 percent in 2005.

2004  Representative Rukavina supported the interests of the Legislative Evaluation Assembly of Minnesota, Inc. 14 percent in 2004.

2003-2004  Representative Rukavina supported the interests of the Joint Religious Legislative Coalition 83 percent in 2003-2004.

2003  Representative Rukavina supported the interests of the Legislative Evaluation Assembly of Minnesota, Inc. 29 percent in 2003.

2001-2002  Representative Rukavina supported the interests of the Joint Religious Legislative Coalition 88 percent in 2001-2002.

2000  Representative Rukavina supported the interests of the Joint Religious Legislative Coalition 100 percent in 2000.

1999  Representative Rukavina supported the interests of the Joint Religious Legislative Coalition 100 percent in 1999.

1998  Representative Rukavina supported the interests of the Joint Religious Legislative Coalition 100 percent in 1998.

Transportation Issues

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2004  Representative Rukavina supported the interests of the Minnesota Trucking Association 0 percent in 2004.

Women's Issues

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2005  In 2005 Minnesota National Organization for Women gave Representative Rukavina a grade of .

2001  Representative Rukavina supported the interests of the Minnesota National Organization for Women percent in 2001.

1999  Representative Rukavina supported the interests of the Minnesota National Organization for Women 100 percent in 1999.

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