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REPRESENTATIVE REPRESENTATIVE REPRESENTATIVE REPRESENTATIVE REPRESENTATIVE REPRESENTATIVE REPRESENTATIVEMARK ANDERSON SARAH ANDERSON DAVID FITZSIMMONS PAT GAROFALO TOM HACKBARTH ANDREA KIEFFER JIM NEWBERGERR-LAKE SHORE R-PLYMOUTH R-ALBERTVILLE R-FARMINGTON R-CEDAR R-WOODBURY R-BECKER

SENATOR SENATOR SENATOR SENATOR SENATORREPRESENTATIVENICK ZERWAS MICHELLE BENSON DAVID HANN WARREN LIMMER DAVID OSMEK DAVE THOMPSON

R-MOUNDR-ELK RIVER R-HAM LAKE R-EDEN PRAIRIE R-MAPLE GROVE R-LAKEVILLE31 48 34 33 58

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recognition of ch of state government.are also signers of our TAXPAYERS PROTECTION PLEDGE and are our 2013 BEST FRIENDS of the TAXPAYER; recognized for making and keeping their promise to the taxpayers of Minnesota.

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The Taxpayers League has produced scorecards since 1997. As a result, we have collected the voting recordsof a number of legislators who have served many terms and we have observed the changes that have happened over the years. One legislator stood out in particular, not only due to her transformation from a relatively high

the more important because as she gained seniority she has also played an important role in creating Minnesotas tax policy as Chair of the Tax Committee of the Minnesota House. Check out her Taxpayers Leauge record below.

One Legislators Score: from Friend to Foe

The new legislature wasted no time repealing laws that the Republican Housetax increase. It was touted as targeting the rich but after scrutiny by the Depart-ment of Revenue was found to touch Minnesotans from nearly every walk of life. Business to business taxes, such as a farm equipment repair tax and a warehouse and storage service tax were deemed so onerous that even the Governor himself remarked that these taxes, ones his administration originally proposed, could surely be repealed next session. Business leaders have called for them to be repealed even sooner, in a special session, which may occur this Fall.

Local governments also did well this session with the enactment of laws that allow them to tax their citizens for roads without a vote (a wheelage tax or a local option sales tax.). Rochester got a new level of government with the power to tax and bond by members of an unelected board appointed by the Governor.

project was also promised $455 Million in state aid.

Public sector unions also did very well this sessiontheir contracts which, had been held up by the previous legislature as

A bonding bill of $177 million was approved in this non-bonding year.

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LEGEND: + = Pro-taxpayer vote = anti-taxpayer vote * = did not vote

(HF=House File / SF=Senate FIle)

DistrictParty Name 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 201

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29 R Anderson, Bruce D. - + + + + + + + + + + + + 92 923 DFL Bakk, Thomas M. - - - - * - - - - - - - - 0 16

31 R Benson, Michelle R. + + + + + + + + + + + + + 100 9144 DFL Bonoff, Terri E. - + - - - - - - + - - - - 15 2315 R Brown, David M. * + + + + + + * * + + * + 69 7351 DFL Carlson, Jim - - - - - - - - - - - - - 0 3938 R Chamberlain, Roger C. - + + + + + + + + + + + + 92 8559 DFL Champion, Bobby Joe - - - - - - - - - - - - - 0 057 DFL Clausen, Greg D. - + - - - - - - - - - - - 8 864 DFL Cohen, Richard - - - - - - - - - - - - - 0 920 DFL Dahle, Kevin L. - - - - - - - - - - - - - 0 816 R Dahms, Gary H. - + + + - + + + + + - + + 77 7661 DFL Dibble, D. Scott - - - - - - - - - - - - - 0 1060 DFL Dziedzic, Kari - - - - - - - - - - - - - 0 640 DFL Eaton, Chris A. - - - - - - - - - - - - - 0 64 DFL Eken, Kent - - - - - - - - - - - - - 0 0

13 R Fischbach, Michelle L. - + + + + + + - + + + + + 85 7149 DFL Franzen, Melisa - + - - - - - - + - - - - 15 159 R Gazelka, Paul E. - + + + + + + + + + + + + 92 88

41 DFL Goodwin, Barb * - - - - - - - - - - * - 0 356 R Hall, Dan D. - + + + + + + + + + + + * 85 8248 R Hann, David W. + + + + + + + + + + + + + 100 9167 DFL Hawj, Foung - - - - - - - - - - - - - 0 062 DFL Hayden, Jeff - - - - - - - - - - - - - 0 636 DFL Hoffman, John A. - - - - - - - - - - - - - 0 039 R Housley, Karin - + + + + + + - + + + + + 85 858 R Ingebrigtsen, Bill - + + + + + + + + + + + + 92 69

24 DFL Jensen, Vicki - - - - - - - - + - - - - 8 837 DFL Johnson, Alice M. - - - - - - - - - - - - - 0 053 DFL Kent, Susan - - - - - - - - + - - - - 8 830 R Kiffmeyer, Mary - + + + + + + + + + + + + 92 9217 DFL Koenen, Lyle - - - - - - - * - - - - - 0 046 DFL Latz, Ron - - - - - - - - - - - - - 0 1334 R Limmer, Warren + + + + + + + + + + + + + 100 9111 DFL Lourey, Tony - - - - - - - - - - - - - 0 766 DFL Marty, John - - - - - - - - - - - - - 0 1752 DFL Metzen, James P. - - - - - - - - - - - - - 0 1228 R Miller, Jeremy R. - + + + - + + - + + + - - 62 6426 R Nelson, Carla J. - + + + - + - - + + + + - 62 6418 R Newman, Scott J. - + + + + + + + + + + + + 92 8532 R Nienow, Sean R. - + + + + + + + + + + + + 92 8547 R Ortman, Julianne E. - + + + + + + + + + + + + 92 8633 R Osmek, David J. + + + + + + + + + + + + + 100 10065 DFL Pappas, Sandra L. - - - - - - - - - - - - - 0 614 R Pederson, John C. - + + + - + - - + + - - + 54 6135 R Petersen, Branden - + + + + + + + + * + + + 85 8555 R Pratt, Eric R. - + + + + + + * + + + + + 85 857 DFL Reinert, Roger J. * - - - - - - - - - - * - 0 9

45 DFL Rest, Ann H. - - - - - - + - - - - - * 8 2423 R Rosen, Julie A. - + + + + + + + + + - + + 85 6110 R Ruud, Carrie - + + + + + + + + + + + - 85 85

5 DFL Saxhaug, Tom - - - - - - - - - - - - - 0 942 DFL Scalze, Bev - + - - - - - - - - - - - 8 821 DFL Schmit, Matt - - - - - - - - - - - - - 0 025 R Senjem, David H. - + + + - + + + - + - + + 69 6619 DFL Sheran, Kathy + - - - - - - - - - - - - 8 754 DFL Sieben, Katie - - - - - - - - - - - - - 0 10

2 DFL Skoe, Rod - - - - - - - - - - - - - 0 1727 DFL Sparks, Dan - - - - - - - - - * - - - 0 141 DFL Stumpf, LeRoy A. - - - - - - - - - - - - - 0 13

58 R Thompson, Dave + + + + + + + + + + + + + 100 976 DFL Tomassoni, David J. - - - - - - - - - - - - - 0 13

63 DFL Torres Ray, Patricia - - - - - - - - - - - - - 0 522 R Weber, Bill - + + + - + + + + + + + + 85 8512 R Westrom, Torrey N. - + + + + - - + + + + + - 69 6943 DFL Wiger, Charles W. - - - - - - - - - - - - - 0 2050 DFL Wiklund, Melissa H. - - - - - - - - - - - - - 0 0

1. MORE MONEY ON THE CREDIT CARDThe first year of a legislative session is supposed to be a budget year and the second the bonding year. Instead we get a bonding year and a budget year in 2013. The taxpayer friendly vote is NO. (HF 1070)

2. CHILD CARE UNIONIZATIONThis bill sets up an election for childcare providers to organize a union. The problem is that unions have the ability to do this now but have failed to get enough support so their friends in the legislature are giving them a push. We think that they should have agreed with the Star Tribune and Pioneer Press and voted NO. (HF950/SF 778)

3. SHIFTS AND GIMMICKS IN HEALTH CARE SPENDINGAlthough this has been billed by some as a cut in spending on heath care this is one bill where you really do have to follow the money due to the avalanche of new laws and shifts in HHS spending. The taxpayer friendly vote is NO. (HF1233/SF 1034)

4. OBAMACARE FOR MINNESOTA: THE HEALTH CARE EXCHANGEThe Health Care exchange bill is Minnesotas compliance mechanism for the Federal Affordable Health Care Act. It has been widely criticized on the policy side but also stands to increase the cost of health insurance for Minnesotans and their employers. This bill is bad for Minnesota, we think legislators should have voted NO. (HF 5)

5. ANTI-FREE MARKET DOLLARS FOR COLLEGEThe higher education funding bill freezes college tuition at all state funded institutions. Students are insulated from the true cost with a budget increase of 6%. The pro-taxpayer vote on this bill was NO. (SF 1236)

6. ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT MEANS GOVERNMENT DEVELOPMENT St. Pauls loan for the RiverCentre is forgiven. Also $89.9 million for affordable housing, subsidies on rent and free voicemail for felons and a grant to a non-profit tenants rights group. The taxpayer friendly vote is NO. (HF729/SF1057)

7. EDUCATION: SPEND MORE BEFORE YOU PAY BACK WHAT YOU BORROW? The 2013 K-12 Omnibus spending bill contains a $485 million increase on top of the FY 14-15 forecasted budget but it doesnt pay back the school shift,. The taxpayer friendly vote on this bill was a NO. (HF630/SF453)

8. BIG BUCKS FOR ARTS AND CRAFTS The Legacy spending bill has made news for ridiculous and wasteful spending ever since the amendment passed in 2008. Taxpayer friendly vote is NO and this law should be repealed. (HF1183/ SF1051)

9. TAXAPALOOZA! This years Omnibus Tax bill contained $2.1 billion in tax increases including a cigarette tax as well as a tax on cigarette retailers, a gift tax, a tax on online businesses, an increase on rental cars from 6.2% to 9.2%, There are also new business to business taxes on warehousing and storage services, electric and farm equipment repair and telecommunications equipment. On the spending side, it also increases payments made to cities, towns and counties including $338 million for the city of Rochesters new public/private partnership with the Mayo Clinic and a brand new office building for the State Senate. The taxpayer friendly vote on this bill would have been a NO. (HF677)

10. MORE MONEY FOR STATE WORKER PENSIONSThe 2013 Omnibus Pension bill includes a $26 Million dollar bailout of the St. Paul and Duluth Teachers Pensions. In the case of the Duluth Teachers Pension, it also includes a benefit increase. The taxpayer friendly vote is NO. (HF489/HF629)

11. THE WHEELS COME OFF IN SPENDING FRENZYLocal tax decisions are taken out of the hands of voters and put in the hands of county officials, to enact wheelage and local sales tax for counties outside the Twin Cities Metro. The Met Council gets an additional $35.8M in bonding for buses. This bill also has the distinction of being the largest road and bridge construction bill in state history. The taxpayer friendly vote is NO. (HF1444/SF1173)

12. LESS TRANSPARENCY, MORE SPENDING , PAY RAISES FOR GOVERNMENT OFFICIALSThe State Government Finance Omnibus bill contains a spending increase of $32.33 million with large spending increases to cover new and more expanded mandates. The Governor gets a pay increase and Commissioners not only got a pay increase, their salaries no longer haveto be below the Governors. The pro-taxpayer vote is NO.(SF1589)

13. ENVIRONMENTALISTS RUN AMOK AT TAXPAYER EXPENSEThe Environment, Natural Resources, Agriculture Finance and Policy Bill pitted farmers against environmentalists but in the end, the bureaucrats only win. New programs were established for studying bee habitat, more monitoring and regulation including paint recycling fees that will be passed on to the consumer. Taxpayer friendly vote is NO. (HF 976/1170)

HOUSE OF R EPRESENTATIV ES

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35A R Abeler, Jim - + + + - + - + + - + - * 54 5355B R Albright, Tony - + + + + + + + + + + + + 92 9262B DFL Allen, Susan - - - - - - - - - - - - - 0 909A R Anderson, Mark + + + + + + + + + + + + + 100 10044A R Anderson, Sarah + + + + + + + + + + + + + 100 8412B R Anderson, Paul - + + + + + + + + + + + + 92 7505B DFL Anzelc, Tom - - - - - - - - - - - - - 0 152B DFL Atkins, Joe - - - - - - - - - - - - - 0 732B R Barrett, Bob - + + + + + - + + + + + + 85 7955A R Beard, Michael - + + + + + + + + + + + + 92 7726B R Benson, Mike - + + + + + + + + + + + + 92 8844B DFL Benson, John - - - - - - - - - - - - - 0 1041A DFL Bernardy, Connie - - - - - - - - - - - - - 0 020B DFL Bly, David - - - - - * - - - - - - - 0 319B DFL Brynaert, Kathy - - - - - - - - - - - - - 0 145A DFL Carlson Sr., Lyndon - - - - - - - - - - - - - 0 1862A DFL Clark, Karen - - - - - - - - - - - - - 0 1123B R Cornish, Tony - + + + + + + + + - + + + 85 6831A R Daudt, Kurt - + + + + + + + + + + + + 92 9128B R Davids, Greg - + + + + + - + + - + + + 77 7363A DFL Davnie, Jim - - - - - - - - - - - - - 0 1238B R Dean, Matt - + + + + + + + + + + + + 92 8559B DFL Dehn, Raymond - - - - - - - - - - - - - 0 039A R Dettmer, Bob - + + + + + + + + + + + + 92 8803A DFL Dill, David - - - - - - - - - - - - - 0 714B DFL Dorholt, Zachary - - - - - - - - - - - - - 0 021B R Drazkowski, Steve - + + * + + + + + + + + + 85 9149A DFL Erhardt, Ron - - - - - - - - + - - - - 8 4115A R Erickson, Sondra - + + + + + + + + + + + + 92 8502A DFL Erickson, Roger * - - - - - - - - - - - - 0 001A R Fabian, Dan - + + + + + + + + + + + + 92 7617A DFL Falk, Andrew - - - - - - - - - - - - - 0 511B DFL Faust, Tim - + - - - - - - - - - - + 15 943A DFL Fischer, Peter - - - - - - - - - - - - - 0 030B R FitzSimmons, David + + + + + + + + + + + + + 100 10008B R Franson, Mary - + + + + + + + + + + + + 92 8845B DFL Freiberg, Mike - - - - - - - - - - - - - 0 024B DFL Fritz, Patti - - - - - - - - - - - - - 0 858B R Garofalo, Pat + + + + + + + + + + + + + 100 7502B R Green, Steve - + + + + * + + + + + + + 85 8518B R Gruenhagen, Glenn - + + + + + + + + + + + + 92 9123A R Gunther, Bob - + + + * - + + + - - + + 62 6731B R Hackbarth, Tom + + + + + + + + + + + + + 100 8051B DFL Halverson, Laurie - - - + - - - - + - - - - 15 1522B R Hamilton, Rod - + + + - + + + + - - + + 69 6652A DFL Hansen, Rick - - - - - - - - - - - - - 0 1066A DFL Hausman, Alice * - - - - - - - - - - * - 0 1133A R Hertaus, Jerry - + + + + + + + + + + + + 92 9240B DFL Hilstrom, Debra - - - - - - - - - - * - - 0 1258A R Holberg, Mary Liz - + + + + + + + + + + + + 92 8847B R Hoppe, Joe - + + + + + + + + + + + + 92 8261A DFL Hornstein, Frank - - - - - - - - - * - - * 0 1036B DFL Hortman, Melissa - - - - - - - - - - - - - 0 813A R Howe, Jeff - + + + + + + + + + + + + 92 9207A DFL Huntley, Thomas - - - - - - - - - - - - - 0 1142B DFL Isaacson, Jason - - - - - - - - - - - - - 0 032A R Johnson, Brian - + + + + + + + + + + + + 92 9219A DFL Johnson, Clark - - - - - - - - - - - - - 0 067B DFL Johnson, Sheldon - - - - - - - - - - - - - 0 1160B DFL Kahn, Phyllis - - - - - - - - - - - - - 0 1121A R Kelly, Tim - + + + + + + + + + + + + 92 7853B R Kieffer, Andrea + + + + + + + + + + + + + 100 9101B R Kiel, Debra - + + + + + + + + + + + + 92 7309B R Kresha, Ron - + + + + + + + + + * + + 85 8541B DFL Laine, Carolyn - - - - - - - - - - - - - 0 347A R Leidiger, Ernie - + + + + + + + + + + + + 92 9150B DFL Lenczewski, Ann - - - - - - - - - - - - - 0 35

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66B DFL Lesch, John - - - - - - - - - - - - - 0 1126A DFL Liebling, Tina + + - - - - - - - - - - - 15 1704A DFL Lien, Ben - - - - - - - - - - - - - 0 043B DFL Lillie, Leon - - - - - - - - - - - - - 0 660A DFL Loeffler, Diane - - - - - - - - - - - - - 0 1039B R Lohmer, Kathy - + + + + + + + + + * + + 85 8848B R Loon, Jenifer - + + + + + + + + + + + + 92 7957A R Mack, Tara - + + + + + + + + + + + + 92 8367A DFL Mahoney, Tim + - - - - - - - - - - - - 8 1365B DFL Mariani, Carlos * - - - - - - - - - - - - 0 804B DFL Marquart, Paul - - - - - - - - - - - - - 0 2351A DFL Masin, Sandra - - - - - - - - - - - - - 0 729A R McDonald, Joe - + + + + + + + + * + + * 77 7912A DFL McNamar, Jay - + - - - - - - - - - - - 8 854B R McNamara, Denny - + + + + + + + + - + + + 85 6606A DFL Melin, Carly - - - - - - - - - - - - - 0 006B DFL Metsa, Jason - - - - - - - - - - - - - 0 065A DFL Moran, Rena - - - - - - - - - - - - - 0 356B DFL Morgan, Will - - - - - - - - - - - - - 0 659A DFL Mullery, Joe - - - - - - - - - - - - - 0 1603B DFL Murphy, Mary - - - - - - - - - - - - - 0 1264A DFL Murphy, Erin - - - - - - - - - - - - - 0 156A R Myhra, Pam - + + + + + + + + * + + + 85 8240A DFL Nelson, Michael V. - - - - - - - - - - - - - 0 915B R Newberger, Jim + + + + + + + + + + + + + 100 10037A DFL Newton, Jerry - - - - - - - - - - - - - 0 208A R Nornes, Bud - + + + - + + + + + + + + 85 7025B DFL Norton, Kim - + - - - - - - - - - - - 8 1613B R O'Driscoll, Tim - + + + + + + - + + + + + 85 7329B R O'Neill, Marion - + + + + + + + + + + + + 92 9264B DFL Paymar, Michael - - - - - - - - - - - - - 0 1528A DFL Pelowski Jr., Gene - + - - - - - - - - - - - 8 2434A R Peppin, Joyce - + + + + + + + + + * + + 85 9205A DFL Persell, John - - - - - - - - - - - - - 0 024A R Petersburg, John - + + + + + + + + + - + + 85 8527B DFL Poppe, Jeanne - - - - - - - - - - - - - 0 833B R Pugh, Cindy - + + + + + + + + + + + + 92 9225A R Quam, Duane - + + + + + + + + + + + + 92 9410B DFL Radinovich, Joe - - - - - - - - - - - - - 0 049B DFL Rosenthal, Paul - - - - - - - - + - - - - 8 1438A R Runbeck, Linda - + + + + + + - + + + + + 85 9137B R Sanders, Tim - + + + + + + + + + + + + 92 8327A DFL Savick, Shannon - - - - - - - - - - - - - 0 017B DFL Sawatzky, Mary - - - - - - - - - - - - - 0 054A DFL Schoen, Dan - - - - - - - - - - - - - 0 022A R Schomacker, Joe - + + + + + + + + + + + + 92 7635B R Scott, Peggy - + + + * + + + + + + + + 85 9248A DFL Selcer, Yvonne - - - - - - - - + - - - - 8 846B DFL Simon, Steve - - - - - - - - - - - - - 0 707B DFL Simonson, Erik - - - - - - - - - - - - - 0 050A DFL Slocum, Linda - - - - - - - - - - - - - 0 311A DFL Sundin, Mike - - - - - - - - - - - - - 0 016A R Swedzinski, Chris - + + + + + + + + + + + + 92 7914A R Theis, Tama - + + + + + + - + + + + + 85 8561B DFL Thissen, Paul - - - - - - - - - - - - - 0 916B R Torkelson, Paul - + + + + + + + + + - + + 85 7636A R Uglem, Mark - + + + + + - + + + - + + 77 7718A R Urdahl, Dean - + + + + + - + + + + + + 85 6563B DFL Wagenius, Jean - - - - - - - - - - - - - 0 910A DFL Ward, John - - - - - - - - - - - - - 0 053A DFL Ward, JoAnn - - - - - - - - - - - - - 0 057B R Wills, Anna - + + + + + + - + + + + + 85 8546A DFL Winkler, Ryan - - - - - - - - - - - - - 0 620A R Woodard, Kelby - + + + + + + + + + + + + 92 8242A DFL Yarusso, Barb - - - - - - - - - - - - - 0 034B R Zellers, Kurt - + + + + + + + + + + + + 92 8830A R Zerwas, Nick + + + + + + + + + + + + + 100 100

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The State Budget in three easy piecesThe State Budget in three easy pieces

What is the Taxpayer Protection Pledge? Hard working Minnesotans already pay enough in state and local taxes. Our budget problemsTaxpayers Protection Pledge is simple. It merely states that the candidate will oppose placing any additional tax burden on Minnesotans to operate the neccessary function of state governmentBefore you support or vote for any candidate check to see if they have signed the Pledge at: www.taxpayersleague.org.

All Funds Budget for FY 2012/13:

$61.6 Billion

GeneralFund54%

FederalFunds26%

Other Funds20%

Property Tax Credits

and Aid to Local Government

37%

Public Safety24%

HigherEd

19%

StateGovernment

11%

E-12 Ed46%

HHS31%

Other23%

General Fund Spending FY 2012/13:$33.3 Billion Environment

Energy and Nat. Resources

4%

Other4%

Non-HHS and E-12 General Fund Spending

$7.5 Billion

and the Governor must sign a balanced budget. But what is this budget? Its not all of the states

and money from other sources. In the General Fund, money is mainly in two areas Health and Human Services, and Education. All other state spending, like aid to local government and state government administration is a smaller portion of the General Fund.

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Actual Spending for the biennium 12/13

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Dear Friends,2013 was a challenging year for those of us in Minnesota who believe in

the regulatory burden on job creators. In addition, businesses looking .

But we have an opportunity ahead to make our voices heard. Next year will be an important year in Minnesota politics and people need to follow whats going on at the state level, not just the federal level. Taxpayers Leagues 2013 Legislative Scorecard will be a critical tool for voters to learn about state issues, as candidates emerge to run for the

mined to educate voters on legislators voting record on taxes and spending issues. We will be advocates for reducing taxes in 2014. You can help by:

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representatives voted to spend our money. Sincerely,