MONTANA SHOOTING SPORTS ASSOCIATION (affiliated with the National Rifle Association & Citizens Committee for the Right to Keep and Bear Arms) (associated with Gun Owners of America) 1996 MONTANA CANDIDATE RATINGS FOR GUN OWNERS PHOTOCOPY, REDISTRIBUTE AND POST THESE RATINGS VOTE IN NOVEMBER!! Office Candidate Rating NOTE: E after rating = ENDORSED I after candidate name = incumbent ? = candidate did not respond or did not return questionnaire UNITED STATES SENATE Dennis Rehberg A+/E Max Baucus F U.S. HOUSE OF REPS. Rick Hill A/E Bill Yellowtail F GOVERNOR Marc Racicot B+/E & Judy Martz ? Chet Blaylock D & Judy Jacobson C ATTORNEY GENERAL Larry Baer A+/E Joe Mazurek D- AUDITOR John Larson A/E Mark O'Keefe D MONTANA SUPREME COURT Charles "Chip" Erdman A/E Jim Reginer ? Jim Nelson ? MONTANA SENATE SD02 Gerry Devlin A/E SD02 Rick H. Parker ? SD03 Reiny Jabs B/E SD03 Dennis Beaumont ? SD05 Tom Keating A/E SD05 Randy Bishop ? SD06 Mike Sprague A SD08 Wm. E. (Bill) Glaser A/E SD08 Mike Penfold ? SD10 Bruce D. Crippen C SD10 Michael Lange C SD10 Lou Anne Jones ? SD15 Clark V. Johnson B/E SD15 Dorothy Eck F SD17 Chuck Swysgood A/E SD17 Louise Bruce ? SD18 Debbie Bowman Shea F SD18 Barb Mueske B/E SD19 John J.D. Lynch B SD22 Bill Wilson D SD22 Ann Pierce ? SD25 Ken Mesaros A SD27 Sue Bartlett F SD27 Frank A. Piocos ? SD29 Bea McCarthy ? SD29 Dick Hafer B/E SD31 Fred Thomas A/E SD31 Delos L. Dickerson ? SD32 Fred Van Valkenburg F SD32 Dick Motta A/E SD32 Linda Lightfoot ? SD35 Jeff Weldon C SD35 Dale Mahlum C SD36 Barry Spook Stang C SD36 Greg W. Hinkle A SD37 Mike Taylor A/E SD37 Debbie Demarais ? SD40 Bob DePratu B/E SD40 Becky Saunders ? SD42 John G. Harp A SD47 John Hertel B/E SD47 Hugo Tureck ? SD48 Daryl Toews A SD49 Linda J. Nelson D SD50 Walter L. McNutt ? SD50 Karlon Schmitt C MONTANA HOUSE OF REPS. HD01 Marian Hanson A HD02 John Johnson C HD03 Tom Zook B/E HD03 Jeanie Benson ? HD04 Ellen Bergman A/E HD04 Jessica Stickney F HD05 Hubert Two Leggins ? HD05 Lila Taylor A/E HD06 Judy Murdock B/E HD06 Gerald Pease ? HD07 Monica Lindeen ? HD07 Don Holland C HD08 Bob Clark A+ HD09 H.S. Sonny Hanson A/E HD10 Royal Johnson B/E HD10 Jim Edmiston ? HD11 Kim Gillan ? HD11 Thomas Bick ? HD12 Ed Logan ? HD12 Loren Soft B/E HD13 Cory Krumm ? HD13 Joan Hurdle F HD14 John Bohlinger C HD15 Wes Prouse A/E HD15 Jack Lindsey ? HD16 James Court C HD16 Jay Stovall B/E HD17 Bonnie Martinez B/E HD17 Billie Krenzler D HD18 Ellen Hilde D HD18 Bruce Simon A/E HD19 Norm Mills A/E HD19 Charney Gonnerman ? HD20 Peggy Arnott C HD20 Mark Tokarski ? HD20 Jim Bennett ? HD21 Daniel McGee A/E HD22 Brad Molnar B+/E HD22 Robert Western ? HD23 Alvin Ellis Jr. B/E HD23 Al Miller ? HD24 Robert Story Jr. F HD25 Shiell Anderson C+ HD25 Bruce Carroll ? HD26 Pat Mikesell ? HD26 Bob Raney D HD27 Donald Walters ? HD27 Jack Wells A+/E HD28 Katie Cady ? HD28 Rod Marshall B/E HD29 Beverly Barnhart F HD29 Dax Schieffer ? HD30 Emily Swanson D HD30 Mark McGinley ? HD31 Christopher Harris ? HD31 Steve Vick A+/E HD31 Jane Stevens Pappin ? HD32 Joe Barnett A/E HD32 Robert Roughton ? HD33 Karl Ohs B HD34 Bill Tash B HD35 Haley Beaudry ? HD35 Scott Mitchell ? HD36 Joe Quilici C+ HD37 Robert Pavlovich C HD38 Dan Harrington C HD39 Duane Grimes A/E HD39 Paul Johnson ? HD40 Gay Ann Masolo C+ HD41 William Wiseman A/E HD42 Rose Forbes A/E HD42 Trudi Schmidt ? HD43 Diana Wyatt C HD43 Joe McKenney ? HD44 Bill Ryan B/E HD44 Marc Bauer ? HD45 Bob Balyeat A/E HD45 Deb Kottel F HD46 Carley Tuss F HD46 Tonya Bruce ? HD47 Michael Winters A/E HD47 Joe Tropila F HD48 Pat Galvin F HD49 Dick Simpkins A/E HD49 Shannon Wadsworth ? HD50 John Cobb B HD51 Chris Ahner A/E HD51 Ric Moser ? HD52 Hal Harper D- HD52 John Elliott A/E HD53 David Ewer D- HD54 Chase Hibbard C+/E HD54 James Emerson ? HD55 Pat Clinch ? HD55 Edward Grady B/E HD56 Lyle Gillette Jr. ? HD56 Liz Smith B/E HD57 Red Menahan D HD58 Doug Mood A/E HD58 Don Larson F HD59 Cliff Trexler B+/E HD60 Allen Walters A HD61 Dick Green A+/E HD61 Dorothy Simpson ? HD62 Matt Brainard A+/E HD62 Harry LaFriniere ? HD63 Matt Denny A+/E HD63 Howard Toole F HD64 Vicki Cocchiarella F HD65 Jon Ellingson F HD66 Diane Sands ? HD67 Bill Carey F HD67 Michael Fellows B/E HD68 Carolyn Squires D- HD68 Jay Sage A/E HD68 Michael Sullivan ? HD68 H. Scott Butler ? HD69 Bob Ream F HD70 Linda McCulloch C HD70 Drew Lesofski A/E HD70 E. L. Bernosky ? HD71 Sylvia Bookout A/E HD71 Paul Manson ? HD72 Paul Bankhead A/E HD72 Marnie Pavelich ? HD72 William Meadows ? HD73 Rick Jore A+/E HD73 Ron Bick ? HD74 John Mercer B+ HD75 Bob Keenan A+/E HD75 Andy Stark ? HD76 Paul Sliter B/E HD76 Karen Richardson ? HD77 Rod Bitney A HD77 Walter Deets A HD77 Richard A. Kuhl ? HD78 Roger Somerville B/E HD78 Tim Dowell ? HD78 Louis Mueller ? HD79 William E. Boharski B+/E HD79 Donald R. Spivey ? HD80 Bob Lawson B+/E HD80 Carol Daly ? HD81 Aubyn A. Curtiss A+ HD82 Scott J. Orr A/E HD82 James P. Carney ? HD83 Douglas T. Wagner A/E HD83 Alida W. Blair ? HD84 Darrel Adams A/E HD84 Douglas G. Nelson D HD84 J.R. Myers ? HD85 George Heavy Runner F HD86 Harriet Hayne A/E HD86 Clinton Rayne Pilgeram ? HD87 John Sam Rose C HD88 Gary Feland B HD88 Jim Suta B HD89 Roger DeBruycker A HD90 Antoinette R. Hagener D HD92 Matt McCann D HD93 Dick Knox B HD94 Larry Hal Grinde B/E HD94 Alfred B. Miller ? HD95 Ernest Bergsagel D HD95 Stan Barnard ? HD96 Sam Kitzenberg C HD97 Charles R. Devaney A/E HD97 Fred Quivik ? HD98 Bill Whitehead ? HD99 Betty Lou Kasten A/E HD99 DeeAnn Urton ? HD100 Jay Miller B HD100 William Rehbein Jr. B