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HOW MUCH OF A PARTY ANIMAL?
Each year, Congressional Quarterly measures how often each member of Congress voted with his or her party's majority. Here's how often Coleman backed fellow Republicans from 2003 to 2008, compared with average party unity scores for other members of the Minnesota congressional delegation during his term.
SEN. NORM COLEMAN, YEAR BY YEAR
2003: 92 percent (44th of 51 GOP senators)
2004: 91 percent (39th of 51)
2005: 77 percent (50th of 55)
2006: 77 percent (48th of 55)
2007: 64 percent (45th of 49)
2008 *: 70 percent (44th of 49)
*through July
AVERAGE PARTY UNITY, MINNESOTA DELEGATION, 2003-2008*
Rep. Keith Ellison (D) 99 percent (2007-08)
Rep. Betty McCollum (D) 98 percent
Rep. Michele Bachmann (R) 97 percent (2007-08)
Rep. John Kline (R) 97 percent
Rep. Tim Walz (D) 95 percent (2007-08)
Rep. Gil Gutknecht (R) 94 percent (2003-06)
Sen. Mark Dayton (D) 93 percent (2003-06)
Rep. Mark Kennedy (D) 93 percent (2003-06)
Sen. Amy Klobuchar (D) 93 percent (2007-08)
Rep. James Oberstar (D) 93 percent
Rep. Martin Sabo (D) 93 percent (2003-06)
Sen. Norm Coleman (R) 79 percent
Rep. Jim Ramstad (R) 78 percent
Rep. Collin Peterson (D) 73 percent
* Through July
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