Rating Group: Pennsylvania AFL-CIO

1997-1998 Positions

Issues: Labor Unions

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State Office Name Party Rating
William Adolph, Jr. 50%
Bob Allen 50%
PA State Senate - 29 Dave Argall Republican 50%
Gibson Armstrong 33%
Thomas Armstrong 50%
Matthew Baker 17%
Ellen Bard 33%
John Barley 50%
Steve Barrar 33%
Joseph Battisto 67%
Linda Bebko-Jones 75%
Albert Belan 67%
Fred Belardi 67%
Robert Belfanti, Jr. 80%
Clarence Bell 0%
PA State House - 171 Kerry Benninghoff Republican 60%
Jerry Birmelin 50%
Louise Williams Bishop 83%
Kevin Blaum 100%
Leonard Bodack 67%
Karl Boyes 67%
David Brightbill 33%
Pat Browne 17%
Raymond Bunt, Jr. 50%
Alan Butkovitz 83%
Ronald Buxton 83%
Thomas Caltagirone 67%
Italo Cappabianca 100%
Andrew Carn 100%
James Casorio, Jr. 67%
Gaynor Cawley 83%
J. Scot Chadwick 50%
Mario Civera, Jr. 50%
Daniel Clark 33%
Paul Clymer 33%
Lita Indzel Cohen 67%
Mark Cohen 67%
Nicholas Colafella 67%
Joe Conti 0%
Jake Corman III 33%
Roy Cornell 50%
Thomas Corrigan, Sr. 60%
PA State Senate - 43 Jay Costa, Jr. Democratic 67%
Jeffrey Coy 33%
Lawrence Curry 83%
Peter Daley II 67%
Craig Dally 17%
Tony DeLuca, Jr. 50%
H. William DeWeese 83%
Thomas Dempsey 50%
Frank Dermody 67%
PA Commissioner - At-Large Gene DiGirolamo Republican 50%
Robert Donatucci 67%
Thomas Druce 50%
Todd Eachus 50%
Jane Earll 0%
Allan Egolf 33%
PA U.S. House - 3 Dwight Evans Democratic 20%
Russell Fairchild 33%
Howard Fargo 50%
Brett Feese 17%
John Fichter 50%
Patrick Elvin Fleagle 50%
Robert Flick 40%
Vincent Fumo 100%
Thomas Gannon 50%
Richard Geist 50%
Camille George 67%
Jim Gerlach 0%
Frank Gigliotti 17%
Joseph Gladeck, Jr. 50%
Robert Godshall 50%
John Gordner 100%
Stewart Greenleaf 0%
Michael Gruitza 100%
Jeffrey Earl Habay 33%
Gary Haluska 100%
Michael Hanna, Sr. 50%
Ted Harhai 50%
Julie Harhart 17%
Melissa Hart 0%
George Hasay 33%
Edward Helfrick 33%
Timothy Hennessey 50%
Lynn Herman 33%
Arthur Hershey 50%
Dick Hess 50%
Edwin Holl 33%
Michael Horsey 83%
PA State Senate - 7 Vincent Hughes Democratic 67%
PA State Senate - 21 Scott Hutchinson Republican 17%
Kenneth Jadlowiec 33%
Harold James 67%
Babette Josephs 33%
Robert Jubelirer 33%
Ralph Kaiser 33%
Richard Kasunic 100%
William Keller 100%
George Kenney, Jr. 50%
PA Mayor - At-Large Thaddeus Kirkland Democratic 83%
State Office Name Party Rating
William Adolph, Jr. 50%
Bob Allen 50%
PA State Senate - 29 Dave Argall R 50%
Gibson Armstrong 33%
Thomas Armstrong 50%
Matthew Baker 17%
Ellen Bard 33%
John Barley 50%
Steve Barrar 33%
Joseph Battisto 67%
Linda Bebko-Jones 75%
Albert Belan 67%
Fred Belardi 67%
Robert Belfanti, Jr. 80%
Clarence Bell 0%
PA State House - 171 Kerry Benninghoff R 60%
Jerry Birmelin 50%
Louise Williams Bishop 83%
Kevin Blaum 100%
Leonard Bodack 67%
Karl Boyes 67%
David Brightbill 33%
Pat Browne 17%
Raymond Bunt, Jr. 50%
Alan Butkovitz 83%
Ronald Buxton 83%
Thomas Caltagirone 67%
Italo Cappabianca 100%
Andrew Carn 100%
James Casorio, Jr. 67%
Gaynor Cawley 83%
J. Scot Chadwick 50%
Mario Civera, Jr. 50%
Daniel Clark 33%
Paul Clymer 33%
Lita Indzel Cohen 67%
Mark Cohen 67%
Nicholas Colafella 67%
Joe Conti 0%
Jake Corman III 33%
Roy Cornell 50%
Thomas Corrigan, Sr. 60%
PA State Senate - 43 Jay Costa, Jr. D 67%
Jeffrey Coy 33%
Lawrence Curry 83%
Peter Daley II 67%
Craig Dally 17%
Tony DeLuca, Jr. 50%
H. William DeWeese 83%
Thomas Dempsey 50%
Frank Dermody 67%
PA Commissioner - At-Large Gene DiGirolamo R 50%
Robert Donatucci 67%
Thomas Druce 50%
Todd Eachus 50%
Jane Earll 0%
Allan Egolf 33%
PA U.S. House - 3 Dwight Evans D 20%
Russell Fairchild 33%
Howard Fargo 50%
Brett Feese 17%
John Fichter 50%
Patrick Elvin Fleagle 50%
Robert Flick 40%
Vincent Fumo 100%
Thomas Gannon 50%
Richard Geist 50%
Camille George 67%
Jim Gerlach 0%
Frank Gigliotti 17%
Joseph Gladeck, Jr. 50%
Robert Godshall 50%
John Gordner 100%
Stewart Greenleaf 0%
Michael Gruitza 100%
Jeffrey Earl Habay 33%
Gary Haluska 100%
Michael Hanna, Sr. 50%
Ted Harhai 50%
Julie Harhart 17%
Melissa Hart 0%
George Hasay 33%
Edward Helfrick 33%
Timothy Hennessey 50%
Lynn Herman 33%
Arthur Hershey 50%
Dick Hess 50%
Edwin Holl 33%
Michael Horsey 83%
PA State Senate - 7 Vincent Hughes D 67%
PA State Senate - 21 Scott Hutchinson R 17%
Kenneth Jadlowiec 33%
Harold James 67%
Babette Josephs 33%
Robert Jubelirer 33%
Ralph Kaiser 33%
Richard Kasunic 100%
William Keller 100%
George Kenney, Jr. 50%
PA Mayor - At-Large Thaddeus Kirkland D 83%
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