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State | Office | Name | Party | Rating |
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MA | Councilor - At-Large | Sean Curran | 50% | |
MA | Councilor - At-Large | Thomas Stanley | 17% | |
MA | Mayor - At-Large | Stephen DiNatale | 25% | |
MA | Mayor - At-Large | Robert Hedlund, Jr. | 86% | |
MA | Mayor - At-Large | Don Humason, Jr. | 25% | |
MA | Mayor - At-Large | Thomas McGee | Democratic | 0% |
MA | State House - First Norfolk | Bruce Ayers | Democratic | 67% |
MA | State House - Twelfth Middlesex | Ruth Balser | Democratic | 91% |
MA | State House - First Bristol | Jay Barrows | Republican | 0% |
MA | State House - Thirteenth Bristol | Antonio Cabral | Democratic | 44% |
MA | State House - Thirty-Fifth Middlesex | Paul Donato, Sr. | Democratic | 20% |
MA | State House - Fifth Essex | Ann-Margaret Ferrante | Democratic | 100% |
MA | State House - Seventh Worcester | Paul Frost | Republican | 27% |
MA | State House - Sixth Norfolk | Bill Galvin | Democratic | 71% |
MA | State House - Twenty-Third Middlesex | Sean Garballey | Democratic | 50% |
MA | State House - Thirty-Sixth Middlesex | Colleen Garry | Democratic | 27% |
MA | State House - Second Plymouth | Susan Gifford | Republican | 33% |
MA | State House - Fifth Bristol | Patricia Haddad | Democratic | 20% |
MA | State House - Third Middlesex | Kate Hogan | Democratic | 100% |
MA | State House - Seventeenth Suffolk | Kevin Honan | Democratic | 60% |
MA | State House - Twentieth Middlesex | Brad Jones, Jr. | Republican | 22% |
MA | State House - Eleventh Middlesex | Kay Khan | Democratic | 91% |
MA | State House - Fifth Middlesex | David Linsky | Democratic | 100% |
MA | State House - Third Norfolk | Ronald Mariano | Democratic | 22% |
MA | State House - Eleventh Norfolk | Paul McMurtry | Democratic | 67% |
MA | State House - Eighteenth Suffolk | Michael Moran | Democratic | 67% |
MA | State House - Fourth Norfolk | James Murphy | Democratic | 50% |
MA | State House - Fourteenth Worcester | James O'Day | Democratic | 0% |
MA | State House - Fourth Barnstable | Sarah Peake | Democratic | 50% |
MA | State House - Fourteenth Norfolk | Alice Peisch | Democratic | 67% |
MA | State House - Third Berkshire | Smitty Pignatelli | Democratic | 50% |
MA | State House - Twelfth Hampden | Angelo Puppolo, Jr. | Democratic | 0% |
MA | State House - Twelfth Norfolk | John Rogers | Democratic | 50% |
MA | State House - First Hampden | Todd Smola | Republican | 75% |
MA | State House - Ninth Middlesex | Thomas Stanley | Democratic | 17% |
MA | State House - Tenth Bristol | William Straus | Democratic | 18% |
MA | State Senate - Second Plymouth and Norfolk | Michael Brady | Democratic | 100% |
MA | State Senate - Suffolk and Middlesex | Will Brownsberger | Democratic | 100% |
MA | State Senate - Second Middlesex and Norfolk | Cindy Creem | Democratic | 67% |
MA | State Senate - Middlesex and Worcester | Jamie Eldridge | Democratic | 71% |
MA | State Senate - Second Essex and Middlesex | Barry Finegold | Democratic | 56% |
MA | State Senate - Second Middlesex | Pat Jehlen | Democratic | 86% |
MA | State Senate - Second Bristol and Plymouth | Mark Montigny | Democratic | 75% |
MA | State Senate - Second Worcester | Mike Moore | Democratic | 0% |
MA | State Senate - Third Bristol and Plymouth | Marc Pacheco | Democratic | 67% |
MA | State Senate - First Bristol and Plymouth | Michael Rodrigues | Democratic | 40% |
MA | State Senate - Norfolk and Suffolk | Mike Rush | Democratic | 50% |
MA | State Senate - First Middlesex and Norfolk | Karen Spilka | Democratic | 67% |
MA | State Senate - First Essex and Middlesex | Bruce Tarr | Republican | 50% |
MA | State Senate - Norfolk, Bristol and Plymouth | Walter Timilty | Democratic | 50% |
MA | U.S. House - 5 | Katherine Clark | Democratic | 67% |
MA | U.S. House - 8 | Stephen Lynch | Democratic | 100% |
MA | U.S. House - 2 | Jim McGovern | Democratic | 100% |
MA | U.S. House - 1 | Richard Neal | Democratic | 92% |
MA | U.S. Senate - Jr | Ed Markey | Democratic | 100% |
Kevin Aguiar | 50% | |||
Geraldo Alicea | 0% | |||
Willie Mae Allen | 0% | |||
Cory Atkins | 82% | |||
Demetrius Atsalis | 0% | |||
Steven Baddour | 25% | |||
Carlo Basile | 0% | |||
Jen Benson | 100% | |||
Frederick Berry | 0% | |||
John Binienda, Sr. | 0% | |||
Daniel Bosley | 25% | |||
Bill Bowles | 100% | |||
Garrett Bradley | 67% | |||
Stephen Brewer | 29% | |||
Scott Brown | 67% | |||
Stephen Buoniconti | 25% | |||
Jennifer Callahan | 100% | |||
Tom Calter III | 0% | |||
Linda Campbell | 100% | |||
Christine Canavan | 36% | |||
Gale Candaras | 50% | |||
Stephen Canessa | 33% | |||
James Cantwell | 100% | |||
Mike Capuano | 92% | |||
Harriette Chandler | 0% | |||
Sonia Chang-Diaz | 0% | |||
Cheryl Coakley-Rivera | 92% | |||
Tom Conroy | 100% | |||
Michael Costello | 50% | |||
Geraldine Creedon | 11% | |||
Steven D'Amico | 100% | |||
Robert DeLeo | 44% | |||
Bill Delahunt | 100% | |||
Brian Dempsey | 25% | |||
Christopher Donelan | 50% | |||
Kenneth Donnelly | 0% | |||
Benjamin Downing | 50% | |||
Joseph Driscoll, Jr. | 50% | |||
James Dwyer | 100% | |||
Carolyn Dykema | 100% | |||
Lori Ehrlich | 75% | |||
Lewis Evangelidis | 0% | |||
James Fagan | 0% | |||
Christopher Fallon | 33% | |||
Mark Falzone | 17% |
State | Office | Name | Party | Rating |
---|---|---|---|---|
MA | Councilor - At-Large | Sean Curran | 50% | |
MA | Councilor - At-Large | Thomas Stanley | 17% | |
MA | Mayor - At-Large | Stephen DiNatale | 25% | |
MA | Mayor - At-Large | Robert Hedlund, Jr. | 86% | |
MA | Mayor - At-Large | Don Humason, Jr. | 25% | |
MA | Mayor - At-Large | Thomas McGee | D | 0% |
MA | State House - First Norfolk | Bruce Ayers | D | 67% |
MA | State House - Twelfth Middlesex | Ruth Balser | D | 91% |
MA | State House - First Bristol | Jay Barrows | R | 0% |
MA | State House - Thirteenth Bristol | Antonio Cabral | D | 44% |
MA | State House - Thirty-Fifth Middlesex | Paul Donato, Sr. | D | 20% |
MA | State House - Fifth Essex | Ann-Margaret Ferrante | D | 100% |
MA | State House - Seventh Worcester | Paul Frost | R | 27% |
MA | State House - Sixth Norfolk | Bill Galvin | D | 71% |
MA | State House - Twenty-Third Middlesex | Sean Garballey | D | 50% |
MA | State House - Thirty-Sixth Middlesex | Colleen Garry | D | 27% |
MA | State House - Second Plymouth | Susan Gifford | R | 33% |
MA | State House - Fifth Bristol | Patricia Haddad | D | 20% |
MA | State House - Third Middlesex | Kate Hogan | D | 100% |
MA | State House - Seventeenth Suffolk | Kevin Honan | D | 60% |
MA | State House - Twentieth Middlesex | Brad Jones, Jr. | R | 22% |
MA | State House - Eleventh Middlesex | Kay Khan | D | 91% |
MA | State House - Fifth Middlesex | David Linsky | D | 100% |
MA | State House - Third Norfolk | Ronald Mariano | D | 22% |
MA | State House - Eleventh Norfolk | Paul McMurtry | D | 67% |
MA | State House - Eighteenth Suffolk | Michael Moran | D | 67% |
MA | State House - Fourth Norfolk | James Murphy | D | 50% |
MA | State House - Fourteenth Worcester | James O'Day | D | 0% |
MA | State House - Fourth Barnstable | Sarah Peake | D | 50% |
MA | State House - Fourteenth Norfolk | Alice Peisch | D | 67% |
MA | State House - Third Berkshire | Smitty Pignatelli | D | 50% |
MA | State House - Twelfth Hampden | Angelo Puppolo, Jr. | D | 0% |
MA | State House - Twelfth Norfolk | John Rogers | D | 50% |
MA | State House - First Hampden | Todd Smola | R | 75% |
MA | State House - Ninth Middlesex | Thomas Stanley | D | 17% |
MA | State House - Tenth Bristol | William Straus | D | 18% |
MA | State Senate - Second Plymouth and Norfolk | Michael Brady | D | 100% |
MA | State Senate - Suffolk and Middlesex | Will Brownsberger | D | 100% |
MA | State Senate - Second Middlesex and Norfolk | Cindy Creem | D | 67% |
MA | State Senate - Middlesex and Worcester | Jamie Eldridge | D | 71% |
MA | State Senate - Second Essex and Middlesex | Barry Finegold | D | 56% |
MA | State Senate - Second Middlesex | Pat Jehlen | D | 86% |
MA | State Senate - Second Bristol and Plymouth | Mark Montigny | D | 75% |
MA | State Senate - Second Worcester | Mike Moore | D | 0% |
MA | State Senate - Third Bristol and Plymouth | Marc Pacheco | D | 67% |
MA | State Senate - First Bristol and Plymouth | Michael Rodrigues | D | 40% |
MA | State Senate - Norfolk and Suffolk | Mike Rush | D | 50% |
MA | State Senate - First Middlesex and Norfolk | Karen Spilka | D | 67% |
MA | State Senate - First Essex and Middlesex | Bruce Tarr | R | 50% |
MA | State Senate - Norfolk, Bristol and Plymouth | Walter Timilty | D | 50% |
MA | U.S. House - 5 | Katherine Clark | D | 67% |
MA | U.S. House - 8 | Stephen Lynch | D | 100% |
MA | U.S. House - 2 | Jim McGovern | D | 100% |
MA | U.S. House - 1 | Richard Neal | D | 92% |
MA | U.S. Senate - Jr | Ed Markey | D | 100% |
Kevin Aguiar | 50% | |||
Geraldo Alicea | 0% | |||
Willie Mae Allen | 0% | |||
Cory Atkins | 82% | |||
Demetrius Atsalis | 0% | |||
Steven Baddour | 25% | |||
Carlo Basile | 0% | |||
Jen Benson | 100% | |||
Frederick Berry | 0% | |||
John Binienda, Sr. | 0% | |||
Daniel Bosley | 25% | |||
Bill Bowles | 100% | |||
Garrett Bradley | 67% | |||
Stephen Brewer | 29% | |||
Scott Brown | 67% | |||
Stephen Buoniconti | 25% | |||
Jennifer Callahan | 100% | |||
Tom Calter III | 0% | |||
Linda Campbell | 100% | |||
Christine Canavan | 36% | |||
Gale Candaras | 50% | |||
Stephen Canessa | 33% | |||
James Cantwell | 100% | |||
Mike Capuano | 92% | |||
Harriette Chandler | 0% | |||
Sonia Chang-Diaz | 0% | |||
Cheryl Coakley-Rivera | 92% | |||
Tom Conroy | 100% | |||
Michael Costello | 50% | |||
Geraldine Creedon | 11% | |||
Steven D'Amico | 100% | |||
Robert DeLeo | 44% | |||
Bill Delahunt | 100% | |||
Brian Dempsey | 25% | |||
Christopher Donelan | 50% | |||
Kenneth Donnelly | 0% | |||
Benjamin Downing | 50% | |||
Joseph Driscoll, Jr. | 50% | |||
James Dwyer | 100% | |||
Carolyn Dykema | 100% | |||
Lori Ehrlich | 75% | |||
Lewis Evangelidis | 0% | |||
James Fagan | 0% | |||
Christopher Fallon | 33% | |||
Mark Falzone | 17% |