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State | Office | Name | Party | Rating |
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Denise Andrews | 100% | |||
MA | State House - Second Hampden | Brian Ashe | Democratic | 100% |
Cory Atkins | 100% | |||
MA | State House - First Norfolk | Bruce Ayers | Democratic | 100% |
MA | State House - Twelfth Middlesex | Ruth Balser | Democratic | 100% |
MA | State Senate - Third Middlesex | Mike Barrett | Democratic | 100% |
MA | State House - First Bristol | Jay Barrows | Republican | 100% |
Carlo Basile | 90% | |||
Jen Benson | 100% | |||
John Binienda, Sr. | 75% | |||
MA | State Senate - Second Plymouth and Norfolk | Michael Brady | Democratic | 100% |
Paul Brodeur | 100% | |||
MA | State Senate - Suffolk and Middlesex | Will Brownsberger | Democratic | 100% |
Tom Calter III | 100% | |||
Linda Campbell | 100% | |||
Christine Canavan | 100% | |||
Gale Candaras | 100% | |||
James Cantwell | 100% | |||
Gailanne Cariddi | 100% | |||
MA | U.S. House - 5 | Katherine Clark | Democratic | 100% |
Cheryl Coakley-Rivera | 100% | |||
Tom Conroy | 100% | |||
MA | State House - Fifth Norfolk | Mark Cusack | Democratic | 100% |
Josh Cutler | 100% | |||
MA | State House - Eighth Plymouth | Angelo D'Emilia | Republican | 100% |
MA | State Senate - Middlesex and Suffolk | Sal DiDomenico | Democratic | 100% |
MA | Mayor - At-Large | Stephen DiNatale | 0% | |
Kenneth Donnelly | 100% | |||
Benjamin Downing | 100% | |||
James Dwyer | 100% | |||
Lori Ehrlich | 100% | |||
MA | State Senate - Middlesex and Worcester | Jamie Eldridge | Democratic | 100% |
Christopher Fallon | 100% | |||
MA | State House - Second Berkshire | Tricia Farley-Bouvier | Democratic | 100% |
MA | State House - First Worcester | Kimberly Ferguson | Republican | 75% |
John Fernandes | 100% | |||
MA | State House - Fifth Essex | Ann-Margaret Ferrante | Democratic | 100% |
Jennifer Flanagan | 100% | |||
Linda Forry | 100% | |||
John Fresolo | 100% | |||
MA | State House - Seventh Worcester | Paul Frost | Republican | 40% |
MA | State House - Sixth Norfolk | Bill Galvin | Democratic | 100% |
MA | State House - Twenty-Third Middlesex | Sean Garballey | Democratic | 100% |
MA | State House - Thirteenth Norfolk | Denise Garlick | Democratic | 100% |
MA | State House - Thirty-Sixth Middlesex | Colleen Garry | Democratic | 100% |
Anne Gobi | 67% | |||
MA | State House - Twenty-First Middlesex | Ken Gordon | Democratic | 100% |
MA | State House - Fourth Middlesex | Danielle Gregoire | Democratic | 100% |
MA | State House - Fifth Bristol | Patricia Haddad | Democratic | 100% |
Sheila Harrington | 100% | |||
Jon Hecht | 100% | |||
MA | Mayor - At-Large | Robert Hedlund, Jr. | 100% | |
MA | Mayor - At-Large | Paul Heroux | 100% | |
MA | State House - Third Middlesex | Kate Hogan | Democratic | 100% |
MA | State House - Seventeenth Suffolk | Kevin Honan | Democratic | 100% |
MA | Mayor - At-Large | Don Humason, Jr. | 0% | |
MA | State Senate - Second Middlesex | Pat Jehlen | Democratic | 100% |
MA | State House - Twentieth Middlesex | Brad Jones, Jr. | Republican | 100% |
Louis Kafka | 100% | |||
Jay Kaufman | 100% | |||
MA | State Senate - Norfolk and Plymouth | John Keenan | Democratic | 67% |
MA | State House - Eleventh Middlesex | Kay Khan | Democratic | 100% |
Michael Knapik | 100% | |||
Peter Kocot | 100% | |||
Stephen Kulik | 0% | |||
Kevin Kuros | 100% | |||
MA | State House - Tenth Middlesex | John Lawn, Jr. | Democratic | 100% |
MA | State Senate - Fifth Middlesex | Jason Lewis | Democratic | 100% |
MA | State House - Fifth Middlesex | David Linsky | Democratic | 100% |
MA | State Senate - Second Essex | Joan Lovely | Democratic | 100% |
Tim Madden | 100% | |||
Elizabeth Malia | 100% | |||
Brian Mannal | 92% | |||
MA | State Senate - Berkshire, Hampshire, Franklin and Hampden | Paul Mark | Democratic | 100% |
MA | State House - Eleventh Norfolk | Paul McMurtry | Democratic | 100% |
James Miceli | 100% | |||
MA | State Senate - Second Bristol and Plymouth | Mark Montigny | Democratic | 100% |
MA | State Senate - Second Worcester | Mike Moore | Democratic | 100% |
MA | State House - Fourth Norfolk | James Murphy | Democratic | 100% |
David Nangle | 100% | |||
Harold Naughton, Jr. | 100% | |||
MA | Mayor - At-Large | Shaunna O'Connell | 100% | |
MA | State House - Fourteenth Worcester | James O'Day | Democratic | 100% |
Eugene O'Flaherty | 100% | |||
Keiko Orrall | 100% | |||
MA | State Senate - Third Bristol and Plymouth | Marc Pacheco | Democratic | 0% |
MA | State House - Sixth Essex | Jerry Parisella | Democratic | 100% |
MA | State House - Fourth Barnstable | Sarah Peake | Democratic | 100% |
MA | State House - Fourteenth Norfolk | Alice Peisch | Democratic | 100% |
George Peterson, Jr. | 100% | |||
MA | State House - Third Berkshire | Smitty Pignatelli | Democratic | 100% |
Elizabeth Poirier | 100% | |||
Denise Provost | 100% | |||
MA | State House - Twelfth Hampden | Angelo Puppolo, Jr. | Democratic | 100% |
Kathi-Anne Reinstein | 100% | |||
MA | State House - Twenty-Fourth Middlesex | Dave Rogers | Democratic | 100% |
MA | State House - Twelfth Norfolk | John Rogers | Democratic | 100% |
Dennis Rosa | 100% | |||
Richard Ross | 100% | |||
MA | State House - Tenth Norfolk | Jeffrey Roy | Democratic | 100% |
State | Office | Name | Party | Rating |
---|---|---|---|---|
Denise Andrews | 100% | |||
MA | State House - Second Hampden | Brian Ashe | D | 100% |
Cory Atkins | 100% | |||
MA | State House - First Norfolk | Bruce Ayers | D | 100% |
MA | State House - Twelfth Middlesex | Ruth Balser | D | 100% |
MA | State Senate - Third Middlesex | Mike Barrett | D | 100% |
MA | State House - First Bristol | Jay Barrows | R | 100% |
Carlo Basile | 90% | |||
Jen Benson | 100% | |||
John Binienda, Sr. | 75% | |||
MA | State Senate - Second Plymouth and Norfolk | Michael Brady | D | 100% |
Paul Brodeur | 100% | |||
MA | State Senate - Suffolk and Middlesex | Will Brownsberger | D | 100% |
Tom Calter III | 100% | |||
Linda Campbell | 100% | |||
Christine Canavan | 100% | |||
Gale Candaras | 100% | |||
James Cantwell | 100% | |||
Gailanne Cariddi | 100% | |||
MA | U.S. House - 5 | Katherine Clark | D | 100% |
Cheryl Coakley-Rivera | 100% | |||
Tom Conroy | 100% | |||
MA | State House - Fifth Norfolk | Mark Cusack | D | 100% |
Josh Cutler | 100% | |||
MA | State House - Eighth Plymouth | Angelo D'Emilia | R | 100% |
MA | State Senate - Middlesex and Suffolk | Sal DiDomenico | D | 100% |
MA | Mayor - At-Large | Stephen DiNatale | 0% | |
Kenneth Donnelly | 100% | |||
Benjamin Downing | 100% | |||
James Dwyer | 100% | |||
Lori Ehrlich | 100% | |||
MA | State Senate - Middlesex and Worcester | Jamie Eldridge | D | 100% |
Christopher Fallon | 100% | |||
MA | State House - Second Berkshire | Tricia Farley-Bouvier | D | 100% |
MA | State House - First Worcester | Kimberly Ferguson | R | 75% |
John Fernandes | 100% | |||
MA | State House - Fifth Essex | Ann-Margaret Ferrante | D | 100% |
Jennifer Flanagan | 100% | |||
Linda Forry | 100% | |||
John Fresolo | 100% | |||
MA | State House - Seventh Worcester | Paul Frost | R | 40% |
MA | State House - Sixth Norfolk | Bill Galvin | D | 100% |
MA | State House - Twenty-Third Middlesex | Sean Garballey | D | 100% |
MA | State House - Thirteenth Norfolk | Denise Garlick | D | 100% |
MA | State House - Thirty-Sixth Middlesex | Colleen Garry | D | 100% |
Anne Gobi | 67% | |||
MA | State House - Twenty-First Middlesex | Ken Gordon | D | 100% |
MA | State House - Fourth Middlesex | Danielle Gregoire | D | 100% |
MA | State House - Fifth Bristol | Patricia Haddad | D | 100% |
Sheila Harrington | 100% | |||
Jon Hecht | 100% | |||
MA | Mayor - At-Large | Robert Hedlund, Jr. | 100% | |
MA | Mayor - At-Large | Paul Heroux | 100% | |
MA | State House - Third Middlesex | Kate Hogan | D | 100% |
MA | State House - Seventeenth Suffolk | Kevin Honan | D | 100% |
MA | Mayor - At-Large | Don Humason, Jr. | 0% | |
MA | State Senate - Second Middlesex | Pat Jehlen | D | 100% |
MA | State House - Twentieth Middlesex | Brad Jones, Jr. | R | 100% |
Louis Kafka | 100% | |||
Jay Kaufman | 100% | |||
MA | State Senate - Norfolk and Plymouth | John Keenan | D | 67% |
MA | State House - Eleventh Middlesex | Kay Khan | D | 100% |
Michael Knapik | 100% | |||
Peter Kocot | 100% | |||
Stephen Kulik | 0% | |||
Kevin Kuros | 100% | |||
MA | State House - Tenth Middlesex | John Lawn, Jr. | D | 100% |
MA | State Senate - Fifth Middlesex | Jason Lewis | D | 100% |
MA | State House - Fifth Middlesex | David Linsky | D | 100% |
MA | State Senate - Second Essex | Joan Lovely | D | 100% |
Tim Madden | 100% | |||
Elizabeth Malia | 100% | |||
Brian Mannal | 92% | |||
MA | State Senate - Berkshire, Hampshire, Franklin and Hampden | Paul Mark | D | 100% |
MA | State House - Eleventh Norfolk | Paul McMurtry | D | 100% |
James Miceli | 100% | |||
MA | State Senate - Second Bristol and Plymouth | Mark Montigny | D | 100% |
MA | State Senate - Second Worcester | Mike Moore | D | 100% |
MA | State House - Fourth Norfolk | James Murphy | D | 100% |
David Nangle | 100% | |||
Harold Naughton, Jr. | 100% | |||
MA | Mayor - At-Large | Shaunna O'Connell | 100% | |
MA | State House - Fourteenth Worcester | James O'Day | D | 100% |
Eugene O'Flaherty | 100% | |||
Keiko Orrall | 100% | |||
MA | State Senate - Third Bristol and Plymouth | Marc Pacheco | D | 0% |
MA | State House - Sixth Essex | Jerry Parisella | D | 100% |
MA | State House - Fourth Barnstable | Sarah Peake | D | 100% |
MA | State House - Fourteenth Norfolk | Alice Peisch | D | 100% |
George Peterson, Jr. | 100% | |||
MA | State House - Third Berkshire | Smitty Pignatelli | D | 100% |
Elizabeth Poirier | 100% | |||
Denise Provost | 100% | |||
MA | State House - Twelfth Hampden | Angelo Puppolo, Jr. | D | 100% |
Kathi-Anne Reinstein | 100% | |||
MA | State House - Twenty-Fourth Middlesex | Dave Rogers | D | 100% |
MA | State House - Twelfth Norfolk | John Rogers | D | 100% |
Dennis Rosa | 100% | |||
Richard Ross | 100% | |||
MA | State House - Tenth Norfolk | Jeffrey Roy | D | 100% |