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State | Office | Name | Party | Rating |
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MA | State House - Twelfth Middlesex | Ruth Balser | Democratic | 100% |
Jen Benson | 100% | |||
Bill Bowles | 100% | |||
Scott Brown | 100% | |||
Sonia Chang-Diaz | 100% | |||
MA | U.S. House - 5 | Katherine Clark | Democratic | 100% |
Steven D'Amico | 100% | |||
Marcos Devers | 100% | |||
MA | State Senate - Middlesex and Suffolk | Sal DiDomenico | Democratic | 100% |
Carolyn Dykema | 100% | |||
MA | State Senate - Middlesex and Worcester | Jamie Eldridge | Democratic | 100% |
Susan Fargo | 100% | |||
Mary Grant | 100% | |||
Jon Hecht | 100% | |||
MA | State Senate - Second Middlesex | Pat Jehlen | Democratic | 100% |
Peter Kocot | 100% | |||
Stephen Kulik | 100% | |||
Barbara L'Italien | 100% | |||
MA | State Senate - Fifth Middlesex | Jason Lewis | Democratic | 100% |
Elizabeth Malia | 100% | |||
Robert O'Leary | 100% | |||
Denise Provost | 100% | |||
John Quinn | 100% | |||
Angelo Scaccia | 100% | |||
Carl Sciortino, Jr. | 100% | |||
Frank Smizik | 100% | |||
Christopher Speranzo | 100% | |||
MA | Councilor - At-Large | Thomas Stanley | 100% | |
MA | State House - Ninth Middlesex | Thomas Stanley | Democratic | 100% |
Alice Wolf | 100% | |||
Frederick Berry | 86% | |||
Stephen Brewer | 86% | |||
Harriette Chandler | 86% | |||
Kenneth Donnelly | 86% | |||
Joan Menard | 86% | |||
MA | State Senate - Second Bristol and Plymouth | Mark Montigny | Democratic | 86% |
Steven Panagiotakos | 86% | |||
Stan Rosenberg | 86% | |||
Susan Tucker | 86% | |||
Kevin Aguiar | 83% | |||
Geraldo Alicea | 83% | |||
MA | State House - Second Middlesex | Jim Arciero | Democratic | 83% |
MA | State House - Second Hampden | Brian Ashe | Democratic | 83% |
Cory Atkins | 83% | |||
MA | State House - First Norfolk | Bruce Ayers | Democratic | 83% |
Carlo Basile | 83% | |||
John Binienda, Sr. | 83% | |||
Garrett Bradley | 83% | |||
MA | State Senate - Second Plymouth and Norfolk | Michael Brady | Democratic | 83% |
MA | State Senate - Suffolk and Middlesex | Will Brownsberger | Democratic | 83% |
MA | State House - Thirteenth Bristol | Antonio Cabral | Democratic | 83% |
Jennifer Callahan | 83% | |||
Tom Calter III | 83% | |||
Linda Campbell | 83% | |||
Christine Canavan | 83% | |||
James Cantwell | 83% | |||
Cheryl Coakley-Rivera | 83% | |||
Tom Conroy | 83% | |||
Robert DeLeo | 83% | |||
Brian Dempsey | 83% | |||
MA | State House - Thirty-Fifth Middlesex | Paul Donato, Sr. | Democratic | 83% |
Christopher Donelan | 83% | |||
James Dwyer | 83% | |||
Lori Ehrlich | 83% | |||
Christopher Fallon | 83% | |||
Mark Falzone | 83% | |||
Robert Fennell | 83% | |||
John Fernandes | 83% | |||
MA | State House - Fifth Essex | Ann-Margaret Ferrante | Democratic | 83% |
John Fresolo | 83% | |||
MA | State House - Sixth Norfolk | Bill Galvin | Democratic | 83% |
MA | State House - Twenty-Third Middlesex | Sean Garballey | Democratic | 83% |
Anne Gobi | 83% | |||
Tom Golden, Jr. | 83% | |||
MA | State House - Fourth Middlesex | Danielle Gregoire | Democratic | 83% |
Denis Guyer | 83% | |||
MA | State House - Fifth Bristol | Patricia Haddad | Democratic | 83% |
MA | State House - Third Middlesex | Kate Hogan | Democratic | 83% |
MA | State House - Seventeenth Suffolk | Kevin Honan | Democratic | 83% |
Michael Kane | 83% | |||
Jay Kaufman | 83% | |||
John Keenan, Jr. | 83% | |||
MA | State House - Eleventh Middlesex | Kay Khan | Democratic | 83% |
Robert Koczera | 83% | |||
MA | State House - Fifth Middlesex | David Linsky | Democratic | 83% |
Tim Madden | 83% | |||
MA | State House - Third Norfolk | Ronald Mariano | Democratic | 83% |
Allen McCarthy | 83% | |||
MA | State House - Eighteenth Suffolk | Michael Moran | Democratic | 83% |
MA | State House - Fourth Norfolk | James Murphy | Democratic | 83% |
Kevin Murphy | 83% | |||
David Nangle | 83% | |||
Harold Naughton, Jr. | 83% | |||
Matthew Patrick | 83% | |||
MA | State House - Fourth Barnstable | Sarah Peake | Democratic | 83% |
Vincent Pedone | 83% | |||
MA | State House - Fourteenth Norfolk | Alice Peisch | Democratic | 83% |
Thomas Petrolati | 83% | |||
MA | State House - Twelfth Hampden | Angelo Puppolo, Jr. | Democratic | 83% |
Kathi-Anne Reinstein | 83% |
State | Office | Name | Party | Rating |
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MA | State House - Twelfth Middlesex | Ruth Balser | D | 100% |
Jen Benson | 100% | |||
Bill Bowles | 100% | |||
Scott Brown | 100% | |||
Sonia Chang-Diaz | 100% | |||
MA | U.S. House - 5 | Katherine Clark | D | 100% |
Steven D'Amico | 100% | |||
Marcos Devers | 100% | |||
MA | State Senate - Middlesex and Suffolk | Sal DiDomenico | D | 100% |
Carolyn Dykema | 100% | |||
MA | State Senate - Middlesex and Worcester | Jamie Eldridge | D | 100% |
Susan Fargo | 100% | |||
Mary Grant | 100% | |||
Jon Hecht | 100% | |||
MA | State Senate - Second Middlesex | Pat Jehlen | D | 100% |
Peter Kocot | 100% | |||
Stephen Kulik | 100% | |||
Barbara L'Italien | 100% | |||
MA | State Senate - Fifth Middlesex | Jason Lewis | D | 100% |
Elizabeth Malia | 100% | |||
Robert O'Leary | 100% | |||
Denise Provost | 100% | |||
John Quinn | 100% | |||
Angelo Scaccia | 100% | |||
Carl Sciortino, Jr. | 100% | |||
Frank Smizik | 100% | |||
Christopher Speranzo | 100% | |||
MA | Councilor - At-Large | Thomas Stanley | 100% | |
MA | State House - Ninth Middlesex | Thomas Stanley | D | 100% |
Alice Wolf | 100% | |||
Frederick Berry | 86% | |||
Stephen Brewer | 86% | |||
Harriette Chandler | 86% | |||
Kenneth Donnelly | 86% | |||
Joan Menard | 86% | |||
MA | State Senate - Second Bristol and Plymouth | Mark Montigny | D | 86% |
Steven Panagiotakos | 86% | |||
Stan Rosenberg | 86% | |||
Susan Tucker | 86% | |||
Kevin Aguiar | 83% | |||
Geraldo Alicea | 83% | |||
MA | State House - Second Middlesex | Jim Arciero | D | 83% |
MA | State House - Second Hampden | Brian Ashe | D | 83% |
Cory Atkins | 83% | |||
MA | State House - First Norfolk | Bruce Ayers | D | 83% |
Carlo Basile | 83% | |||
John Binienda, Sr. | 83% | |||
Garrett Bradley | 83% | |||
MA | State Senate - Second Plymouth and Norfolk | Michael Brady | D | 83% |
MA | State Senate - Suffolk and Middlesex | Will Brownsberger | D | 83% |
MA | State House - Thirteenth Bristol | Antonio Cabral | D | 83% |
Jennifer Callahan | 83% | |||
Tom Calter III | 83% | |||
Linda Campbell | 83% | |||
Christine Canavan | 83% | |||
James Cantwell | 83% | |||
Cheryl Coakley-Rivera | 83% | |||
Tom Conroy | 83% | |||
Robert DeLeo | 83% | |||
Brian Dempsey | 83% | |||
MA | State House - Thirty-Fifth Middlesex | Paul Donato, Sr. | D | 83% |
Christopher Donelan | 83% | |||
James Dwyer | 83% | |||
Lori Ehrlich | 83% | |||
Christopher Fallon | 83% | |||
Mark Falzone | 83% | |||
Robert Fennell | 83% | |||
John Fernandes | 83% | |||
MA | State House - Fifth Essex | Ann-Margaret Ferrante | D | 83% |
John Fresolo | 83% | |||
MA | State House - Sixth Norfolk | Bill Galvin | D | 83% |
MA | State House - Twenty-Third Middlesex | Sean Garballey | D | 83% |
Anne Gobi | 83% | |||
Tom Golden, Jr. | 83% | |||
MA | State House - Fourth Middlesex | Danielle Gregoire | D | 83% |
Denis Guyer | 83% | |||
MA | State House - Fifth Bristol | Patricia Haddad | D | 83% |
MA | State House - Third Middlesex | Kate Hogan | D | 83% |
MA | State House - Seventeenth Suffolk | Kevin Honan | D | 83% |
Michael Kane | 83% | |||
Jay Kaufman | 83% | |||
John Keenan, Jr. | 83% | |||
MA | State House - Eleventh Middlesex | Kay Khan | D | 83% |
Robert Koczera | 83% | |||
MA | State House - Fifth Middlesex | David Linsky | D | 83% |
Tim Madden | 83% | |||
MA | State House - Third Norfolk | Ronald Mariano | D | 83% |
Allen McCarthy | 83% | |||
MA | State House - Eighteenth Suffolk | Michael Moran | D | 83% |
MA | State House - Fourth Norfolk | James Murphy | D | 83% |
Kevin Murphy | 83% | |||
David Nangle | 83% | |||
Harold Naughton, Jr. | 83% | |||
Matthew Patrick | 83% | |||
MA | State House - Fourth Barnstable | Sarah Peake | D | 83% |
Vincent Pedone | 83% | |||
MA | State House - Fourteenth Norfolk | Alice Peisch | D | 83% |
Thomas Petrolati | 83% | |||
MA | State House - Twelfth Hampden | Angelo Puppolo, Jr. | D | 83% |
Kathi-Anne Reinstein | 83% |