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State | Office | Name | Party | Rating |
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Karyn Polito | 33% | |||
Denise Provost | 100% | |||
John Quinn | 100% | |||
Kathi-Anne Reinstein | 83% | |||
Robert Rice | 83% | |||
Pamela Richardson | 83% | |||
Dennis Rosa | 83% | |||
Stan Rosenberg | 86% | |||
Richard Ross | 60% | |||
Byron Rushing | 83% | |||
Rosemary Sandlin | 83% | |||
Tom Sannicandro | 83% | |||
Angelo Scaccia | 100% | |||
John Scibak | 83% | |||
Carl Sciortino, Jr. | 100% | |||
Stat Smith | 67% | |||
Frank Smizik | 100% | |||
Theodore Speliotis | 83% | |||
Robert Spellane | 67% | |||
Christopher Speranzo | 100% | |||
Joyce Spiliotis | 83% | |||
Marie St. Fleur | 75% | |||
Harriett Stanley | 67% | |||
MA | Councilor - At-Large | Thomas Stanley | 100% | |
Ellen Story | 83% | |||
David Sullivan | 83% | |||
Benjamin Swan, Sr. | 83% | |||
Jeffrey Sánchez | 83% | |||
James Timilty | 57% | |||
Richard Tisei | 57% | |||
Stephen Tobin | 67% | |||
Steven Tolman | 71% | |||
Tim Toomey, Jr. | 83% | |||
David Torrisi | 50% | |||
Susan Tucker | 86% | |||
Cleon Turner | 83% | |||
Jim Vallee | 83% | |||
Joseph Wagner | 83% | |||
Brian Wallace | 67% | |||
Marian Walsh | 57% | |||
Marty Walsh | 67% | |||
Steven Walsh | 67% | |||
Martha Walz | 83% | |||
Daniel Webster | 33% | |||
James Welch | 67% | |||
Alice Wolf | 100% | |||
Vinny deMacedo | 50% | |||
MA | State House - Second Middlesex | Jim Arciero | Democratic | 83% |
MA | State House - Second Hampden | Brian Ashe | Democratic | 83% |
MA | State House - First Norfolk | Bruce Ayers | Democratic | 83% |
MA | State House - Twelfth Middlesex | Ruth Balser | Democratic | 100% |
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% |
MA | U.S. House - 5 | Katherine Clark | Democratic | 100% |
MA | State Senate - Second Middlesex and Norfolk | Cindy Creem | Democratic | 71% |
MA | State Senate - Middlesex and Suffolk | Sal DiDomenico | Democratic | 100% |
MA | State House - Thirty-Fifth Middlesex | Paul Donato, Sr. | Democratic | 83% |
MA | State Senate - Middlesex and Worcester | Jamie Eldridge | Democratic | 100% |
MA | State House - Fifth Essex | Ann-Margaret Ferrante | Democratic | 83% |
MA | State Senate - Second Essex and Middlesex | Barry Finegold | Democratic | 67% |
MA | State House - Sixth Norfolk | Bill Galvin | Democratic | 83% |
MA | State House - Twenty-Third Middlesex | Sean Garballey | Democratic | 83% |
MA | State House - Thirty-Sixth Middlesex | Colleen Garry | Democratic | 67% |
MA | State House - Fourth Middlesex | Danielle Gregoire | Democratic | 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% |
MA | State Senate - Second Middlesex | Pat Jehlen | Democratic | 100% |
MA | State House - Eleventh Middlesex | Kay Khan | Democratic | 83% |
MA | State Senate - Fifth Middlesex | Jason Lewis | Democratic | 100% |
MA | State House - Fifth Middlesex | David Linsky | Democratic | 83% |
MA | State House - Third Norfolk | Ronald Mariano | Democratic | 83% |
MA | Mayor - At-Large | Thomas McGee | Democratic | 71% |
MA | State House - Eleventh Norfolk | Paul McMurtry | Democratic | 67% |
MA | State House - Third Suffolk | Aaron Michlewitz | Democratic | 75% |
MA | State Senate - Second Bristol and Plymouth | Mark Montigny | Democratic | 86% |
MA | State Senate - Second Worcester | Mike Moore | Democratic | 71% |
MA | State House - Eighteenth Suffolk | Michael Moran | Democratic | 83% |
MA | State House - Fourth Norfolk | James Murphy | Democratic | 83% |
MA | State House - Fourteenth Worcester | James O'Day | Democratic | 67% |
MA | State Senate - Third Bristol and Plymouth | Marc Pacheco | Democratic | 57% |
MA | State House - Fourth Barnstable | Sarah Peake | Democratic | 83% |
MA | State House - Fourteenth Norfolk | Alice Peisch | Democratic | 83% |
MA | State House - Third Berkshire | Smitty Pignatelli | Democratic | 67% |
MA | State House - Twelfth Hampden | Angelo Puppolo, Jr. | Democratic | 83% |
MA | State Senate - First Bristol and Plymouth | Michael Rodrigues | Democratic | 67% |
MA | State House - Twelfth Norfolk | John Rogers | Democratic | 33% |
MA | State Senate - Norfolk and Suffolk | Mike Rush | Democratic | 50% |
MA | State Senate - First Middlesex and Norfolk | Karen Spilka | Democratic | 71% |
MA | State House - Ninth Middlesex | Thomas Stanley | Democratic | 100% |
MA | State House - Tenth Bristol | William Straus | Democratic | 67% |
MA | State Senate - Norfolk, Bristol and Plymouth | Walter Timilty | Democratic | 83% |
MA | State House - First Bristol | Jay Barrows | Republican | 50% |
MA | State House - Seventh Worcester | Paul Frost | Republican | 50% |
MA | State House - Second Plymouth | Susan Gifford | Republican | 50% |
MA | State House - Twentieth Middlesex | Brad Jones, Jr. | Republican | 50% |
MA | State House - First Hampden | Todd Smola | Republican | 50% |
MA | State Senate - First Essex and Middlesex | Bruce Tarr | Republican | 57% |
State | Office | Name | Party | Rating |
---|---|---|---|---|
Karyn Polito | 33% | |||
Denise Provost | 100% | |||
John Quinn | 100% | |||
Kathi-Anne Reinstein | 83% | |||
Robert Rice | 83% | |||
Pamela Richardson | 83% | |||
Dennis Rosa | 83% | |||
Stan Rosenberg | 86% | |||
Richard Ross | 60% | |||
Byron Rushing | 83% | |||
Rosemary Sandlin | 83% | |||
Tom Sannicandro | 83% | |||
Angelo Scaccia | 100% | |||
John Scibak | 83% | |||
Carl Sciortino, Jr. | 100% | |||
Stat Smith | 67% | |||
Frank Smizik | 100% | |||
Theodore Speliotis | 83% | |||
Robert Spellane | 67% | |||
Christopher Speranzo | 100% | |||
Joyce Spiliotis | 83% | |||
Marie St. Fleur | 75% | |||
Harriett Stanley | 67% | |||
MA | Councilor - At-Large | Thomas Stanley | 100% | |
Ellen Story | 83% | |||
David Sullivan | 83% | |||
Benjamin Swan, Sr. | 83% | |||
Jeffrey Sánchez | 83% | |||
James Timilty | 57% | |||
Richard Tisei | 57% | |||
Stephen Tobin | 67% | |||
Steven Tolman | 71% | |||
Tim Toomey, Jr. | 83% | |||
David Torrisi | 50% | |||
Susan Tucker | 86% | |||
Cleon Turner | 83% | |||
Jim Vallee | 83% | |||
Joseph Wagner | 83% | |||
Brian Wallace | 67% | |||
Marian Walsh | 57% | |||
Marty Walsh | 67% | |||
Steven Walsh | 67% | |||
Martha Walz | 83% | |||
Daniel Webster | 33% | |||
James Welch | 67% | |||
Alice Wolf | 100% | |||
Vinny deMacedo | 50% | |||
MA | State House - Second Middlesex | Jim Arciero | D | 83% |
MA | State House - Second Hampden | Brian Ashe | D | 83% |
MA | State House - First Norfolk | Bruce Ayers | D | 83% |
MA | State House - Twelfth Middlesex | Ruth Balser | D | 100% |
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% |
MA | U.S. House - 5 | Katherine Clark | D | 100% |
MA | State Senate - Second Middlesex and Norfolk | Cindy Creem | D | 71% |
MA | State Senate - Middlesex and Suffolk | Sal DiDomenico | D | 100% |
MA | State House - Thirty-Fifth Middlesex | Paul Donato, Sr. | D | 83% |
MA | State Senate - Middlesex and Worcester | Jamie Eldridge | D | 100% |
MA | State House - Fifth Essex | Ann-Margaret Ferrante | D | 83% |
MA | State Senate - Second Essex and Middlesex | Barry Finegold | D | 67% |
MA | State House - Sixth Norfolk | Bill Galvin | D | 83% |
MA | State House - Twenty-Third Middlesex | Sean Garballey | D | 83% |
MA | State House - Thirty-Sixth Middlesex | Colleen Garry | D | 67% |
MA | State House - Fourth Middlesex | Danielle Gregoire | D | 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% |
MA | State Senate - Second Middlesex | Pat Jehlen | D | 100% |
MA | State House - Eleventh Middlesex | Kay Khan | D | 83% |
MA | State Senate - Fifth Middlesex | Jason Lewis | D | 100% |
MA | State House - Fifth Middlesex | David Linsky | D | 83% |
MA | State House - Third Norfolk | Ronald Mariano | D | 83% |
MA | Mayor - At-Large | Thomas McGee | D | 71% |
MA | State House - Eleventh Norfolk | Paul McMurtry | D | 67% |
MA | State House - Third Suffolk | Aaron Michlewitz | D | 75% |
MA | State Senate - Second Bristol and Plymouth | Mark Montigny | D | 86% |
MA | State Senate - Second Worcester | Mike Moore | D | 71% |
MA | State House - Eighteenth Suffolk | Michael Moran | D | 83% |
MA | State House - Fourth Norfolk | James Murphy | D | 83% |
MA | State House - Fourteenth Worcester | James O'Day | D | 67% |
MA | State Senate - Third Bristol and Plymouth | Marc Pacheco | D | 57% |
MA | State House - Fourth Barnstable | Sarah Peake | D | 83% |
MA | State House - Fourteenth Norfolk | Alice Peisch | D | 83% |
MA | State House - Third Berkshire | Smitty Pignatelli | D | 67% |
MA | State House - Twelfth Hampden | Angelo Puppolo, Jr. | D | 83% |
MA | State Senate - First Bristol and Plymouth | Michael Rodrigues | D | 67% |
MA | State House - Twelfth Norfolk | John Rogers | D | 33% |
MA | State Senate - Norfolk and Suffolk | Mike Rush | D | 50% |
MA | State Senate - First Middlesex and Norfolk | Karen Spilka | D | 71% |
MA | State House - Ninth Middlesex | Thomas Stanley | D | 100% |
MA | State House - Tenth Bristol | William Straus | D | 67% |
MA | State Senate - Norfolk, Bristol and Plymouth | Walter Timilty | D | 83% |
MA | State House - First Bristol | Jay Barrows | R | 50% |
MA | State House - Seventh Worcester | Paul Frost | R | 50% |
MA | State House - Second Plymouth | Susan Gifford | R | 50% |
MA | State House - Twentieth Middlesex | Brad Jones, Jr. | R | 50% |
MA | State House - First Hampden | Todd Smola | R | 50% |
MA | State Senate - First Essex and Middlesex | Bruce Tarr | R | 57% |