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Keep in mind that ratings done by special interest groups often do not represent a non-partisan stance. In addition, some groups select votes that tend to favor members of one political party over another, rather than choosing votes based solely on issue concerns. Nevertheless, they can be invaluable in showing where an incumbent has stood on a series of votes in the past one or two years, especially when ratings by groups on all sides of an issue are compared. Website links, if available, and descriptions of the organizations offering performance evaluations are accessible by clicking on the name of the group.
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State | Office | Name | Party | Rating |
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Lewis Evangelidis | 100% | |||
MA | State House - Seventh Worcester | Paul Frost | Republican | 100% |
MA | State House - Second Plymouth | Susan Gifford | Republican | 100% |
Shirley Gomes | 100% | |||
Robert Hargraves | 100% | |||
Bradford Hill | 100% | |||
MA | Mayor - At-Large | Don Humason, Jr. | 100% | |
MA | State House - Twentieth Middlesex | Brad Jones, Jr. | Republican | 100% |
John Lepper | 100% | |||
Jeff Perry | 100% | |||
Elizabeth Poirier | 100% | |||
Karyn Polito | 100% | |||
Mary Rogeness | 100% | |||
Daniel Webster | 100% | |||
Vinny deMacedo | 100% | |||
Michael Coppola | 96% | |||
Paul Loscocco | 96% | |||
George Peterson, Jr. | 96% | |||
Susan Pope | 93% | |||
MA | Mayor - At-Large | Robert Hedlund, Jr. | 92% | |
Michael Knapik | 92% | |||
Brian Lees | 92% | |||
Richard Tisei | 87% | |||
MA | State Senate - First Essex and Middlesex | Bruce Tarr | Republican | 75% |
Harriett Stanley | 64% | |||
Garrett Bradley | 57% | |||
Frank Hynes | 57% | |||
Charles Murphy | 57% | |||
Arthur Broadhurst, Jr. | 52% | |||
James Miceli | 52% | |||
MA | State House - First Norfolk | Bruce Ayers | Democratic | 50% |
Steven Baddour | 50% | |||
Brian Dempsey | 50% | |||
David Flynn | 50% | |||
MA | State House - Thirty-Sixth Middlesex | Colleen Garry | Democratic | 50% |
William Greene, Jr. | 50% | |||
Geoffrey Hall | 50% | |||
Douglas Petersen | 50% | |||
MA | State Senate - Norfolk, Bristol and Plymouth | Walter Timilty | Democratic | 50% |
Stephen LeDuc | 46% | |||
Christopher Fallon | 45% | |||
MA | Councilor - At-Large | Thomas Stanley | 45% | |
MA | State House - Ninth Middlesex | Thomas Stanley | Democratic | 45% |
Anthony Verga | 45% | |||
Demetrius Atsalis | 43% | |||
Jennifer Callahan | 43% | |||
Cheryl Coakley-Rivera | 43% | |||
MA | State Senate - Second Essex and Middlesex | Barry Finegold | Democratic | 43% |
Tom Golden, Jr. | 43% | |||
Harold Naughton, Jr. | 43% |