Rating Group: Citizens for Limited Taxation and Government

2003 Positions

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State Office Name Party Rating
John Quinn 29%
Theodore Speliotis 29%
Joyce Spiliotis 29%
Kathleen Teahan 29%
MA State Senate - Second Bristol and Plymouth Mark Montigny Democratic 26%
Harriette Chandler 25%
Therese Murray 25%
Robert O'Leary 25%
Anne Gobi 22%
Jay Kaufman 22%
John Binienda, Sr. 21%
Deborah Blumer 21%
Robert Coughlin 21%
MA State Senate - Second Middlesex Pat Jehlen Democratic 21%
Louis Kafka 21%
Peter Koutoujian 21%
MA State House - Fifth Middlesex David Linsky Democratic 21%
Kevin Murphy 21%
Eugene O'Flaherty 21%
Anne Marie Paulsen 21%
Anthony Petruccelli 21%
MA State House - Third Berkshire Smitty Pignatelli Democratic 21%
Kathi-Anne Reinstein 21%
MA State Senate - First Bristol and Plymouth Michael Rodrigues Democratic 21%
Marie St. Fleur 21%
Eric Turkington 21%
Brian Wallace 21%
Patricia Walrath 21%
MA Mayor - At-Large Thomas McGee Democratic 17%
Charles Shannon, Jr. 17%
Daniel Bosley 15%
Frank Smizik 15%
Ellen Story 15%
Marty Walsh 15%
MA State House - Twelfth Middlesex Ruth Balser Democratic 14%
MA State House - Thirteenth Bristol Antonio Cabral Democratic 14%
Christopher Donelan 14%
Emile Goguen 14%
MA State House - Fifth Bristol Patricia Haddad Democratic 14%
MA State House - Seventeenth Suffolk Kevin Honan Democratic 14%
MA State House - Eleventh Middlesex Kay Khan Democratic 14%
Stephen Kulik 14%
Vincent Pedone 14%
MA State Senate - Norfolk and Suffolk Mike Rush Democratic 14%
Byron Rushing 14%
Angelo Scaccia 14%
John Scibak 14%
David Sullivan 14%
Tim Toomey, Jr. 14%
Robert Antonioni 9%
State Office Name Party Rating
John Quinn 29%
Theodore Speliotis 29%
Joyce Spiliotis 29%
Kathleen Teahan 29%
MA State Senate - Second Bristol and Plymouth Mark Montigny D 26%
Harriette Chandler 25%
Therese Murray 25%
Robert O'Leary 25%
Anne Gobi 22%
Jay Kaufman 22%
John Binienda, Sr. 21%
Deborah Blumer 21%
Robert Coughlin 21%
MA State Senate - Second Middlesex Pat Jehlen D 21%
Louis Kafka 21%
Peter Koutoujian 21%
MA State House - Fifth Middlesex David Linsky D 21%
Kevin Murphy 21%
Eugene O'Flaherty 21%
Anne Marie Paulsen 21%
Anthony Petruccelli 21%
MA State House - Third Berkshire Smitty Pignatelli D 21%
Kathi-Anne Reinstein 21%
MA State Senate - First Bristol and Plymouth Michael Rodrigues D 21%
Marie St. Fleur 21%
Eric Turkington 21%
Brian Wallace 21%
Patricia Walrath 21%
MA Mayor - At-Large Thomas McGee D 17%
Charles Shannon, Jr. 17%
Daniel Bosley 15%
Frank Smizik 15%
Ellen Story 15%
Marty Walsh 15%
MA State House - Twelfth Middlesex Ruth Balser D 14%
MA State House - Thirteenth Bristol Antonio Cabral D 14%
Christopher Donelan 14%
Emile Goguen 14%
MA State House - Fifth Bristol Patricia Haddad D 14%
MA State House - Seventeenth Suffolk Kevin Honan D 14%
MA State House - Eleventh Middlesex Kay Khan D 14%
Stephen Kulik 14%
Vincent Pedone 14%
MA State Senate - Norfolk and Suffolk Mike Rush D 14%
Byron Rushing 14%
Angelo Scaccia 14%
John Scibak 14%
David Sullivan 14%
Tim Toomey, Jr. 14%
Robert Antonioni 9%
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