Rating Group: Environment New Jersey

2008 Positions

Issues: Environment

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State Office Name Party Rating
John Adler 75%
Nelson Albano 78%
Diane Allen 63%
Peter Barnes III 78%
Bill Baroni 75%
Christopher Bateman 63%
Jennifer Beck 63%
Pete Biondi 67%
NJ State Senate - 21 Jon Bramnick Republican 89%
Anthony Bucco 75%
Barbara Buono 88%
NJ State Senate - 3 John Burzichelli Democratic 89%
Gerald Cardinale 43%
Michael Carroll 11%
Upendra Chivukula 89%
Andrew Ciesla 100%
Richard Codey 75%
Neil Cohen 78%
NJ State Assembly - 7 Herb Conaway, Jr. Democratic 89%
Jack Conners 89%
Christopher Connors 50%
NJ State Senate - 5 Nilsa Cruz-Perez Democratic 78%
NJ State Senate - 20 Joe Cryan Democratic 89%
Ronald Dancer 67%
Alex DeCroce 33%
NJ State Senate - 18 Patrick Diegnan, Jr. Democratic 89%
Michael Doherty 33%
Joseph Egan 89%
NJ Secretary of Agriculture Douglas Fisher Democratic 89%
Thomas Giblin, Sr. 100%
Nia Gill 75%
John Girgenti 88%
NJ Public Utilities Commissioner Robert Gordon Democratic 88%
Jerry Green 78%
NJ State Senate - 14 Linda Greenstein Democratic 100%
NJ State Assembly - 6 Lou Greenwald Democratic 78%
NJ Mayor Reed Gusciora 100%
Amy Handlin 89%
NJ State Senate - 10 Jim Holzapfel Republican 67%
NJ State Senate - 37 Gordon Johnson Democratic 78%
Marcia Karrow 33%
NJ State Assembly - 30 Sean Kean Republican 63%
NJ U.S. House - 7 Tom Kean, Jr. Republican 75%
Joe Kyrillos, Jr. 86%
NJ State Assembly - 6 Pamela Lampitt Democratic 78%
Leonard Lance 88%
Raymond Lesniak 75%
Fred Madden, Jr. 88%
Joseph Malone III 56%
Alison McHose 22%
NJ State Senate - 27 John McKeon Democratic 89%
Richard Merkt 22%
NJ State Senate - 4 Paul Moriarty Democratic 100%
Eric Munoz 78%
Kevin O'Toole 50%
Sheila Oliver 89%
NJ State Senate - 26 Joseph Pennacchio Republican 38%
NJ State Senate - 35 Nelida Pou Democratic 89%
Vincent Prieto 89%
Joan Quigley 89%
Ronald Rice 75%
Joseph Roberts, Jr. 78%
John Rooney 67%
NJ State Assembly - 9 Brian Rumpf Republican 56%
David Russo 44%
NJ State Senate - 32 Nicholas Sacco Democratic 75%
NJ State Senate - 36 Paul Sarlo Democratic 57%
Frederick Scalera 89%
NJ State Assembly - 36 Gary Schaer Democratic 78%
NJ State Senate - 22 Nicholas Scutari Democratic 75%
NJ State Senate - 30 Robert Singer Republican 75%
NJ State Senate - 17 Bob Smith Democratic 88%
NJ Mayor - At-Large Brian Stack 75%
NJ State Senate - 33 Brian Stack Democratic 75%
Linda Stender 78%
Stephen Sweeney 86%
Sam Thompson 67%
NJ State Senate - 15 Shirley Turner Democratic 75%
Valerie Vainieri Huttle 100%
NJ U.S. House - 2 Jeff Van Drew Republican 63%
Charlotte Vandervalk 44%
NJ Mayor Joseph Vas Democratic 89%
NJ State Senate - 19 Joseph Vitale Democratic 75%
NJ Commissioner - At-Large Joan Voss 100%
NJ U.S. House - 12 Bonnie Watson Coleman Democratic 89%
Loretta Weinberg 100%
Jim Whelan 88%
John Wisniewski 89%
David Wolfe 78%
State Office Name Party Rating
John Adler 75%
Nelson Albano 78%
Diane Allen 63%
Peter Barnes III 78%
Bill Baroni 75%
Christopher Bateman 63%
Jennifer Beck 63%
Pete Biondi 67%
NJ State Senate - 21 Jon Bramnick R 89%
Anthony Bucco 75%
Barbara Buono 88%
NJ State Senate - 3 John Burzichelli D 89%
Gerald Cardinale 43%
Michael Carroll 11%
Upendra Chivukula 89%
Andrew Ciesla 100%
Richard Codey 75%
Neil Cohen 78%
NJ State Assembly - 7 Herb Conaway, Jr. D 89%
Jack Conners 89%
Christopher Connors 50%
NJ State Senate - 5 Nilsa Cruz-Perez D 78%
NJ State Senate - 20 Joe Cryan D 89%
Ronald Dancer 67%
Alex DeCroce 33%
NJ State Senate - 18 Patrick Diegnan, Jr. D 89%
Michael Doherty 33%
Joseph Egan 89%
NJ Secretary of Agriculture Douglas Fisher D 89%
Thomas Giblin, Sr. 100%
Nia Gill 75%
John Girgenti 88%
NJ Public Utilities Commissioner Robert Gordon D 88%
Jerry Green 78%
NJ State Senate - 14 Linda Greenstein D 100%
NJ State Assembly - 6 Lou Greenwald D 78%
NJ Mayor Reed Gusciora 100%
Amy Handlin 89%
NJ State Senate - 10 Jim Holzapfel R 67%
NJ State Senate - 37 Gordon Johnson D 78%
Marcia Karrow 33%
NJ State Assembly - 30 Sean Kean R 63%
NJ U.S. House - 7 Tom Kean, Jr. R 75%
Joe Kyrillos, Jr. 86%
NJ State Assembly - 6 Pamela Lampitt D 78%
Leonard Lance 88%
Raymond Lesniak 75%
Fred Madden, Jr. 88%
Joseph Malone III 56%
Alison McHose 22%
NJ State Senate - 27 John McKeon D 89%
Richard Merkt 22%
NJ State Senate - 4 Paul Moriarty D 100%
Eric Munoz 78%
Kevin O'Toole 50%
Sheila Oliver 89%
NJ State Senate - 26 Joseph Pennacchio R 38%
NJ State Senate - 35 Nelida Pou D 89%
Vincent Prieto 89%
Joan Quigley 89%
Ronald Rice 75%
Joseph Roberts, Jr. 78%
John Rooney 67%
NJ State Assembly - 9 Brian Rumpf R 56%
David Russo 44%
NJ State Senate - 32 Nicholas Sacco D 75%
NJ State Senate - 36 Paul Sarlo D 57%
Frederick Scalera 89%
NJ State Assembly - 36 Gary Schaer D 78%
NJ State Senate - 22 Nicholas Scutari D 75%
NJ State Senate - 30 Robert Singer R 75%
NJ State Senate - 17 Bob Smith D 88%
NJ Mayor - At-Large Brian Stack 75%
NJ State Senate - 33 Brian Stack D 75%
Linda Stender 78%
Stephen Sweeney 86%
Sam Thompson 67%
NJ State Senate - 15 Shirley Turner D 75%
Valerie Vainieri Huttle 100%
NJ U.S. House - 2 Jeff Van Drew R 63%
Charlotte Vandervalk 44%
NJ Mayor Joseph Vas D 89%
NJ State Senate - 19 Joseph Vitale D 75%
NJ Commissioner - At-Large Joan Voss 100%
NJ U.S. House - 12 Bonnie Watson Coleman D 89%
Loretta Weinberg 100%
Jim Whelan 88%
John Wisniewski 89%
David Wolfe 78%
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