Rating Group: Unshackle Upstate
2018 Positions
Issues:
Business and Consumers
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| State | Office | Name | Party | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| NY | U.S. House - 2 | Andrew Garbarino | Republican | 70% |
| NY | U.S. House - 11 | Nicole Malliotakis | Republican | 70% |
| NY | U.S. House - 25 | Joe Morelle | Democratic | 55% |
| NY | State Assembly - 1 | Fred Thiele, Jr. | Democratic, Conservative, Independence, Working Families | 45% |
| NY | State Assembly - 5 | Douglas Smith | Republican, Conservative, Independence, Reform | 65% |
| NY | State Assembly - 6 | Phil Ramos | Democratic, Working Families | 30% |
| NY | State Assembly - 8 | Michael Fitzpatrick | Republican, Conservative, Independence | 85% |
| NY | State Assembly - 10 | Steve Stern | Democratic, Independence, Working Families, Women's Equality | 45% |
| NY | State Assembly - 11 | Kimberly Jean-Pierre | Democratic, Independence, Working Families | 30% |
| NY | State Assembly - 13 | Charles Lavine | Democratic | 35% |
| NY | State Assembly - 14 | David McDonough | Republican, Conservative, Independence | 70% |
| NY | State Assembly - 17 | John Mikulin | Republican, Conservative, Independence, Reform | 65% |
| NY | State Assembly - 19 | Edward Ra | Republican, Conservative, Independence, Tax Revolt | 55% |
| NY | State Assembly - 21 | Brian Curran | Republican, Conservative, Independence, Tax Revolt | 85% |
| NY | State Assembly - 22 | Michaelle Solages | Democratic, Working Families | 30% |
| NY | State Assembly - 23 | Stacey Pheffer Amato | Democratic, Working Families, Women's Equality | 30% |
| NY | State Assembly - 24 | David Weprin | Democratic | 30% |
| NY | State Assembly - 25 | Nily Rozic | Democratic, Working Families | 25% |
| NY | State Assembly - 26 | Edward Braunstein | Democratic, Independence | 35% |
| NY | State Assembly - 27 | Daniel Rosenthal | Democratic | 35% |
| NY | State Assembly - 28 | Andrew Hevesi | Democratic | 35% |
| NY | State Assembly - 29 | Alicia Hyndman | Democratic | 30% |
| NY | State Assembly - 32 | Vivian Cook | Democratic, Liberal | 35% |
| NY | State Assembly - 33 | Clyde Vanel | Democratic | 35% |
| NY | State Assembly - 35 | Jeffrion Aubry | Democratic, Liberal | 35% |
| NY | State Assembly - 40 | Ron Kim | Democratic, Independence, Working Families | 35% |
| NY | State Assembly - 41 | Helene Weinstein | Democratic, Liberal | 35% |
| NY | State Assembly - 42 | Rodneyse Bichotte Hermelyn | Democratic, Working Families | 25% |
| NY | State Assembly - 44 | Robert Carroll | Democratic, Working Families | 25% |
| NY | State Assembly - 47 | William Colton | Democratic, Working Families | 25% |
| NY | State Assembly - 52 | Jo Anne Simon | Democratic | 30% |
| NY | State Assembly - 53 | Maritza Davila | Democratic | 35% |
| NY | State Assembly - 54 | Erik Dilan | Democratic | 35% |
| NY | State Assembly - 55 | Latrice Walker | Democratic | 25% |
| NY | State Assembly - 59 | Jaime Williams | Democratic | 15% |
| NY | State Assembly - 66 | Deborah Glick | Democratic | 25% |
| NY | State Assembly - 67 | Linda Rosenthal | Democratic | 25% |
| NY | State Assembly - 69 | Daniel O'Donnell | Democratic | 35% |
| NY | State Assembly - 70 | Inez Dickens | Democratic | 35% |
| NY | State Assembly - 71 | Al Taylor | Democratic, Working Families | 40% |
| NY | State Assembly - 74 | Harvey Epstein | Democratic, Working Families | 35% |
| NY | State Assembly - 76 | Rebecca Seawright | Democratic, Working Families | 25% |
| NY | State Assembly - 81 | Jeffrey Dinowitz | Democratic | 25% |
| NY | State Assembly - 82 | Michael Benedetto | Democratic | 40% |
| NY | State Assembly - 83 | Carl Heastie | Democratic | 40% |
| NY | State Assembly - 88 | Amy Paulin | Democratic | 30% |
| NY | State Assembly - 89 | Gary Pretlow, Sr. | Democratic | 35% |
| NY | State Assembly - 91 | Steve Otis | Democratic, Independence, Working Families | 40% |
| NY | State Assembly - 96 | Kenneth Zebrowski, Jr. | Democratic | 35% |
| NY | State Assembly - 98 | Karl Brabenec | Republican | 65% |
| NY | State Assembly - 100 | Aileen Gunther | Democratic | 45% |
| NY | State Assembly - 102 | Chris Tague | Republican, Conservative, Independence, Reform | 85% |
| NY | State Assembly - 106 | Didi Barrett | Democratic | 30% |
| NY | State Assembly - 108 | John McDonald III | Democratic, Independence | 50% |
| NY | State Assembly - 109 | Patricia Fahy | Democratic, Independence, Working Families | 25% |
| NY | State Assembly - 110 | Phillip Steck | Democratic, Independence, Working Families | 30% |
| NY | State Assembly - 111 | Angelo Santabarbara | Democratic, Conservative, Independence, Working Families, Lower Taxes | 50% |
| NY | State Assembly - 112 | Mary Walsh | Republican, Conservative, Independence, Reform | 85% |
| NY | State Assembly - 113 | Carrie Woerner | Democratic, Working Families | 65% |
| NY | State Assembly - 115 | Billy Jones | Democratic, Working Families, Women's Equality | 50% |
| NY | State Assembly - 117 | Ken Blankenbush | Republican, Conservative | 85% |
| NY | State Assembly - 120 | Will Barclay | Republican | 70% |
| NY | State Assembly - 122 | Brian Miller | Republican | 70% |
| NY | State Assembly - 123 | Donna Lupardo | Democratic | 30% |
| NY | State Assembly - 124 | Chris Friend | Republican | 85% |
| NY | State Assembly - 127 | Al Stirpe | Democratic, Working Families | 35% |
| NY | State Assembly - 128 | Pam Hunter | Democratic | 30% |
| NY | State Assembly - 129 | Bill Magnarelli | Democratic | 30% |
| NY | State Assembly - 132 | Phil Palmesano | Republican, Conservative, Independence | 90% |
| NY | State Assembly - 138 | Harry Bronson | Democratic, Working Families | 30% |
| NY | State Assembly - 139 | Steve Hawley | Republican, Conservative, Independence | 100% |
| NY | State Assembly - 141 | Crystal Peoples-Stokes | Democratic, Working Families | 25% |
| NY | State Assembly - 143 | Monica Wallace | Democratic, Working Families, Women's Equality, Working Families Party of New York | 35% |
| NY | State Assembly - 144 | Mike Norris | Republican, Independence | 85% |
| NY | State Assembly - 145 | Angelo Morinello | Republican, Conservative, Independence, Reform | 85% |
| NY | State Assembly - 147 | Dave DiPietro | Republican, Conservative | 90% |
| NY | State Assembly - 148 | Joe Giglio | Republican, Conservative, Independence | 85% |
| NY | State Assembly - 150 | Andy Goodell | Republican, Conservative, Change Albany | 85% |
| NY | State Senate - 1 | Anthony Palumbo | Republican | 55% |
| NY | State Senate - 3 | Dean Murray | Republican | 100% |
| NY | State Senate - 10 | James Sanders, Jr. | Democratic | 65% |
| NY | State Senate - 11 | Toby Ann Stavisky | Democratic | 55% |
| NY | State Senate - 12 | Michael Gianaris | Democratic | 73% |
| NY | State Senate - 14 | Leroy Comrie | Democratic | 53% |
| NY | State Senate - 15 | Joseph Addabbo, Jr. | Democratic | 63% |
| NY | State Senate - 19 | Roxanne Persaud | Democratic | 73% |
| NY | State Senate - 21 | Kevin Parker | Democratic, Working Families | 65% |
| NY | State Senate - 22 | Simcha Felder | Democratic | 85% |
| NY | State Senate - 24 | Andrew Lanza | Republican | 80% |
| NY | State Senate - 27 | Brian Kavanagh | Democratic, Working Families | 48% |
| NY | State Senate - 28 | Liz Krueger | Democratic, Working Families | 53% |
| NY | State Senate - 29 | José Serrano | Democratic, Working Families | 53% |
| NY | State Senate - 32 | Luis Sepúlveda | Democratic | 55% |
| NY | State Senate - 33 | Gustavo Rivera | Democratic, Working Families | 45% |
| NY | State Senate - 34 | Nathalia Fernandez | Democratic | 40% |
| NY | State Senate - 35 | Andrea Stewart-Cousins | Democratic, Working Families | 73% |
| NY | State Senate - 36 | Jamaal Bailey | Democratic | 68% |
| NY | State Senate - 37 | Shelley Mayer | Democratic | 66% |
| NY | State Senate - 42 | James Skoufis | Democratic, Working Families, Reform, Women's Equality | 30% |
| NY | State Senate - 43 | Jake Ashby | Republican, Conservative, Independence, Reform | 85% |
| State | Office | Name | Party | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| NY | U.S. House - 2 | Andrew Garbarino | R | 70% |
| NY | U.S. House - 11 | Nicole Malliotakis | R | 70% |
| NY | U.S. House - 25 | Joe Morelle | D | 55% |
| NY | State Assembly - 1 | Fred Thiele, Jr. | Other | 45% |
| NY | State Assembly - 5 | Douglas Smith | Other | 65% |
| NY | State Assembly - 6 | Phil Ramos | Other | 30% |
| NY | State Assembly - 8 | Michael Fitzpatrick | Other | 85% |
| NY | State Assembly - 10 | Steve Stern | Other | 45% |
| NY | State Assembly - 11 | Kimberly Jean-Pierre | Other | 30% |
| NY | State Assembly - 13 | Charles Lavine | D | 35% |
| NY | State Assembly - 14 | David McDonough | Other | 70% |
| NY | State Assembly - 17 | John Mikulin | Other | 65% |
| NY | State Assembly - 19 | Edward Ra | Other | 55% |
| NY | State Assembly - 21 | Brian Curran | Other | 85% |
| NY | State Assembly - 22 | Michaelle Solages | Other | 30% |
| NY | State Assembly - 23 | Stacey Pheffer Amato | Other | 30% |
| NY | State Assembly - 24 | David Weprin | D | 30% |
| NY | State Assembly - 25 | Nily Rozic | Other | 25% |
| NY | State Assembly - 26 | Edward Braunstein | Other | 35% |
| NY | State Assembly - 27 | Daniel Rosenthal | D | 35% |
| NY | State Assembly - 28 | Andrew Hevesi | D | 35% |
| NY | State Assembly - 29 | Alicia Hyndman | D | 30% |
| NY | State Assembly - 32 | Vivian Cook | Other | 35% |
| NY | State Assembly - 33 | Clyde Vanel | D | 35% |
| NY | State Assembly - 35 | Jeffrion Aubry | Other | 35% |
| NY | State Assembly - 40 | Ron Kim | Other | 35% |
| NY | State Assembly - 41 | Helene Weinstein | Other | 35% |
| NY | State Assembly - 42 | Rodneyse Bichotte Hermelyn | Other | 25% |
| NY | State Assembly - 44 | Robert Carroll | Other | 25% |
| NY | State Assembly - 47 | William Colton | Other | 25% |
| NY | State Assembly - 52 | Jo Anne Simon | D | 30% |
| NY | State Assembly - 53 | Maritza Davila | D | 35% |
| NY | State Assembly - 54 | Erik Dilan | D | 35% |
| NY | State Assembly - 55 | Latrice Walker | D | 25% |
| NY | State Assembly - 59 | Jaime Williams | D | 15% |
| NY | State Assembly - 66 | Deborah Glick | D | 25% |
| NY | State Assembly - 67 | Linda Rosenthal | D | 25% |
| NY | State Assembly - 69 | Daniel O'Donnell | D | 35% |
| NY | State Assembly - 70 | Inez Dickens | D | 35% |
| NY | State Assembly - 71 | Al Taylor | Other | 40% |
| NY | State Assembly - 74 | Harvey Epstein | Other | 35% |
| NY | State Assembly - 76 | Rebecca Seawright | Other | 25% |
| NY | State Assembly - 81 | Jeffrey Dinowitz | D | 25% |
| NY | State Assembly - 82 | Michael Benedetto | D | 40% |
| NY | State Assembly - 83 | Carl Heastie | D | 40% |
| NY | State Assembly - 88 | Amy Paulin | D | 30% |
| NY | State Assembly - 89 | Gary Pretlow, Sr. | D | 35% |
| NY | State Assembly - 91 | Steve Otis | Other | 40% |
| NY | State Assembly - 96 | Kenneth Zebrowski, Jr. | D | 35% |
| NY | State Assembly - 98 | Karl Brabenec | R | 65% |
| NY | State Assembly - 100 | Aileen Gunther | D | 45% |
| NY | State Assembly - 102 | Chris Tague | Other | 85% |
| NY | State Assembly - 106 | Didi Barrett | D | 30% |
| NY | State Assembly - 108 | John McDonald III | Other | 50% |
| NY | State Assembly - 109 | Patricia Fahy | Other | 25% |
| NY | State Assembly - 110 | Phillip Steck | Other | 30% |
| NY | State Assembly - 111 | Angelo Santabarbara | Other | 50% |
| NY | State Assembly - 112 | Mary Walsh | Other | 85% |
| NY | State Assembly - 113 | Carrie Woerner | Other | 65% |
| NY | State Assembly - 115 | Billy Jones | Other | 50% |
| NY | State Assembly - 117 | Ken Blankenbush | Other | 85% |
| NY | State Assembly - 120 | Will Barclay | R | 70% |
| NY | State Assembly - 122 | Brian Miller | R | 70% |
| NY | State Assembly - 123 | Donna Lupardo | D | 30% |
| NY | State Assembly - 124 | Chris Friend | R | 85% |
| NY | State Assembly - 127 | Al Stirpe | Other | 35% |
| NY | State Assembly - 128 | Pam Hunter | D | 30% |
| NY | State Assembly - 129 | Bill Magnarelli | D | 30% |
| NY | State Assembly - 132 | Phil Palmesano | Other | 90% |
| NY | State Assembly - 138 | Harry Bronson | Other | 30% |
| NY | State Assembly - 139 | Steve Hawley | Other | 100% |
| NY | State Assembly - 141 | Crystal Peoples-Stokes | Other | 25% |
| NY | State Assembly - 143 | Monica Wallace | Other | 35% |
| NY | State Assembly - 144 | Mike Norris | Other | 85% |
| NY | State Assembly - 145 | Angelo Morinello | Other | 85% |
| NY | State Assembly - 147 | Dave DiPietro | Other | 90% |
| NY | State Assembly - 148 | Joe Giglio | Other | 85% |
| NY | State Assembly - 150 | Andy Goodell | Other | 85% |
| NY | State Senate - 1 | Anthony Palumbo | R | 55% |
| NY | State Senate - 3 | Dean Murray | R | 100% |
| NY | State Senate - 10 | James Sanders, Jr. | D | 65% |
| NY | State Senate - 11 | Toby Ann Stavisky | D | 55% |
| NY | State Senate - 12 | Michael Gianaris | D | 73% |
| NY | State Senate - 14 | Leroy Comrie | D | 53% |
| NY | State Senate - 15 | Joseph Addabbo, Jr. | D | 63% |
| NY | State Senate - 19 | Roxanne Persaud | D | 73% |
| NY | State Senate - 21 | Kevin Parker | Other | 65% |
| NY | State Senate - 22 | Simcha Felder | D | 85% |
| NY | State Senate - 24 | Andrew Lanza | R | 80% |
| NY | State Senate - 27 | Brian Kavanagh | Other | 48% |
| NY | State Senate - 28 | Liz Krueger | Other | 53% |
| NY | State Senate - 29 | José Serrano | Other | 53% |
| NY | State Senate - 32 | Luis Sepúlveda | D | 55% |
| NY | State Senate - 33 | Gustavo Rivera | Other | 45% |
| NY | State Senate - 34 | Nathalia Fernandez | D | 40% |
| NY | State Senate - 35 | Andrea Stewart-Cousins | Other | 73% |
| NY | State Senate - 36 | Jamaal Bailey | D | 68% |
| NY | State Senate - 37 | Shelley Mayer | D | 66% |
| NY | State Senate - 42 | James Skoufis | Other | 30% |
| NY | State Senate - 43 | Jake Ashby | Other | 85% |