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State | Office | Name | Party | Rating |
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NJ | State Senate - 27 | John McKeon | Democratic | 94% |
NJ | State Senate - 20 | Joe Cryan | Democratic | 90% |
NJ | Public Utilities Commissioner | Robert Gordon | Democratic | 90% |
Mila Jasey | 90% | |||
Dan Benson | 86% | |||
Ralph Caputo | 86% | |||
Upendra Chivukula | 86% | |||
NJ | State Assembly - 7 | Herb Conaway, Jr. | Democratic | 86% |
NJ | State Assembly - 19 | Craig Coughlin | Democratic | 86% |
Alberto Coutinho | 86% | |||
NJ | Council Member - At-Large | Angel Fuentes | 86% | |
Jerry Green | 86% | |||
NJ | State Assembly - 6 | Lou Greenwald | Democratic | 86% |
NJ | State Senate - 37 | Gordon Johnson | Democratic | 86% |
NJ | State Assembly - 6 | Pamela Lampitt | Democratic | 86% |
NJ | State Senate - 4 | Paul Moriarty | Democratic | 86% |
Jason O'Donnell | 86% | |||
Sheila Oliver | 86% | |||
Vincent Prieto | 86% | |||
Celeste Riley | 86% | |||
Grace Spencer | 86% | |||
NJ | State Assembly - 28 | Cleopatra Tucker | Democratic | 86% |
Valerie Vainieri Huttle | 86% | |||
Connie Wagner | 86% | |||
NJ | U.S. House - 12 | Bonnie Watson Coleman | Democratic | 86% |
Gilbert Wilson | 86% | |||
John Wisniewski | 86% | |||
Barbara Buono | 85% | |||
NJ | Commissioner of the Department of Banking and Insurance | Marlene Caride | 85% | |
Richard Codey | 85% | |||
Sean Connors | 85% | |||
Sandra Cunningham | 85% | |||
Nia Gill | 85% | |||
NJ | State Senate - 14 | Linda Greenstein | Democratic | 85% |
Angelica Jimenez | 85% | |||
Raymond Lesniak | 85% | |||
Gabriela Mosquera | 85% | |||
NJ | Council Member - Ward 4 | Ruben Ramos, Jr. | 85% | |
NJ | State Senate - 29 | Teresa Ruiz | Democratic | 85% |
NJ | Mayor - At-Large | Brian Stack | 85% | |
NJ | State Senate - 33 | Brian Stack | Democratic | 85% |
Stephen Sweeney | 85% | |||
NJ | State Senate - 15 | Shirley Turner | Democratic | 85% |
NJ | State Senate - 19 | Joseph Vitale | Democratic | 85% |
Loretta Weinberg | 85% | |||
Jim Whelan | 85% | |||
Joseph Egan | 82% | |||
NJ | Mayor | Reed Gusciora | 82% | |
NJ | State Senate - 35 | Nelida Pou | Democratic | 82% |
Charles Mainor | 80% | |||
Peter Barnes III | 79% | |||
NJ | State Senate - 18 | Patrick Diegnan, Jr. | Democratic | 79% |
Linda Stender | 79% | |||
NJ | State Senate - 22 | Nicholas Scutari | Democratic | 78% |
Christopher Bateman | 77% | |||
NJ | State Assembly - 35 | Shavonda Sumter | Democratic | 77% |
NJ | State Assembly - 35 | Benjie Wimberly | Democratic | 77% |
NJ | State Senate - 3 | John Burzichelli | Democratic | 76% |
NJ | State Assembly - 14 | Wayne DeAngelo | Democratic | 76% |
Fred Madden, Jr. | 76% | |||
NJ | State Senate - 17 | Bob Smith | Democratic | 72% |
Matt Milam | 70% | |||
NJ | State Senate - 6 | James Beach | Democratic | 69% |
Tim Eustace | 69% | |||
NJ | State Senate - 7 | Troy Singleton | Democratic | 69% |
Diane Allen | 68% | |||
Thomas Giblin, Sr. | 68% | |||
NJ | U.S. House - 7 | Tom Kean, Jr. | Republican | 68% |
Kevin O'Toole | 68% | |||
NJ | U.S. House - 2 | Jeff Van Drew | Republican | 68% |
Nelson Albano | 66% | |||
Ronald Rice | 63% | |||
NJ | State Senate - 32 | Nicholas Sacco | Democratic | 63% |
NJ | State Senate - 30 | Robert Singer | Republican | 63% |
NJ | State Assembly - 36 | Gary Schaer | Democratic | 61% |
Jennifer Beck | 59% | |||
Anthony Bucco | 59% | |||
NJ | U.S. House - 1 | Donald Norcross | Democratic | 59% |
Caroline Casagrande | 58% | |||
Ronald Dancer | 58% | |||
Amy Handlin | 58% | |||
Michael Doherty | 57% | |||
NJ | State Assembly - 20 | Annette Quijano | Democratic | 57% |
John Amodeo | 56% | |||
NJ | State Senate - 21 | Jon Bramnick | Republican | 55% |
DiAnne Gove | 55% | |||
NJ | State Senate - 10 | Jim Holzapfel | Republican | 55% |
NJ | State Assembly - 21 | Nancy Munoz | Republican | 55% |
NJ | State Assembly - 9 | Brian Rumpf | Republican | 55% |
NJ | State Senate - 39 | Holly Schepisi | Republican | 54% |
NJ | State Senate - 13 | Declan O'Scanlon, Jr. | Republican | 52% |
NJ | State Senate - 26 | Joseph Pennacchio | Republican | 52% |
NJ | State Senate - 36 | Paul Sarlo | Democratic | 52% |
Christopher Connors | 51% | |||
Robert Schroeder | 51% | |||
David Wolfe | 51% | |||
Mary Pat Angelini | 48% | |||
BettyLou DeCroce | 48% | |||
Joe Kyrillos, Jr. | 48% | |||
Dawn Addiego | 46% |
State | Office | Name | Party | Rating |
---|---|---|---|---|
NJ | State Senate - 27 | John McKeon | D | 94% |
NJ | State Senate - 20 | Joe Cryan | D | 90% |
NJ | Public Utilities Commissioner | Robert Gordon | D | 90% |
Mila Jasey | 90% | |||
Dan Benson | 86% | |||
Ralph Caputo | 86% | |||
Upendra Chivukula | 86% | |||
NJ | State Assembly - 7 | Herb Conaway, Jr. | D | 86% |
NJ | State Assembly - 19 | Craig Coughlin | D | 86% |
Alberto Coutinho | 86% | |||
NJ | Council Member - At-Large | Angel Fuentes | 86% | |
Jerry Green | 86% | |||
NJ | State Assembly - 6 | Lou Greenwald | D | 86% |
NJ | State Senate - 37 | Gordon Johnson | D | 86% |
NJ | State Assembly - 6 | Pamela Lampitt | D | 86% |
NJ | State Senate - 4 | Paul Moriarty | D | 86% |
Jason O'Donnell | 86% | |||
Sheila Oliver | 86% | |||
Vincent Prieto | 86% | |||
Celeste Riley | 86% | |||
Grace Spencer | 86% | |||
NJ | State Assembly - 28 | Cleopatra Tucker | D | 86% |
Valerie Vainieri Huttle | 86% | |||
Connie Wagner | 86% | |||
NJ | U.S. House - 12 | Bonnie Watson Coleman | D | 86% |
Gilbert Wilson | 86% | |||
John Wisniewski | 86% | |||
Barbara Buono | 85% | |||
NJ | Commissioner of the Department of Banking and Insurance | Marlene Caride | 85% | |
Richard Codey | 85% | |||
Sean Connors | 85% | |||
Sandra Cunningham | 85% | |||
Nia Gill | 85% | |||
NJ | State Senate - 14 | Linda Greenstein | D | 85% |
Angelica Jimenez | 85% | |||
Raymond Lesniak | 85% | |||
Gabriela Mosquera | 85% | |||
NJ | Council Member - Ward 4 | Ruben Ramos, Jr. | 85% | |
NJ | State Senate - 29 | Teresa Ruiz | D | 85% |
NJ | Mayor - At-Large | Brian Stack | 85% | |
NJ | State Senate - 33 | Brian Stack | D | 85% |
Stephen Sweeney | 85% | |||
NJ | State Senate - 15 | Shirley Turner | D | 85% |
NJ | State Senate - 19 | Joseph Vitale | D | 85% |
Loretta Weinberg | 85% | |||
Jim Whelan | 85% | |||
Joseph Egan | 82% | |||
NJ | Mayor | Reed Gusciora | 82% | |
NJ | State Senate - 35 | Nelida Pou | D | 82% |
Charles Mainor | 80% | |||
Peter Barnes III | 79% | |||
NJ | State Senate - 18 | Patrick Diegnan, Jr. | D | 79% |
Linda Stender | 79% | |||
NJ | State Senate - 22 | Nicholas Scutari | D | 78% |
Christopher Bateman | 77% | |||
NJ | State Assembly - 35 | Shavonda Sumter | D | 77% |
NJ | State Assembly - 35 | Benjie Wimberly | D | 77% |
NJ | State Senate - 3 | John Burzichelli | D | 76% |
NJ | State Assembly - 14 | Wayne DeAngelo | D | 76% |
Fred Madden, Jr. | 76% | |||
NJ | State Senate - 17 | Bob Smith | D | 72% |
Matt Milam | 70% | |||
NJ | State Senate - 6 | James Beach | D | 69% |
Tim Eustace | 69% | |||
NJ | State Senate - 7 | Troy Singleton | D | 69% |
Diane Allen | 68% | |||
Thomas Giblin, Sr. | 68% | |||
NJ | U.S. House - 7 | Tom Kean, Jr. | R | 68% |
Kevin O'Toole | 68% | |||
NJ | U.S. House - 2 | Jeff Van Drew | R | 68% |
Nelson Albano | 66% | |||
Ronald Rice | 63% | |||
NJ | State Senate - 32 | Nicholas Sacco | D | 63% |
NJ | State Senate - 30 | Robert Singer | R | 63% |
NJ | State Assembly - 36 | Gary Schaer | D | 61% |
Jennifer Beck | 59% | |||
Anthony Bucco | 59% | |||
NJ | U.S. House - 1 | Donald Norcross | D | 59% |
Caroline Casagrande | 58% | |||
Ronald Dancer | 58% | |||
Amy Handlin | 58% | |||
Michael Doherty | 57% | |||
NJ | State Assembly - 20 | Annette Quijano | D | 57% |
John Amodeo | 56% | |||
NJ | State Senate - 21 | Jon Bramnick | R | 55% |
DiAnne Gove | 55% | |||
NJ | State Senate - 10 | Jim Holzapfel | R | 55% |
NJ | State Assembly - 21 | Nancy Munoz | R | 55% |
NJ | State Assembly - 9 | Brian Rumpf | R | 55% |
NJ | State Senate - 39 | Holly Schepisi | R | 54% |
NJ | State Senate - 13 | Declan O'Scanlon, Jr. | R | 52% |
NJ | State Senate - 26 | Joseph Pennacchio | R | 52% |
NJ | State Senate - 36 | Paul Sarlo | D | 52% |
Christopher Connors | 51% | |||
Robert Schroeder | 51% | |||
David Wolfe | 51% | |||
Mary Pat Angelini | 48% | |||
BettyLou DeCroce | 48% | |||
Joe Kyrillos, Jr. | 48% | |||
Dawn Addiego | 46% |