Vote Smart displays all known interest group ratings for each candidate and official, regardless of issue or bias.
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.
With rare exceptions, Vote Smart displays interest group ratings as a 0-100 percentage. While many interest groups use percentages as ratings to begin with, please note that Vote Smart has translated some ratings to a percentage from a different rating system for consistency and ease in understanding. Please visit the group's website, email us at ratings@votesmart.org or call our Voter Information Hotline at 1-888-VOTESMART for more specific information.
State | Office | Name | Party | Rating |
---|---|---|---|---|
James Lyons, Jr. | 99% | |||
MA | State House - Twentieth Middlesex | Brad Jones, Jr. | Republican | 94% |
MA | State House - First Bristol | Jay Barrows | Republican | 93% |
MA | State House - Twenty-Second Middlesex | Marc Lombardo | Republican | 91% |
MA | State House - Third Hampden | Nicholas Boldyga | Republican | 90% |
Shawn Dooley | 88% | |||
Kevin Kuros | 88% | |||
MA | State House - Eighteenth Worcester | Joe McKenna | Republican | 88% |
MA | State House - Fifth Worcester | Donald Berthiaume, Jr. | Republican | 87% |
Keiko Orrall | 87% | |||
MA | State House - Eleventh Worcester | Hannah Kane | Republican | 85% |
Leonard Mirra | 85% | |||
MA | State House - First Plymouth | Mathew Muratore | Republican | 83% |
Elizabeth Poirier | 83% | |||
Bradford Hill | 81% | |||
MA | State House - Fourth Bristol | Steven Howitt | Republican | 81% |
Will Crocker, Jr. | 80% | |||
MA | State House - Sixth Worcester | Peter Durant | Republican | 80% |
MA | State Senate - Worcester and Hampshire | Peter Durant | Republican | 80% |
MA | State House - First Hampden | Todd Smola | Republican | 80% |
MA | State House - Second Plymouth | Susan Gifford | Republican | 79% |
MA | State House - Fifth Plymouth | David DeCoste | Republican | 78% |
Geoff Diehl | 75% | |||
MA | State Senate - Worcester and Norfolk | Ryan Fattman | Republican | 74% |
Randy Hunt | 74% | |||
MA | State House - Ninth Worcester | David Muradian, Jr. | Republican | 74% |
MA | Mayor - At-Large | Shaunna O'Connell | 73% | |
MA | State House - Seventh Worcester | Paul Frost | Republican | 72% |
James Kelcourse | 72% | |||
MA | State House - Eighth Plymouth | Angelo D'Emilia | Republican | 71% |
MA | State House - First Worcester | Kimberly Ferguson | Republican | 69% |
Kate Campanale | 68% | |||
MA | State House - Ninth Essex | Donald Wong | Republican | 68% |
MA | State House - Third Barnstable | David Vieira | Republican | 67% |
Sheila Harrington | 65% | |||
Vinny deMacedo | 65% | |||
Timothy Whelan | 64% | |||
MA | Mayor - At-Large | Don Humason, Jr. | 60% | |
MA | State Senate - First Essex and Middlesex | Bruce Tarr | Republican | 57% |
Richard Ross | 47% | |||
Sonia Chang-Diaz | 44% | |||
MA | State Senate - Plymouth and Norfolk | Patrick O'Connor | Republican | 40% |
Kenneth Donnelly | 38% | |||
James Timilty | 38% | |||
Jennifer Flanagan | 30% | |||
Dean Tran | 22% | |||
MA | State House - Second Franklin | Susannah Whipps | Independent | 19% |
MA | State House - Second Worcester | Jon Zlotnik | Democratic | 9% |
MA | State House - Thirty-Sixth Middlesex | Colleen Garry | Democratic | 8% |
James Dwyer | 7% | |||
Anne Gobi | 4% | |||
MA | State Senate - Second Bristol and Plymouth | Mark Montigny | Democratic | 4% |
Kathleen O'Connor-Ives | 4% | |||
MA | State Senate - Norfolk, Bristol and Plymouth | Walter Timilty | Democratic | 4% |
MA | Auditor | Diana DiZoglio | Democratic | 3% |
MA | State Senate - Middlesex and Worcester | Jamie Eldridge | Democratic | 3% |
MA | State Senate - Bristol and Norfolk | Paul Feeney | Democratic | 3% |
MA | Mayor - At-Large | Paul Heroux | 3% | |
MA | Mayor - At-Large | Thomas McGee | Democratic | 3% |
MA | State Senate - Second Worcester | Mike Moore | Democratic | 3% |
Denise Provost | 3% | |||
MA | State House - Twelfth Norfolk | John Rogers | Democratic | 3% |
MA | State Senate - Second Plymouth and Norfolk | Michael Brady | Democratic | 2% |
MA | State Senate - Second Middlesex and Norfolk | Cindy Creem | Democratic | 2% |
Eileen Donoghue | 2% | |||
Linda Forry | 2% | |||
Adam Hinds | 2% | |||
MA | State Senate - Second Middlesex | Pat Jehlen | Democratic | 2% |
Barbara L'Italien | 2% | |||
MA | State Senate - Second Essex | Joan Lovely | Democratic | 2% |
MA | State Senate - Third Bristol and Plymouth | Marc Pacheco | Democratic | 2% |
MA | State Senate - First Bristol and Plymouth | Michael Rodrigues | Democratic | 2% |
MA | State Senate - Norfolk and Suffolk | Mike Rush | Democratic | 2% |
MA | State Senate - First Hampden and Hampshire | John Velis | Democratic | 2% |
James Welch | 2% |
State | Office | Name | Party | Rating |
---|---|---|---|---|
James Lyons, Jr. | 99% | |||
MA | State House - Twentieth Middlesex | Brad Jones, Jr. | R | 94% |
MA | State House - First Bristol | Jay Barrows | R | 93% |
MA | State House - Twenty-Second Middlesex | Marc Lombardo | R | 91% |
MA | State House - Third Hampden | Nicholas Boldyga | R | 90% |
Shawn Dooley | 88% | |||
Kevin Kuros | 88% | |||
MA | State House - Eighteenth Worcester | Joe McKenna | R | 88% |
MA | State House - Fifth Worcester | Donald Berthiaume, Jr. | R | 87% |
Keiko Orrall | 87% | |||
MA | State House - Eleventh Worcester | Hannah Kane | R | 85% |
Leonard Mirra | 85% | |||
MA | State House - First Plymouth | Mathew Muratore | R | 83% |
Elizabeth Poirier | 83% | |||
Bradford Hill | 81% | |||
MA | State House - Fourth Bristol | Steven Howitt | R | 81% |
Will Crocker, Jr. | 80% | |||
MA | State House - Sixth Worcester | Peter Durant | R | 80% |
MA | State Senate - Worcester and Hampshire | Peter Durant | R | 80% |
MA | State House - First Hampden | Todd Smola | R | 80% |
MA | State House - Second Plymouth | Susan Gifford | R | 79% |
MA | State House - Fifth Plymouth | David DeCoste | R | 78% |
Geoff Diehl | 75% | |||
MA | State Senate - Worcester and Norfolk | Ryan Fattman | R | 74% |
Randy Hunt | 74% | |||
MA | State House - Ninth Worcester | David Muradian, Jr. | R | 74% |
MA | Mayor - At-Large | Shaunna O'Connell | 73% | |
MA | State House - Seventh Worcester | Paul Frost | R | 72% |
James Kelcourse | 72% | |||
MA | State House - Eighth Plymouth | Angelo D'Emilia | R | 71% |
MA | State House - First Worcester | Kimberly Ferguson | R | 69% |
Kate Campanale | 68% | |||
MA | State House - Ninth Essex | Donald Wong | R | 68% |
MA | State House - Third Barnstable | David Vieira | R | 67% |
Sheila Harrington | 65% | |||
Vinny deMacedo | 65% | |||
Timothy Whelan | 64% | |||
MA | Mayor - At-Large | Don Humason, Jr. | 60% | |
MA | State Senate - First Essex and Middlesex | Bruce Tarr | R | 57% |
Richard Ross | 47% | |||
Sonia Chang-Diaz | 44% | |||
MA | State Senate - Plymouth and Norfolk | Patrick O'Connor | R | 40% |
Kenneth Donnelly | 38% | |||
James Timilty | 38% | |||
Jennifer Flanagan | 30% | |||
Dean Tran | 22% | |||
MA | State House - Second Franklin | Susannah Whipps | I | 19% |
MA | State House - Second Worcester | Jon Zlotnik | D | 9% |
MA | State House - Thirty-Sixth Middlesex | Colleen Garry | D | 8% |
James Dwyer | 7% | |||
Anne Gobi | 4% | |||
MA | State Senate - Second Bristol and Plymouth | Mark Montigny | D | 4% |
Kathleen O'Connor-Ives | 4% | |||
MA | State Senate - Norfolk, Bristol and Plymouth | Walter Timilty | D | 4% |
MA | Auditor | Diana DiZoglio | D | 3% |
MA | State Senate - Middlesex and Worcester | Jamie Eldridge | D | 3% |
MA | State Senate - Bristol and Norfolk | Paul Feeney | D | 3% |
MA | Mayor - At-Large | Paul Heroux | 3% | |
MA | Mayor - At-Large | Thomas McGee | D | 3% |
MA | State Senate - Second Worcester | Mike Moore | D | 3% |
Denise Provost | 3% | |||
MA | State House - Twelfth Norfolk | John Rogers | D | 3% |
MA | State Senate - Second Plymouth and Norfolk | Michael Brady | D | 2% |
MA | State Senate - Second Middlesex and Norfolk | Cindy Creem | D | 2% |
Eileen Donoghue | 2% | |||
Linda Forry | 2% | |||
Adam Hinds | 2% | |||
MA | State Senate - Second Middlesex | Pat Jehlen | D | 2% |
Barbara L'Italien | 2% | |||
MA | State Senate - Second Essex | Joan Lovely | D | 2% |
MA | State Senate - Third Bristol and Plymouth | Marc Pacheco | D | 2% |
MA | State Senate - First Bristol and Plymouth | Michael Rodrigues | D | 2% |
MA | State Senate - Norfolk and Suffolk | Mike Rush | D | 2% |
MA | State Senate - First Hampden and Hampshire | John Velis | D | 2% |
James Welch | 2% |