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State | Office | Name | Party | Rating |
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Geraldine Creedon | 100% | |||
Marcos Devers | 100% | |||
MA | State Senate - Middlesex and Suffolk | Sal DiDomenico | Democratic | 100% |
Kenneth Donnelly | 100% | |||
MA | Mayor - At-Large | Thomas McGee | Democratic | 100% |
Therese Murray | 100% | |||
MA | State House - Fourteenth Worcester | James O'Day | Democratic | 100% |
Steven Tolman | 100% | |||
Brian Wallace | 100% | |||
Marian Walsh | 100% | |||
David Sullivan | 97% | |||
Stat Smith | 97% | |||
MA | State Senate - Second Middlesex and Norfolk | Cindy Creem | Democratic | 96% |
MA | State Senate - Third Bristol and Plymouth | Marc Pacheco | Democratic | 96% |
Tim Toomey, Jr. | 94% | |||
Marty Walsh | 94% | |||
Joseph Driscoll, Jr. | 94% | |||
MA | State Senate - Norfolk and Suffolk | Mike Rush | Democratic | 93% |
Christopher Fallon | 93% | |||
Susan Fargo | 92% | |||
MA | State Senate - Second Middlesex | Pat Jehlen | Democratic | 92% |
Christine Canavan | 91% | |||
Willie Mae Allen | 91% | |||
Harold Naughton, Jr. | 90% | |||
MA | State Senate - First Middlesex and Norfolk | Karen Spilka | Democratic | 88% |
MA | State House - First Norfolk | Bruce Ayers | Democratic | 88% |
Mark Falzone | 88% | |||
John Fresolo | 88% | |||
MA | State House - Twelfth Hampden | Angelo Puppolo, Jr. | Democratic | 88% |
Robert Rice | 88% | |||
Garrett Bradley | 88% | |||
MA | Mayor - At-Large | Stephen DiNatale | 88% | |
MA | Councilor - At-Large | Thomas Stanley | 88% | |
MA | State House - Ninth Middlesex | Thomas Stanley | Democratic | 88% |
Cleon Turner | 87% | |||
Gale Candaras | 86% | |||
John Hart, Jr. | 85% | |||
MA | State Senate - Second Bristol and Plymouth | Mark Montigny | Democratic | 85% |
Pamela Richardson | 85% | |||
Matthew Patrick | 85% | |||
Rosemary Sandlin | 85% | |||
Steven Walsh | 85% | |||
Stephen Canessa | 84% | |||
Robert Fennell | 84% | |||
Harriette Chandler | 84% | |||
Joan Menard | 84% | |||
Michael Morrissey | 84% | |||
Stan Rosenberg | 84% | |||
James Fagan | 84% | |||
MA | State Senate - Norfolk, Bristol and Plymouth | Walter Timilty | Democratic | 84% |
James Welch | 84% | |||
MA | State House - Sixth Norfolk | Bill Galvin | Democratic | 83% |
Kathi-Anne Reinstein | 82% | |||
MA | Councilor - At-Large | Sean Curran | 82% | |
MA | State Senate - Middlesex and Worcester | Jamie Eldridge | Democratic | 82% |
Thomas Kennedy | 82% | |||
Allen McCarthy | 82% | |||
John Quinn | 82% | |||
Jennifer Callahan | 81% | |||
Tom Calter III | 81% | |||
Jennifer Flanagan | 81% | |||
Robert Koczera | 81% | |||
Benjamin Downing | 81% | |||
MA | State Senate - Second Plymouth and Norfolk | Michael Brady | Democratic | 80% |
MA | State House - Twenty-Third Middlesex | Sean Garballey | Democratic | 80% |
Robert O'Leary | 80% | |||
Paul Kujawski | 79% | |||
Steven D'Amico | 79% | |||
MA | State House - Thirty-Fifth Middlesex | Paul Donato, Sr. | Democratic | 79% |
William Greene, Jr. | 79% | |||
John Keenan, Jr. | 79% | |||
MA | State House - Third Berkshire | Smitty Pignatelli | Democratic | 79% |
Denise Provost | 79% | |||
Carl Sciortino, Jr. | 79% | |||
Frank Smizik | 79% | |||
David Flynn | 78% | |||
MA | State House - Thirty-Sixth Middlesex | Colleen Garry | Democratic | 78% |
Lida Harkins | 78% | |||
Elizabeth Malia | 78% | |||
MA | State House - Twelfth Norfolk | John Rogers | Democratic | 78% |
Robert Spellane | 77% | |||
Jim Vallee | 77% | |||
Frederick Berry | 77% | |||
Stephen Buoniconti | 77% | |||
Steven Panagiotakos | 77% | |||
Anthony Petruccelli | 77% | |||
Stephen Kulik | 77% | |||
MA | State House - Fifth Middlesex | David Linsky | Democratic | 76% |
Byron Rushing | 76% | |||
Joyce Spiliotis | 76% | |||
MA | State House - Third Norfolk | Ronald Mariano | Democratic | 75% |
John Scibak | 75% | |||
Ellen Story | 75% | |||
MA | U.S. House - 5 | Katherine Clark | Democratic | 74% |
Cheryl Coakley-Rivera | 74% | |||
Demetrius Atsalis | 73% | |||
Daniel Bosley | 73% | |||
Kevin Murphy | 73% | |||
Stephen Tobin | 73% | |||
James Timilty | 73% |
State | Office | Name | Party | Rating |
---|---|---|---|---|
Geraldine Creedon | 100% | |||
Marcos Devers | 100% | |||
MA | State Senate - Middlesex and Suffolk | Sal DiDomenico | D | 100% |
Kenneth Donnelly | 100% | |||
MA | Mayor - At-Large | Thomas McGee | D | 100% |
Therese Murray | 100% | |||
MA | State House - Fourteenth Worcester | James O'Day | D | 100% |
Steven Tolman | 100% | |||
Brian Wallace | 100% | |||
Marian Walsh | 100% | |||
David Sullivan | 97% | |||
Stat Smith | 97% | |||
MA | State Senate - Second Middlesex and Norfolk | Cindy Creem | D | 96% |
MA | State Senate - Third Bristol and Plymouth | Marc Pacheco | D | 96% |
Tim Toomey, Jr. | 94% | |||
Marty Walsh | 94% | |||
Joseph Driscoll, Jr. | 94% | |||
MA | State Senate - Norfolk and Suffolk | Mike Rush | D | 93% |
Christopher Fallon | 93% | |||
Susan Fargo | 92% | |||
MA | State Senate - Second Middlesex | Pat Jehlen | D | 92% |
Christine Canavan | 91% | |||
Willie Mae Allen | 91% | |||
Harold Naughton, Jr. | 90% | |||
MA | State Senate - First Middlesex and Norfolk | Karen Spilka | D | 88% |
MA | State House - First Norfolk | Bruce Ayers | D | 88% |
Mark Falzone | 88% | |||
John Fresolo | 88% | |||
MA | State House - Twelfth Hampden | Angelo Puppolo, Jr. | D | 88% |
Robert Rice | 88% | |||
Garrett Bradley | 88% | |||
MA | Mayor - At-Large | Stephen DiNatale | 88% | |
MA | Councilor - At-Large | Thomas Stanley | 88% | |
MA | State House - Ninth Middlesex | Thomas Stanley | D | 88% |
Cleon Turner | 87% | |||
Gale Candaras | 86% | |||
John Hart, Jr. | 85% | |||
MA | State Senate - Second Bristol and Plymouth | Mark Montigny | D | 85% |
Pamela Richardson | 85% | |||
Matthew Patrick | 85% | |||
Rosemary Sandlin | 85% | |||
Steven Walsh | 85% | |||
Stephen Canessa | 84% | |||
Robert Fennell | 84% | |||
Harriette Chandler | 84% | |||
Joan Menard | 84% | |||
Michael Morrissey | 84% | |||
Stan Rosenberg | 84% | |||
James Fagan | 84% | |||
MA | State Senate - Norfolk, Bristol and Plymouth | Walter Timilty | D | 84% |
James Welch | 84% | |||
MA | State House - Sixth Norfolk | Bill Galvin | D | 83% |
Kathi-Anne Reinstein | 82% | |||
MA | Councilor - At-Large | Sean Curran | 82% | |
MA | State Senate - Middlesex and Worcester | Jamie Eldridge | D | 82% |
Thomas Kennedy | 82% | |||
Allen McCarthy | 82% | |||
John Quinn | 82% | |||
Jennifer Callahan | 81% | |||
Tom Calter III | 81% | |||
Jennifer Flanagan | 81% | |||
Robert Koczera | 81% | |||
Benjamin Downing | 81% | |||
MA | State Senate - Second Plymouth and Norfolk | Michael Brady | D | 80% |
MA | State House - Twenty-Third Middlesex | Sean Garballey | D | 80% |
Robert O'Leary | 80% | |||
Paul Kujawski | 79% | |||
Steven D'Amico | 79% | |||
MA | State House - Thirty-Fifth Middlesex | Paul Donato, Sr. | D | 79% |
William Greene, Jr. | 79% | |||
John Keenan, Jr. | 79% | |||
MA | State House - Third Berkshire | Smitty Pignatelli | D | 79% |
Denise Provost | 79% | |||
Carl Sciortino, Jr. | 79% | |||
Frank Smizik | 79% | |||
David Flynn | 78% | |||
MA | State House - Thirty-Sixth Middlesex | Colleen Garry | D | 78% |
Lida Harkins | 78% | |||
Elizabeth Malia | 78% | |||
MA | State House - Twelfth Norfolk | John Rogers | D | 78% |
Robert Spellane | 77% | |||
Jim Vallee | 77% | |||
Frederick Berry | 77% | |||
Stephen Buoniconti | 77% | |||
Steven Panagiotakos | 77% | |||
Anthony Petruccelli | 77% | |||
Stephen Kulik | 77% | |||
MA | State House - Fifth Middlesex | David Linsky | D | 76% |
Byron Rushing | 76% | |||
Joyce Spiliotis | 76% | |||
MA | State House - Third Norfolk | Ronald Mariano | D | 75% |
John Scibak | 75% | |||
Ellen Story | 75% | |||
MA | U.S. House - 5 | Katherine Clark | D | 74% |
Cheryl Coakley-Rivera | 74% | |||
Demetrius Atsalis | 73% | |||
Daniel Bosley | 73% | |||
Kevin Murphy | 73% | |||
Stephen Tobin | 73% | |||
James Timilty | 73% |