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State | Office | Name | Party | Rating |
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MA | State House - Second Middlesex | Jim Arciero | Democratic | 100% |
Cory Atkins | 20% | |||
MA | State House - First Norfolk | Bruce Ayers | Democratic | 80% |
MA | State House - Twelfth Middlesex | Ruth Balser | Democratic | 20% |
MA | State House - First Bristol | Jay Barrows | Republican | 100% |
Carlo Basile | 20% | |||
Matthew Beaton | 100% | |||
Jen Benson | 80% | |||
John Binienda, Sr. | 100% | |||
MA | State House - Third Hampden | Nicholas Boldyga | Republican | 80% |
Garrett Bradley | 60% | |||
Stephen Brewer | 100% | |||
MA | State House - Thirteenth Bristol | Antonio Cabral | Democratic | 0% |
Tom Calter III | 80% | |||
Linda Campbell | 20% | |||
Christine Canavan | 100% | |||
Gale Candaras | 40% | |||
James Cantwell | 60% | |||
Gailanne Cariddi | 60% | |||
MA | State House - Second Norfolk | Tackey Chan | Democratic | 60% |
Harriette Chandler | 60% | |||
Sonia Chang-Diaz | 0% | |||
MA | U.S. House - 5 | Katherine Clark | Democratic | 40% |
Martha Coakley | 20% | |||
Cheryl Coakley-Rivera | 40% | |||
Tom Conroy | 0% | |||
Michael Costello | 20% | |||
MA | State Senate - Second Middlesex and Norfolk | Cindy Creem | Democratic | 0% |
MA | Councilor - At-Large | Sean Curran | 60% | |
MA | State House - Eighth Plymouth | Angelo D'Emilia | Republican | 100% |
Robert DeLeo | 60% | |||
Brian Dempsey | 80% | |||
MA | Mayor - At-Large | Stephen DiNatale | 100% | |
Geoff Diehl | 100% | |||
MA | State House - Thirty-Fifth Middlesex | Paul Donato, Sr. | Democratic | 20% |
Kenneth Donnelly | 80% | |||
Benjamin Downing | 80% | |||
MA | State House - Sixth Worcester | Peter Durant | Republican | 80% |
MA | State Senate - Worcester and Hampshire | Peter Durant | Republican | 80% |
James Dwyer | 60% | |||
Carolyn Dykema | 80% | |||
Lori Ehrlich | 20% | |||
MA | State Senate - Middlesex and Worcester | Jamie Eldridge | Democratic | 40% |
Christopher Fallon | 60% | |||
MA | State Senate - Worcester and Norfolk | Ryan Fattman | Republican | 100% |
Robert Fennell | 60% | |||
MA | State House - First Worcester | Kimberly Ferguson | Republican | 100% |
John Fernandes | 80% | |||
MA | State House - Fifth Essex | Ann-Margaret Ferrante | Democratic | 80% |
Jennifer Flanagan | 100% | |||
Linda Forry | 40% | |||
Gloria Fox | 20% | |||
John Fresolo | 100% | |||
MA | State House - Seventh Worcester | Paul Frost | Republican | 100% |
MA | State House - Sixth Norfolk | Bill Galvin | Democratic | 100% |
MA | State House - Twenty-Third Middlesex | Sean Garballey | Democratic | 40% |
MA | State House - Thirty-Sixth Middlesex | Colleen Garry | Democratic | 80% |
MA | State House - Second Plymouth | Susan Gifford | Republican | 100% |
Anne Gobi | 100% | |||
Tom Golden, Jr. | 80% | |||
MA | State House - Fifth Bristol | Patricia Haddad | Democratic | 80% |
Sheila Harrington | 80% | |||
John Hart, Jr. | 40% | |||
MA | Mayor - At-Large | Robert Hedlund, Jr. | 100% | |
Bradford Hill | 100% | |||
MA | State House - Third Middlesex | Kate Hogan | Democratic | 80% |
MA | State House - Sixth Suffolk | Russell Holmes | Democratic | 20% |
MA | State House - Seventeenth Suffolk | Kevin Honan | Democratic | 20% |
MA | State House - Fourth Bristol | Steven Howitt | Republican | 100% |
MA | Mayor - At-Large | Don Humason, Jr. | 100% | |
Randy Hunt | 80% | |||
MA | State Senate - Second Middlesex | Pat Jehlen | Democratic | 40% |
MA | State House - Twentieth Middlesex | Brad Jones, Jr. | Republican | 100% |
Brian Joyce | 60% | |||
Louis Kafka | 80% | |||
Jay Kaufman | 40% | |||
John Keenan, Jr. | 20% | |||
Thomas Kennedy | 60% | |||
MA | State House - Eleventh Middlesex | Kay Khan | Democratic | 20% |
Michael Knapik | 100% | |||
Peter Kocot | 100% | |||
Robert Koczera | 80% | |||
Stephen Kulik | 100% | |||
Kevin Kuros | 100% | |||
Steven Levy | 80% | |||
MA | State House - Fifth Middlesex | David Linsky | Democratic | 20% |
MA | State House - Twenty-Second Middlesex | Marc Lombardo | Republican | 80% |
James Lyons, Jr. | 80% | |||
Tim Madden | 60% | |||
Elizabeth Malia | 20% | |||
MA | State House - Third Norfolk | Ronald Mariano | Democratic | 80% |
MA | State Senate - Berkshire, Hampshire, Franklin and Hampden | Paul Mark | Democratic | 80% |
MA | Mayor - At-Large | Thomas McGee | Democratic | 40% |
MA | State House - Eleventh Norfolk | Paul McMurtry | Democratic | 60% |
James Miceli | 100% | |||
MA | State Senate - Second Bristol and Plymouth | Mark Montigny | Democratic | 40% |
MA | State Senate - Second Worcester | Mike Moore | Democratic | 80% |
Richard Moore | 100% | |||
MA | State House - Eighteenth Suffolk | Michael Moran | Democratic | 40% |
MA | State House - Fourth Norfolk | James Murphy | Democratic | 40% |
State | Office | Name | Party | Rating |
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MA | State House - Second Middlesex | Jim Arciero | D | 100% |
Cory Atkins | 20% | |||
MA | State House - First Norfolk | Bruce Ayers | D | 80% |
MA | State House - Twelfth Middlesex | Ruth Balser | D | 20% |
MA | State House - First Bristol | Jay Barrows | R | 100% |
Carlo Basile | 20% | |||
Matthew Beaton | 100% | |||
Jen Benson | 80% | |||
John Binienda, Sr. | 100% | |||
MA | State House - Third Hampden | Nicholas Boldyga | R | 80% |
Garrett Bradley | 60% | |||
Stephen Brewer | 100% | |||
MA | State House - Thirteenth Bristol | Antonio Cabral | D | 0% |
Tom Calter III | 80% | |||
Linda Campbell | 20% | |||
Christine Canavan | 100% | |||
Gale Candaras | 40% | |||
James Cantwell | 60% | |||
Gailanne Cariddi | 60% | |||
MA | State House - Second Norfolk | Tackey Chan | D | 60% |
Harriette Chandler | 60% | |||
Sonia Chang-Diaz | 0% | |||
MA | U.S. House - 5 | Katherine Clark | D | 40% |
Martha Coakley | 20% | |||
Cheryl Coakley-Rivera | 40% | |||
Tom Conroy | 0% | |||
Michael Costello | 20% | |||
MA | State Senate - Second Middlesex and Norfolk | Cindy Creem | D | 0% |
MA | Councilor - At-Large | Sean Curran | 60% | |
MA | State House - Eighth Plymouth | Angelo D'Emilia | R | 100% |
Robert DeLeo | 60% | |||
Brian Dempsey | 80% | |||
MA | Mayor - At-Large | Stephen DiNatale | 100% | |
Geoff Diehl | 100% | |||
MA | State House - Thirty-Fifth Middlesex | Paul Donato, Sr. | D | 20% |
Kenneth Donnelly | 80% | |||
Benjamin Downing | 80% | |||
MA | State House - Sixth Worcester | Peter Durant | R | 80% |
MA | State Senate - Worcester and Hampshire | Peter Durant | R | 80% |
James Dwyer | 60% | |||
Carolyn Dykema | 80% | |||
Lori Ehrlich | 20% | |||
MA | State Senate - Middlesex and Worcester | Jamie Eldridge | D | 40% |
Christopher Fallon | 60% | |||
MA | State Senate - Worcester and Norfolk | Ryan Fattman | R | 100% |
Robert Fennell | 60% | |||
MA | State House - First Worcester | Kimberly Ferguson | R | 100% |
John Fernandes | 80% | |||
MA | State House - Fifth Essex | Ann-Margaret Ferrante | D | 80% |
Jennifer Flanagan | 100% | |||
Linda Forry | 40% | |||
Gloria Fox | 20% | |||
John Fresolo | 100% | |||
MA | State House - Seventh Worcester | Paul Frost | R | 100% |
MA | State House - Sixth Norfolk | Bill Galvin | D | 100% |
MA | State House - Twenty-Third Middlesex | Sean Garballey | D | 40% |
MA | State House - Thirty-Sixth Middlesex | Colleen Garry | D | 80% |
MA | State House - Second Plymouth | Susan Gifford | R | 100% |
Anne Gobi | 100% | |||
Tom Golden, Jr. | 80% | |||
MA | State House - Fifth Bristol | Patricia Haddad | D | 80% |
Sheila Harrington | 80% | |||
John Hart, Jr. | 40% | |||
MA | Mayor - At-Large | Robert Hedlund, Jr. | 100% | |
Bradford Hill | 100% | |||
MA | State House - Third Middlesex | Kate Hogan | D | 80% |
MA | State House - Sixth Suffolk | Russell Holmes | D | 20% |
MA | State House - Seventeenth Suffolk | Kevin Honan | D | 20% |
MA | State House - Fourth Bristol | Steven Howitt | R | 100% |
MA | Mayor - At-Large | Don Humason, Jr. | 100% | |
Randy Hunt | 80% | |||
MA | State Senate - Second Middlesex | Pat Jehlen | D | 40% |
MA | State House - Twentieth Middlesex | Brad Jones, Jr. | R | 100% |
Brian Joyce | 60% | |||
Louis Kafka | 80% | |||
Jay Kaufman | 40% | |||
John Keenan, Jr. | 20% | |||
Thomas Kennedy | 60% | |||
MA | State House - Eleventh Middlesex | Kay Khan | D | 20% |
Michael Knapik | 100% | |||
Peter Kocot | 100% | |||
Robert Koczera | 80% | |||
Stephen Kulik | 100% | |||
Kevin Kuros | 100% | |||
Steven Levy | 80% | |||
MA | State House - Fifth Middlesex | David Linsky | D | 20% |
MA | State House - Twenty-Second Middlesex | Marc Lombardo | R | 80% |
James Lyons, Jr. | 80% | |||
Tim Madden | 60% | |||
Elizabeth Malia | 20% | |||
MA | State House - Third Norfolk | Ronald Mariano | D | 80% |
MA | State Senate - Berkshire, Hampshire, Franklin and Hampden | Paul Mark | D | 80% |
MA | Mayor - At-Large | Thomas McGee | D | 40% |
MA | State House - Eleventh Norfolk | Paul McMurtry | D | 60% |
James Miceli | 100% | |||
MA | State Senate - Second Bristol and Plymouth | Mark Montigny | D | 40% |
MA | State Senate - Second Worcester | Mike Moore | D | 80% |
Richard Moore | 100% | |||
MA | State House - Eighteenth Suffolk | Michael Moran | D | 40% |
MA | State House - Fourth Norfolk | James Murphy | D | 40% |