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State | Office | Name | Party | Rating |
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Daniel Burling | 88 | |||
John Flanagan, Jr. | 88 | |||
Kemp Hannon | 88 | |||
Serphin Maltese | 88 | |||
Carl Marcellino | 88 | |||
Thomas Morahan | 88 | |||
NY | Supervisor - At-Large | Bill Reilich | 88 | |
Stephen Saland | 88 | |||
Dean Skelos | 88 | |||
Craig Johnson | 86 | |||
NY | Public Service Commissioner | James Alesi | No Party Affiliation | 84 |
Greg Ball | 84 | |||
Joseph Bruno | 84 | |||
Marc Butler | 84 | |||
John DeFrancisco | 84 | |||
Hugh Farley | 84 | |||
NY | State Assembly - 8 | Michael Fitzpatrick | Republican, Conservative, Independence | 84 |
Charles Fuschillo, Jr. | 84 | |||
Martin Golden | 84 | |||
NY | State Senate - 53 | Joseph Griffo | Republican, Conservative, Independence Party | 84 |
NY | State Assembly - 139 | Steve Hawley | Republican, Conservative, Independence | 84 |
Owen Johnson | 84 | |||
Jeff Klein | 84 | |||
Brian Kolb | 84 | |||
NY | State Senate - 24 | Andrew Lanza | Republican | 84 |
Bill Larkin, Jr. | 84 | |||
Vincent Leibell III | 84 | |||
Tom Libous | 84 | |||
Betty Little | 84 | |||
George Maziarz | 84 | |||
Michael Nozzolio | 84 | |||
Frank Padavan | 84 | |||
Joe Robach | 84 | |||
James Seward | 84 | |||
Dale Volker | 84 | |||
Cathy Young | 84 | |||
Mike Cole | 80 | |||
Gary Finch | 80 | |||
James Hayes | 80 | |||
Thomas Kirwan | 80 | |||
Kenneth LaValle | 80 | |||
Pete Lopez | 80 | |||
Bob Oaks | 80 | |||
Annie Rabbitt | 80 | |||
Caesar Trunzo | 80 | |||
NY | Public Service Commissioner | Dave Valesky | No Party Affiliation | 80 |
James Wright | 80 | |||
Louis Tobacco | 77 | |||
NY | State Assembly - 120 | Will Barclay | Republican | 76 |
John Bonacic | 76 | |||
Joseph Errigo | 76 | |||
NY | State Assembly - 148 | Joe Giglio | Republican, Conservative, Independence | 76 |
NY | State Senate - 58 | Thomas O'Mara | Republican, Conservative, Independence Party | 76 |
Jack Quinn III | 76 | |||
Mary Lou Rath | 76 | |||
Teresa Sayward | 76 | |||
David Townsend, Jr. | 76 | |||
George Winner, Jr. | 76 | |||
Nancy Calhoun | 72 | |||
Clifford Crouch | 72 | |||
Janet Duprey | 72 | |||
NY | Legislator - 13 | Thomas McKevitt | 72 | |
Andrew Raia | 72 | |||
Joseph Saladino | 72 | |||
NY | State Senate - 35 | Andrea Stewart-Cousins | Democratic, Working Families | 72 |
NY | State Senate - 44 | Jim Tedisco | Republican, Conservative, Independence | 72 |
Robert Barra | 68 | |||
NY | State Assembly - 14 | David McDonough | Republican, Conservative, Independence | 68 |
Diane Savino | 68 | |||
Robin Schimminger | 68 | |||
William Stachowski | 68 | |||
NY | State Senate - 11 | Toby Ann Stavisky | Democratic | 68 |
NY | State Assembly - 1 | Fred Thiele, Jr. | Democratic, Conservative, Independence, Working Families | 68 |
Roy McDonald | 64 | |||
NY | U.S. House - 19 | Marcus Molinaro | Republican, Conservative | 64 |
John Sabini | 64 | |||
John Sampson | 64 | |||
Martin Connor | 60 | |||
James Conte | 60 | |||
Rubén Díaz, Sr. | 60 | |||
Dennis Gabryszak | 60 | |||
Carl Kruger | 60 | |||
Joel Miller | 60 | |||
Malcolm Smith | 60 | |||
NY | Mayor - At-Large | Mike Spano | 60 | |
Robert Walker | 60 | |||
NY | State Assembly - 96 | Kenneth Zebrowski, Jr. | Democratic | 59 |
James Bacalles | 56 | |||
Phil Boyle | 56 | |||
NY | State Senate - 46 | Neil Breslin | Democratic, Working Families, Independence Party | 56 |
Mark Schroeder | 56 | |||
Dierdre Scozzafava | 56 | |||
Antoine Thompson | 56 | |||
NY | Mayor - At-Large | Eric Adams | Democratic | 52 |
Darrel Aubertine | 52 | |||
Francine DelMonte | 52 | |||
Ginny Fields | 52 | |||
NY | State Assembly - 100 | Aileen Gunther | Democratic | 52 |
Martin Malavé Dilan | 52 | |||
George Onorato | 52 |