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Rating Group: Business Council of New York State, Incorporated

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State Office Name Party Rating
Peter Abbate, Jr. 40%
Tom Abinanti 45%
George Amedore, Jr. 85%
Carmen Arroyo 50%
Tony Avella 60%
Greg Ball 90%
Inez Barron 13%
John Bonacic 90%
William Boyland, Jr. 33%
Phil Boyle 69%
James Brennan 50%
Anthony Brindisi 62%
Daniel Burling 75%
Marc Butler 85%
Kevin Cahill 42%
Nancy Calhoun 83%
Karim Camara 45%
Ronald Canestrari 50%
David Carlucci 70%
Robert Castelli 62%
Nelson Castro 45%
John Ceretto 54%
Barbara Clark 55%
Jane Corwin 85%
Marcos Crespo 42%
Clifford Crouch 92%
Michael Cusick 58%
Steven Cymbrowitz 50%
John DeFrancisco 90%
Michael DenDekker 50%
Thomas Duane 30%
Janet Duprey 85%
Rubén Díaz, Sr. 25%
Rafael Espinal, Jr. 38%
Hugh Farley 90%
Herman Farrell, Jr. 50%
Gary Finch 92%
John Flanagan, Jr. 90%
Charles Fuschillo, Jr. 90%
Dennis Gabryszak 69%
Sandy Galef 54%
David Gantt 55%
NY Borough President Vanessa Gibson 36%
Martin Golden 90%
Phillip Goldfeder 50%
Dick Gottfried 50%
Mark Grisanti 90%
Sean Hanna 83%
Kemp Hannon 89%
Ruth Hassell-Thompson 56%
Dov Hikind 58%
Earlene Hooper 54%
Shirley Huntley 63%
Rhoda Jacobs 42%
Ellen Jaffee 50%
Addie Jenne 45%
Owen Johnson 88%
Tony Jordan 92%
Steve Katz 75%
Michael Kearns 45%
Micah Kellner 50%
Jeff Klein 70%
Brian Kolb 92%
Kenneth LaValle 90%
Bill Larkin, Jr. 90%
George Latimer 50%
Joseph Lentol 50%
Tom Libous 90%
Barbara Lifton 50%
Guillermo Linares 42%
Betty Little 90%
Pete Lopez 83%
Vito Lopez 60%
Dan Losquadro 92%
William Magee 77%
Alan Maisel 42%
Martin Malavé Dilan 70%
Carl Marcellino 90%
Margaret Markey 55%
George Maziarz 90%
Roy McDonald 90%
John McEneny 42%
NY Legislator - 13 Thomas McKevitt 77%
Steven McLaughlin 85%
Donald Miller 77%
Joel Miller 69%
Michael Miller 42%
Joan Millman 42%
Michael Montesano 76%
Velmanette Montgomery 60%
Catherine Nolan 42%
Michael Nozzolio 90%
Bob Oaks 92%
Suzi Oppenheimer 67%
Felix Ortiz, Jr. 55%
José Peralta 60%
Bill Perkins 55%
N. Nick Perry 54%
Dan Quart 46%
Annie Rabbitt 62%
State Office Name Party Rating
Peter Abbate, Jr. 40%
Tom Abinanti 45%
George Amedore, Jr. 85%
Carmen Arroyo 50%
Tony Avella 60%
Greg Ball 90%
Inez Barron 13%
John Bonacic 90%
William Boyland, Jr. 33%
Phil Boyle 69%
James Brennan 50%
Anthony Brindisi 62%
Daniel Burling 75%
Marc Butler 85%
Kevin Cahill 42%
Nancy Calhoun 83%
Karim Camara 45%
Ronald Canestrari 50%
David Carlucci 70%
Robert Castelli 62%
Nelson Castro 45%
John Ceretto 54%
Barbara Clark 55%
Jane Corwin 85%
Marcos Crespo 42%
Clifford Crouch 92%
Michael Cusick 58%
Steven Cymbrowitz 50%
John DeFrancisco 90%
Michael DenDekker 50%
Thomas Duane 30%
Janet Duprey 85%
Rubén Díaz, Sr. 25%
Rafael Espinal, Jr. 38%
Hugh Farley 90%
Herman Farrell, Jr. 50%
Gary Finch 92%
John Flanagan, Jr. 90%
Charles Fuschillo, Jr. 90%
Dennis Gabryszak 69%
Sandy Galef 54%
David Gantt 55%
NY Borough President Vanessa Gibson 36%
Martin Golden 90%
Phillip Goldfeder 50%
Dick Gottfried 50%
Mark Grisanti 90%
Sean Hanna 83%
Kemp Hannon 89%
Ruth Hassell-Thompson 56%
Dov Hikind 58%
Earlene Hooper 54%
Shirley Huntley 63%
Rhoda Jacobs 42%
Ellen Jaffee 50%
Addie Jenne 45%
Owen Johnson 88%
Tony Jordan 92%
Steve Katz 75%
Michael Kearns 45%
Micah Kellner 50%
Jeff Klein 70%
Brian Kolb 92%
Kenneth LaValle 90%
Bill Larkin, Jr. 90%
George Latimer 50%
Joseph Lentol 50%
Tom Libous 90%
Barbara Lifton 50%
Guillermo Linares 42%
Betty Little 90%
Pete Lopez 83%
Vito Lopez 60%
Dan Losquadro 92%
William Magee 77%
Alan Maisel 42%
Martin Malavé Dilan 70%
Carl Marcellino 90%
Margaret Markey 55%
George Maziarz 90%
Roy McDonald 90%
John McEneny 42%
NY Legislator - 13 Thomas McKevitt 77%
Steven McLaughlin 85%
Donald Miller 77%
Joel Miller 69%
Michael Miller 42%
Joan Millman 42%
Michael Montesano 76%
Velmanette Montgomery 60%
Catherine Nolan 42%
Michael Nozzolio 90%
Bob Oaks 92%
Suzi Oppenheimer 67%
Felix Ortiz, Jr. 55%
José Peralta 60%
Bill Perkins 55%
N. Nick Perry 54%
Dan Quart 46%
Annie Rabbitt 62%
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