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Rating Group: New York Civil Liberties Union

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State Office Name Party Rating
Dick Gottfried 100%
NY State Assembly - 66 Deborah Glick Democratic 90%
Scott Stringer 90%
Edward Sullivan 90%
Francisco Diaz, Jr. 80%
Franz Leichter 80%
Larry Seabrook 71%
Catherine Abate 70%
William Frank Boyland, Sr. 70%
James Brennan 70%
Martin Connor 70%
Gloria Davis 70%
Herman Farrell, Jr. 70%
David Gantt 70%
Anthony Genovesi 70%
Alexander Grannis 70%
Susan John 70%
NY U.S. House - 5 Gregory Meeks Democratic 70%
Velmanette Montgomery 70%
Clarence Norman, Jr. 70%
Felix Ortiz, Jr. 70%
David Paterson 70%
NY State Assembly - 89 Gary Pretlow, Sr. Democratic 70%
Nellie Santiago 70%
Albert Vann 70%
Michael Bragman 60%
Richard Brodsky 60%
Ronald Canestrari 60%
Joan Christensen 60%
Barbara Clark 60%
NY State Assembly - 32 Vivian Cook Democratic, Liberal 60%
Joe Crowley 60%
RoAnn Destito 60%
NY Comptroller Thomas DiNapoli Democratic 60%
NY State Assembly - 81 Jeffrey Dinowitz Democratic 60%
NY Legislator - 5 Steve Englebright Democratic 60%
Sandy Galef 60%
Roger Green 60%
Aurelia Greene 60%
Edward Griffith 60%
Alexander Gromack 60%
Jacob Gunther III 60%
Paul Harenberg 60%
Audrey Hochberg 60%
Earlene Hooper 60%
Sam Hoyt III 60%
Rhoda Jacobs 60%
Melinda Katz 60%
Jeff Klein 60%
Vito Lopez 60%
Martin Luster 60%
Naomi Matusow 60%
Nettie Mayersohn 60%
Debra Jean Mazzarelli 60%
John McEneny 60%
Brian McLaughlin 60%
NY U.S. House - 25 Joe Morelle Democratic 60%
Catherine Nolan 60%
William Parment 60%
Audrey Pheffer 60%
Jules Polonetsky 60%
John Ravitiz 60%
John Ravitz 60%
Steven Sanders 60%
David Sidikman 60%
Sheldon Silver 60%
Bob Sweeney 60%
NY State Assembly - 1 Fred Thiele, Jr. Democratic, Conservative, Independence, Working Families 60%
Paul Tokasz 60%
NY U.S. House - 20 Paul Tonko Democratic 60%
Darryl Towns 60%
Alton Ronald Waldon, Jr. 60%
NY State Assembly - 41 Helene Weinstein Democratic, Liberal 60%
Harvey Weisenberg 60%
Mark Weprin 60%
Keith Wright 60%
Samuel Bea, Jr. 57%
David Koon 55%
Peter Abbate, Jr. 50%
Carmen Arroyo 50%
NY State Assembly - 35 Jeffrion Aubry Democratic, Liberal 50%
John Bonacic 50%
Phil Boyle 50%
Samuel Colman 50%
James Conte 50%
Clifford Crouch 50%
Arthur Eve 50%
John Faso 50%
Daniel Feldman 50%
Emanuel Gold 50%
Stephen Kaufman 50%
Ivan Lafayette 50%
William Magee 50%
Patricia McGee 50%
N. Nick Perry 50%
Roberto Ramirez 50%
William Scarborough 50%
Robin Schimminger 50%
Ada Smith 50%
NY Mayor - At-Large Mike Spano 50%
State Office Name Party Rating
Dick Gottfried 100%
NY State Assembly - 66 Deborah Glick D 90%
Scott Stringer 90%
Edward Sullivan 90%
Francisco Diaz, Jr. 80%
Franz Leichter 80%
Larry Seabrook 71%
Catherine Abate 70%
William Frank Boyland, Sr. 70%
James Brennan 70%
Martin Connor 70%
Gloria Davis 70%
Herman Farrell, Jr. 70%
David Gantt 70%
Anthony Genovesi 70%
Alexander Grannis 70%
Susan John 70%
NY U.S. House - 5 Gregory Meeks D 70%
Velmanette Montgomery 70%
Clarence Norman, Jr. 70%
Felix Ortiz, Jr. 70%
David Paterson 70%
NY State Assembly - 89 Gary Pretlow, Sr. D 70%
Nellie Santiago 70%
Albert Vann 70%
Michael Bragman 60%
Richard Brodsky 60%
Ronald Canestrari 60%
Joan Christensen 60%
Barbara Clark 60%
NY State Assembly - 32 Vivian Cook Other 60%
Joe Crowley 60%
RoAnn Destito 60%
NY Comptroller Thomas DiNapoli D 60%
NY State Assembly - 81 Jeffrey Dinowitz D 60%
NY Legislator - 5 Steve Englebright D 60%
Sandy Galef 60%
Roger Green 60%
Aurelia Greene 60%
Edward Griffith 60%
Alexander Gromack 60%
Jacob Gunther III 60%
Paul Harenberg 60%
Audrey Hochberg 60%
Earlene Hooper 60%
Sam Hoyt III 60%
Rhoda Jacobs 60%
Melinda Katz 60%
Jeff Klein 60%
Vito Lopez 60%
Martin Luster 60%
Naomi Matusow 60%
Nettie Mayersohn 60%
Debra Jean Mazzarelli 60%
John McEneny 60%
Brian McLaughlin 60%
NY U.S. House - 25 Joe Morelle D 60%
Catherine Nolan 60%
William Parment 60%
Audrey Pheffer 60%
Jules Polonetsky 60%
John Ravitiz 60%
John Ravitz 60%
Steven Sanders 60%
David Sidikman 60%
Sheldon Silver 60%
Bob Sweeney 60%
NY State Assembly - 1 Fred Thiele, Jr. Other 60%
Paul Tokasz 60%
NY U.S. House - 20 Paul Tonko D 60%
Darryl Towns 60%
Alton Ronald Waldon, Jr. 60%
NY State Assembly - 41 Helene Weinstein Other 60%
Harvey Weisenberg 60%
Mark Weprin 60%
Keith Wright 60%
Samuel Bea, Jr. 57%
David Koon 55%
Peter Abbate, Jr. 50%
Carmen Arroyo 50%
NY State Assembly - 35 Jeffrion Aubry Other 50%
John Bonacic 50%
Phil Boyle 50%
Samuel Colman 50%
James Conte 50%
Clifford Crouch 50%
Arthur Eve 50%
John Faso 50%
Daniel Feldman 50%
Emanuel Gold 50%
Stephen Kaufman 50%
Ivan Lafayette 50%
William Magee 50%
Patricia McGee 50%
N. Nick Perry 50%
Roberto Ramirez 50%
William Scarborough 50%
Robin Schimminger 50%
Ada Smith 50%
NY Mayor - At-Large Mike Spano 50%
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