Rating Group: National Federation of Independent Business - Massachusetts
2003-2004 Positions
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| State | Office | Name | Party | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Paul Loscocco | 90% | |||
| Elizabeth Poirier | 90% | |||
| Susan Pope | 90% | |||
| Vinny deMacedo | 90% | |||
| Shirley Gomes | 89% | |||
| Robert Hedlund, Jr. | 89% | |||
| MA | State Senate - First Essex and Middlesex | Bruce Tarr | Republican | 89% |
| Richard Tisei | 89% | |||
| Steven Panagiotakos | 83% | |||
| Anne Gobi | 80% | |||
| Mary Grant | 80% | |||
| Steven Baddour | 78% | |||
| Garrett Bradley | 70% | |||
| Mark Carron | 70% | |||
| MA | State House - Thirty-Sixth Middlesex | Colleen Garry | Democratic | 70% |
| Frank Hynes | 70% | |||
| Brian Knuuttila | 70% | |||
| Barbara L'Italien | 70% | |||
| MA | State House - Fourteenth Norfolk | Alice Peisch | Democratic | 70% |
| Harriett Stanley | 70% | |||
| Thomas Finneran | 67% | |||
| Susan Tucker | 67% | |||
| MA | State House - First Norfolk | Bruce Ayers | Democratic | 60% |
| John Binienda, Sr. | 60% | |||
| Jennifer Callahan | 60% |
| State | Office | Name | Party | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Paul Loscocco | 90% | |||
| Elizabeth Poirier | 90% | |||
| Susan Pope | 90% | |||
| Vinny deMacedo | 90% | |||
| Shirley Gomes | 89% | |||
| Robert Hedlund, Jr. | 89% | |||
| MA | State Senate - First Essex and Middlesex | Bruce Tarr | R | 89% |
| Richard Tisei | 89% | |||
| Steven Panagiotakos | 83% | |||
| Anne Gobi | 80% | |||
| Mary Grant | 80% | |||
| Steven Baddour | 78% | |||
| Garrett Bradley | 70% | |||
| Mark Carron | 70% | |||
| MA | State House - Thirty-Sixth Middlesex | Colleen Garry | D | 70% |
| Frank Hynes | 70% | |||
| Brian Knuuttila | 70% | |||
| Barbara L'Italien | 70% | |||
| MA | State House - Fourteenth Norfolk | Alice Peisch | D | 70% |
| Harriett Stanley | 70% | |||
| Thomas Finneran | 67% | |||
| Susan Tucker | 67% | |||
| MA | State House - First Norfolk | Bruce Ayers | D | 60% |
| John Binienda, Sr. | 60% | |||
| Jennifer Callahan | 60% |