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State Office Name Party Rating
MA State House - Eighteenth Suffolk Michael Moran Democratic 30
Michael Morrissey 50
Charles Murphy 40
MA State House - Fourth Norfolk James Murphy Democratic 30
Kevin Murphy 30
David Nangle 33
Harold Naughton, Jr. 50
Robert Nyman 40
MA State House - Fourteenth Worcester James O'Day Democratic 30
Eugene O'Flaherty 30
Robert O'Leary 50
Marc Pacheco 33
Steven Panagiotakos 33
Matthew Patrick 33
Sarah Peake 30
Vincent Pedone 40
MA State House - Fourteenth Norfolk Alice Peisch Democratic 40
Jeff Perry 100
George Peterson, Jr. 100
Thomas Petrolati 38
Anthony Petruccelli 33
Smitty Pignatelli 30
Elizabeth Poirier 100
Karyn Polito 100
Denise Provost 30
MA State House - Twelfth Hampden Angelo Puppolo, Jr. Democratic 30
John Quinn 40
Kathi-Anne Reinstein 30
Robert Rice 56
Pamela Richardson 40
MA State Senate - First Bristol and Plymouth Michael Rodrigues Democratic 60
MA State House - Twelfth Norfolk John Rogers Democratic 30
Stan Rosenberg 33
Richard Ross 100
MA State Senate - Norfolk and Suffolk Mike Rush Democratic 38
Byron Rushing 30
Rosemary Sandlin 30
Tom Sannicandro 33
Angelo Scaccia 30
John Scibak 33
Carl Sciortino, Jr. 33
Stat Smith 40
Frank Smizik 30
MA State House - First Hampden Todd Smola Republican 100
Theodore Speliotis 30
Robert Spellane 40
Christopher Speranzo 30
Joyce Spiliotis 40
MA State Senate - First Middlesex and Norfolk Karen Spilka Democratic 33
Marie St. Fleur 30
Harriett Stanley 71
MA State House - Ninth Middlesex Thomas Stanley Democratic 40
Ellen Story 30
William Straus 40
David Sullivan 30
Benjamin Swan, Sr. 40
Jeffrey Sánchez 22
MA State Senate - First Essex and Middlesex Bruce Tarr Republican 100
James Timilty 50
Walter Timilty 30
Richard Tisei 100
Stephen Tobin 40
Steven Tolman 33
Tim Toomey, Jr. 30
David Torrisi 70
Susan Tucker 50
Cleon Turner 33
Jim Vallee 30
Joseph Wagner 33
Brian Wallace 33
Marian Walsh 33
Marty Walsh 30
Steven Walsh 30
Martha Walz 33
Daniel Webster 100
James Welch 40
Alice Wolf 30
Vinny deMacedo 100
State Office Name Party Rating
MA State House - Eighteenth Suffolk Michael Moran D 30
Michael Morrissey 50
Charles Murphy 40
MA State House - Fourth Norfolk James Murphy D 30
Kevin Murphy 30
David Nangle 33
Harold Naughton, Jr. 50
Robert Nyman 40
MA State House - Fourteenth Worcester James O'Day D 30
Eugene O'Flaherty 30
Robert O'Leary 50
Marc Pacheco 33
Steven Panagiotakos 33
Matthew Patrick 33
Sarah Peake 30
Vincent Pedone 40
MA State House - Fourteenth Norfolk Alice Peisch D 40
Jeff Perry 100
George Peterson, Jr. 100
Thomas Petrolati 38
Anthony Petruccelli 33
Smitty Pignatelli 30
Elizabeth Poirier 100
Karyn Polito 100
Denise Provost 30
MA State House - Twelfth Hampden Angelo Puppolo, Jr. D 30
John Quinn 40
Kathi-Anne Reinstein 30
Robert Rice 56
Pamela Richardson 40
MA State Senate - First Bristol and Plymouth Michael Rodrigues D 60
MA State House - Twelfth Norfolk John Rogers D 30
Stan Rosenberg 33
Richard Ross 100
MA State Senate - Norfolk and Suffolk Mike Rush D 38
Byron Rushing 30
Rosemary Sandlin 30
Tom Sannicandro 33
Angelo Scaccia 30
John Scibak 33
Carl Sciortino, Jr. 33
Stat Smith 40
Frank Smizik 30
MA State House - First Hampden Todd Smola R 100
Theodore Speliotis 30
Robert Spellane 40
Christopher Speranzo 30
Joyce Spiliotis 40
MA State Senate - First Middlesex and Norfolk Karen Spilka D 33
Marie St. Fleur 30
Harriett Stanley 71
MA State House - Ninth Middlesex Thomas Stanley D 40
Ellen Story 30
William Straus 40
David Sullivan 30
Benjamin Swan, Sr. 40
Jeffrey Sánchez 22
MA State Senate - First Essex and Middlesex Bruce Tarr R 100
James Timilty 50
Walter Timilty 30
Richard Tisei 100
Stephen Tobin 40
Steven Tolman 33
Tim Toomey, Jr. 30
David Torrisi 70
Susan Tucker 50
Cleon Turner 33
Jim Vallee 30
Joseph Wagner 33
Brian Wallace 33
Marian Walsh 33
Marty Walsh 30
Steven Walsh 30
Martha Walz 33
Daniel Webster 100
James Welch 40
Alice Wolf 30
Vinny deMacedo 100
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