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2007-2008 Positions on Pro-Small Business Policy

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State Office Name Party Rating
Jay Barrows 100
Scott Brown 100
Lewis Evangelidis 100
MA State House - Seventh Worcester Paul Frost Republican 100
Susan Gifford 100
Robert Hargraves 100
Robert Hedlund, Jr. 100
Bradford Hill 100
Don Humason, Jr. 100
MA State House - Twentieth Middlesex Brad Jones, Jr. Republican 100
Michael Knapik 100
Jeff Perry 100
George Peterson, Jr. 100
Elizabeth Poirier 100
Karyn Polito 100
Richard Ross 100
MA State House - First Hampden Todd Smola Republican 100
MA State Senate - First Essex and Middlesex Bruce Tarr Republican 100
Richard Tisei 100
Daniel Webster 100
Vinny deMacedo 100
MA State House - Thirty-Sixth Middlesex Colleen Garry Democratic 80
Harriett Stanley 71
David Torrisi 70
Brian Joyce 67
Paul Kujawski 60
MA State Senate - First Bristol and Plymouth Michael Rodrigues Democratic 60
Joseph Driscoll, Jr. 56
Robert Rice 56
Kevin Aguiar 50
Steven Baddour 50
Michael Morrissey 50
Harold Naughton, Jr. 50
Robert O'Leary 50
James Timilty 50
Susan Tucker 50
Christine Canavan 44
Michael Kane 44
MA State House - Third Norfolk Ronald Mariano Democratic 44
MA U.S. House - 5 Katherine Clark Democratic 43
Lori Ehrlich 43
MA State House - Twenty-Third Middlesex Sean Garballey Democratic 43
MA State House - Fifth Middlesex David Linsky Democratic 43
Geraldo Alicea 40
MA State House - First Norfolk Bruce Ayers Democratic 40
Frederick Berry 40
John Binienda, Sr. 40
Daniel Bosley 40
Linda Campbell 40
Stephen Canessa 40
MA State Senate - Second Middlesex and Norfolk Cindy Creem Democratic 40
Steven D'Amico 40
Stephen DiNatale 40
John Fernandes 40
John Fresolo 40
MA State House - Sixth Norfolk Bill Galvin Democratic 40
Anne Gobi 40
Mary Grant 40
William Greene, Jr. 40
John Keenan, Jr. 40
Barbara L'Italien 40
J. James Marzilli, Jr. 40
Richard Moore 40
Charles Murphy 40
Robert Nyman 40
Vincent Pedone 40
MA State House - Fourteenth Norfolk Alice Peisch Democratic 40
John Quinn 40
Pamela Richardson 40
Stat Smith 40
Robert Spellane 40
Joyce Spiliotis 40
MA State House - Ninth Middlesex Thomas Stanley Democratic 40
William Straus 40
Benjamin Swan, Sr. 40
Stephen Tobin 40
James Welch 40
Cory Atkins 38
Carlo Basile 38
David Flynn 38
Thomas Petrolati 38
MA State Senate - Norfolk and Suffolk Mike Rush Democratic 38
Stephen Brewer 33
Stephen Buoniconti 33
Gale Candaras 33
Harriette Chandler 33
Tom Conroy 33
Geraldine Creedon 33
Benjamin Downing 33
Christopher Fallon 33
Susan Fargo 33
Anthony Galluccio 33
John Hart, Jr. 33
MA State Senate - Second Middlesex Pat Jehlen Democratic 33
Robert Koczera 33
Stephen Kulik 33
Thomas McGee 33
Joan Menard 33
MA State Senate - Second Bristol and Plymouth Mark Montigny Democratic 33
David Nangle 33
State Office Name Party Rating
Jay Barrows 100
Scott Brown 100
Lewis Evangelidis 100
MA State House - Seventh Worcester Paul Frost R 100
Susan Gifford 100
Robert Hargraves 100
Robert Hedlund, Jr. 100
Bradford Hill 100
Don Humason, Jr. 100
MA State House - Twentieth Middlesex Brad Jones, Jr. R 100
Michael Knapik 100
Jeff Perry 100
George Peterson, Jr. 100
Elizabeth Poirier 100
Karyn Polito 100
Richard Ross 100
MA State House - First Hampden Todd Smola R 100
MA State Senate - First Essex and Middlesex Bruce Tarr R 100
Richard Tisei 100
Daniel Webster 100
Vinny deMacedo 100
MA State House - Thirty-Sixth Middlesex Colleen Garry D 80
Harriett Stanley 71
David Torrisi 70
Brian Joyce 67
Paul Kujawski 60
MA State Senate - First Bristol and Plymouth Michael Rodrigues D 60
Joseph Driscoll, Jr. 56
Robert Rice 56
Kevin Aguiar 50
Steven Baddour 50
Michael Morrissey 50
Harold Naughton, Jr. 50
Robert O'Leary 50
James Timilty 50
Susan Tucker 50
Christine Canavan 44
Michael Kane 44
MA State House - Third Norfolk Ronald Mariano D 44
MA U.S. House - 5 Katherine Clark D 43
Lori Ehrlich 43
MA State House - Twenty-Third Middlesex Sean Garballey D 43
MA State House - Fifth Middlesex David Linsky D 43
Geraldo Alicea 40
MA State House - First Norfolk Bruce Ayers D 40
Frederick Berry 40
John Binienda, Sr. 40
Daniel Bosley 40
Linda Campbell 40
Stephen Canessa 40
MA State Senate - Second Middlesex and Norfolk Cindy Creem D 40
Steven D'Amico 40
Stephen DiNatale 40
John Fernandes 40
John Fresolo 40
MA State House - Sixth Norfolk Bill Galvin D 40
Anne Gobi 40
Mary Grant 40
William Greene, Jr. 40
John Keenan, Jr. 40
Barbara L'Italien 40
J. James Marzilli, Jr. 40
Richard Moore 40
Charles Murphy 40
Robert Nyman 40
Vincent Pedone 40
MA State House - Fourteenth Norfolk Alice Peisch D 40
John Quinn 40
Pamela Richardson 40
Stat Smith 40
Robert Spellane 40
Joyce Spiliotis 40
MA State House - Ninth Middlesex Thomas Stanley D 40
William Straus 40
Benjamin Swan, Sr. 40
Stephen Tobin 40
James Welch 40
Cory Atkins 38
Carlo Basile 38
David Flynn 38
Thomas Petrolati 38
MA State Senate - Norfolk and Suffolk Mike Rush D 38
Stephen Brewer 33
Stephen Buoniconti 33
Gale Candaras 33
Harriette Chandler 33
Tom Conroy 33
Geraldine Creedon 33
Benjamin Downing 33
Christopher Fallon 33
Susan Fargo 33
Anthony Galluccio 33
John Hart, Jr. 33
MA State Senate - Second Middlesex Pat Jehlen D 33
Robert Koczera 33
Stephen Kulik 33
Thomas McGee 33
Joan Menard 33
MA State Senate - Second Bristol and Plymouth Mark Montigny D 33
David Nangle 33
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