Rating Group: National Federation of Independent Business - Massachusetts
2009-2010 Positions
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| State | Office | Name | Party | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kevin Aguiar | 50% | |||
| Geraldo Alicea | 38% | |||
| Willie Mae Allen | 50% | |||
| MA | State House - Second Middlesex | Jim Arciero | Democratic | 50% |
| MA | State House - Second Hampden | Brian Ashe | Democratic | 50% |
| Cory Atkins | 29% | |||
| Demetrius Atsalis | 50% | |||
| MA | State House - First Norfolk | Bruce Ayers | Democratic | 50% |
| Steven Baddour | 69% | |||
| Ruth Balser | 25% | |||
| Jay Barrows | 88% | |||
| Carlo Basile | 50% | |||
| Jen Benson | 38% | |||
| Frederick Berry | 25% | |||
| John Binienda, Sr. | 50% | |||
| Daniel Bosley | 40% | |||
| Bill Bowles | 38% | |||
| Garrett Bradley | 38% | |||
| MA | State Senate - Second Plymouth and Norfolk | Michael Brady | Democratic | 50% |
| Stephen Brewer | 38% | |||
| MA | State Senate - Suffolk and Middlesex | Will Brownsberger | Democratic | 38% |
| Stephen Buoniconti | 46% | |||
| MA | State House - Thirteenth Bristol | Antonio Cabral | Democratic | 50% |
| Jennifer Callahan | 50% | |||
| Tom Calter III | 63% | |||
| Linda Campbell | 63% | |||
| Christine Canavan | 50% | |||
| Gale Candaras | 38% | |||
| Stephen Canessa | 38% | |||
| James Cantwell | 50% | |||
| Harriette Chandler | 42% | |||
| Sonia Chang-Diaz | 31% | |||
| MA | U.S. House - 5 | Katherine Clark | Democratic | 38% |
| Cheryl Coakley-Rivera | 50% | |||
| Tom Conroy | 25% | |||
| Michael Costello | 38% | |||
| Geraldine Creedon | 50% | |||
| MA | State Senate - Second Middlesex and Norfolk | Cindy Creem | Democratic | 31% |
| MA | Councilor - At-Large | Sean Curran | 57% | |
| Steven D'Amico | 38% | |||
| Robert DeLeo | 50% | |||
| Brian Dempsey | 50% | |||
| Stephen DiNatale | 50% | |||
| MA | State House - Thirty-Fifth Middlesex | Paul Donato, Sr. | Democratic | 38% |
| Christopher Donelan | 29% | |||
| Kenneth Donnelly | 31% | |||
| Benjamin Downing | 38% | |||
| Joseph Driscoll, Jr. | 63% | |||
| James Dwyer | 38% | |||
| Carolyn Dykema | 38% | |||
| Lori Ehrlich | 50% | |||
| MA | State Senate - Middlesex and Worcester | Jamie Eldridge | Democratic | 23% |
| Lewis Evangelidis | 88% | |||
| James Fagan | 50% | |||
| Christopher Fallon | 63% | |||
| Mark Falzone | 38% | |||
| Susan Fargo | 36% | |||
| Robert Fennell | 50% | |||
| John Fernandes | 38% | |||
| Ann-Margaret Ferrante | 50% | |||
| MA | State Senate - Second Essex and Middlesex | Barry Finegold | Democratic | 38% |
| Jennifer Flanagan | 46% | |||
| David Flynn | 50% | |||
| Linda Forry | 43% | |||
| Gloria Fox | 29% | |||
| John Fresolo | 63% | |||
| MA | State House - Seventh Worcester | Paul Frost | Republican | 88% |
| MA | State House - Sixth Norfolk | Bill Galvin | Democratic | 38% |
| MA | State House - Twenty-Third Middlesex | Sean Garballey | Democratic | 38% |
| MA | State House - Thirty-Sixth Middlesex | Colleen Garry | Democratic | 75% |
| Susan Gifford | 88% | |||
| Anne Gobi | 50% | |||
| Tom Golden, Jr. | 50% | |||
| Mary Grant | 38% | |||
| William Greene, Jr. | 75% | |||
| MA | State House - Fourth Middlesex | Danielle Gregoire | Democratic | 50% |
| Denis Guyer | 29% | |||
| Patricia Haddad | 50% | |||
| Robert Hargraves | 75% | |||
| Lida Harkins | 50% | |||
| John Hart, Jr. | 38% | |||
| Jon Hecht | 38% | |||
| Robert Hedlund, Jr. | 77% | |||
| Bradford Hill | 88% | |||
| MA | State House - Third Middlesex | Kate Hogan | Democratic | 38% |
| MA | State House - Seventeenth Suffolk | Kevin Honan | Democratic | 38% |
| Don Humason, Jr. | 88% | |||
| MA | State Senate - Second Middlesex | Pat Jehlen | Democratic | 23% |
| MA | State House - Twentieth Middlesex | Brad Jones, Jr. | Republican | 88% |
| Brian Joyce | 38% | |||
| Louis Kafka | 50% | |||
| Michael Kane | 38% | |||
| Jay Kaufman | 25% | |||
| John Keenan, Jr. | 50% | |||
| Thomas Kennedy | 38% | |||
| Kay Khan | 29% | |||
| Michael Knapik | 92% | |||
| Peter Kocot | 50% | |||
| Robert Koczera | 63% | |||
| Peter Koutoujian | 38% |