Rating Group: National Federation of Independent Business - Massachusetts
2011-2012 Positions
Issues:
Business and Consumers
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| State | Office | Name | Party | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| MA | State House - Seventeenth Suffolk | Kevin Honan | Democratic | 50% |
| Louis Kafka | 50% | |||
| John Keenan, Jr. | 50% | |||
| Peter Kocot | 50% | |||
| MA | State House - Fifth Middlesex | David Linsky | Democratic | 50% |
| MA | State House - Third Norfolk | Ronald Mariano | Democratic | 50% |
| MA | State House - Ninth Bristol | Christopher Markey | Democratic | 50% |
| MA | State House - Eleventh Norfolk | Paul McMurtry | Democratic | 50% |
| MA | State House - Third Suffolk | Aaron Michlewitz | Democratic | 50% |
| Richard Moore | 50% | |||
| MA | State House - Fourth Norfolk | James Murphy | Democratic | 50% |
| David Nangle | 50% | |||
| Eugene O'Flaherty | 50% | |||
| Sarah Peake | 50% | |||
| MA | State House - Fourteenth Norfolk | Alice Peisch | Democratic | 50% |
| MA | State House - Twelfth Hampden | Angelo Puppolo, Jr. | Democratic | 50% |
| MA | State Senate - First Bristol and Plymouth | Michael Rodrigues | Democratic | 50% |
| Tom Sannicandro | 50% | |||
| Paul Schmid III | 50% | |||
| Stat Smith | 50% | |||
| Theodore Speliotis | 50% | |||
| William Straus | 50% | |||
| Benjamin Swan, Sr. | 50% | |||
| Jeffrey Sánchez | 50% | |||
| Walter Timilty | 50% | |||
| David Torrisi | 50% | |||
| Joseph Wagner | 50% | |||
| Garrett Bradley | 43% | |||
| Christine Canavan | 43% | |||
| Michael Costello | 43% | |||
| Gloria Fox | 43% | |||
| Tom Golden, Jr. | 43% | |||
| Carlos Henriquez | 43% | |||
| Thomas Petrolati | 43% | |||
| Smitty Pignatelli | 43% | |||
| MA | State House - Twelfth Norfolk | John Rogers | Democratic | 43% |
| Stephen Brewer | 40% | |||
| Gale Candaras | 40% | |||
| Harriette Chandler | 40% | |||
| John Hart, Jr. | 40% | |||
| Thomas Kennedy | 40% | |||
| MA | State House - Tenth Middlesex | John Lawn, Jr. | Democratic | 40% |
| MA | State Senate - Second Worcester | Mike Moore | Democratic | 40% |
| Anthony Petruccelli | 40% | |||
| MA | State Senate - Norfolk and Suffolk | Mike Rush | Democratic | 40% |
| MA | State Senate - First Middlesex and Norfolk | Karen Spilka | Democratic | 40% |
| James Welch | 40% | |||
| Denise Andrews | 38% | |||
| Cory Atkins | 38% | |||
| MA | State House - First Norfolk | Bruce Ayers | Democratic | 38% |
| Ruth Balser | 38% | |||
| MA | State Senate - Second Plymouth and Norfolk | Michael Brady | Democratic | 38% |
| Paul Brodeur | 38% | |||
| Tom Calter III | 38% | |||
| James Cantwell | 38% | |||
| MA | State House - Second Norfolk | Tackey Chan | Democratic | 38% |
| MA | State Senate - First Suffolk | Nick Collins | Democratic | 38% |
| Tom Conroy | 38% | |||
| Ed Coppinger | 38% | |||
| Geraldine Creedon | 38% | |||
| MA | State House - Fifth Norfolk | Mark Cusack | Democratic | 38% |
| Marcos Devers | 38% | |||
| James Dwyer | 38% | |||
| Lori Ehrlich | 38% | |||
| Christopher Fallon | 38% | |||
| Robert Fennell | 38% | |||
| John Fresolo | 38% | |||
| MA | State House - Twenty-Third Middlesex | Sean Garballey | Democratic | 38% |
| Denise Garlick | 38% | |||
| Kay Khan | 38% | |||
| Stephen Kulik | 38% | |||
| MA | State Senate - Fifth Middlesex | Jason Lewis | Democratic | 38% |
| MA | State House - Thirteenth Worcester | John Mahoney, Jr. | Democratic | 38% |
| Elizabeth Malia | 38% | |||
| MA | State Senate - Berkshire, Hampshire, Franklin and Hampden | Paul Mark | Democratic | 38% |
| State | Office | Name | Party | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| MA | State House - Seventeenth Suffolk | Kevin Honan | D | 50% |
| Louis Kafka | 50% | |||
| John Keenan, Jr. | 50% | |||
| Peter Kocot | 50% | |||
| MA | State House - Fifth Middlesex | David Linsky | D | 50% |
| MA | State House - Third Norfolk | Ronald Mariano | D | 50% |
| MA | State House - Ninth Bristol | Christopher Markey | D | 50% |
| MA | State House - Eleventh Norfolk | Paul McMurtry | D | 50% |
| MA | State House - Third Suffolk | Aaron Michlewitz | D | 50% |
| Richard Moore | 50% | |||
| MA | State House - Fourth Norfolk | James Murphy | D | 50% |
| David Nangle | 50% | |||
| Eugene O'Flaherty | 50% | |||
| Sarah Peake | 50% | |||
| MA | State House - Fourteenth Norfolk | Alice Peisch | D | 50% |
| MA | State House - Twelfth Hampden | Angelo Puppolo, Jr. | D | 50% |
| MA | State Senate - First Bristol and Plymouth | Michael Rodrigues | D | 50% |
| Tom Sannicandro | 50% | |||
| Paul Schmid III | 50% | |||
| Stat Smith | 50% | |||
| Theodore Speliotis | 50% | |||
| William Straus | 50% | |||
| Benjamin Swan, Sr. | 50% | |||
| Jeffrey Sánchez | 50% | |||
| Walter Timilty | 50% | |||
| David Torrisi | 50% | |||
| Joseph Wagner | 50% | |||
| Garrett Bradley | 43% | |||
| Christine Canavan | 43% | |||
| Michael Costello | 43% | |||
| Gloria Fox | 43% | |||
| Tom Golden, Jr. | 43% | |||
| Carlos Henriquez | 43% | |||
| Thomas Petrolati | 43% | |||
| Smitty Pignatelli | 43% | |||
| MA | State House - Twelfth Norfolk | John Rogers | D | 43% |
| Stephen Brewer | 40% | |||
| Gale Candaras | 40% | |||
| Harriette Chandler | 40% | |||
| John Hart, Jr. | 40% | |||
| Thomas Kennedy | 40% | |||
| MA | State House - Tenth Middlesex | John Lawn, Jr. | D | 40% |
| MA | State Senate - Second Worcester | Mike Moore | D | 40% |
| Anthony Petruccelli | 40% | |||
| MA | State Senate - Norfolk and Suffolk | Mike Rush | D | 40% |
| MA | State Senate - First Middlesex and Norfolk | Karen Spilka | D | 40% |
| James Welch | 40% | |||
| Denise Andrews | 38% | |||
| Cory Atkins | 38% | |||
| MA | State House - First Norfolk | Bruce Ayers | D | 38% |
| Ruth Balser | 38% | |||
| MA | State Senate - Second Plymouth and Norfolk | Michael Brady | D | 38% |
| Paul Brodeur | 38% | |||
| Tom Calter III | 38% | |||
| James Cantwell | 38% | |||
| MA | State House - Second Norfolk | Tackey Chan | D | 38% |
| MA | State Senate - First Suffolk | Nick Collins | D | 38% |
| Tom Conroy | 38% | |||
| Ed Coppinger | 38% | |||
| Geraldine Creedon | 38% | |||
| MA | State House - Fifth Norfolk | Mark Cusack | D | 38% |
| Marcos Devers | 38% | |||
| James Dwyer | 38% | |||
| Lori Ehrlich | 38% | |||
| Christopher Fallon | 38% | |||
| Robert Fennell | 38% | |||
| John Fresolo | 38% | |||
| MA | State House - Twenty-Third Middlesex | Sean Garballey | D | 38% |
| Denise Garlick | 38% | |||
| Kay Khan | 38% | |||
| Stephen Kulik | 38% | |||
| MA | State Senate - Fifth Middlesex | Jason Lewis | D | 38% |
| MA | State House - Thirteenth Worcester | John Mahoney, Jr. | D | 38% |
| Elizabeth Malia | 38% | |||
| MA | State Senate - Berkshire, Hampshire, Franklin and Hampden | Paul Mark | D | 38% |