Rating Group: Massachusetts Public Interest Research Group (MASSPIRG)
2017-2018 Positions
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| State | Office | Name | Party | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| MA | State Senate - Norfolk and Suffolk | Mike Rush | Democratic | 91% |
| Dean Tran | 90% | |||
| MA | State House - Second Hampden | Brian Ashe | Democratic | 89% |
| Jen Benson | 89% | |||
| MA | State House - Thirteenth Bristol | Antonio Cabral | Democratic | 89% |
| Ed Coppinger | 89% | |||
| Josh Cutler | 89% | |||
| MA | State House - Twenty-Third Middlesex | Sean Garballey | Democratic | 89% |
| Denise Garlick | 89% | |||
| MA | State House - Thirteenth Middlesex | Carmine Gentile | Democratic | 89% |
| Solomon Goldstein-Rose | 89% | |||
| MA | State House - Tenth Hampden | Carlos Gonzalez | Democratic | 89% |
| MA | State House - Twenty-First Middlesex | Ken Gordon | Democratic | 89% |
| MA | State House - Fourth Middlesex | Danielle Gregoire | Democratic | 89% |
| Stephan Hay | 89% | |||
| Jay Kaufman | 89% | |||
| Stephen Kulik | 89% | |||
| MA | State House - Fifth Middlesex | David Linsky | Democratic | 89% |
| MA | State House - First Suffolk | Adrian Madaro | Democratic | 89% |
| Elizabeth Malia | 89% | |||
| MA | State Senate - Berkshire, Hampshire, Franklin and Hampden | Paul Mark | Democratic | 89% |
| MA | State House - Third Plymouth | Joan Meschino | Democratic | 89% |
| MA | State House - Tenth Worcester | Brian Murray | Democratic | 89% |
| Sarah Peake | 89% | |||
| Thomas Petrolati | 89% |
| State | Office | Name | Party | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| MA | State Senate - Norfolk and Suffolk | Mike Rush | D | 91% |
| Dean Tran | 90% | |||
| MA | State House - Second Hampden | Brian Ashe | D | 89% |
| Jen Benson | 89% | |||
| MA | State House - Thirteenth Bristol | Antonio Cabral | D | 89% |
| Ed Coppinger | 89% | |||
| Josh Cutler | 89% | |||
| MA | State House - Twenty-Third Middlesex | Sean Garballey | D | 89% |
| Denise Garlick | 89% | |||
| MA | State House - Thirteenth Middlesex | Carmine Gentile | D | 89% |
| Solomon Goldstein-Rose | 89% | |||
| MA | State House - Tenth Hampden | Carlos Gonzalez | D | 89% |
| MA | State House - Twenty-First Middlesex | Ken Gordon | D | 89% |
| MA | State House - Fourth Middlesex | Danielle Gregoire | D | 89% |
| Stephan Hay | 89% | |||
| Jay Kaufman | 89% | |||
| Stephen Kulik | 89% | |||
| MA | State House - Fifth Middlesex | David Linsky | D | 89% |
| MA | State House - First Suffolk | Adrian Madaro | D | 89% |
| Elizabeth Malia | 89% | |||
| MA | State Senate - Berkshire, Hampshire, Franklin and Hampden | Paul Mark | D | 89% |
| MA | State House - Third Plymouth | Joan Meschino | D | 89% |
| MA | State House - Tenth Worcester | Brian Murray | D | 89% |
| Sarah Peake | 89% | |||
| Thomas Petrolati | 89% |