Rating Group: Massachusetts Public Interest Research Group (MASSPIRG)
2005-2006 Positions
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| State | Office | Name | Party | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Susan Fargo | 88% | |||
| Richard Moore | 88% | |||
| Robert O'Leary | 88% | |||
| Marc Pacheco | 88% | |||
| MA | State Senate - First Middlesex and Norfolk | Karen Spilka | Democratic | 88% |
| Steven Tolman | 88% | |||
| Demetrius Atsalis | 78% | |||
| MA | State House - First Norfolk | Bruce Ayers | Democratic | 78% |
| Garrett Bradley | 78% | |||
| Gale Candaras | 78% | |||
| Stephen Canessa | 78% | |||
| Paul Casey | 78% | |||
| Mark Falzone | 78% | |||
| Tom Golden, Jr. | 78% | |||
| Mary Grant | 78% | |||
| William Greene, Jr. | 78% | |||
| Robert Hargraves | 78% | |||
| Lida Harkins | 78% | |||
| MA | State House - Seventeenth Suffolk | Kevin Honan | Democratic | 78% |
| Louis Kafka | 78% | |||
| Robert Koczera | 78% | |||
| Elizabeth Malia | 78% | |||
| MA | State House - Fourth Norfolk | James Murphy | Democratic | 78% |
| Thomas O'Brien | 78% | |||
| Douglas Petersen | 78% |
| State | Office | Name | Party | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Susan Fargo | 88% | |||
| Richard Moore | 88% | |||
| Robert O'Leary | 88% | |||
| Marc Pacheco | 88% | |||
| MA | State Senate - First Middlesex and Norfolk | Karen Spilka | D | 88% |
| Steven Tolman | 88% | |||
| Demetrius Atsalis | 78% | |||
| MA | State House - First Norfolk | Bruce Ayers | D | 78% |
| Garrett Bradley | 78% | |||
| Gale Candaras | 78% | |||
| Stephen Canessa | 78% | |||
| Paul Casey | 78% | |||
| Mark Falzone | 78% | |||
| Tom Golden, Jr. | 78% | |||
| Mary Grant | 78% | |||
| William Greene, Jr. | 78% | |||
| Robert Hargraves | 78% | |||
| Lida Harkins | 78% | |||
| MA | State House - Seventeenth Suffolk | Kevin Honan | D | 78% |
| Louis Kafka | 78% | |||
| Robert Koczera | 78% | |||
| Elizabeth Malia | 78% | |||
| MA | State House - Fourth Norfolk | James Murphy | D | 78% |
| Thomas O'Brien | 78% | |||
| Douglas Petersen | 78% |