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Rating Group: Massachusetts Public Interest Research Group (MASSPIRG)

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State Office Name Party Rating
James Miceli 50%
MA State House - Eighteenth Suffolk Michael Moran Democratic 50%
David Nangle 50%
Marc Pacheco 50%
Jerry Parisella 50%
George Peterson, Jr. 50%
Thomas Petrolati 50%
MA State House - Twelfth Hampden Angelo Puppolo, Jr. Democratic 50%
Dennis Rosa 50%
MA State House - Ninth Middlesex Thomas Stanley Democratic 50%
William Straus 50%
MA State Senate - First Essex and Middlesex Bruce Tarr Republican 50%
MA State House - Second Worcester Jon Zlotnik Democratic 50%
Vinny deMacedo 50%
John Binienda, Sr. 33%
Garrett Bradley 33%
MA State Senate - Second Plymouth and Norfolk Michael Brady Democratic 33%
Linda Campbell 33%
Cheryl Coakley-Rivera 33%
Robert DeLeo 33%
Brian Dempsey 33%
MA Auditor Diana DiZoglio Democratic 33%
Robert Fennell 33%
MA State House - Sixth Norfolk Bill Galvin Democratic 33%
Sheila Harrington 33%
Robert Hedlund, Jr. 33%
James Lyons, Jr. 33%
MA State House - Third Norfolk Ronald Mariano Democratic 33%
MA State House - Third Suffolk Aaron Michlewitz Democratic 33%
MA State House - Fourth Norfolk James Murphy Democratic 33%
Kevin Murphy 33%
Harold Naughton, Jr. 33%
Eugene O'Flaherty 33%
Keiko Orrall 33%
Kathi-Anne Reinstein 33%
Richard Ross 33%
Angelo Scaccia 33%
Paul Schmid III 33%
Theodore Speliotis 33%
Jeffrey Sánchez 33%
James Timilty 33%
Walter Timilty 33%
MA State House - Third Barnstable David Vieira Republican 33%
Joseph Wagner 33%
Marty Walsh 33%
Steven Walsh 33%
Michael Costello 17%
MA Councilor - At-Large Sean Curran 17%
State Office Name Party Rating
James Miceli 50%
MA State House - Eighteenth Suffolk Michael Moran D 50%
David Nangle 50%
Marc Pacheco 50%
Jerry Parisella 50%
George Peterson, Jr. 50%
Thomas Petrolati 50%
MA State House - Twelfth Hampden Angelo Puppolo, Jr. D 50%
Dennis Rosa 50%
MA State House - Ninth Middlesex Thomas Stanley D 50%
William Straus 50%
MA State Senate - First Essex and Middlesex Bruce Tarr R 50%
MA State House - Second Worcester Jon Zlotnik D 50%
Vinny deMacedo 50%
John Binienda, Sr. 33%
Garrett Bradley 33%
MA State Senate - Second Plymouth and Norfolk Michael Brady D 33%
Linda Campbell 33%
Cheryl Coakley-Rivera 33%
Robert DeLeo 33%
Brian Dempsey 33%
MA Auditor Diana DiZoglio D 33%
Robert Fennell 33%
MA State House - Sixth Norfolk Bill Galvin D 33%
Sheila Harrington 33%
Robert Hedlund, Jr. 33%
James Lyons, Jr. 33%
MA State House - Third Norfolk Ronald Mariano D 33%
MA State House - Third Suffolk Aaron Michlewitz D 33%
MA State House - Fourth Norfolk James Murphy D 33%
Kevin Murphy 33%
Harold Naughton, Jr. 33%
Eugene O'Flaherty 33%
Keiko Orrall 33%
Kathi-Anne Reinstein 33%
Richard Ross 33%
Angelo Scaccia 33%
Paul Schmid III 33%
Theodore Speliotis 33%
Jeffrey Sánchez 33%
James Timilty 33%
Walter Timilty 33%
MA State House - Third Barnstable David Vieira R 33%
Joseph Wagner 33%
Marty Walsh 33%
Steven Walsh 33%
Michael Costello 17%
MA Councilor - At-Large Sean Curran 17%
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