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State Office Name Party Rating
Pamela Richardson 83%
Dennis Rosa 83%
Byron Rushing 83%
Rosemary Sandlin 83%
Tom Sannicandro 83%
John Scibak 83%
Theodore Speliotis 83%
Joyce Spiliotis 83%
Ellen Story 83%
David Sullivan 83%
Benjamin Swan, Sr. 83%
Jeffrey Sánchez 83%
Walter Timilty 83%
Tim Toomey, Jr. 83%
Cleon Turner 83%
Jim Vallee 83%
Joseph Wagner 83%
Martha Walz 83%
Benjamin Downing 75%
MA State House - Third Suffolk Aaron Michlewitz Democratic 75%
Marie St. Fleur 75%
Steven Baddour 71%
Stephen Buoniconti 71%
Gale Candaras 71%
MA State Senate - Second Middlesex and Norfolk Cindy Creem Democratic 71%
Robert Hedlund, Jr. 71%
Brian Joyce 71%
Thomas Kennedy 71%
Thomas McGee 71%
MA State Senate - Second Worcester Mike Moore Democratic 71%
Richard Moore 71%
Anthony Petruccelli 71%
MA State Senate - First Middlesex and Norfolk Karen Spilka Democratic 71%
Steven Tolman 71%
Willie Mae Allen 67%
Demetrius Atsalis 67%
Daniel Bosley 67%
Stephen Canessa 67%
Michael Costello 67%
MA Councilor - At-Large Sean Curran 67%
Stephen DiNatale 67%
MA State Senate - Second Essex and Middlesex Barry Finegold Democratic 67%
David Flynn 67%
Linda Forry 67%
Gloria Fox 67%
MA State House - Thirty-Sixth Middlesex Colleen Garry Democratic 67%
Peter Koutoujian 67%
Paul Kujawski 67%
MA State House - Eleventh Norfolk Paul McMurtry Democratic 67%
James Miceli 67%
Charles Murphy 67%
MA State House - Fourteenth Worcester James O'Day Democratic 67%
Eugene O'Flaherty 67%
Smitty Pignatelli 67%
MA State Senate - First Bristol and Plymouth Michael Rodrigues Democratic 67%
Stat Smith 67%
Robert Spellane 67%
Harriett Stanley 67%
William Straus 67%
Stephen Tobin 67%
Brian Wallace 67%
Marty Walsh 67%
Steven Walsh 67%
James Welch 67%
Richard Ross 60%
Jennifer Flanagan 57%
John Hart, Jr. 57%
Michael Knapik 57%
Michael Morrissey 57%
Marc Pacheco 57%
MA State Senate - First Essex and Middlesex Bruce Tarr Republican 57%
James Timilty 57%
Richard Tisei 57%
Marian Walsh 57%
Jay Barrows 50%
Joseph Driscoll, Jr. 50%
Lewis Evangelidis 50%
MA State House - Seventh Worcester Paul Frost Republican 50%
Anthony Galluccio 50%
Susan Gifford 50%
William Greene, Jr. 50%
Robert Hargraves 50%
Lida Harkins 50%
Bradford Hill 50%
Don Humason, Jr. 50%
MA State House - Twentieth Middlesex Brad Jones, Jr. Republican 50%
Jeff Perry 50%
George Peterson, Jr. 50%
Elizabeth Poirier 50%
MA State Senate - Norfolk and Suffolk Mike Rush Democratic 50%
MA State House - First Hampden Todd Smola Republican 50%
David Torrisi 50%
Vinny deMacedo 50%
Geraldine Creedon 33%
James Fagan 33%
Karyn Polito 33%
MA State House - Twelfth Norfolk John Rogers Democratic 33%
Daniel Webster 33%
State Office Name Party Rating
Pamela Richardson 83%
Dennis Rosa 83%
Byron Rushing 83%
Rosemary Sandlin 83%
Tom Sannicandro 83%
John Scibak 83%
Theodore Speliotis 83%
Joyce Spiliotis 83%
Ellen Story 83%
David Sullivan 83%
Benjamin Swan, Sr. 83%
Jeffrey Sánchez 83%
Walter Timilty 83%
Tim Toomey, Jr. 83%
Cleon Turner 83%
Jim Vallee 83%
Joseph Wagner 83%
Martha Walz 83%
Benjamin Downing 75%
MA State House - Third Suffolk Aaron Michlewitz D 75%
Marie St. Fleur 75%
Steven Baddour 71%
Stephen Buoniconti 71%
Gale Candaras 71%
MA State Senate - Second Middlesex and Norfolk Cindy Creem D 71%
Robert Hedlund, Jr. 71%
Brian Joyce 71%
Thomas Kennedy 71%
Thomas McGee 71%
MA State Senate - Second Worcester Mike Moore D 71%
Richard Moore 71%
Anthony Petruccelli 71%
MA State Senate - First Middlesex and Norfolk Karen Spilka D 71%
Steven Tolman 71%
Willie Mae Allen 67%
Demetrius Atsalis 67%
Daniel Bosley 67%
Stephen Canessa 67%
Michael Costello 67%
MA Councilor - At-Large Sean Curran 67%
Stephen DiNatale 67%
MA State Senate - Second Essex and Middlesex Barry Finegold D 67%
David Flynn 67%
Linda Forry 67%
Gloria Fox 67%
MA State House - Thirty-Sixth Middlesex Colleen Garry D 67%
Peter Koutoujian 67%
Paul Kujawski 67%
MA State House - Eleventh Norfolk Paul McMurtry D 67%
James Miceli 67%
Charles Murphy 67%
MA State House - Fourteenth Worcester James O'Day D 67%
Eugene O'Flaherty 67%
Smitty Pignatelli 67%
MA State Senate - First Bristol and Plymouth Michael Rodrigues D 67%
Stat Smith 67%
Robert Spellane 67%
Harriett Stanley 67%
William Straus 67%
Stephen Tobin 67%
Brian Wallace 67%
Marty Walsh 67%
Steven Walsh 67%
James Welch 67%
Richard Ross 60%
Jennifer Flanagan 57%
John Hart, Jr. 57%
Michael Knapik 57%
Michael Morrissey 57%
Marc Pacheco 57%
MA State Senate - First Essex and Middlesex Bruce Tarr R 57%
James Timilty 57%
Richard Tisei 57%
Marian Walsh 57%
Jay Barrows 50%
Joseph Driscoll, Jr. 50%
Lewis Evangelidis 50%
MA State House - Seventh Worcester Paul Frost R 50%
Anthony Galluccio 50%
Susan Gifford 50%
William Greene, Jr. 50%
Robert Hargraves 50%
Lida Harkins 50%
Bradford Hill 50%
Don Humason, Jr. 50%
MA State House - Twentieth Middlesex Brad Jones, Jr. R 50%
Jeff Perry 50%
George Peterson, Jr. 50%
Elizabeth Poirier 50%
MA State Senate - Norfolk and Suffolk Mike Rush D 50%
MA State House - First Hampden Todd Smola R 50%
David Torrisi 50%
Vinny deMacedo 50%
Geraldine Creedon 33%
James Fagan 33%
Karyn Polito 33%
MA State House - Twelfth Norfolk John Rogers D 33%
Daniel Webster 33%
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