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Rating Group: Massachusetts Public Interest Research Group (MASSPIRG)

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State Office Name Party Rating
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
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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