Rating Group: American Conservative Union (ACU)
2015 Lifetime Positions (State Legislatures)
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| State | Office | Name | Party | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| MA | State House - Seventh Bristol | Alan Silvia | Democratic | 4% |
| MA | State House - Ninth Bristol | Christopher Markey | Democratic | 4% |
| MA | State House - Thirteenth Bristol | Antonio Cabral | Democratic | 4% |
| MA | State Senate - First Bristol and Plymouth | Michael Rodrigues | Democratic | 14% |
| MA | State Senate - Second Bristol and Plymouth | Mark Montigny | Democratic | 9% |
| MA | State Senate - Second Essex | Joan Lovely | Democratic | 30% |
| MA | State Senate - Third Essex | Brendan Crighton | Democratic | 0% |
| MA | State House - Ninth Essex | Donald Wong | Republican | 67% |
| MA | State House - Seventeenth Essex | Frank Moran | Democratic | 4% |
| MA | State Senate - First Essex and Middlesex | Bruce Tarr | Republican | 82% |
| MA | State House - Second Franklin | Susannah Whipps | Independent | 56% |
| MA | State House - First Hampden | Todd Smola | Republican | 85% |
| MA | State House - Second Hampden | Brian Ashe | Democratic | 0% |
| MA | State House - Third Hampden | Nicholas Boldyga | Republican | 85% |
| MA | State House - Sixth Hampden | Mike Finn | Democratic | 4% |
| MA | State House - Tenth Hampden | Carlos Gonzalez | Democratic | 0% |
| MA | State House - Twelfth Hampden | Angelo Puppolo, Jr. | Democratic | 11% |
| MA | State Senate - First Hampden and Hampshire | John Velis | Democratic | 26% |
| MA | State House - Second Middlesex | Jim Arciero | Democratic | 7% |
| MA | State Senate - Second Middlesex | Pat Jehlen | Democratic | 0% |
| MA | State Senate - Third Middlesex | Mike Barrett | Democratic | 10% |
| MA | State House - Third Middlesex | Kate Hogan | Democratic | 4% |
| MA | State House - Fourth Middlesex | Danielle Gregoire | Democratic | 0% |
| MA | State Senate - Fifth Middlesex | Jason Lewis | Democratic | 9% |
| MA | State House - Fifth Middlesex | David Linsky | Democratic | 4% |
| MA | State House - Ninth Middlesex | Thomas Stanley | Democratic | 15% |
| MA | State House - Tenth Middlesex | John Lawn, Jr. | Democratic | 4% |
| MA | State House - Thirteenth Middlesex | Carmine Gentile | Democratic | 0% |
| MA | State House - Twentieth Middlesex | Brad Jones, Jr. | Republican | 84% |
| MA | State House - Twenty-First Middlesex | Ken Gordon | Democratic | 4% |
| MA | State House - Twenty-Second Middlesex | Marc Lombardo | Republican | 89% |
| MA | State House - Twenty-Third Middlesex | Sean Garballey | Democratic | 0% |
| MA | State House - Twenty-Fourth Middlesex | Dave Rogers | Democratic | 4% |
| MA | State House - Twenty-Fifth Middlesex | Marjorie Decker | Democratic | 0% |
| MA | State House - Twenty-Eighth Middlesex | Joe McGonagle, Jr. | Democratic | 0% |
| MA | State House - Thirty-First Middlesex | Michael Day | Democratic | 0% |
| MA | State House - Thirty-Third Middlesex | Steve Ultrino | Democratic | 0% |
| MA | State House - Thirty-Fourth Middlesex | Christine Barber | Democratic | 0% |
| MA | State House - Thirty-Fifth Middlesex | Paul Donato, Sr. | Democratic | 7% |
| MA | State House - Thirty-Sixth Middlesex | Colleen Garry | Democratic | 40% |
| MA | State Senate - First Middlesex and Norfolk | Karen Spilka | Democratic | 5% |
| MA | State Senate - Second Middlesex and Norfolk | Cindy Creem | Democratic | 10% |
| MA | State Senate - Middlesex and Suffolk | Sal DiDomenico | Democratic | 0% |
| MA | State Senate - Middlesex and Worcester | Jamie Eldridge | Democratic | 10% |
| MA | State House - First Norfolk | Bruce Ayers | Democratic | 13% |
| MA | State House - Second Norfolk | Tackey Chan | Democratic | 0% |
| MA | State House - Third Norfolk | Ronald Mariano | Democratic | 4% |
| MA | State House - Fourth Norfolk | James Murphy | Democratic | 4% |
| MA | State House - Fifth Norfolk | Mark Cusack | Democratic | 4% |
| MA | State House - Sixth Norfolk | Bill Galvin | Democratic | 4% |
| MA | State House - Tenth Norfolk | Jeffrey Roy | Democratic | 4% |
| MA | State House - Eleventh Norfolk | Paul McMurtry | Democratic | 4% |
| MA | State House - Twelfth Norfolk | John Rogers | Democratic | 11% |
| MA | State House - Fourteenth Norfolk | Alice Peisch | Democratic | 4% |
| MA | State Senate - Norfolk and Plymouth | John Keenan | Democratic | 5% |
| MA | State Senate - Norfolk and Suffolk | Mike Rush | Democratic | 18% |
| MA | State House - Fifth Plymouth | David DeCoste | Republican | 67% |
| MA | State House - Tenth Plymouth | Michelle DuBois | Democratic | 0% |
| MA | State Senate - First Suffolk | Nick Collins | Democratic | 5% |
| MA | State House - First Suffolk | Adrian Madaro | Democratic | 0% |
| MA | State House - Second Suffolk | Dan Ryan | Democratic | 0% |
| MA | State House - Third Suffolk | Aaron Michlewitz | Democratic | 4% |
| MA | State House - Sixth Suffolk | Russell Holmes | Democratic | 4% |
| MA | State House - Eighth Suffolk | Jay Livingstone | Democratic | 4% |
| MA | State House - Thirteenth Suffolk | Dan Hunt | Democratic | 0% |
| MA | State House - Seventeenth Suffolk | Kevin Honan | Democratic | 4% |
| MA | State House - Eighteenth Suffolk | Michael Moran | Democratic | 4% |
| MA | State Senate - Suffolk and Middlesex | Will Brownsberger | Democratic | 14% |
| MA | State House - First Worcester | Kimberly Ferguson | Republican | 73% |
| MA | State Senate - Second Worcester | Mike Moore | Democratic | 27% |
| MA | State House - Second Worcester | Jon Zlotnik | Democratic | 29% |
| MA | State House - Fifth Worcester | Donald Berthiaume, Jr. | Republican | 67% |
| MA | State House - Seventh Worcester | Paul Frost | Republican | 73% |
| MA | State House - Ninth Worcester | David Muradian, Jr. | Republican | 78% |
| MA | State House - Eleventh Worcester | Hannah Kane | Republican | 57% |
| MA | State House - Thirteenth Worcester | John Mahoney, Jr. | Democratic | 4% |
| MA | State House - Fourteenth Worcester | James O'Day | Democratic | 4% |
| MA | State House - Fifteenth Worcester | Mary Keefe | Democratic | 0% |
| MA | State House - Sixteenth Worcester | Daniel Donahue | Democratic | 4% |
| MA | State House - Eighteenth Worcester | Joe McKenna | Republican | 89% |
| MA | State Senate - Worcester and Norfolk | Ryan Fattman | Republican | 86% |
| MA | Mayor - At-Large | Shaunna O'Connell | 76% | |
| MA | Auditor | Diana DiZoglio | Democratic | 7% |
| MA | State Senate - Worcester and Hampshire | Peter Durant | Republican | 76% |
| MD | State Senate - 1 | Mike McKay | Republican | 94% |
| MD | Council Member - 1 | Patrick Young | No Party Affiliation | 22% |
| MD | State House - 1B | Jason Buckel | Republican | 88% |
| MD | State House - 2A | William Wivell | Republican | 89% |
| MD | State Senate - 3 | Karen Lewis Young | Democratic | 28% |
| MD | State House - 4 | Barrie Ciliberti | Republican | 83% |
| MD | State Senate - 4 | Bill Folden | Republican | 67% |
| MD | State Senate - 5 | Justin Ready | Republican | 93% |
| MD | State House - 5 | April Rose | Republican | 89% |
| MD | State House - 6 | Robin Grammer, Jr. | Republican | 89% |
| MD | State House - 6 | Bob Long | Republican | 78% |
| MD | State House - 6 | Ric Metzgar | Republican | 83% |
| MD | State Senate - 6 | John Salling | Republican | 71% |
| MD | State Senate - 7 | J. B. Jennings | Republican | 69% |
| MD | State House - 7A | Kathy Szeliga | Republican | 87% |
| MD | U.S. House - 8 | Jamie Raskin | Democratic | 14% |
| State | Office | Name | Party | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| MA | State House - Seventh Bristol | Alan Silvia | D | 4% |
| MA | State House - Ninth Bristol | Christopher Markey | D | 4% |
| MA | State House - Thirteenth Bristol | Antonio Cabral | D | 4% |
| MA | State Senate - First Bristol and Plymouth | Michael Rodrigues | D | 14% |
| MA | State Senate - Second Bristol and Plymouth | Mark Montigny | D | 9% |
| MA | State Senate - Second Essex | Joan Lovely | D | 30% |
| MA | State Senate - Third Essex | Brendan Crighton | D | 0% |
| MA | State House - Ninth Essex | Donald Wong | R | 67% |
| MA | State House - Seventeenth Essex | Frank Moran | D | 4% |
| MA | State Senate - First Essex and Middlesex | Bruce Tarr | R | 82% |
| MA | State House - Second Franklin | Susannah Whipps | I | 56% |
| MA | State House - First Hampden | Todd Smola | R | 85% |
| MA | State House - Second Hampden | Brian Ashe | D | 0% |
| MA | State House - Third Hampden | Nicholas Boldyga | R | 85% |
| MA | State House - Sixth Hampden | Mike Finn | D | 4% |
| MA | State House - Tenth Hampden | Carlos Gonzalez | D | 0% |
| MA | State House - Twelfth Hampden | Angelo Puppolo, Jr. | D | 11% |
| MA | State Senate - First Hampden and Hampshire | John Velis | D | 26% |
| MA | State House - Second Middlesex | Jim Arciero | D | 7% |
| MA | State Senate - Second Middlesex | Pat Jehlen | D | 0% |
| MA | State Senate - Third Middlesex | Mike Barrett | D | 10% |
| MA | State House - Third Middlesex | Kate Hogan | D | 4% |
| MA | State House - Fourth Middlesex | Danielle Gregoire | D | 0% |
| MA | State Senate - Fifth Middlesex | Jason Lewis | D | 9% |
| MA | State House - Fifth Middlesex | David Linsky | D | 4% |
| MA | State House - Ninth Middlesex | Thomas Stanley | D | 15% |
| MA | State House - Tenth Middlesex | John Lawn, Jr. | D | 4% |
| MA | State House - Thirteenth Middlesex | Carmine Gentile | D | 0% |
| MA | State House - Twentieth Middlesex | Brad Jones, Jr. | R | 84% |
| MA | State House - Twenty-First Middlesex | Ken Gordon | D | 4% |
| MA | State House - Twenty-Second Middlesex | Marc Lombardo | R | 89% |
| MA | State House - Twenty-Third Middlesex | Sean Garballey | D | 0% |
| MA | State House - Twenty-Fourth Middlesex | Dave Rogers | D | 4% |
| MA | State House - Twenty-Fifth Middlesex | Marjorie Decker | D | 0% |
| MA | State House - Twenty-Eighth Middlesex | Joe McGonagle, Jr. | D | 0% |
| MA | State House - Thirty-First Middlesex | Michael Day | D | 0% |
| MA | State House - Thirty-Third Middlesex | Steve Ultrino | D | 0% |
| MA | State House - Thirty-Fourth Middlesex | Christine Barber | D | 0% |
| MA | State House - Thirty-Fifth Middlesex | Paul Donato, Sr. | D | 7% |
| MA | State House - Thirty-Sixth Middlesex | Colleen Garry | D | 40% |
| MA | State Senate - First Middlesex and Norfolk | Karen Spilka | D | 5% |
| MA | State Senate - Second Middlesex and Norfolk | Cindy Creem | D | 10% |
| MA | State Senate - Middlesex and Suffolk | Sal DiDomenico | D | 0% |
| MA | State Senate - Middlesex and Worcester | Jamie Eldridge | D | 10% |
| MA | State House - First Norfolk | Bruce Ayers | D | 13% |
| MA | State House - Second Norfolk | Tackey Chan | D | 0% |
| MA | State House - Third Norfolk | Ronald Mariano | D | 4% |
| MA | State House - Fourth Norfolk | James Murphy | D | 4% |
| MA | State House - Fifth Norfolk | Mark Cusack | D | 4% |
| MA | State House - Sixth Norfolk | Bill Galvin | D | 4% |
| MA | State House - Tenth Norfolk | Jeffrey Roy | D | 4% |
| MA | State House - Eleventh Norfolk | Paul McMurtry | D | 4% |
| MA | State House - Twelfth Norfolk | John Rogers | D | 11% |
| MA | State House - Fourteenth Norfolk | Alice Peisch | D | 4% |
| MA | State Senate - Norfolk and Plymouth | John Keenan | D | 5% |
| MA | State Senate - Norfolk and Suffolk | Mike Rush | D | 18% |
| MA | State House - Fifth Plymouth | David DeCoste | R | 67% |
| MA | State House - Tenth Plymouth | Michelle DuBois | D | 0% |
| MA | State Senate - First Suffolk | Nick Collins | D | 5% |
| MA | State House - First Suffolk | Adrian Madaro | D | 0% |
| MA | State House - Second Suffolk | Dan Ryan | D | 0% |
| MA | State House - Third Suffolk | Aaron Michlewitz | D | 4% |
| MA | State House - Sixth Suffolk | Russell Holmes | D | 4% |
| MA | State House - Eighth Suffolk | Jay Livingstone | D | 4% |
| MA | State House - Thirteenth Suffolk | Dan Hunt | D | 0% |
| MA | State House - Seventeenth Suffolk | Kevin Honan | D | 4% |
| MA | State House - Eighteenth Suffolk | Michael Moran | D | 4% |
| MA | State Senate - Suffolk and Middlesex | Will Brownsberger | D | 14% |
| MA | State House - First Worcester | Kimberly Ferguson | R | 73% |
| MA | State Senate - Second Worcester | Mike Moore | D | 27% |
| MA | State House - Second Worcester | Jon Zlotnik | D | 29% |
| MA | State House - Fifth Worcester | Donald Berthiaume, Jr. | R | 67% |
| MA | State House - Seventh Worcester | Paul Frost | R | 73% |
| MA | State House - Ninth Worcester | David Muradian, Jr. | R | 78% |
| MA | State House - Eleventh Worcester | Hannah Kane | R | 57% |
| MA | State House - Thirteenth Worcester | John Mahoney, Jr. | D | 4% |
| MA | State House - Fourteenth Worcester | James O'Day | D | 4% |
| MA | State House - Fifteenth Worcester | Mary Keefe | D | 0% |
| MA | State House - Sixteenth Worcester | Daniel Donahue | D | 4% |
| MA | State House - Eighteenth Worcester | Joe McKenna | R | 89% |
| MA | State Senate - Worcester and Norfolk | Ryan Fattman | R | 86% |
| MA | Mayor - At-Large | Shaunna O'Connell | 76% | |
| MA | Auditor | Diana DiZoglio | D | 7% |
| MA | State Senate - Worcester and Hampshire | Peter Durant | R | 76% |
| MD | State Senate - 1 | Mike McKay | R | 94% |
| MD | Council Member - 1 | Patrick Young | N/A | 22% |
| MD | State House - 1B | Jason Buckel | R | 88% |
| MD | State House - 2A | William Wivell | R | 89% |
| MD | State Senate - 3 | Karen Lewis Young | D | 28% |
| MD | State House - 4 | Barrie Ciliberti | R | 83% |
| MD | State Senate - 4 | Bill Folden | R | 67% |
| MD | State Senate - 5 | Justin Ready | R | 93% |
| MD | State House - 5 | April Rose | R | 89% |
| MD | State House - 6 | Robin Grammer, Jr. | R | 89% |
| MD | State House - 6 | Bob Long | R | 78% |
| MD | State House - 6 | Ric Metzgar | R | 83% |
| MD | State Senate - 6 | John Salling | R | 71% |
| MD | State Senate - 7 | J. B. Jennings | R | 69% |
| MD | State House - 7A | Kathy Szeliga | R | 87% |
| MD | U.S. House - 8 | Jamie Raskin | D | 14% |