Rating Group: Massachusetts Teachers Association

2011-2012 Positions

Issues: Education

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State Office Name Party Rating
Charles Murphy 80%
David Torrisi 80%
Cory Atkins 79%
Robert Koczera 79%
Kevin Aguiar 78%
Carlo Basile 78%
Jen Benson 78%
John Binienda, Sr. 78%
Garrett Bradley 78%
MA State House - Thirteenth Bristol Antonio Cabral Democratic 78%
Robert DeLeo 78%
Brian Dempsey 78%
MA State House - Thirty-Fifth Middlesex Paul Donato, Sr. Democratic 78%
John Fernandes 78%
Ann-Margaret Ferrante 78%
MA State House - Sixth Hampden Mike Finn Democratic 78%
MA State House - Sixth Norfolk Bill Galvin Democratic 78%
Patricia Haddad 78%
MA State House - Seventeenth Suffolk Kevin Honan Democratic 78%
Louis Kafka 78%
John Keenan, Jr. 78%
Peter Kocot 78%
MA State House - Fifth Middlesex David Linsky Democratic 78%
MA State House - Third Norfolk Ronald Mariano Democratic 78%
MA State House - Ninth Bristol Christopher Markey Democratic 78%
State Office Name Party Rating
Charles Murphy 80%
David Torrisi 80%
Cory Atkins 79%
Robert Koczera 79%
Kevin Aguiar 78%
Carlo Basile 78%
Jen Benson 78%
John Binienda, Sr. 78%
Garrett Bradley 78%
MA State House - Thirteenth Bristol Antonio Cabral D 78%
Robert DeLeo 78%
Brian Dempsey 78%
MA State House - Thirty-Fifth Middlesex Paul Donato, Sr. D 78%
John Fernandes 78%
Ann-Margaret Ferrante 78%
MA State House - Sixth Hampden Mike Finn D 78%
MA State House - Sixth Norfolk Bill Galvin D 78%
Patricia Haddad 78%
MA State House - Seventeenth Suffolk Kevin Honan D 78%
Louis Kafka 78%
John Keenan, Jr. 78%
Peter Kocot 78%
MA State House - Fifth Middlesex David Linsky D 78%
MA State House - Third Norfolk Ronald Mariano D 78%
MA State House - Ninth Bristol Christopher Markey D 78%
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