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2005-2006 Positions on Animal Protection

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State Office Name Party Rating
Ruth Balser 100
Jarrett Barrios 100
Deborah Blumer 100
Jennifer Callahan 100
Virginia Coppola 100
Michael Costello 100
MA State Senate - Second Middlesex and Norfolk Cindy Creem Democratic 100
MA Councilor - At-Large Sean Curran 100
Joseph Driscoll, Jr. 100
Susan Fargo 100
Gloria Fox 100
Mary Grant 100
MA State Senate - Second Middlesex Pat Jehlen Democratic 100
John Keenan, Jr. 100
Peter Kocot 100
William Lantigua 100
MA State House - Fifth Middlesex David Linsky Democratic 100
Elizabeth Malia 100
J. James Marzilli, Jr. 100
MA State Senate - Second Bristol and Plymouth Mark Montigny Democratic 100
MA State House - Eighteenth Suffolk Michael Moran Democratic 100
MA State House - Fourth Norfolk James Murphy Democratic 100
Patrick Natale 100
Andrea Nuciforo, Jr. 100
Marc Pacheco 100
MA State House - Fourteenth Norfolk Alice Peisch Democratic 100
Denise Provost 100
Pamela Resor 100
Robert Rice 100
Stan Rosenberg 100
Byron Rushing 100
Tom Sannicandro 100
Carl Sciortino, Jr. 100
Frank Smizik 100
Christopher Speranzo 100
MA State Senate - First Middlesex and Norfolk Karen Spilka Democratic 100
Jeffrey Sánchez 100
Susan Tucker 100
Marian Walsh 100
Martha Walz 100
James Welch 100
Alice Wolf 100
Cheryl Coakley-Rivera 93
Cory Atkins 92
Tim Toomey, Jr. 92
MA State House - Sixth Norfolk Bill Galvin Democratic 88
Jay Kaufman 88
Anne Marie Paulsen 88
Michael Festa 86
Kay Khan 86
Robert Hedlund, Jr. 83
Karyn Polito 83
Marie St. Fleur 82
Louis Kafka 81
Eugene O'Flaherty 79
Ellen Story 79
Paul Loscocco 78
Anthony Verga 78
Lida Harkins 77
Susan Pope 77
Eric Turkington 77
MA State Senate - Middlesex and Worcester Jamie Eldridge Democratic 75
Harriett Stanley 75
Richard Tisei 75
MA State House - First Norfolk Bruce Ayers Democratic 73
Garrett Bradley 71
Frank Hynes 69
Douglas Petersen 69
Gale Candaras 67
Christopher Donelan 67
MA State Senate - Second Essex and Middlesex Barry Finegold Democratic 67
MA State House - Seventeenth Suffolk Kevin Honan Democratic 67
Michael Morrissey 67
Smitty Pignatelli 67
Angelo Scaccia 67
Steven Tolman 67
Dianne Wilkerson 67
Shirley Owens-Hicks 64
Thomas Petrolati 64
Mary Rogeness 64
Kathleen Teahan 63
Peter Koutoujian 62
MA State Senate - First Bristol and Plymouth Michael Rodrigues Democratic 62
MA State House - Twelfth Norfolk John Rogers Democratic 62
Theodore Speliotis 62
Benjamin Swan, Sr. 62
MA State House - Thirteenth Bristol Antonio Cabral Democratic 58
Robert DeLeo 58
Rachel Kaprielian 58
Anthony Petruccelli 58
Jim Vallee 58
Thomas O'Brien 56
Scott Brown 55
Thomas Kennedy 55
Marty Walsh 55
Frederick Berry 50
Paul Casey 50
Robert Creedon, Jr. 50
Brian Dempsey 50
Christopher Fallon 50
State Office Name Party Rating
Ruth Balser 100
Jarrett Barrios 100
Deborah Blumer 100
Jennifer Callahan 100
Virginia Coppola 100
Michael Costello 100
MA State Senate - Second Middlesex and Norfolk Cindy Creem D 100
MA Councilor - At-Large Sean Curran 100
Joseph Driscoll, Jr. 100
Susan Fargo 100
Gloria Fox 100
Mary Grant 100
MA State Senate - Second Middlesex Pat Jehlen D 100
John Keenan, Jr. 100
Peter Kocot 100
William Lantigua 100
MA State House - Fifth Middlesex David Linsky D 100
Elizabeth Malia 100
J. James Marzilli, Jr. 100
MA State Senate - Second Bristol and Plymouth Mark Montigny D 100
MA State House - Eighteenth Suffolk Michael Moran D 100
MA State House - Fourth Norfolk James Murphy D 100
Patrick Natale 100
Andrea Nuciforo, Jr. 100
Marc Pacheco 100
MA State House - Fourteenth Norfolk Alice Peisch D 100
Denise Provost 100
Pamela Resor 100
Robert Rice 100
Stan Rosenberg 100
Byron Rushing 100
Tom Sannicandro 100
Carl Sciortino, Jr. 100
Frank Smizik 100
Christopher Speranzo 100
MA State Senate - First Middlesex and Norfolk Karen Spilka D 100
Jeffrey Sánchez 100
Susan Tucker 100
Marian Walsh 100
Martha Walz 100
James Welch 100
Alice Wolf 100
Cheryl Coakley-Rivera 93
Cory Atkins 92
Tim Toomey, Jr. 92
MA State House - Sixth Norfolk Bill Galvin D 88
Jay Kaufman 88
Anne Marie Paulsen 88
Michael Festa 86
Kay Khan 86
Robert Hedlund, Jr. 83
Karyn Polito 83
Marie St. Fleur 82
Louis Kafka 81
Eugene O'Flaherty 79
Ellen Story 79
Paul Loscocco 78
Anthony Verga 78
Lida Harkins 77
Susan Pope 77
Eric Turkington 77
MA State Senate - Middlesex and Worcester Jamie Eldridge D 75
Harriett Stanley 75
Richard Tisei 75
MA State House - First Norfolk Bruce Ayers D 73
Garrett Bradley 71
Frank Hynes 69
Douglas Petersen 69
Gale Candaras 67
Christopher Donelan 67
MA State Senate - Second Essex and Middlesex Barry Finegold D 67
MA State House - Seventeenth Suffolk Kevin Honan D 67
Michael Morrissey 67
Smitty Pignatelli 67
Angelo Scaccia 67
Steven Tolman 67
Dianne Wilkerson 67
Shirley Owens-Hicks 64
Thomas Petrolati 64
Mary Rogeness 64
Kathleen Teahan 63
Peter Koutoujian 62
MA State Senate - First Bristol and Plymouth Michael Rodrigues D 62
MA State House - Twelfth Norfolk John Rogers D 62
Theodore Speliotis 62
Benjamin Swan, Sr. 62
MA State House - Thirteenth Bristol Antonio Cabral D 58
Robert DeLeo 58
Rachel Kaprielian 58
Anthony Petruccelli 58
Jim Vallee 58
Thomas O'Brien 56
Scott Brown 55
Thomas Kennedy 55
Marty Walsh 55
Frederick Berry 50
Paul Casey 50
Robert Creedon, Jr. 50
Brian Dempsey 50
Christopher Fallon 50
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