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2005-2006 Positions on Animal Protection

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State Office Name Party Rating
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
Linda Forry 50
Tom Golden, Jr. 50
Shirley Gomes 50
John Hart, Jr. 50
MA State House - Twentieth Middlesex Brad Jones, Jr. Republican 50
Brian Joyce 50
Michael Knapik 50
Brian Lees 50
Joan Menard 50
Therese Murray 50
David Nangle 50
Steven Panagiotakos 50
Kathi-Anne Reinstein 50
MA State Senate - First Essex and Middlesex Bruce Tarr Republican 50
Walter Timilty 50
Robert Travaglini 50
MA State House - Seventh Worcester Paul Frost Republican 47
Stephen Kulik 46
Vinny deMacedo 45
Michael Kane 43
Stephen LeDuc 43
Vincent Pedone 43
Robert Spellane 43
MA State House - Thirty-Sixth Middlesex Colleen Garry Democratic 42
Robert Hargraves 42
Bradford Hill 42
MA State House - Third Norfolk Ronald Mariano Democratic 42
James Miceli 42
Charles Murphy 42
Joseph Wagner 42
Stephen Buoniconti 40
Barbara L'Italien 40
Salvatore DiMasi 38
Geoffrey Hall 38
William Straus 38
Patricia Walrath 38
Harold Naughton, Jr. 36
Stephen Tobin 36
Robert Antonioni 33
Daniel Bosley 33
Arthur Broadhurst, Jr. 33
Robert Correia 33
Geraldine Creedon 33
MA State House - Thirty-Fifth Middlesex Paul Donato, Sr. Democratic 33
David Flynn 33
Emile Goguen 33
Denis Guyer 33
Patricia Haddad 33
Robert Koczera 33
James Leary 33
State Office Name Party Rating
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
Linda Forry 50
Tom Golden, Jr. 50
Shirley Gomes 50
John Hart, Jr. 50
MA State House - Twentieth Middlesex Brad Jones, Jr. R 50
Brian Joyce 50
Michael Knapik 50
Brian Lees 50
Joan Menard 50
Therese Murray 50
David Nangle 50
Steven Panagiotakos 50
Kathi-Anne Reinstein 50
MA State Senate - First Essex and Middlesex Bruce Tarr R 50
Walter Timilty 50
Robert Travaglini 50
MA State House - Seventh Worcester Paul Frost R 47
Stephen Kulik 46
Vinny deMacedo 45
Michael Kane 43
Stephen LeDuc 43
Vincent Pedone 43
Robert Spellane 43
MA State House - Thirty-Sixth Middlesex Colleen Garry D 42
Robert Hargraves 42
Bradford Hill 42
MA State House - Third Norfolk Ronald Mariano D 42
James Miceli 42
Charles Murphy 42
Joseph Wagner 42
Stephen Buoniconti 40
Barbara L'Italien 40
Salvatore DiMasi 38
Geoffrey Hall 38
William Straus 38
Patricia Walrath 38
Harold Naughton, Jr. 36
Stephen Tobin 36
Robert Antonioni 33
Daniel Bosley 33
Arthur Broadhurst, Jr. 33
Robert Correia 33
Geraldine Creedon 33
MA State House - Thirty-Fifth Middlesex Paul Donato, Sr. D 33
David Flynn 33
Emile Goguen 33
Denis Guyer 33
Patricia Haddad 33
Robert Koczera 33
James Leary 33
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