Rating Group: Massachusetts Humane Society
2008-2009 Positions (state legislature)
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| State | Office | Name | Party | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Susan Fargo | 67% | |||
| Anthony Galluccio | 67% | |||
| MA | State House - Eleventh Norfolk | Paul McMurtry | Democratic | 67% |
| Richard Moore | 67% | |||
| MA | State House - Eighteenth Suffolk | Michael Moran | Democratic | 67% |
| MA | State House - Fourteenth Norfolk | Alice Peisch | Democratic | 67% |
| Anthony Petruccelli | 67% | |||
| MA | State Senate - First Middlesex and Norfolk | Karen Spilka | Democratic | 67% |
| Harriett Stanley | 67% | |||
| Marian Walsh | 67% | |||
| Martha Walz | 67% | |||
| MA | State House - Seventeenth Suffolk | Kevin Honan | Democratic | 60% |
| Karyn Polito | 60% | |||
| Peter Koutoujian | 58% | |||
| MA | State Senate - Second Essex and Middlesex | Barry Finegold | Democratic | 56% |
| Thomas Petrolati | 56% | |||
| Angelo Scaccia | 56% | |||
| Theodore Speliotis | 55% | |||
| Kevin Aguiar | 50% | |||
| Gale Candaras | 50% | |||
| MA | U.S. House - 5 | Katherine Clark | Democratic | 50% |
| Michael Costello | 50% | |||
| MA | Councilor - At-Large | Sean Curran | 50% | |
| Christopher Donelan | 50% | |||
| Benjamin Downing | 50% | |||
| Joseph Driscoll, Jr. | 50% | |||
| MA | State House - Twenty-Third Middlesex | Sean Garballey | Democratic | 50% |
| Anne Gobi | 50% | |||
| Mary Grant | 50% | |||
| William Lantigua | 50% | |||
| MA | State House - Fourth Norfolk | James Murphy | Democratic | 50% |
| Sarah Peake | 50% | |||
| Smitty Pignatelli | 50% | |||
| Pamela Richardson | 50% | |||
| MA | State House - Twelfth Norfolk | John Rogers | Democratic | 50% |
| Stan Rosenberg | 50% | |||
| Richard Ross | 50% | |||
| MA | State Senate - Norfolk and Suffolk | Mike Rush | Democratic | 50% |
| Christopher Speranzo | 50% | |||
| Benjamin Swan, Sr. | 50% | |||
| Jeffrey Sánchez | 50% | |||
| MA | State Senate - First Essex and Middlesex | Bruce Tarr | Republican | 50% |
| Richard Tisei | 50% | |||
| James Welch | 50% | |||
| MA | State House - Thirteenth Bristol | Antonio Cabral | Democratic | 44% |
| Robert DeLeo | 44% | |||
| Marty Walsh | 44% | |||
| Matthew Patrick | 43% | |||
| John Scibak | 43% | |||
| MA | State Senate - First Bristol and Plymouth | Michael Rodrigues | Democratic | 40% |
| State | Office | Name | Party | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Susan Fargo | 67% | |||
| Anthony Galluccio | 67% | |||
| MA | State House - Eleventh Norfolk | Paul McMurtry | D | 67% |
| Richard Moore | 67% | |||
| MA | State House - Eighteenth Suffolk | Michael Moran | D | 67% |
| MA | State House - Fourteenth Norfolk | Alice Peisch | D | 67% |
| Anthony Petruccelli | 67% | |||
| MA | State Senate - First Middlesex and Norfolk | Karen Spilka | D | 67% |
| Harriett Stanley | 67% | |||
| Marian Walsh | 67% | |||
| Martha Walz | 67% | |||
| MA | State House - Seventeenth Suffolk | Kevin Honan | D | 60% |
| Karyn Polito | 60% | |||
| Peter Koutoujian | 58% | |||
| MA | State Senate - Second Essex and Middlesex | Barry Finegold | D | 56% |
| Thomas Petrolati | 56% | |||
| Angelo Scaccia | 56% | |||
| Theodore Speliotis | 55% | |||
| Kevin Aguiar | 50% | |||
| Gale Candaras | 50% | |||
| MA | U.S. House - 5 | Katherine Clark | D | 50% |
| Michael Costello | 50% | |||
| MA | Councilor - At-Large | Sean Curran | 50% | |
| Christopher Donelan | 50% | |||
| Benjamin Downing | 50% | |||
| Joseph Driscoll, Jr. | 50% | |||
| MA | State House - Twenty-Third Middlesex | Sean Garballey | D | 50% |
| Anne Gobi | 50% | |||
| Mary Grant | 50% | |||
| William Lantigua | 50% | |||
| MA | State House - Fourth Norfolk | James Murphy | D | 50% |
| Sarah Peake | 50% | |||
| Smitty Pignatelli | 50% | |||
| Pamela Richardson | 50% | |||
| MA | State House - Twelfth Norfolk | John Rogers | D | 50% |
| Stan Rosenberg | 50% | |||
| Richard Ross | 50% | |||
| MA | State Senate - Norfolk and Suffolk | Mike Rush | D | 50% |
| Christopher Speranzo | 50% | |||
| Benjamin Swan, Sr. | 50% | |||
| Jeffrey Sánchez | 50% | |||
| MA | State Senate - First Essex and Middlesex | Bruce Tarr | R | 50% |
| Richard Tisei | 50% | |||
| James Welch | 50% | |||
| MA | State House - Thirteenth Bristol | Antonio Cabral | D | 44% |
| Robert DeLeo | 44% | |||
| Marty Walsh | 44% | |||
| Matthew Patrick | 43% | |||
| John Scibak | 43% | |||
| MA | State Senate - First Bristol and Plymouth | Michael Rodrigues | D | 40% |