Rating Group: Associated Industries of Massachusetts
2017-2018 Positions
Issues:
Business and Consumers
How to Interpret these Evaluations
Vote Smart displays all known interest group ratings for each candidate and official, regardless of issue or bias.
Keep in mind that ratings done by special interest groups often do not represent a non-partisan stance. In addition, some groups select votes that tend to favor members of one political party over another, rather than choosing votes based solely on issue concerns. Nevertheless, they can be invaluable in showing where an incumbent has stood on a series of votes in the past one or two years, especially when ratings by groups on all sides of an issue are compared. Website links, if available, and descriptions of the organizations offering performance evaluations are accessible by clicking on the name of the group.
With rare exceptions, Vote Smart displays interest group ratings as a 0-100 percentage. While many interest groups use percentages as ratings to begin with, please note that Vote Smart has translated some ratings to a percentage from a different rating system for consistency and ease in understanding. Please visit the group's website, email us at ratings@votesmart.org or call our Voter Information Hotline at 1-888-VOTESMART for more specific information.
results per page:
| State | Office | Name | Party | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| MA | State House - Second Middlesex | Jim Arciero | Democratic | 60% |
| MA | State House - Second Hampden | Brian Ashe | Democratic | 60% |
| Cory Atkins | 60% | |||
| MA | State House - First Norfolk | Bruce Ayers | Democratic | 60% |
| Ruth Balser | 40% | |||
| MA | State House - Thirty-Fourth Middlesex | Christine Barber | Democratic | 60% |
| MA | State Senate - Third Middlesex | Mike Barrett | Democratic | 50% |
| Jay Barrows | 80% | |||
| Jen Benson | 60% | |||
| MA | State House - Fifth Worcester | Donald Berthiaume, Jr. | Republican | 80% |
| MA | State House - Third Hampden | Nicholas Boldyga | Republican | 80% |
| Joe Boncore | 50% | |||
| MA | State Senate - Second Plymouth and Norfolk | Michael Brady | Democratic | 38% |
| Paul Brodeur | 60% | |||
| MA | State Senate - Suffolk and Middlesex | Will Brownsberger | Democratic | 50% |
| MA | State House - Thirteenth Bristol | Antonio Cabral | Democratic | 60% |
| MA | State House - Tenth Essex | Daniel Cahill | Democratic | 60% |
| Kate Campanale | 80% | |||
| Linda Campbell | 60% | |||
| Evandro Carvalho | 60% | |||
| Gerard Cassidy | 60% | |||
| MA | State House - Second Norfolk | Tackey Chan | Democratic | 60% |
| Harriette Chandler | 50% | |||
| Sonia Chang-Diaz | 50% | |||
| MA | State Senate - First Suffolk | Nick Collins | Democratic | 25% |
| MA | State House - Twenty-Sixth Middlesex | Mike Connolly | Democratic | 60% |
| Ed Coppinger | 60% | |||
| MA | State Senate - Second Middlesex and Norfolk | Cindy Creem | Democratic | 50% |
| MA | State Senate - Third Essex | Brendan Crighton | Democratic | 38% |
| MA | Council Member - Precinct 6 | Will Crocker, Jr. | No Party Affiliation | 80% |
| Claire Cronin | 60% | |||
| Dan Cullinane | 60% | |||
| MA | State House - Fifth Norfolk | Mark Cusack | Democratic | 60% |
| Josh Cutler | 60% | |||
| MA | State Senate - Cape and Islands | Julian Cyr | Democratic | 50% |
| Angelo D'Emilia | 80% | |||
| MA | State House - Thirty-First Middlesex | Michael Day | Democratic | 60% |
| MA | State House - Fifth Plymouth | David DeCoste | Republican | 80% |
| Robert DeLeo | 60% | |||
| MA | State House - Twenty-Fifth Middlesex | Marjorie Decker | Democratic | 60% |
| MA | State Senate - Middlesex and Suffolk | Sal DiDomenico | Democratic | 50% |
| MA | Auditor | Diana DiZoglio | Democratic | 60% |
| Geoff Diehl | 80% | |||
| MA | State House - Sixteenth Worcester | Daniel Donahue | Democratic | 60% |
| MA | State House - Thirty-Fifth Middlesex | Paul Donato, Sr. | Democratic | 40% |
| Shawn Dooley | 80% | |||
| MA | State Senate - Norfolk, Plymouth, and Bristol | Bill Driscoll | Democratic | 60% |
| MA | State House - Tenth Plymouth | Michelle DuBois | Democratic | 60% |
| MA | State Senate - Worcester and Hampshire | Peter Durant | Republican | 80% |
| James Dwyer | 80% | |||
| Carolyn Dykema | 60% | |||
| Lori Ehrlich | 60% | |||
| MA | State Senate - Middlesex and Worcester | Jamie Eldridge | Democratic | 50% |
| MA | State House - Second Berkshire | Tricia Farley-Bouvier | Democratic | 60% |
| MA | State Senate - Worcester and Norfolk | Ryan Fattman | Republican | 63% |
| MA | State Senate - Bristol and Norfolk | Paul Feeney | Democratic | 25% |
| MA | State House - First Worcester | Kimberly Ferguson | Republican | 80% |
| MA | State Senate - Plymouth and Barnstable | Dylan Fernandes | Democratic | 60% |
| Ann-Margaret Ferrante | 80% | |||
| MA | State House - Sixth Hampden | Mike Finn | Democratic | 80% |
| MA | State House - Sixth Bristol | Carole Fiola | Democratic | 60% |
| MA | State Senate - Fourth Middlesex | Cindy Friedman | Democratic | 38% |
| MA | State House - Seventh Worcester | Paul Frost | Republican | 80% |
| MA | State House - Sixth Norfolk | Bill Galvin | Democratic | 80% |
| MA | State House - Twenty-Third Middlesex | Sean Garballey | Democratic | 60% |
| Denise Garlick | 60% | |||
| MA | State House - Thirty-Sixth Middlesex | Colleen Garry | Democratic | 60% |
| MA | State House - Thirteenth Middlesex | Carmine Gentile | Democratic | 60% |
| Susan Gifford | 100% | |||
| Anne Gobi | 63% | |||
| Tom Golden, Jr. | 60% | |||
| Solomon Goldstein-Rose | 60% | |||
| MA | State House - Tenth Hampden | Carlos Gonzalez | Democratic | 60% |
| MA | State House - Twenty-First Middlesex | Ken Gordon | Democratic | 60% |
| MA | State House - Fourth Middlesex | Danielle Gregoire | Democratic | 80% |
| Patricia Haddad | 60% | |||
| Sheila Harrington | 80% | |||
| MA | State House - Second Bristol | Jim Hawkins | Democratic | 40% |
| Stephan Hay | 60% | |||
| Jon Hecht | 60% | |||
| MA | State House - Fourth Worcester | Natalie Higgins | Democratic | 60% |
| Bradford Hill | 100% | |||
| Adam Hinds | 50% | |||
| MA | State House - Third Middlesex | Kate Hogan | Democratic | 60% |
| MA | State House - Sixth Suffolk | Russell Holmes | Democratic | 60% |
| MA | State House - Seventeenth Suffolk | Kevin Honan | Democratic | 60% |
| MA | State House - Fourth Bristol | Steven Howitt | Republican | 80% |
| Don Humason, Jr. | 63% | |||
| MA | State House - Thirteenth Suffolk | Dan Hunt | Democratic | 60% |
| Randy Hunt | 100% | |||
| MA | State Senate - Second Middlesex | Pat Jehlen | Democratic | 50% |
| MA | State House - Twentieth Middlesex | Brad Jones, Jr. | Republican | 100% |
| Louis Kafka | 40% | |||
| MA | State House - Eleventh Worcester | Hannah Kane | Republican | 80% |
| Jay Kaufman | 60% | |||
| MA | State House - Fifteenth Worcester | Mary Keefe | Democratic | 60% |
| MA | State Senate - Norfolk and Plymouth | John Keenan | Democratic | 50% |
| James Kelcourse | 80% | |||
| Kay Khan | 60% | |||
| Robert Koczera | 60% |
| State | Office | Name | Party | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| MA | State House - Second Middlesex | Jim Arciero | D | 60% |
| MA | State House - Second Hampden | Brian Ashe | D | 60% |
| Cory Atkins | 60% | |||
| MA | State House - First Norfolk | Bruce Ayers | D | 60% |
| Ruth Balser | 40% | |||
| MA | State House - Thirty-Fourth Middlesex | Christine Barber | D | 60% |
| MA | State Senate - Third Middlesex | Mike Barrett | D | 50% |
| Jay Barrows | 80% | |||
| Jen Benson | 60% | |||
| MA | State House - Fifth Worcester | Donald Berthiaume, Jr. | R | 80% |
| MA | State House - Third Hampden | Nicholas Boldyga | R | 80% |
| Joe Boncore | 50% | |||
| MA | State Senate - Second Plymouth and Norfolk | Michael Brady | D | 38% |
| Paul Brodeur | 60% | |||
| MA | State Senate - Suffolk and Middlesex | Will Brownsberger | D | 50% |
| MA | State House - Thirteenth Bristol | Antonio Cabral | D | 60% |
| MA | State House - Tenth Essex | Daniel Cahill | D | 60% |
| Kate Campanale | 80% | |||
| Linda Campbell | 60% | |||
| Evandro Carvalho | 60% | |||
| Gerard Cassidy | 60% | |||
| MA | State House - Second Norfolk | Tackey Chan | D | 60% |
| Harriette Chandler | 50% | |||
| Sonia Chang-Diaz | 50% | |||
| MA | State Senate - First Suffolk | Nick Collins | D | 25% |
| MA | State House - Twenty-Sixth Middlesex | Mike Connolly | D | 60% |
| Ed Coppinger | 60% | |||
| MA | State Senate - Second Middlesex and Norfolk | Cindy Creem | D | 50% |
| MA | State Senate - Third Essex | Brendan Crighton | D | 38% |
| MA | Council Member - Precinct 6 | Will Crocker, Jr. | N/A | 80% |
| Claire Cronin | 60% | |||
| Dan Cullinane | 60% | |||
| MA | State House - Fifth Norfolk | Mark Cusack | D | 60% |
| Josh Cutler | 60% | |||
| MA | State Senate - Cape and Islands | Julian Cyr | D | 50% |
| Angelo D'Emilia | 80% | |||
| MA | State House - Thirty-First Middlesex | Michael Day | D | 60% |
| MA | State House - Fifth Plymouth | David DeCoste | R | 80% |
| Robert DeLeo | 60% | |||
| MA | State House - Twenty-Fifth Middlesex | Marjorie Decker | D | 60% |
| MA | State Senate - Middlesex and Suffolk | Sal DiDomenico | D | 50% |
| MA | Auditor | Diana DiZoglio | D | 60% |
| Geoff Diehl | 80% | |||
| MA | State House - Sixteenth Worcester | Daniel Donahue | D | 60% |
| MA | State House - Thirty-Fifth Middlesex | Paul Donato, Sr. | D | 40% |
| Shawn Dooley | 80% | |||
| MA | State Senate - Norfolk, Plymouth, and Bristol | Bill Driscoll | D | 60% |
| MA | State House - Tenth Plymouth | Michelle DuBois | D | 60% |
| MA | State Senate - Worcester and Hampshire | Peter Durant | R | 80% |
| James Dwyer | 80% | |||
| Carolyn Dykema | 60% | |||
| Lori Ehrlich | 60% | |||
| MA | State Senate - Middlesex and Worcester | Jamie Eldridge | D | 50% |
| MA | State House - Second Berkshire | Tricia Farley-Bouvier | D | 60% |
| MA | State Senate - Worcester and Norfolk | Ryan Fattman | R | 63% |
| MA | State Senate - Bristol and Norfolk | Paul Feeney | D | 25% |
| MA | State House - First Worcester | Kimberly Ferguson | R | 80% |
| MA | State Senate - Plymouth and Barnstable | Dylan Fernandes | D | 60% |
| Ann-Margaret Ferrante | 80% | |||
| MA | State House - Sixth Hampden | Mike Finn | D | 80% |
| MA | State House - Sixth Bristol | Carole Fiola | D | 60% |
| MA | State Senate - Fourth Middlesex | Cindy Friedman | D | 38% |
| MA | State House - Seventh Worcester | Paul Frost | R | 80% |
| MA | State House - Sixth Norfolk | Bill Galvin | D | 80% |
| MA | State House - Twenty-Third Middlesex | Sean Garballey | D | 60% |
| Denise Garlick | 60% | |||
| MA | State House - Thirty-Sixth Middlesex | Colleen Garry | D | 60% |
| MA | State House - Thirteenth Middlesex | Carmine Gentile | D | 60% |
| Susan Gifford | 100% | |||
| Anne Gobi | 63% | |||
| Tom Golden, Jr. | 60% | |||
| Solomon Goldstein-Rose | 60% | |||
| MA | State House - Tenth Hampden | Carlos Gonzalez | D | 60% |
| MA | State House - Twenty-First Middlesex | Ken Gordon | D | 60% |
| MA | State House - Fourth Middlesex | Danielle Gregoire | D | 80% |
| Patricia Haddad | 60% | |||
| Sheila Harrington | 80% | |||
| MA | State House - Second Bristol | Jim Hawkins | D | 40% |
| Stephan Hay | 60% | |||
| Jon Hecht | 60% | |||
| MA | State House - Fourth Worcester | Natalie Higgins | D | 60% |
| Bradford Hill | 100% | |||
| Adam Hinds | 50% | |||
| MA | State House - Third Middlesex | Kate Hogan | D | 60% |
| MA | State House - Sixth Suffolk | Russell Holmes | D | 60% |
| MA | State House - Seventeenth Suffolk | Kevin Honan | D | 60% |
| MA | State House - Fourth Bristol | Steven Howitt | R | 80% |
| Don Humason, Jr. | 63% | |||
| MA | State House - Thirteenth Suffolk | Dan Hunt | D | 60% |
| Randy Hunt | 100% | |||
| MA | State Senate - Second Middlesex | Pat Jehlen | D | 50% |
| MA | State House - Twentieth Middlesex | Brad Jones, Jr. | R | 100% |
| Louis Kafka | 40% | |||
| MA | State House - Eleventh Worcester | Hannah Kane | R | 80% |
| Jay Kaufman | 60% | |||
| MA | State House - Fifteenth Worcester | Mary Keefe | D | 60% |
| MA | State Senate - Norfolk and Plymouth | John Keenan | D | 50% |
| James Kelcourse | 80% | |||
| Kay Khan | 60% | |||
| Robert Koczera | 60% |