Rating Group: Associated Industries of Massachusetts

2009-2010 Positions

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State Office Name Party Rating
Kevin Aguiar 71%
Geraldo Alicea 75%
Willie Mae Allen 63%
MA State House - Second Middlesex Jim Arciero Democratic 75%
MA State House - Second Hampden Brian Ashe Democratic 63%
Cory Atkins 75%
Demetrius Atsalis 83%
MA State House - First Norfolk Bruce Ayers Democratic 63%
Steven Baddour 89%
Ruth Balser 63%
Jay Barrows 88%
Carlo Basile 75%
Jen Benson 63%
Frederick Berry 78%
John Binienda, Sr. 75%
Daniel Bosley 83%
Bill Bowles 63%
Garrett Bradley 75%
MA State Senate - Second Plymouth and Norfolk Michael Brady Democratic 63%
Stephen Brewer 78%
MA State Senate - Suffolk and Middlesex Will Brownsberger Democratic 63%
Stephen Buoniconti 78%
MA State House - Thirteenth Bristol Antonio Cabral Democratic 75%
Jennifer Callahan 38%
Tom Calter III 75%
Linda Campbell 63%
Christine Canavan 43%
Gale Candaras 67%
Stephen Canessa 75%
James Cantwell 67%
Harriette Chandler 78%
Sonia Chang-Diaz 56%
MA U.S. House - 5 Katherine Clark Democratic 50%
Cheryl Coakley-Rivera 71%
Tom Conroy 75%
Michael Costello 75%
Geraldine Creedon 33%
MA State Senate - Second Middlesex and Norfolk Cindy Creem Democratic 50%
MA Councilor - At-Large Sean Curran 71%
Steven D'Amico 50%
Robert DeLeo 75%
Brian Dempsey 75%
MA State Senate - Middlesex and Suffolk Sal DiDomenico Democratic 75%
Stephen DiNatale 63%
MA State House - Thirty-Fifth Middlesex Paul Donato, Sr. Democratic 63%
Christopher Donelan 75%
Kenneth Donnelly 33%
Benjamin Downing 78%
Joseph Driscoll, Jr. 50%
James Dwyer 63%
Carolyn Dykema 63%
Lori Ehrlich 63%
MA State Senate - Middlesex and Worcester Jamie Eldridge Democratic 44%
Lewis Evangelidis 86%
James Fagan 63%
Christopher Fallon 43%
Mark Falzone 38%
Susan Fargo 56%
Robert Fennell 38%
John Fernandes 63%
Ann-Margaret Ferrante 63%
MA State Senate - Second Essex and Middlesex Barry Finegold Democratic 88%
Jennifer Flanagan 78%
David Flynn 63%
Linda Forry 75%
Gloria Fox 75%
John Fresolo 63%
MA State House - Seventh Worcester Paul Frost Republican 88%
MA State House - Sixth Norfolk Bill Galvin Democratic 75%
MA State House - Twenty-Third Middlesex Sean Garballey Democratic 38%
MA State House - Thirty-Sixth Middlesex Colleen Garry Democratic 63%
Susan Gifford 88%
Anne Gobi 75%
Tom Golden, Jr. 75%
Mary Grant 63%
William Greene, Jr. 88%
MA State House - Fourth Middlesex Danielle Gregoire Democratic 63%
Denis Guyer 75%
Patricia Haddad 75%
Robert Hargraves 88%
Lida Harkins 50%
John Hart, Jr. 67%
Jon Hecht 63%
Robert Hedlund, Jr. 67%
Bradford Hill 88%
MA State House - Third Middlesex Kate Hogan Democratic 75%
MA State House - Seventeenth Suffolk Kevin Honan Democratic 75%
Don Humason, Jr. 86%
MA State Senate - Second Middlesex Pat Jehlen Democratic 44%
MA State House - Twentieth Middlesex Brad Jones, Jr. Republican 88%
Brian Joyce 78%
Louis Kafka 75%
Michael Kane 75%
Jay Kaufman 75%
John Keenan, Jr. 63%
Thomas Kennedy 67%
Kay Khan 75%
Michael Knapik 89%
Peter Kocot 63%
Robert Koczera 63%
State Office Name Party Rating
Kevin Aguiar 71%
Geraldo Alicea 75%
Willie Mae Allen 63%
MA State House - Second Middlesex Jim Arciero D 75%
MA State House - Second Hampden Brian Ashe D 63%
Cory Atkins 75%
Demetrius Atsalis 83%
MA State House - First Norfolk Bruce Ayers D 63%
Steven Baddour 89%
Ruth Balser 63%
Jay Barrows 88%
Carlo Basile 75%
Jen Benson 63%
Frederick Berry 78%
John Binienda, Sr. 75%
Daniel Bosley 83%
Bill Bowles 63%
Garrett Bradley 75%
MA State Senate - Second Plymouth and Norfolk Michael Brady D 63%
Stephen Brewer 78%
MA State Senate - Suffolk and Middlesex Will Brownsberger D 63%
Stephen Buoniconti 78%
MA State House - Thirteenth Bristol Antonio Cabral D 75%
Jennifer Callahan 38%
Tom Calter III 75%
Linda Campbell 63%
Christine Canavan 43%
Gale Candaras 67%
Stephen Canessa 75%
James Cantwell 67%
Harriette Chandler 78%
Sonia Chang-Diaz 56%
MA U.S. House - 5 Katherine Clark D 50%
Cheryl Coakley-Rivera 71%
Tom Conroy 75%
Michael Costello 75%
Geraldine Creedon 33%
MA State Senate - Second Middlesex and Norfolk Cindy Creem D 50%
MA Councilor - At-Large Sean Curran 71%
Steven D'Amico 50%
Robert DeLeo 75%
Brian Dempsey 75%
MA State Senate - Middlesex and Suffolk Sal DiDomenico D 75%
Stephen DiNatale 63%
MA State House - Thirty-Fifth Middlesex Paul Donato, Sr. D 63%
Christopher Donelan 75%
Kenneth Donnelly 33%
Benjamin Downing 78%
Joseph Driscoll, Jr. 50%
James Dwyer 63%
Carolyn Dykema 63%
Lori Ehrlich 63%
MA State Senate - Middlesex and Worcester Jamie Eldridge D 44%
Lewis Evangelidis 86%
James Fagan 63%
Christopher Fallon 43%
Mark Falzone 38%
Susan Fargo 56%
Robert Fennell 38%
John Fernandes 63%
Ann-Margaret Ferrante 63%
MA State Senate - Second Essex and Middlesex Barry Finegold D 88%
Jennifer Flanagan 78%
David Flynn 63%
Linda Forry 75%
Gloria Fox 75%
John Fresolo 63%
MA State House - Seventh Worcester Paul Frost R 88%
MA State House - Sixth Norfolk Bill Galvin D 75%
MA State House - Twenty-Third Middlesex Sean Garballey D 38%
MA State House - Thirty-Sixth Middlesex Colleen Garry D 63%
Susan Gifford 88%
Anne Gobi 75%
Tom Golden, Jr. 75%
Mary Grant 63%
William Greene, Jr. 88%
MA State House - Fourth Middlesex Danielle Gregoire D 63%
Denis Guyer 75%
Patricia Haddad 75%
Robert Hargraves 88%
Lida Harkins 50%
John Hart, Jr. 67%
Jon Hecht 63%
Robert Hedlund, Jr. 67%
Bradford Hill 88%
MA State House - Third Middlesex Kate Hogan D 75%
MA State House - Seventeenth Suffolk Kevin Honan D 75%
Don Humason, Jr. 86%
MA State Senate - Second Middlesex Pat Jehlen D 44%
MA State House - Twentieth Middlesex Brad Jones, Jr. R 88%
Brian Joyce 78%
Louis Kafka 75%
Michael Kane 75%
Jay Kaufman 75%
John Keenan, Jr. 63%
Thomas Kennedy 67%
Kay Khan 75%
Michael Knapik 89%
Peter Kocot 63%
Robert Koczera 63%
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