Rating Group: Business and Industry Association (BIA)
2012 Positions
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| State | Office | Name | Party | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pete Silva | 83% | |||
| Stephen Stepanek | 83% | |||
| NH | State House - Hillsborough 13 | Jordan Ulery | Republican | 83% |
| David Welch | 83% | |||
| Dennis Fields | 82% | |||
| Patrick Garrity | 82% | |||
| Robert Haefner | 82% | |||
| Thomas Howard | 82% | |||
| Jane Hunt | 82% | |||
| Walter Kolodziej | 82% | |||
| Frank Kotowski | 82% | |||
| Alida Millham | 82% | |||
| Christopher Nevins | 82% | |||
| NH | Commissioner - 3 | Robert Rowe | Republican | 82% |
| Carl Seidel | 82% | |||
| Lynne Blankenbeker | 80% | |||
| NH | State House - Hillsborough 38 | Ralph Boehm | Republican | 80% |
| Lou D'Allesandro | 80% | |||
| NH | State House - Rockingham 18 | Debra DeSimone | Republican | 80% |
| Shaun Doherty | 80% | |||
| John Gallus | 80% | |||
| Gary Lambert | 80% | |||
| NH | State Senate - 3 | Mark McConkey | Republican | 80% |
| Lynne Ober | 80% | |||
| NH | State House - Merrimack 21 | Timothy Soucy | Democratic | 80% |
| State | Office | Name | Party | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pete Silva | 83% | |||
| Stephen Stepanek | 83% | |||
| NH | State House - Hillsborough 13 | Jordan Ulery | R | 83% |
| David Welch | 83% | |||
| Dennis Fields | 82% | |||
| Patrick Garrity | 82% | |||
| Robert Haefner | 82% | |||
| Thomas Howard | 82% | |||
| Jane Hunt | 82% | |||
| Walter Kolodziej | 82% | |||
| Frank Kotowski | 82% | |||
| Alida Millham | 82% | |||
| Christopher Nevins | 82% | |||
| NH | Commissioner - 3 | Robert Rowe | R | 82% |
| Carl Seidel | 82% | |||
| Lynne Blankenbeker | 80% | |||
| NH | State House - Hillsborough 38 | Ralph Boehm | R | 80% |
| Lou D'Allesandro | 80% | |||
| NH | State House - Rockingham 18 | Debra DeSimone | R | 80% |
| Shaun Doherty | 80% | |||
| John Gallus | 80% | |||
| Gary Lambert | 80% | |||
| NH | State Senate - 3 | Mark McConkey | R | 80% |
| Lynne Ober | 80% | |||
| NH | State House - Merrimack 21 | Timothy Soucy | D | 80% |