Rating Group: Business and Industry Association (BIA)
2016 Positions
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| State | Office | Name | Party | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Daniel Donovan | 57% | |||
| William Hatch | 57% | |||
| Michael O'Brien, Sr. | 57% | |||
| Pam Brown | 56% | |||
| Eric Estevez | 56% | |||
| NH | State House - Hillsborough 12 | Jeanine Notter | Republican | 56% |
| Chip Rice | 56% | |||
| Gregory Smith | 56% | |||
| NH | State House - Grafton 17 | Susan Almy | Democratic | 50% |
| Bill Baber | 50% | |||
| Bob Backus | 50% | |||
| Benjamin Baroody | 50% | |||
| Jane Beaulieu | 50% | |||
| NH | State House - Cheshire 6 | Paul Berch | Democratic | 50% |
| Paula Bradley | 50% | |||
| NH | State House - Strafford 10 | Wayne Burton | Democratic | 50% |
| Frank Byron | 50% | |||
| Jackie Cali-Pitts | 50% | |||
| Rick Christie | 50% | |||
| James Coffey | 50% | |||
| Alan Cohen | 50% | |||
| NH | State House - Hillsborough 43 | Gary Daniels | Republican | 50% |
| Stephen Darrow | 50% | |||
| Eric Eastman | 50% | |||
| Frank Edelblut | 50% | |||
| Elizabeth Edwards | 50% | |||
| Dan Feltes | 50% | |||
| John Fothergill | 50% | |||
| Valerie Fraser | 50% | |||
| June Frazer | 50% | |||
| Mary Freitas | 50% | |||
| Barbara French | 50% | |||
| Ken Gidge | 50% | |||
| Mary Gile | 50% | |||
| Robert Graham | 50% | |||
| Frank Heffron | 50% | |||
| Paul Henle | 50% | |||
| NH | State House - Hillsborough 10 | Marty Jack | Democratic | 50% |
| David Kidder | 50% | |||
| NH | State House - Hillsborough 33 | Peter Leishman | Democratic | 50% |
| NH | State House - Merrimack 18 | James MacKay | Republican | 50% |
| Linda Massimilla | 50% | |||
| Wayne Moynihan | 50% | |||
| Katherine Rogers | 50% | |||
| Andy Sanborn | 50% | |||
| Eric Schleien | 50% | |||
| Gilman Shattuck | 50% | |||
| Stephen Shurtleff | 50% | |||
| NH | State House - Strafford 10 | Marjorie Smith | Democratic | 50% |
| Dale Sprague | 50% | |||
| Franklin Sterling, Jr. | 50% | |||
| Yvonne Thomas | 50% | |||
| Charles Townsend | 50% | |||
| NH | State House - Hillsborough 13 | Jordan Ulery | Republican | 50% |
| NH | State House - Strafford 11 | Janet Wall | Democratic | 50% |
| NH | State House - Merrimack 19 | Mary Wallner | Democratic | 50% |
| Kenneth Ward | 50% | |||
| NH | State Senate - 12 | Kevin Avard | Republican | 44% |
| Beverly Ferrante | 44% | |||
| Martha Hennessey | 44% | |||
| NH | State House - Hillsborough 24 | Chris Herbert | Democratic | 44% |
| David Pierce | 44% | |||
| Mario Ratzki | 44% | |||
| NH | State Senate - 13 | Cindy Rosenwald | Democratic | 44% |
| Tara Sad | 44% | |||
| Andrew Schmidt | 44% | |||
| Ted Wright | 44% | |||
| NH | State House - Cheshire 13 | Richard Ames | Democratic | 40% |
| Christy Bartlett | 40% | |||
| Clyde Carson | 40% | |||
| NH | State House - Sullivan 6 | John Cloutier | Democratic | 40% |
| Mary Cooney | 40% | |||
| NH | State House - Hillsborough 22 | Patricia Cornell | Democratic | 40% |
| David Doherty | 40% | |||
| NH | State House - Merrimack 7 | Karen Ebel | Democratic | 40% |
| Paula Francese | 40% | |||
| Raymond Gagnon | 40% | |||
| Sue Gottling | 40% | |||
| Suzanne Harvey | 40% | |||
| Mary Heath | 40% | |||
| NH | State House - Strafford 10 | Timothy Horrigan | Democratic | 40% |
| David Karrick, Jr. | 40% | |||
| Kevin Maes | 40% | |||
| John Mann | 40% | |||
| Dick Marston | 40% | |||
| Mel Myler | 40% | |||
| Laura Pantelakos | 40% | |||
| Marjorie Porter | 40% | |||
| NH | State House - Strafford 14 | Peter Schmidt | Democratic | 40% |
| Barbara Shaw | 40% | |||
| Judith Spang | 40% | |||
| Daniel Sullivan | 40% | |||
| NH | State House - Grafton 14 | George Sykes | Democratic | 40% |
| Ben Tilton | 40% | |||
| Alan Turcotte | 40% | |||
| NH | State House - Cheshire 5 | Lucy Weber | Democratic | 40% |
| Caroletta Alicea | 38% | |||
| Barbara Griffin | 38% | |||
| Virginia Irwin | 38% | |||
| Gladys Johnsen | 38% |