Rating Group: NORML (National Organization for the Reform of Marijuana Laws)
2023 Positions [2023-10-31]
Issues:
Marijuana
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| State | Office | Name | Party | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| MA | U.S. House - 2 | Jim McGovern | Democratic | 100% |
| MA | U.S. House - 3 | Lori Trahan | Democratic | 92% |
| MA | U.S. House - 4 | Jake Auchincloss | Democratic | 92% |
| MA | U.S. House - 5 | Katherine Clark | Democratic | 92% |
| MA | U.S. House - 6 | Seth Moulton | Democratic | 100% |
| MA | U.S. House - 7 | Ayanna Pressley | Democratic | 100% |
| MA | U.S. House - 8 | Stephen Lynch | Democratic | 67% |
| MA | U.S. House - 9 | Bill Keating | Democratic | 92% |
| MA | Governor | Maura Healey | Democratic | 58% |
| MA | State House - Twenty-Fourth Middlesex | Dave Rogers | Democratic | 100% |
| MA | State House - Fifth Norfolk | Mark Cusack | Democratic | 100% |
| MA | State House - Seventh Plymouth | Alyson Sullivan-Almeida | Republican | 67% |
| MA | State House - Eleventh Worcester | Hannah Kane | Republican | 0% |
| MA | State House - Seventeenth Worcester | David LeBoeuf | Democratic | 92% |
| MA | State Senate - First Bristol and Plymouth | Michael Rodrigues | Democratic | 58% |
| MA | State Senate - Second Bristol and Plymouth | Mark Montigny | Democratic | 75% |
| MA | State Senate - Cape and Islands | Julian Cyr | Democratic | 92% |
| MA | State Senate - Second Essex | Joan Lovely | Democratic | 92% |
| MA | State Senate - First Essex and Middlesex | Bruce Tarr | Republican | 17% |
| MA | State Senate - Hampden | Adam Gomez | Democratic | 75% |
| MA | State Senate - First Hampden and Hampshire | John Velis | Democratic | 17% |
| MA | State Senate - Second Middlesex | Pat Jehlen | Democratic | 100% |
| MA | State Senate - Third Middlesex | Mike Barrett | Democratic | 67% |
| MA | State Senate - Fourth Middlesex | Cindy Friedman | Democratic | 75% |
| MA | State Senate - Fifth Middlesex | Jason Lewis | Democratic | 92% |
| MA | State Senate - First Middlesex and Norfolk | Karen Spilka | Democratic | 92% |
| MA | State Senate - Second Middlesex and Norfolk | Cindy Creem | Democratic | 75% |
| MA | State Senate - Middlesex and Suffolk | Sal DiDomenico | Democratic | 67% |
| MA | State Senate - Middlesex and Worcester | Jamie Eldridge | Democratic | 92% |
| MA | State Senate - Norfolk and Plymouth | John Keenan | Democratic | 8% |
| MA | State Senate - Norfolk and Suffolk | Mike Rush | Democratic | 83% |
| MA | State Senate - First Suffolk | Nick Collins | Democratic | 92% |
| MA | State Senate - Third Suffolk | Lydia Edwards | Democratic | 75% |
| MA | State Senate - Suffolk and Middlesex | Will Brownsberger | Democratic | 92% |
| MA | State Senate - Second Worcester | Mike Moore | Democratic | 92% |
| MA | State Senate - Second Plymouth and Norfolk | Michael Brady | Democratic | 67% |
| MA | State Senate - Norfolk, Worcester, and Middlesex | Becca Rausch | Democratic | 67% |
| MD | U.S. Senate - Sr | Chris Van Hollen, Jr. | Democratic | 67% |
| MD | U.S. House - 1 | Andy Harris | Republican | 0% |
| MD | U.S. House - 5 | Steny Hoyer | Democratic | 92% |
| MD | U.S. House - 7 | Kweisi Mfume | Democratic | 92% |
| MD | U.S. House - 8 | Jamie Raskin | Democratic | 100% |
| MD | Governor | Wes Moore | Democratic | 92% |
| MD | Lieutenant Governor | Aruna Miller | Democratic | 92% |
| MD | State House - 3 | Ken Kerr | Democratic | 67% |
| MD | State House - 3 | Karen Simpson | Democratic | 75% |
| MD | State House - 4 | Barrie Ciliberti | Republican | 17% |
| MD | State House - 4 | Jesse Pippy | Republican | 17% |
| MD | State House - 6 | Robin Grammer, Jr. | Republican | 75% |
| MD | State House - 6 | Bob Long | Republican | 33% |
| MD | State House - 6 | Ric Metzgar | Republican | 0% |
| MD | State House - 10 | Adrienne Jones | Democratic | 83% |
| MD | State House - 12A | Jessica Feldmark | Democratic | 92% |
| MD | State House - 12A | Terri Hill | Democratic | 67% |
| MD | State House - 16 | Marc Korman | Democratic | 75% |
| MD | State House - 17 | Julie Palakovich Carr | Democratic | 92% |
| MD | State House - 18 | Emily Shetty | Democratic | 75% |
| MD | State House - 19 | Vaughn Stewart | Democratic | 92% |
| MD | State House - 20 | Lorig Charkoudian | Democratic | 92% |
| MD | State House - 20 | David Moon | Democratic | 92% |
| MD | State House - 20 | Jheanelle Wilkins | Democratic | 92% |
| MD | State House - 32 | Sandy Bartlett | Democratic | 67% |
| MD | State House - 34B | Susan McComas | Republican | 0% |
| MD | State House - 36 | Steven Arentz | Republican | 8% |
| MD | State House - 37A | Sheree Sample-Hughes | Democratic | 33% |
| MD | State House - 37B | Christopher Adams | Republican | 17% |
| MD | State House - 41 | Samuel Rosenberg | Democratic | 67% |
| MD | State House - 43A | Regina Boyce | Democratic | 67% |
| MD | State House - 44A | Eric Ebersole | Democratic | 92% |
| MD | State Senate - 3 | Karen Lewis Young | Democratic | 75% |
| MD | State Senate - 6 | John Salling | Republican | 33% |
| MD | State Senate - 12 | Clarence Lam | Democratic | 67% |
| MD | State Senate - 13 | Guy Guzzone | Democratic | 67% |
| MD | State Senate - 15 | Brian Feldman | Democratic | 75% |
| MD | State Senate - 16 | Sara Love | Democratic | 75% |
| MD | State Senate - 20 | William Smith, Jr. | Democratic | 92% |
| MD | State Senate - 37 | Johnny Mautz IV | Republican | 67% |
| MD | State Senate - 38 | Mary Carozza | Republican | 17% |
| MD | Attorney General | Anthony Brown | Democratic | 92% |
| MD | Public Service Commissioner | Kumar Barve | Democratic | 92% |
| ME | U.S. Senate - Sr | Susan Collins | Republican | 33% |
| ME | U.S. Senate - Jr | Angus King, Jr. | Independent | 83% |
| ME | U.S. House - 1 | Chellie Pingree | Democratic | 100% |
| ME | U.S. House - 2 | Jared Golden | Democratic | 92% |
| ME | Governor | Janet Mills | Democratic | 83% |
| ME | State Senate - 3 | Bradlee Farrin | Republican | 75% |
| ME | State Senate - 6 | Marianne Moore | Republican | 75% |
| ME | State Senate - 14 | Craig Hickman | Democratic | 58% |
| ME | State Senate - 17 | Jeff Timberlake | Republican | 75% |
| ME | State Senate - 31 | Donna Bailey | Democratic | 17% |
| ME | State Senate - 35 | Mark Lawrence | Democratic | 92% |
| ME | Commissioner - 3 | Lisa Keim | Republican | 92% |
| MI | U.S. Senate - Sr | Gary Peters | Democratic | 75% |
| MI | U.S. Senate - Jr | Elissa Slotkin | Democratic | 83% |
| MI | U.S. House - 1 | Jack Bergman | Republican | 33% |
| MI | U.S. House - 2 | John Moolenaar | Republican | 0% |
| MI | U.S. House - 4 | Bill Huizenga | Republican | 0% |
| MI | U.S. House - 5 | Tim Walberg | Republican | 0% |
| MI | U.S. House - 6 | Debbie Dingell | Democratic | 92% |
| MI | U.S. House - 9 | Lisa McClain | Republican | 8% |
| State | Office | Name | Party | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| MA | U.S. House - 2 | Jim McGovern | D | 100% |
| MA | U.S. House - 3 | Lori Trahan | D | 92% |
| MA | U.S. House - 4 | Jake Auchincloss | D | 92% |
| MA | U.S. House - 5 | Katherine Clark | D | 92% |
| MA | U.S. House - 6 | Seth Moulton | D | 100% |
| MA | U.S. House - 7 | Ayanna Pressley | D | 100% |
| MA | U.S. House - 8 | Stephen Lynch | D | 67% |
| MA | U.S. House - 9 | Bill Keating | D | 92% |
| MA | Governor | Maura Healey | D | 58% |
| MA | State House - Twenty-Fourth Middlesex | Dave Rogers | D | 100% |
| MA | State House - Fifth Norfolk | Mark Cusack | D | 100% |
| MA | State House - Seventh Plymouth | Alyson Sullivan-Almeida | R | 67% |
| MA | State House - Eleventh Worcester | Hannah Kane | R | 0% |
| MA | State House - Seventeenth Worcester | David LeBoeuf | D | 92% |
| MA | State Senate - First Bristol and Plymouth | Michael Rodrigues | D | 58% |
| MA | State Senate - Second Bristol and Plymouth | Mark Montigny | D | 75% |
| MA | State Senate - Cape and Islands | Julian Cyr | D | 92% |
| MA | State Senate - Second Essex | Joan Lovely | D | 92% |
| MA | State Senate - First Essex and Middlesex | Bruce Tarr | R | 17% |
| MA | State Senate - Hampden | Adam Gomez | D | 75% |
| MA | State Senate - First Hampden and Hampshire | John Velis | D | 17% |
| MA | State Senate - Second Middlesex | Pat Jehlen | D | 100% |
| MA | State Senate - Third Middlesex | Mike Barrett | D | 67% |
| MA | State Senate - Fourth Middlesex | Cindy Friedman | D | 75% |
| MA | State Senate - Fifth Middlesex | Jason Lewis | D | 92% |
| MA | State Senate - First Middlesex and Norfolk | Karen Spilka | D | 92% |
| MA | State Senate - Second Middlesex and Norfolk | Cindy Creem | D | 75% |
| MA | State Senate - Middlesex and Suffolk | Sal DiDomenico | D | 67% |
| MA | State Senate - Middlesex and Worcester | Jamie Eldridge | D | 92% |
| MA | State Senate - Norfolk and Plymouth | John Keenan | D | 8% |
| MA | State Senate - Norfolk and Suffolk | Mike Rush | D | 83% |
| MA | State Senate - First Suffolk | Nick Collins | D | 92% |
| MA | State Senate - Third Suffolk | Lydia Edwards | D | 75% |
| MA | State Senate - Suffolk and Middlesex | Will Brownsberger | D | 92% |
| MA | State Senate - Second Worcester | Mike Moore | D | 92% |
| MA | State Senate - Second Plymouth and Norfolk | Michael Brady | D | 67% |
| MA | State Senate - Norfolk, Worcester, and Middlesex | Becca Rausch | D | 67% |
| MD | U.S. Senate - Sr | Chris Van Hollen, Jr. | D | 67% |
| MD | U.S. House - 1 | Andy Harris | R | 0% |
| MD | U.S. House - 5 | Steny Hoyer | D | 92% |
| MD | U.S. House - 7 | Kweisi Mfume | D | 92% |
| MD | U.S. House - 8 | Jamie Raskin | D | 100% |
| MD | Governor | Wes Moore | D | 92% |
| MD | Lieutenant Governor | Aruna Miller | D | 92% |
| MD | State House - 3 | Ken Kerr | D | 67% |
| MD | State House - 3 | Karen Simpson | D | 75% |
| MD | State House - 4 | Barrie Ciliberti | R | 17% |
| MD | State House - 4 | Jesse Pippy | R | 17% |
| MD | State House - 6 | Robin Grammer, Jr. | R | 75% |
| MD | State House - 6 | Bob Long | R | 33% |
| MD | State House - 6 | Ric Metzgar | R | 0% |
| MD | State House - 10 | Adrienne Jones | D | 83% |
| MD | State House - 12A | Jessica Feldmark | D | 92% |
| MD | State House - 12A | Terri Hill | D | 67% |
| MD | State House - 16 | Marc Korman | D | 75% |
| MD | State House - 17 | Julie Palakovich Carr | D | 92% |
| MD | State House - 18 | Emily Shetty | D | 75% |
| MD | State House - 19 | Vaughn Stewart | D | 92% |
| MD | State House - 20 | Lorig Charkoudian | D | 92% |
| MD | State House - 20 | David Moon | D | 92% |
| MD | State House - 20 | Jheanelle Wilkins | D | 92% |
| MD | State House - 32 | Sandy Bartlett | D | 67% |
| MD | State House - 34B | Susan McComas | R | 0% |
| MD | State House - 36 | Steven Arentz | R | 8% |
| MD | State House - 37A | Sheree Sample-Hughes | D | 33% |
| MD | State House - 37B | Christopher Adams | R | 17% |
| MD | State House - 41 | Samuel Rosenberg | D | 67% |
| MD | State House - 43A | Regina Boyce | D | 67% |
| MD | State House - 44A | Eric Ebersole | D | 92% |
| MD | State Senate - 3 | Karen Lewis Young | D | 75% |
| MD | State Senate - 6 | John Salling | R | 33% |
| MD | State Senate - 12 | Clarence Lam | D | 67% |
| MD | State Senate - 13 | Guy Guzzone | D | 67% |
| MD | State Senate - 15 | Brian Feldman | D | 75% |
| MD | State Senate - 16 | Sara Love | D | 75% |
| MD | State Senate - 20 | William Smith, Jr. | D | 92% |
| MD | State Senate - 37 | Johnny Mautz IV | R | 67% |
| MD | State Senate - 38 | Mary Carozza | R | 17% |
| MD | Attorney General | Anthony Brown | D | 92% |
| MD | Public Service Commissioner | Kumar Barve | D | 92% |
| ME | U.S. Senate - Sr | Susan Collins | R | 33% |
| ME | U.S. Senate - Jr | Angus King, Jr. | I | 83% |
| ME | U.S. House - 1 | Chellie Pingree | D | 100% |
| ME | U.S. House - 2 | Jared Golden | D | 92% |
| ME | Governor | Janet Mills | D | 83% |
| ME | State Senate - 3 | Bradlee Farrin | R | 75% |
| ME | State Senate - 6 | Marianne Moore | R | 75% |
| ME | State Senate - 14 | Craig Hickman | D | 58% |
| ME | State Senate - 17 | Jeff Timberlake | R | 75% |
| ME | State Senate - 31 | Donna Bailey | D | 17% |
| ME | State Senate - 35 | Mark Lawrence | D | 92% |
| ME | Commissioner - 3 | Lisa Keim | R | 92% |
| MI | U.S. Senate - Sr | Gary Peters | D | 75% |
| MI | U.S. Senate - Jr | Elissa Slotkin | D | 83% |
| MI | U.S. House - 1 | Jack Bergman | R | 33% |
| MI | U.S. House - 2 | John Moolenaar | R | 0% |
| MI | U.S. House - 4 | Bill Huizenga | R | 0% |
| MI | U.S. House - 5 | Tim Walberg | R | 0% |
| MI | U.S. House - 6 | Debbie Dingell | D | 92% |
| MI | U.S. House - 9 | Lisa McClain | R | 8% |