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Rating Group: Business Council of New York State, Incorporated

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State Office Name Party Rating
Guillermo Linares 42%
Betty Little 90%
Pete Lopez 83%
Vito Lopez 60%
Dan Losquadro 92%
William Magee 77%
Alan Maisel 42%
Martin Malavé Dilan 70%
Carl Marcellino 90%
Margaret Markey 55%
George Maziarz 90%
Roy McDonald 90%
John McEneny 42%
NY Legislator - 13 Thomas McKevitt 77%
Steven McLaughlin 85%
Donald Miller 77%
Joel Miller 69%
Michael Miller 42%
Joan Millman 42%
Michael Montesano 76%
Velmanette Montgomery 60%
Francisco Moya 42%
Catherine Nolan 42%
Michael Nozzolio 90%
Daniel O'Donnell 50%
Bob Oaks 92%
Suzi Oppenheimer 67%
Felix Ortiz, Jr. 55%
José Peralta 60%
Bill Perkins 55%
N. Nick Perry 54%
Dan Quart 46%
Annie Rabbitt 62%
Andrew Raia 69%
Michael Ranzenhofer 90%
NY Supervisor - At-Large Bill Reilich 92%
Robert Reilly 46%
Patty Ritchie 90%
Jose Rivera 42%
Naomi Rivera 45%
Peter Rivera 50%
Joe Robach 90%
Sam Roberts 46%
Annette Robinson 50%
Robert Rodriguez 56%
Stephen Saland 90%
John Sampson 70%
Diane Savino 70%
Teresa Sayward 85%
William Scarborough 45%
Michelle Schimel 50%
Robin Schimminger 92%
James Seward 90%
Sheldon Silver 50%
Michael Simanowitz 54%
Aravella Simotas 55%
Frank Skartados 45%
Dean Skelos 90%
Kevin Smardz 81%
Malcolm Smith 80%
Daniel Squadron 60%
Eric Stevenson 50%
Bob Sweeney 50%
Fred Thiele, Jr. 54%
Matthew Titone 50%
Michele Titus 42%
Louis Tobacco 77%
Ray Walter 92%
Helene Weinstein 50%
Harvey Weisenberg 60%
Keith Wright 45%
Cathy Young 90%
Kenneth Zebrowski, Jr. 54%
NY State Senate - 15 Joseph Addabbo, Jr. Democratic 60%
NY State Assembly - 82 Michael Benedetto Democratic 54%
State Office Name Party Rating
Guillermo Linares 42%
Betty Little 90%
Pete Lopez 83%
Vito Lopez 60%
Dan Losquadro 92%
William Magee 77%
Alan Maisel 42%
Martin Malavé Dilan 70%
Carl Marcellino 90%
Margaret Markey 55%
George Maziarz 90%
Roy McDonald 90%
John McEneny 42%
NY Legislator - 13 Thomas McKevitt 77%
Steven McLaughlin 85%
Donald Miller 77%
Joel Miller 69%
Michael Miller 42%
Joan Millman 42%
Michael Montesano 76%
Velmanette Montgomery 60%
Francisco Moya 42%
Catherine Nolan 42%
Michael Nozzolio 90%
Daniel O'Donnell 50%
Bob Oaks 92%
Suzi Oppenheimer 67%
Felix Ortiz, Jr. 55%
José Peralta 60%
Bill Perkins 55%
N. Nick Perry 54%
Dan Quart 46%
Annie Rabbitt 62%
Andrew Raia 69%
Michael Ranzenhofer 90%
NY Supervisor - At-Large Bill Reilich 92%
Robert Reilly 46%
Patty Ritchie 90%
Jose Rivera 42%
Naomi Rivera 45%
Peter Rivera 50%
Joe Robach 90%
Sam Roberts 46%
Annette Robinson 50%
Robert Rodriguez 56%
Stephen Saland 90%
John Sampson 70%
Diane Savino 70%
Teresa Sayward 85%
William Scarborough 45%
Michelle Schimel 50%
Robin Schimminger 92%
James Seward 90%
Sheldon Silver 50%
Michael Simanowitz 54%
Aravella Simotas 55%
Frank Skartados 45%
Dean Skelos 90%
Kevin Smardz 81%
Malcolm Smith 80%
Daniel Squadron 60%
Eric Stevenson 50%
Bob Sweeney 50%
Fred Thiele, Jr. 54%
Matthew Titone 50%
Michele Titus 42%
Louis Tobacco 77%
Ray Walter 92%
Helene Weinstein 50%
Harvey Weisenberg 60%
Keith Wright 45%
Cathy Young 90%
Kenneth Zebrowski, Jr. 54%
NY State Senate - 15 Joseph Addabbo, Jr. D 60%
NY State Assembly - 82 Michael Benedetto D 54%
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