Rating Group: Business Council of New York State, Incorporated
2012 Positions
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| State | Office | Name | Party | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Velmanette Montgomery | 60% | |||
| José Peralta | 60% | |||
| NY | State Senate - 29 | José Serrano | Democratic | 60% |
| Daniel Squadron | 60% | |||
| NY | State Senate - 35 | Andrea Stewart-Cousins | Democratic | 60% |
| Harvey Weisenberg | 60% | |||
| Michael Cusick | 58% | |||
| NY | State Assembly - 28 | Andrew Hevesi | Democratic | 58% |
| Dov Hikind | 58% | |||
| Ruth Hassell-Thompson | 56% | |||
| Robert Rodriguez | 56% | |||
| Barbara Clark | 55% | |||
| David Gantt | 55% | |||
| Margaret Markey | 55% | |||
| Felix Ortiz, Jr. | 55% | |||
| Bill Perkins | 55% | |||
| Aravella Simotas | 55% | |||
| NY | State Senate - 11 | Toby Ann Stavisky | Democratic | 55% |
| NY | State Assembly - 82 | Michael Benedetto | Democratic | 54% |
| John Ceretto | 54% | |||
| Sandy Galef | 54% | |||
| Aileen Gunther | 54% | |||
| Earlene Hooper | 54% | |||
| NY | State Assembly - 129 | Bill Magnarelli | Democratic | 54% |
| N. Nick Perry | 54% | |||
| Michael Simanowitz | 54% | |||
| Fred Thiele, Jr. | 54% | |||
| Kenneth Zebrowski, Jr. | 54% | |||
| Carmen Arroyo | 50% | |||
| NY | State Assembly - 26 | Edward Braunstein | Democratic | 50% |
| James Brennan | 50% | |||
| NY | State Assembly - 138 | Harry Bronson | Democratic | 50% |
| NY | State Assembly - 46 | Alec Brook-Krasny | Republican | 50% |
| Ronald Canestrari | 50% | |||
| Steven Cymbrowitz | 50% | |||
| Michael DenDekker | 50% | |||
| NY | Legislator - 5 | Steve Englebright | Democratic | 50% |
| Herman Farrell, Jr. | 50% | |||
| Phillip Goldfeder | 50% | |||
| Dick Gottfried | 50% | |||
| Ellen Jaffee | 50% | |||
| NY | State Senate - 27 | Brian Kavanagh | Democratic | 50% |
| Micah Kellner | 50% | |||
| NY | U.S. House - 16 | George Latimer | Democratic | 50% |
| NY | State Assembly - 13 | Charles Lavine | Democratic | 50% |
| Joseph Lentol | 50% | |||
| Barbara Lifton | 50% | |||
| NY | State Assembly - 123 | Donna Lupardo | Democratic | 50% |
| Daniel O'Donnell | 50% | |||
| NY | State Assembly - 88 | Amy Paulin | Democratic | 50% |
| NY | State Assembly - 89 | Gary Pretlow, Sr. | Democratic | 50% |
| NY | State Senate - 33 | Gustavo Rivera | Democratic | 50% |
| Peter Rivera | 50% | |||
| Annette Robinson | 50% | |||
| Michelle Schimel | 50% | |||
| Sheldon Silver | 50% | |||
| Eric Stevenson | 50% | |||
| Bob Sweeney | 50% | |||
| Matthew Titone | 50% | |||
| Helene Weinstein | 50% | |||
| NY | State Assembly - 24 | David Weprin | Democratic | 50% |
| NY | State Assembly - 32 | Vivian Cook | Democratic | 46% |
| NY | State Assembly - 141 | Crystal Peoples-Stokes | Democratic | 46% |
| Dan Quart | 46% | |||
| Robert Reilly | 46% | |||
| Sam Roberts | 46% | |||
| Tom Abinanti | 45% | |||
| Jeffrion Aubry | 45% | |||
| Karim Camara | 45% | |||
| Nelson Castro | 45% | |||
| NY | State Assembly - 83 | Carl Heastie | Democratic | 45% |
| Addie Jenne | 45% | |||
| Michael Kearns | 45% | |||
| NY | State Senate - 37 | Shelley Mayer | Democratic | 45% |
| Naomi Rivera | 45% | |||
| William Scarborough | 45% | |||
| Frank Skartados | 45% | |||
| Keith Wright | 45% | |||
| Kevin Cahill | 42% | |||
| NY | State Assembly - 47 | William Colton | Democratic | 42% |
| Marcos Crespo | 42% | |||
| Rhoda Jacobs | 42% | |||
| Guillermo Linares | 42% | |||
| Alan Maisel | 42% | |||
| John McEneny | 42% | |||
| Michael Miller | 42% | |||
| Joan Millman | 42% | |||
| Francisco Moya | 42% | |||
| Catherine Nolan | 42% | |||
| NY | State Assembly - 6 | Phil Ramos | Democratic | 42% |
| Jose Rivera | 42% | |||
| NY | Mayor - At-Large | Sean Ryan | Democratic | 42% |
| Michele Titus | 42% | |||
| Peter Abbate, Jr. | 40% | |||
| NY | State Assembly - 81 | Jeffrey Dinowitz | Democratic | 40% |
| NY | State Senate - 28 | Liz Krueger | Democratic | 40% |
| NY | State Senate - 21 | Kevin Parker | Democratic | 40% |
| NY | State Assembly - 67 | Linda Rosenthal | Democratic | 40% |
| Rafael Espinal, Jr. | 38% | |||
| NY | Borough President - At-Large | Vanessa Gibson | 36% |