Rating Group: Massachusetts Human Services Coalition
1997 Positions
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| State | Office | Name | Party | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| MA | U.S. House - 8 | Stephen Lynch | Democratic | 75% |
| MA | U.S. House - 9 | Bill Keating | Democratic | 80% |
| MA | State House - Tenth Bristol | William Straus | Democratic | 90% |
| MA | State House - Thirteenth Bristol | Antonio Cabral | Democratic | 75% |
| MA | State House - Eleventh Middlesex | Kay Khan | Democratic | 100% |
| MA | State House - Twentieth Middlesex | Brad Jones, Jr. | Republican | 60% |
| MA | State House - Thirty-Sixth Middlesex | Colleen Garry | Democratic | 60% |
| MA | State House - Third Norfolk | Ronald Mariano | Democratic | 60% |
| MA | State House - Sixth Norfolk | Bill Galvin | Democratic | 70% |
| MA | State House - Twelfth Norfolk | John Rogers | Democratic | 70% |
| MA | State House - Seventeenth Suffolk | Kevin Honan | Democratic | 70% |
| MA | State House - Seventh Worcester | Paul Frost | Republican | 50% |
| MA | State Senate - First Bristol and Plymouth | Michael Rodrigues | Democratic | 60% |
| MA | State Senate - Second Bristol and Plymouth | Mark Montigny | Democratic | 88% |
| MA | State Senate - First Essex and Middlesex | Bruce Tarr | Republican | 63% |
| MA | State Senate - Second Essex and Middlesex | Barry Finegold | Democratic | 70% |
| MA | State Senate - Second Middlesex | Pat Jehlen | Democratic | 89% |
| MA | State Senate - Third Bristol and Plymouth | Marc Pacheco | Democratic | 90% |
| MA | Mayor - At-Large | Michael Cahill | 70% | |
| MA | Mayor - At-Large | Robert Hedlund, Jr. | 60% | |
| MA | Mayor - At-Large | Thomas McGee | Democratic | 75% |
| MA | Councilor - At-Large | John Stefanini | 80% | |
| Matthew Amorello | 40% | |||
| Steven Angelo | 90% | |||
| Robert Antonioni | 81% | |||
| Michael Bellotti | 70% | |||
| Robert Bernstein | 88% | |||
| Frederick Berry | 69% | |||
| John Binienda, Sr. | 70% | |||
| Daniel Bosley | 75% | |||
| Stephen Brewer | 75% | |||
| Arthur Broadhurst, Jr. | 60% | |||
| John Businger | 100% | |||
| Thomas Cahir | 75% | |||
| Christine Canavan | 75% | |||
| Gale Candaras | 70% | |||
| Paul Caron | 80% | |||
| Paul Casey | 70% | |||
| Harriette Chandler | 67% | |||
| Evelyn Chesky | 65% | |||
| Vincent Paul Ciampa | 72% | |||
| Edward Clancy, Jr. | 70% | |||
| Forrester Clark, Jr. | 50% | |||
| Carol Cleven | 70% | |||
| Edward Connolly | 67% | |||
| Robert Correia | 56% | |||
| Geraldine Creedon | 80% | |||
| Robert Creedon, Jr. | 88% | |||
| Brian Cresta | 60% | |||
| Donna Fournier Cuomo | 50% | |||
| Walter DeFilippi | 45% | |||
| Robert DeLeo | 60% | |||
| Paul Demakis | 80% | |||
| Brian Dempsey | 65% | |||
| Salvatore DiMasi | 70% | |||
| David Donnelly | 70% | |||
| Carol Donovan | 90% | |||
| Robert Durand | 80% | |||
| James Fagan | 67% | |||
| Christopher Fallon | 67% | |||
| Susan Fargo | 90% | |||
| Robert Fennell | 65% | |||
| Kevin Finnegan | 50% | |||
| Thomas Finneran | 70% | |||
| Kevin Fitzgerald | 80% | |||
| Nancy Flavin | 55% | |||
| Gloria Fox | 89% | |||
| Joseph Gallitano | 70% | |||
| Barbara Gardner | 70% | |||
| David Gately | 90% | |||
| Ronald Gauch | 50% | |||
| Thomas George | 50% | |||
| Anthony Philip Giglio | 67% | |||
| Guy Glodis | 80% | |||
| Emile Goguen | 70% | |||
| Tom Golden, Jr. | 60% | |||
| Shirley Gomes | 55% | |||
| William Greene, Jr. | 60% | |||
| Patrick Guerriero | 60% | |||
| Cele Hahn | 50% | |||
| Paul Haley | 61% | |||
| Geoffrey Hall | 55% | |||
| Robert Hargraves | 50% | |||
| Lida Harkins | 75% | |||
| John Hart, Jr. | 70% | |||
| Robert Havern III | 70% | |||
| Christopher Hodgkins | 90% | |||
| Barbara Hyland | 50% | |||
| Frank Hynes | 70% | |||
| Cheryl Ann Jacques | 88% | |||
| James Jajuga | 75% | |||
| Brian Joyce | 75% | |||
| Louis Kafka | 90% | |||
| Rachel Kaprielian | 90% | |||
| Jay Kaufman | 90% | |||
| Daniel Keenan | 80% | |||
| Shaun Kelly | 55% | |||
| Thomas Kennedy | 85% | |||
| John Klimm | 70% | |||
| Michael Knapik | 40% |