Rating Group: National Federation of Independent Business - Massachusetts
2021-2022 Positions
Issues:
Business and Consumers
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| State | Office | Name | Party | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| MA | State House - Second Barnstable | Kip Diggs | Democratic | 50% |
| MA | State House - Third Barnstable | David Vieira | Republican | 88% |
| MA | State House - Fourth Barnstable | Sarah Peake | Democratic | 50% |
| MA | State House - Fifth Barnstable | Steven Xiarhos | Republican | 88% |
| MA | State House - Barnstable, Dukes and Nantucket | Dylan Fernandes | Democratic | 50% |
| MA | State House - First Berkshire | John Barrett III | Democratic | 50% |
| MA | State House - Second Berkshire | Tricia Farley-Bouvier | Democratic | 50% |
| MA | State House - Third Berkshire | Smitty Pignatelli | Democratic | 50% |
| MA | State House - First Bristol | Jay Barrows | Republican | 88% |
| MA | State House - Second Bristol | Jim Hawkins | Democratic | 50% |
| MA | State House - Third Bristol | Carol Doherty | Democratic | 50% |
| MA | State House - Fourth Bristol | Steven Howitt | Republican | 88% |
| MA | State House - Fifth Bristol | Patricia Haddad | Democratic | 50% |
| MA | State House - Sixth Bristol | Carole Fiola | Democratic | 50% |
| MA | State House - Seventh Bristol | Alan Silvia | Democratic | 63% |
| MA | State House - Eighth Bristol | Paul Schmid III | Democratic | 63% |
| MA | State House - Ninth Bristol | Christopher Markey | Democratic | 63% |
| MA | State House - Tenth Bristol | William Straus | Democratic | 50% |
| MA | State House - Eleventh Bristol | Chris Hendricks | Democratic | 50% |
| MA | State House - Twelfth Bristol | Norman Orrall | Republican | 100% |
| MA | State House - Thirteenth Bristol | Antonio Cabral | Democratic | 50% |
| MA | State House - Fourteenth Bristol | Adam Scanlon | Democratic | 50% |
| MA | State House - Third Essex | Andres Vargas | Democratic | 50% |
| MA | State House - Fifth Essex | Ann-Margaret Ferrante | Democratic | 63% |
| MA | State House - Sixth Essex | Jerry Parisella | Democratic | 50% |
| MA | State House - Ninth Essex | Donald Wong | Republican | 88% |
| MA | State House - Tenth Essex | Daniel Cahill | Democratic | 50% |
| MA | State House - Eleventh Essex | Peter Capano | Democratic | 50% |
| MA | State House - Twelfth Essex | Thomas Walsh | Democratic | 50% |
| MA | State House - Thirteenth Essex | Sally Kerans | Democratic | 50% |
| MA | State House - Seventeenth Essex | Frank Moran | Democratic | 50% |
| MA | State House - Eighteenth Essex | Tram Nguyen | Democratic | 50% |
| MA | State House - First Franklin | Natalie Blais | Democratic | 50% |
| MA | State House - Second Franklin | Susannah Whipps | Independent | 20% |
| MA | State House - First Hampden | Todd Smola | Republican | 88% |
| MA | State House - Second Hampden | Brian Ashe | Democratic | 63% |
| MA | State House - Third Hampden | Nicholas Boldyga | Republican | 100% |
| MA | State House - Fourth Hampden | Kelly Pease | Republican | 100% |
| MA | State House - Fifth Hampden | Patricia Duffy | Democratic | 50% |
| MA | State House - Sixth Hampden | Mike Finn | Democratic | 63% |
| MA | State House - Ninth Hampden | Orlando Ramos | Democratic | 50% |
| MA | State House - Tenth Hampden | Carlos Gonzalez | Democratic | 50% |
| MA | State House - Eleventh Hampden | Bud Williams | Democratic | 50% |
| MA | State House - Twelfth Hampden | Angelo Puppolo, Jr. | Democratic | 63% |
| MA | State House - First Hampshire | Lindsay Sabadosa | Democratic | 50% |
| MA | State House - Second Hampshire | Dan Carey | Democratic | 50% |
| MA | State House - Third Hampshire | Mindy Domb | Democratic | 50% |
| MA | State House - Second Middlesex | Jim Arciero | Democratic | 50% |
| MA | State House - Third Middlesex | Kate Hogan | Democratic | 50% |
| MA | State House - Fourth Middlesex | Danielle Gregoire | Democratic | 50% |
| MA | State House - Fifth Middlesex | David Linsky | Democratic | 50% |
| MA | State House - Seventh Middlesex | Jack Lewis | Democratic | 50% |
| MA | State House - Ninth Middlesex | Thomas Stanley | Democratic | 50% |
| MA | State House - Tenth Middlesex | John Lawn, Jr. | Democratic | 50% |
| MA | State House - Eleventh Middlesex | Kay Khan | Democratic | 50% |
| MA | State House - Twelfth Middlesex | Ruth Balser | Democratic | 50% |
| MA | State House - Thirteenth Middlesex | Carmine Gentile | Democratic | 50% |
| MA | State House - Fifteenth Middlesex | Michelle Ciccolo | Democratic | 43% |
| MA | State House - Seventeenth Middlesex | Vanna Howard | Democratic | 50% |
| MA | State House - Eighteenth Middlesex | Rady Mom | Democratic | 50% |
| MA | State House - Nineteenth Middlesex | Dave Robertson | Democratic | 63% |
| MA | State House - Twentieth Middlesex | Brad Jones, Jr. | Republican | 88% |
| MA | State House - Twenty-First Middlesex | Ken Gordon | Democratic | 50% |
| MA | State House - Twenty-Second Middlesex | Marc Lombardo | Republican | 100% |
| MA | State House - Twenty-Third Middlesex | Sean Garballey | Democratic | 50% |
| MA | State House - Twenty-Fourth Middlesex | Dave Rogers | Democratic | 50% |
| MA | State House - Twenty-Fifth Middlesex | Marjorie Decker | Democratic | 50% |
| MA | State House - Twenty-Sixth Middlesex | Mike Connolly | Democratic | 38% |
| MA | State House - Twenty-Seventh Middlesex | Erika Uyterhoeven | Democratic | 29% |
| MA | State House - Twenty-Eighth Middlesex | Joe McGonagle, Jr. | Democratic | 50% |
| MA | State House - Twenty-Ninth Middlesex | Steven Owens | Democratic | 50% |
| MA | State House - Thirtieth Middlesex | Richard Haggerty | Democratic | 50% |
| MA | State House - Thirty-First Middlesex | Michael Day | Democratic | 43% |
| MA | State House - Thirty-Second Middlesex | Kate Lipper-Garabedian | Democratic | 50% |
| MA | State House - Thirty-Third Middlesex | Steve Ultrino | Democratic | 50% |
| MA | State House - Thirty-Fourth Middlesex | Christine Barber | Democratic | 50% |
| MA | State House - Thirty-Fifth Middlesex | Paul Donato, Sr. | Democratic | 50% |
| MA | State House - Thirty-Sixth Middlesex | Colleen Garry | Democratic | 100% |
| MA | State House - Thirty-Seventh Middlesex | Dan Sena | Democratic | 38% |
| MA | State House - First Norfolk | Bruce Ayers | Democratic | 50% |
| MA | State House - Second Norfolk | Tackey Chan | Democratic | 50% |
| MA | State House - Third Norfolk | Ronald Mariano | Democratic | 50% |
| MA | State House - Fourth Norfolk | James Murphy | Democratic | 50% |
| MA | State House - Fifth Norfolk | Mark Cusack | Democratic | 50% |
| MA | State House - Sixth Norfolk | Bill Galvin | Democratic | 63% |
| MA | State House - Seventh Norfolk | Bill Driscoll | Democratic | 50% |
| MA | State House - Eighth Norfolk | Ted Philips | Democratic | 50% |
| MA | State House - Tenth Norfolk | Jeffrey Roy | Democratic | 50% |
| MA | State House - Eleventh Norfolk | Paul McMurtry | Democratic | 50% |
| MA | State House - Twelfth Norfolk | John Rogers | Democratic | 50% |
| MA | State House - Thirteenth Norfolk | Denise Garlick | Democratic | 50% |
| MA | State House - Fourteenth Norfolk | Alice Peisch | Democratic | 50% |
| MA | State House - Fifteenth Norfolk | Tommy Vitolo | Democratic | 50% |
| MA | State House - First Plymouth | Mathew Muratore | Republican | 88% |
| MA | State House - Second Plymouth | Susan Gifford | Republican | 88% |
| MA | State House - Third Plymouth | Joan Meschino | Democratic | 50% |
| MA | State House - Fourth Plymouth | Patrick Kearney | Democratic | 50% |
| MA | State House - Fifth Plymouth | David DeCoste | Republican | 100% |
| MA | State House - Seventh Plymouth | Alyson Sullivan | Republican | 100% |
| MA | State House - Eighth Plymouth | Angelo D'Emilia | Republican | 100% |
| State | Office | Name | Party | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| MA | State House - Second Barnstable | Kip Diggs | D | 50% |
| MA | State House - Third Barnstable | David Vieira | R | 88% |
| MA | State House - Fourth Barnstable | Sarah Peake | D | 50% |
| MA | State House - Fifth Barnstable | Steven Xiarhos | R | 88% |
| MA | State House - Barnstable, Dukes and Nantucket | Dylan Fernandes | D | 50% |
| MA | State House - First Berkshire | John Barrett III | D | 50% |
| MA | State House - Second Berkshire | Tricia Farley-Bouvier | D | 50% |
| MA | State House - Third Berkshire | Smitty Pignatelli | D | 50% |
| MA | State House - First Bristol | Jay Barrows | R | 88% |
| MA | State House - Second Bristol | Jim Hawkins | D | 50% |
| MA | State House - Third Bristol | Carol Doherty | D | 50% |
| MA | State House - Fourth Bristol | Steven Howitt | R | 88% |
| MA | State House - Fifth Bristol | Patricia Haddad | D | 50% |
| MA | State House - Sixth Bristol | Carole Fiola | D | 50% |
| MA | State House - Seventh Bristol | Alan Silvia | D | 63% |
| MA | State House - Eighth Bristol | Paul Schmid III | D | 63% |
| MA | State House - Ninth Bristol | Christopher Markey | D | 63% |
| MA | State House - Tenth Bristol | William Straus | D | 50% |
| MA | State House - Eleventh Bristol | Chris Hendricks | D | 50% |
| MA | State House - Twelfth Bristol | Norman Orrall | R | 100% |
| MA | State House - Thirteenth Bristol | Antonio Cabral | D | 50% |
| MA | State House - Fourteenth Bristol | Adam Scanlon | D | 50% |
| MA | State House - Third Essex | Andres Vargas | D | 50% |
| MA | State House - Fifth Essex | Ann-Margaret Ferrante | D | 63% |
| MA | State House - Sixth Essex | Jerry Parisella | D | 50% |
| MA | State House - Ninth Essex | Donald Wong | R | 88% |
| MA | State House - Tenth Essex | Daniel Cahill | D | 50% |
| MA | State House - Eleventh Essex | Peter Capano | D | 50% |
| MA | State House - Twelfth Essex | Thomas Walsh | D | 50% |
| MA | State House - Thirteenth Essex | Sally Kerans | D | 50% |
| MA | State House - Seventeenth Essex | Frank Moran | D | 50% |
| MA | State House - Eighteenth Essex | Tram Nguyen | D | 50% |
| MA | State House - First Franklin | Natalie Blais | D | 50% |
| MA | State House - Second Franklin | Susannah Whipps | I | 20% |
| MA | State House - First Hampden | Todd Smola | R | 88% |
| MA | State House - Second Hampden | Brian Ashe | D | 63% |
| MA | State House - Third Hampden | Nicholas Boldyga | R | 100% |
| MA | State House - Fourth Hampden | Kelly Pease | R | 100% |
| MA | State House - Fifth Hampden | Patricia Duffy | D | 50% |
| MA | State House - Sixth Hampden | Mike Finn | D | 63% |
| MA | State House - Ninth Hampden | Orlando Ramos | D | 50% |
| MA | State House - Tenth Hampden | Carlos Gonzalez | D | 50% |
| MA | State House - Eleventh Hampden | Bud Williams | D | 50% |
| MA | State House - Twelfth Hampden | Angelo Puppolo, Jr. | D | 63% |
| MA | State House - First Hampshire | Lindsay Sabadosa | D | 50% |
| MA | State House - Second Hampshire | Dan Carey | D | 50% |
| MA | State House - Third Hampshire | Mindy Domb | D | 50% |
| MA | State House - Second Middlesex | Jim Arciero | D | 50% |
| MA | State House - Third Middlesex | Kate Hogan | D | 50% |
| MA | State House - Fourth Middlesex | Danielle Gregoire | D | 50% |
| MA | State House - Fifth Middlesex | David Linsky | D | 50% |
| MA | State House - Seventh Middlesex | Jack Lewis | D | 50% |
| MA | State House - Ninth Middlesex | Thomas Stanley | D | 50% |
| MA | State House - Tenth Middlesex | John Lawn, Jr. | D | 50% |
| MA | State House - Eleventh Middlesex | Kay Khan | D | 50% |
| MA | State House - Twelfth Middlesex | Ruth Balser | D | 50% |
| MA | State House - Thirteenth Middlesex | Carmine Gentile | D | 50% |
| MA | State House - Fifteenth Middlesex | Michelle Ciccolo | D | 43% |
| MA | State House - Seventeenth Middlesex | Vanna Howard | D | 50% |
| MA | State House - Eighteenth Middlesex | Rady Mom | D | 50% |
| MA | State House - Nineteenth Middlesex | Dave Robertson | D | 63% |
| MA | State House - Twentieth Middlesex | Brad Jones, Jr. | R | 88% |
| MA | State House - Twenty-First Middlesex | Ken Gordon | D | 50% |
| MA | State House - Twenty-Second Middlesex | Marc Lombardo | R | 100% |
| MA | State House - Twenty-Third Middlesex | Sean Garballey | D | 50% |
| MA | State House - Twenty-Fourth Middlesex | Dave Rogers | D | 50% |
| MA | State House - Twenty-Fifth Middlesex | Marjorie Decker | D | 50% |
| MA | State House - Twenty-Sixth Middlesex | Mike Connolly | D | 38% |
| MA | State House - Twenty-Seventh Middlesex | Erika Uyterhoeven | D | 29% |
| MA | State House - Twenty-Eighth Middlesex | Joe McGonagle, Jr. | D | 50% |
| MA | State House - Twenty-Ninth Middlesex | Steven Owens | D | 50% |
| MA | State House - Thirtieth Middlesex | Richard Haggerty | D | 50% |
| MA | State House - Thirty-First Middlesex | Michael Day | D | 43% |
| MA | State House - Thirty-Second Middlesex | Kate Lipper-Garabedian | D | 50% |
| MA | State House - Thirty-Third Middlesex | Steve Ultrino | D | 50% |
| MA | State House - Thirty-Fourth Middlesex | Christine Barber | D | 50% |
| MA | State House - Thirty-Fifth Middlesex | Paul Donato, Sr. | D | 50% |
| MA | State House - Thirty-Sixth Middlesex | Colleen Garry | D | 100% |
| MA | State House - Thirty-Seventh Middlesex | Dan Sena | D | 38% |
| MA | State House - First Norfolk | Bruce Ayers | D | 50% |
| MA | State House - Second Norfolk | Tackey Chan | D | 50% |
| MA | State House - Third Norfolk | Ronald Mariano | D | 50% |
| MA | State House - Fourth Norfolk | James Murphy | D | 50% |
| MA | State House - Fifth Norfolk | Mark Cusack | D | 50% |
| MA | State House - Sixth Norfolk | Bill Galvin | D | 63% |
| MA | State House - Seventh Norfolk | Bill Driscoll | D | 50% |
| MA | State House - Eighth Norfolk | Ted Philips | D | 50% |
| MA | State House - Tenth Norfolk | Jeffrey Roy | D | 50% |
| MA | State House - Eleventh Norfolk | Paul McMurtry | D | 50% |
| MA | State House - Twelfth Norfolk | John Rogers | D | 50% |
| MA | State House - Thirteenth Norfolk | Denise Garlick | D | 50% |
| MA | State House - Fourteenth Norfolk | Alice Peisch | D | 50% |
| MA | State House - Fifteenth Norfolk | Tommy Vitolo | D | 50% |
| MA | State House - First Plymouth | Mathew Muratore | R | 88% |
| MA | State House - Second Plymouth | Susan Gifford | R | 88% |
| MA | State House - Third Plymouth | Joan Meschino | D | 50% |
| MA | State House - Fourth Plymouth | Patrick Kearney | D | 50% |
| MA | State House - Fifth Plymouth | David DeCoste | R | 100% |
| MA | State House - Seventh Plymouth | Alyson Sullivan | R | 100% |
| MA | State House - Eighth Plymouth | Angelo D'Emilia | R | 100% |