Rating Group: Massachusetts Teachers Association
2001-2002 Positions
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| State | Office | Name | Party | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| MA | State House - Thirteenth Bristol | Antonio Cabral | Democratic | 78% |
| MA | State House - Fifth Middlesex | David Linsky | Democratic | 93% |
| MA | State House - Ninth Middlesex | Thomas Stanley | Democratic | 78% |
| MA | State House - Twentieth Middlesex | Brad Jones, Jr. | Republican | 29% |
| MA | State House - Thirty-Fifth Middlesex | Paul Donato, Sr. | Democratic | 73% |
| MA | State House - Thirty-Sixth Middlesex | Colleen Garry | Democratic | 70% |
| MA | State House - First Norfolk | Bruce Ayers | Democratic | 80% |
| MA | State House - Third Norfolk | Ronald Mariano | Democratic | 80% |
| MA | State House - Fourth Norfolk | James Murphy | Democratic | 84% |
| MA | State House - Sixth Norfolk | Bill Galvin | Democratic | 72% |
| MA | State House - Twelfth Norfolk | John Rogers | Democratic | 74% |
| MA | State House - Seventeenth Suffolk | Kevin Honan | Democratic | 87% |
| MA | State House - Seventh Worcester | Paul Frost | Republican | 31% |
| MA | State Senate - First Bristol and Plymouth | Michael Rodrigues | Democratic | 84% |
| MA | State Senate - Second Bristol and Plymouth | Mark Montigny | Democratic | 92% |
| MA | State Senate - First Essex and Middlesex | Bruce Tarr | Republican | 34% |
| MA | State Senate - Second Essex and Middlesex | Barry Finegold | Democratic | 59% |
| MA | State Senate - Second Middlesex | Pat Jehlen | Democratic | 83% |
| MA | State Senate - First Middlesex and Norfolk | Karen Spilka | Democratic | 81% |
| MA | State Senate - Second Middlesex and Norfolk | Cindy Creem | Democratic | 94% |
| MA | Mayor - At-Large | Michael Cahill | 76% | |
| MA | Mayor - At-Large | Robert Hedlund, Jr. | 47% | |
| MA | Councilor - At-Large | Thomas Stanley | 78% | |
| Robert Antonioni | 92% | |||
| Christopher Asselin | 76% | |||
| Cory Atkins | 86% | |||
| Demetrius Atsalis | 79% | |||
| Steven Baddour | 26% | |||
| Ruth Balser | 84% | |||
| Jarrett Barrios | 88% | |||
| Frederick Berry | 96% | |||
| John Binienda, Sr. | 79% | |||
| Deborah Blumer | 89% | |||
| Daniel Bosley | 93% | |||
| Garrett Bradley | 59% | |||
| Stephen Brewer | 86% | |||
| Arthur Broadhurst, Jr. | 76% | |||
| Scott Brown | 31% | |||
| David Bunker | 74% | |||
| Stephen Buoniconti | 83% | |||
| Christine Canavan | 77% | |||
| Gale Candaras | 80% | |||
| Paul Caron | 90% | |||
| Paul Casey | 74% | |||
| Harriette Chandler | 95% | |||
| Vincent Paul Ciampa | 77% | |||
| Carol Cleven | 69% | |||
| Cheryl Coakley-Rivera | 69% | |||
| Edward Connolly | 72% | |||
| Michael Coppola | 32% | |||
| Robert Correia | 76% | |||
| Geraldine Creedon | 80% | |||
| Robert Creedon, Jr. | 87% | |||
| Robert DeLeo | 80% | |||
| Paul Demakis | 87% | |||
| Brian Dempsey | 80% | |||
| Salvatore DiMasi | 80% | |||
| David Donnelly | 82% | |||
| Carol Donovan | 83% | |||
| James Fagan | 76% | |||
| Christopher Fallon | 78% | |||
| Mark Falzone | 93% | |||
| Susan Fargo | 95% | |||
| Robert Fennell | 85% | |||
| Michael Festa | 89% | |||
| Thomas Finneran | 70% | |||
| Kevin Fitzgerald | 93% | |||
| Nancy Flavin | 88% | |||
| David Flynn | 81% | |||
| Gloria Fox | 84% | |||
| John Fresolo | 65% | |||
| Thomas George | 31% | |||
| Guy Glodis | 49% | |||
| Anne Gobi | 62% | |||
| Emile Goguen | 80% | |||
| Brian Golden | 92% | |||
| Tom Golden, Jr. | 80% | |||
| Shirley Gomes | 39% | |||
| William Greene, Jr. | 75% | |||
| Patricia Haddad | 90% | |||
| Cele Hahn | 34% | |||
| Geoffrey Hall | 80% | |||
| Robert Hargraves | 34% | |||
| Lida Harkins | 80% | |||
| John Hart, Jr. | 94% | |||
| Robert Havern III | 92% | |||
| Bradford Hill | 35% | |||
| Reed Hillman | 24% | |||
| Christopher Hodgkins | 82% | |||
| Frank Hynes | 72% | |||
| Cheryl Ann Jacques | 95% | |||
| Brian Joyce | 62% | |||
| Louis Kafka | 83% | |||
| Michael Kane | 76% | |||
| Rachel Kaprielian | 93% | |||
| Jay Kaufman | 92% | |||
| Daniel Keenan | 83% | |||
| Shaun Kelly | 42% | |||
| Thomas Kennedy | 79% | |||
| Kay Khan | 89% |