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2005-2006 Positions on Animal Protection

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State Office Name Party Rating
Robert Antonioni 33
Cory Atkins 92
Demetrius Atsalis 25
Edward Augustus, Jr. 0
MA State House - First Norfolk Bruce Ayers Democratic 73
Steven Baddour 25
Ruth Balser 100
Jarrett Barrios 100
Frederick Berry 50
John Binienda, Sr. 21
Deborah Blumer 100
Daniel Bosley 33
Garrett Bradley 71
Stephen Brewer 29
Arthur Broadhurst, Jr. 33
Scott Brown 55
Stephen Buoniconti 40
MA State House - Thirteenth Bristol Antonio Cabral Democratic 58
Jennifer Callahan 100
Christine Canavan 31
Gale Candaras 67
Stephen Canessa 0
Mark Carron 22
Paul Casey 50
Harriette Chandler 0
Cheryl Coakley-Rivera 93
Edward Connolly 31
Virginia Coppola 100
Robert Correia 33
Michael Costello 100
Robert Coughlin 0
Geraldine Creedon 33
Robert Creedon, Jr. 50
MA State Senate - Second Middlesex and Norfolk Cindy Creem Democratic 100
MA Councilor - At-Large Sean Curran 100
Robert DeLeo 58
Brian Dempsey 50
Salvatore DiMasi 38
MA State House - Thirty-Fifth Middlesex Paul Donato, Sr. Democratic 33
Christopher Donelan 67
Joseph Driscoll, Jr. 100
MA State Senate - Middlesex and Worcester Jamie Eldridge Democratic 75
Lewis Evangelidis 0
James Fagan 29
Christopher Fallon 50
Mark Falzone 29
Susan Fargo 100
Robert Fennell 25
Michael Festa 86
MA State Senate - Second Essex and Middlesex Barry Finegold Democratic 67
Jennifer Flanagan 0
David Flynn 33
Linda Forry 50
Gloria Fox 100
John Fresolo 31
MA State House - Seventh Worcester Paul Frost Republican 47
MA State House - Sixth Norfolk Bill Galvin Democratic 88
MA State House - Thirty-Sixth Middlesex Colleen Garry Democratic 42
Susan Gifford 0
Anne Gobi 25
Emile Goguen 33
Tom Golden, Jr. 50
Shirley Gomes 50
Mary Grant 100
William Greene, Jr. 21
Denis Guyer 33
Patricia Haddad 33
Geoffrey Hall 38
Robert Hargraves 42
Lida Harkins 77
John Hart, Jr. 50
Robert Havern III 0
MA Mayor - At-Large Robert Hedlund, Jr. 83
Bradford Hill 42
MA State House - Seventeenth Suffolk Kevin Honan Democratic 67
MA Mayor - At-Large Don Humason, Jr. 0
Frank Hynes 69
MA State Senate - Second Middlesex Pat Jehlen Democratic 100
MA State House - Twentieth Middlesex Brad Jones, Jr. Republican 50
Brian Joyce 50
Louis Kafka 81
Michael Kane 43
Rachel Kaprielian 58
Jay Kaufman 88
John Keenan, Jr. 100
Thomas Kennedy 55
Kay Khan 86
Michael Knapik 50
Peter Kocot 100
Robert Koczera 33
Peter Koutoujian 62
Paul Kujawski 23
Stephen Kulik 46
Barbara L'Italien 40
William Lantigua 100
Stephen LeDuc 43
James Leary 33
Brian Lees 50
John Lepper 33
MA State House - Fifth Middlesex David Linsky Democratic 100
State Office Name Party Rating
Robert Antonioni 33
Cory Atkins 92
Demetrius Atsalis 25
Edward Augustus, Jr. 0
MA State House - First Norfolk Bruce Ayers D 73
Steven Baddour 25
Ruth Balser 100
Jarrett Barrios 100
Frederick Berry 50
John Binienda, Sr. 21
Deborah Blumer 100
Daniel Bosley 33
Garrett Bradley 71
Stephen Brewer 29
Arthur Broadhurst, Jr. 33
Scott Brown 55
Stephen Buoniconti 40
MA State House - Thirteenth Bristol Antonio Cabral D 58
Jennifer Callahan 100
Christine Canavan 31
Gale Candaras 67
Stephen Canessa 0
Mark Carron 22
Paul Casey 50
Harriette Chandler 0
Cheryl Coakley-Rivera 93
Edward Connolly 31
Virginia Coppola 100
Robert Correia 33
Michael Costello 100
Robert Coughlin 0
Geraldine Creedon 33
Robert Creedon, Jr. 50
MA State Senate - Second Middlesex and Norfolk Cindy Creem D 100
MA Councilor - At-Large Sean Curran 100
Robert DeLeo 58
Brian Dempsey 50
Salvatore DiMasi 38
MA State House - Thirty-Fifth Middlesex Paul Donato, Sr. D 33
Christopher Donelan 67
Joseph Driscoll, Jr. 100
MA State Senate - Middlesex and Worcester Jamie Eldridge D 75
Lewis Evangelidis 0
James Fagan 29
Christopher Fallon 50
Mark Falzone 29
Susan Fargo 100
Robert Fennell 25
Michael Festa 86
MA State Senate - Second Essex and Middlesex Barry Finegold D 67
Jennifer Flanagan 0
David Flynn 33
Linda Forry 50
Gloria Fox 100
John Fresolo 31
MA State House - Seventh Worcester Paul Frost R 47
MA State House - Sixth Norfolk Bill Galvin D 88
MA State House - Thirty-Sixth Middlesex Colleen Garry D 42
Susan Gifford 0
Anne Gobi 25
Emile Goguen 33
Tom Golden, Jr. 50
Shirley Gomes 50
Mary Grant 100
William Greene, Jr. 21
Denis Guyer 33
Patricia Haddad 33
Geoffrey Hall 38
Robert Hargraves 42
Lida Harkins 77
John Hart, Jr. 50
Robert Havern III 0
MA Mayor - At-Large Robert Hedlund, Jr. 83
Bradford Hill 42
MA State House - Seventeenth Suffolk Kevin Honan D 67
MA Mayor - At-Large Don Humason, Jr. 0
Frank Hynes 69
MA State Senate - Second Middlesex Pat Jehlen D 100
MA State House - Twentieth Middlesex Brad Jones, Jr. R 50
Brian Joyce 50
Louis Kafka 81
Michael Kane 43
Rachel Kaprielian 58
Jay Kaufman 88
John Keenan, Jr. 100
Thomas Kennedy 55
Kay Khan 86
Michael Knapik 50
Peter Kocot 100
Robert Koczera 33
Peter Koutoujian 62
Paul Kujawski 23
Stephen Kulik 46
Barbara L'Italien 40
William Lantigua 100
Stephen LeDuc 43
James Leary 33
Brian Lees 50
John Lepper 33
MA State House - Fifth Middlesex David Linsky D 100
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