Below is a list of every Massachusetts Senator and Representative who voted on poverty-related legislation in 2009 and received a grade. Click on any name to learn more.
- Governor:
- Deval Patrick
- Capital:
- Boston
- Population:
- 6,593,587
- Poverty rate:
- 10.0%
= vote to fight poverty
= vote against fighting poverty
- Sort by: District | Name | Grade
- Show: A+ and lower | Both chambers
| Senate | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| John Kerry | O | O | O | O | O | O | O | O | O | O | O | O | O | O | 100 | A+ |
| Paul Kirk | Not ranked | |||||||||||||||
| House | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| John Olver1st | O | O | O | O | O | O | O | O | O | O | O | O | O | O | O | O | O | O | 100 | A+ |
| Richard Neal2nd | O | O | O | O | O | O | O | O | O | O | O | O | O | O | O | O | O | O | 100 | A+ |
| Jim McGovern3rd | O | O | O | O | O | O | O | O | O | O | O | O | O | O | O | O | O | O | 100 | A+ |
| Barney Frank4th | O | O | O | O | O | O | O | O | O | O | O | O | O | O | O | -- | O | -- | 100 | A+ |
| Niki Tsongas5th | O | O | O | O | O | O | O | O | O | O | O | O | O | O | O | O | O | O | 100 | A+ |
| John Tierney6th | O | O | O | O | O | O | O | O | O | O | O | O | O | O | O | O | O | O | 100 | A+ |
| Ed Markey7th | O | O | O | O | O | O | O | O | O | O | O | O | O | O | O | O | O | O | 100 | A+ |
| Mike Capuano8th | O | O | O | O | O | O | O | O | O | O | O | -- | O | O | O | O | O | O | 100 | A+ |
| Stephen Lynch9th | O | O | -- | O | O | O | O | O | O | O | O | O | O | O | O | O | O | O | 100 | A+ |
| Bill Delahunt10th | O | O | O | O | O | O | O | O | O | -- | O | O | O | O | O | O | O | O | 100 | A+ |