Massachusetts House of Representatives override the governor's vetoes on funding for gay programs in schools, and the 2 votes on the Commission for Gay & Lesbian Youth -- here's how they voted!
List of votes (for charts below) :
A -- Item # 4513-1130 (Dept. of Public Health) -
up to $1.25 million for gay school programs.
Vote taken 7/19/06 4:50 pm. Results: Yes 133; No 21; Not voting 4
B -- Item # 4590-0250 (Dept. of Education) - $250,000 for gay school programs
Vote taken 7/19/06 5:01 pm. Results: Yes 104; No 50; Not voting 4
C -- Section 4. - Permanent Commission for Gay and Lesbian Youth (first vote)
Vote taken 7/19/06 5:25 pm. Results: Yes 99; No 52; Not voting 7
D -- Section 4. - Permanent Commission for Gay and Lesbian Youth (second vote)
Vote taken 7/19/06 6:29 pm. Results: Yes 104; No 44; Not voting 10
E -- Item # 7010-0005 (Dept. of Education) - $150,000 for gay school programs
Vote taken 7/20/06 4:01 pm. Results: Yes 126; No 28; Not voting 4
Below is the list of state reps as we had divided them up:
Group 1: 57 members as fairly solidly pro-family.
Group 2: 28 members as "maybe".
Group 3: 73 members as "no" -- endorsed by homosexual groups and/or pro-gay.
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Key to chart below:
Y = Voted to override the veto. (bad!)
N = Voted not to override the veto. (good!)
X = Did not vote, or not present. (bad!)
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GROUP 1 - LIKELY: These 57 reps below, labeled "Group 1 " are fairly solid pro-family and ideally "should" have been be with us.
NOTE: An asterisk means they were committed to voting with us, either personally or through clear indications from their staff. Some big disappointments.
[You can click on the Web Page for rep's phone number, email, and other info. Maybe some of these reps who sold out need to hear from you!]
|
Name |
Party |
Group |
Web Pg |
A |
B |
C |
D |
E |
Rep * |
Bruce Ayers |
D |
1 |
Web Page |
Y |
N |
N |
N |
N |
Rep * |
Mark Carron |
D |
1 |
Web Page |
N |
N |
N |
N |
N |
Rep |
Paul Casey |
D |
1 |
Web Page |
Y |
Y |
N |
N |
Y |
Rep * |
Virginia Coppola |
R |
1 |
Web Page |
Y |
N |
N |
N |
N |
Rep |
Robert Correia |
D |
1 |
Web Page |
Y |
Y |
N |
N |
Y |
Rep |
Geraldine Creedon |
D |
1 |
Web Page |
Y |
N |
Y |
Y |
Y |
Rep * |
Vinny deMacedo |
R |
1 |
Web Page |
N |
N |
N |
N |
N |
Rep * |
Brian Dempsey |
D |
1 |
Web Page |
Y |
Y |
Y |
Y |
Y |
Rep |
Paul Donato |
D |
1 |
Web Page |
Y |
N |
Y |
Y |
Y |
Rep |
Joseph R. Driscoll |
D |
1 |
Web Page |
Y |
N |
N |
N |
Y |
Rep * |
Lewis Evangelidis |
R |
1 |
Web Page |
N |
N |
N |
N |
N |
Rep |
James H. Fagan |
D |
1 |
Web Page |
Y |
N |
N |
N |
N |
Rep |
Robert F. Fennell |
D |
1 |
Web Page |
N |
Y |
Y |
Y |
Y |
Rep * |
David Flynn |
D |
1 |
Web Page |
Y |
N |
N |
X |
Y |
Rep |
Paul K. Frost |
R |
1 |
Web Page |
Y |
N |
N |
N |
Y |
Rep |
Colleen M. Garry |
D |
1 |
Web Page |
Y |
N |
N |
N |
Y |
Rep |
Susan W. Gifford |
R |
1 |
Web Page |
Y |
N |
N |
N |
Y |
Rep * |
Emile Goguen |
D |
1 |
Web Page |
X |
X |
X |
X |
Y |
Rep |
Shirley A. Gomes |
R |
1 |
Web Page |
Y |
Y |
N |
N |
N |
Rep * |
William G. Greene, Jr |
D |
1 |
Web Page |
Y |
N |
N |
N |
Y |
Rep * |
Robert S. Hargraves |
R |
1 |
Web Page |
Y |
N |
N |
N |
Y |
Rep |
Bradford R. Hill |
R |
1 |
Web Page |
Y |
N |
N |
N |
N |
Rep |
Donald Humason, Jr |
R |
1 |
Web Page |
N |
N |
N |
N |
N |
Rep |
Frank M. Hynes |
D |
1 |
Web Page |
Y |
Y |
N |
N |
Y |
Rep |
Thomas P. Kennedy |
D |
1 |
Web Page |
Y |
N |
N |
Y |
Y |
Rep * |
Paul Kujawski |
D |
1 |
Web Page |
Y |
Y |
Y |
Y |
Y |
Rep * |
William Lantigua |
D |
1 |
Web Page |
N |
N |
N |
N |
N |
Rep |
Stephen P. LeDuc |
D |
1 |
Web Page |
X |
X |
X |
X |
X |
Rep |
John A. Lepper |
R |
1 |
Web Page |
N |
N |
N |
N |
Y |
Rep |
Paul J. Loscocco |
R |
1 |
Web Page |
N |
N |
N |
N |
N |
Rep * |
James R. Miceli |
D |
1 |
Web Page |
N |
N |
N |
N |
N |
Rep |
James M. Murphy |
D |
1 |
Web Page |
Y |
Y |
N |
N |
N |
Rep |
David M. Nangle |
D |
1 |
Web Page |
Y |
Y |
Y |
X |
Y |
Rep |
Patrick M. Natale |
D |
1 |
Web Page |
Y |
N |
N |
N |
N |
Rep |
Harold P. Naughton, Jr. |
D |
1 |
Web Page |
N |
N |
N |
N |
N |
Rep |
Thomas J. O'Brien |
D |
1 |
Web Page |
Y |
N |
N |
N |
Y |
Rep |
Shirley Owens-Hicks |
D |
1 |
Web Page |
Y |
Y |
Y |
Y |
Y |
Rep |
Marie J. Parente |
D |
1 |
Web Page |
Y |
N |
N |
N |
N |
Rep * |
Jeffrey D. Perry |
R |
1 |
Web Page |
N |
N |
N |
N |
N |
Rep |
George N. Peterson, Jr |
R |
1 |
Web Page |
N |
N |
N |
N |
N |
Rep * |
Elizabeth A. Poirier |
R |
1 |
Web Page |
N |
N |
N |
N |
N |
Rep |
Karyn E. Polito |
R |
1 |
Web Page |
N |
N |
N |
N |
N |
Rep * |
Susan W. Pope |
R |
1 |
Web Page |
Y |
N |
N |
N |
Y |
Rep |
John F. Quinn |
D |
1 |
Web Page |
Y |
N |
N |
N |
N |
Rep |
Michael J. Rodrigues |
D |
1 |
Web Page |
Y |
Y |
Y |
Y |
Y |
Rep |
Mary Rogeness |
R |
1 |
Web Page |
N |
N |
N |
N |
Y |
Rep |
Richard J. Ross |
R |
1 |
Web Page |
Y |
N |
N |
N |
Y |
Rep |
Michael F. Rush |
D |
1 |
Web Page |
Y |
Y |
Y |
Y |
Y |
Rep |
Todd M. Smola |
R |
1 |
Web Page |
N |
N |
N |
N |
N |
Rep |
Joyce A. Spiliotis |
D |
1 |
Web Page |
Y |
N |
N |
Y |
Y |
Rep |
William M. Straus |
D |
1 |
Web Page |
Y |
Y |
Y |
Y |
Y |
Rep |
Walter F. Timilty |
D |
1 |
Web Page |
N |
N |
N |
N |
Y |
Rep |
Philip Travis |
D |
1 |
Web Page |
N |
N |
N |
N |
N |
Rep |
James E. Vallee |
D |
1 |
Web Page |
X |
X |
X |
X |
X |
Rep |
Anthony J. Verga |
D |
1 |
Web Page |
Y |
N |
Y |
Y |
Y |
Rep * |
Brian Wallace |
D |
1 |
Web Page |
Y |
N |
Y |
Y |
Y |
Rep |
Daniel K. Webster |
R |
1 |
Web Page |
N |
N |
N |
N |
N |
GROUP 2 - MAYBE: These 28 reps are labeled "Group 2 " because they are not in the "pro-gay" camp but may have needed some persuasion to go against that lobby. As you can see, a surprising number voted with us.
|
Name |
Party |
Group |
Web Pg |
A |
B |
C |
D |
E |
Rep |
John Binienda |
D |
2 |
Web Page |
Y |
N |
Y |
Y |
Y |
Rep |
Garrett Bradley |
D |
2 |
Web Page |
Y |
Y |
Y |
Y |
Y |
Rep |
Jennifer Callahan |
D |
2 |
Web Page |
Y |
Y |
N |
Y |
Y |
Rep |
Gale Candaras |
D |
2 |
Web Page |
Y |
Y |
X |
X |
Y |
Rep |
Robert Coughlin |
D |
2 |
Web Page |
Y |
Y |
Y |
Y |
Y |
Rep |
Sean Curran |
D |
2 |
Web Page |
Y |
Y |
X |
X |
Y |
Rep |
Jennifer Flanagan |
D |
2 |
Web Page |
Y |
Y |
Y |
Y |
Y |
Rep |
John Fresolo |
D |
2 |
Web Page |
Y |
Y |
Y |
Y |
Y |
Rep |
Thomas Golden |
D |
2 |
Web Page |
Y |
Y |
Y |
Y |
Y |
Rep |
Geoffrey Hall |
D |
2 |
Web Page |
Y |
Y |
Y |
Y |
Y |
Rep |
Lida Harkins |
D |
2 |
Web Page |
Y |
Y |
Y |
Y |
Y |
Rep |
Bradley H. Jones, Jr. |
R |
2 |
Web Page |
N |
N |
N |
N |
N |
Rep |
Louis Kafka |
D |
2 |
Web Page |
X |
X |
X |
X |
X |
Rep |
Michael Kane |
D |
2 |
Web Page |
Y |
N |
N |
N |
Y |
Rep |
Robert Koczera |
D |
2 |
Web Page |
Y |
N |
N |
Y |
Y |
Rep |
Peter Koutoujian |
D |
2 |
Web Page |
Y |
Y |
Y |
Y |
Y |
Rep |
James Leary |
D |
2 |
Web Page |
Y |
Y |
Y |
Y |
Y |
Rep |
Kevin Murphy |
D |
2 |
Web Page |
Y |
Y |
Y |
Y |
Y |
Rep |
Robert Nyman |
D |
2 |
Web Page |
Y |
N |
N |
N |
Y |
Rep |
Eugene O'Flaherty |
D |
2 |
Web Page |
N |
N |
N |
X |
N |
Rep |
Thomas Petrolati |
D |
2 |
Web Page |
Y |
Y |
Y |
Y |
Y |
Rep |
Robert Rice |
D |
2 |
Web Page |
Y |
Y |
Y |
Y |
Y |
Rep |
John Rogers |
D |
2 |
Web Page |
Y |
Y |
Y |
Y |
Y |
Rep |
A. Stephen Tobin |
D |
2 |
Web Page |
Y |
N |
N |
Y |
Y |
Rep |
Eric Turkington |
D |
2 |
Web Page |
Y |
Y |
Y |
Y |
Y |
Rep |
Joseph Wagner |
D |
2 |
Web Page |
Y |
Y |
Y |
Y |
Y |
Rep |
Patricia Walrath |
D |
2 |
Web Page |
Y |
Y |
Y |
Y |
Y |
Rep |
James Welch |
D |
2 |
Web Page |
Y |
Y |
N |
Y |
Y |
GROUP 3 - PROBABLY NOT: These 73 reps are either endorsed by the homosexual lobby, have a reputation for being anti-family, or are outright homosexual activists. A few surprises here, but were basically right on these.
|
Name |
Party |
Group |
Web Pg |
A |
B |
C |
D |
E |
Rep |
Cory Atkins |
D |
3 |
Web Page |
Y |
Y |
Y |
Y |
Y |
Rep |
Demetrius Atsalis |
D |
3 |
Web Page |
Y |
N |
Y |
Y |
Y |
Rep |
Ruth Balser |
D |
3 |
Web Page |
Y |
Y |
Y |
Y |
Y |
Rep |
Deborah Blumer |
D |
3 |
Web Page |
Y |
Y |
Y |
Y |
Y |
Rep |
Daniel Bosley |
D |
3 |
Web Page |
Y |
Y |
Y |
Y |
Y |
Rep |
Arthur Broadhurst |
D |
3 |
Web Page |
Y |
Y |
Y |
Y |
Y |
Rep |
Antonio Cabral |
D |
3 |
Web Page |
Y |
Y |
Y |
Y |
Y |
Rep |
Christine Canavan |
D |
3 |
Web Page |
Y |
Y |
Y |
Y |
Y |
Rep |
Stephen Canessa |
D |
3 |
Web Page |
Y |
N |
N |
N |
N |
Rep |
Cheryl Coakley-Rivera |
D |
3 |
Web Page |
Y |
Y |
Y |
Y |
Y |
Rep |
Michael Costello |
D |
3 |
Web Page |
Y |
Y |
Y |
Y |
Y |
Rep |
Robert DeLeo |
D |
3 |
Web Page |
Y |
Y |
Y |
Y |
Y |
Rep |
Salvatore DiMasi |
D |
3 |
Web Page |
Y |
Y |
Y |
Y |
Y |
Rep |
Christopher Donelan |
D |
3 |
Web Page |
Y |
Y |
Y |
Y |
Y |
Rep |
James Eldridge |
D |
3 |
Web Page |
Y |
Y |
Y |
Y |
Y |
Rep |
Christopher Fallon |
D |
3 |
Web Page |
Y |
Y |
Y |
N |
Y |
Rep |
Mark Falzone |
D |
3 |
Web Page |
Y |
Y |
Y |
Y |
Y |
Rep |
Michael Festa |
D |
3 |
Web Page |
Y |
Y |
Y |
Y |
Y |
Rep |
Barry Finegold |
D |
3 |
Web Page |
Y |
Y |
Y |
Y |
Y |
Rep |
Linda Dorcena Forry |
D |
3 |
Web Page |
Y |
Y |
Y |
Y |
Y |
Rep |
Gloria Fox |
D |
3 |
Web Page |
Y |
Y |
Y |
Y |
Y |
Rep |
William Galvin |
D |
3 |
Web Page |
Y |
Y |
Y |
Y |
Y |
Rep |
Anne Gobi |
D |
3 |
Web Page |
Y |
Y |
Y |
Y |
Y |
Rep |
Mary Grant |
D |
3 |
Web Page |
Y |
Y |
Y |
Y |
Y |
Rep |
Denis Guyer |
D |
3 |
Web Page |
Y |
Y |
Y |
Y |
Y |
Rep |
Patricia Haddad |
D |
3 |
Web Page |
Y |
Y |
Y |
Y |
X |
Rep |
Kevin Honan |
D |
3 |
Web Page |
Y |
Y |
Y |
Y |
Y |
Rep |
Rachel Kaprielian |
D |
3 |
Web Page |
Y |
Y |
Y |
Y |
Y |
Rep |
Jay Kaufman |
D |
3 |
Web Page |
Y |
Y |
Y |
Y |
Y |
Rep |
John Keenan |
D |
3 |
Web Page |
Y |
Y |
Y |
Y |
Y |
Rep |
Kay Khan |
D |
3 |
Web Page |
Y |
Y |
Y |
Y |
Y |
Rep |
Peter Kocot |
D |
3 |
Web Page |
Y |
Y |
Y |
Y |
Y |
Rep |
Stephen Kulik |
D |
3 |
Web Page |
Y |
Y |
Y |
Y |
Y |
Rep |
David Linsky |
D |
3 |
Web Page |
Y |
Y |
Y |
Y |
Y |
Rep |
Barbara L'Italien |
D |
3 |
Web Page |
Y |
Y |
Y |
Y |
Y |
Rep |
Elizabeth Malia |
D |
3 |
Web Page |
Y |
Y |
Y |
Y |
Y |
Rep |
Ronald Mariano |
D |
3 |
Web Page |
Y |
Y |
Y |
Y |
Y |
Rep |
James Marzilli |
D |
3 |
Web Page |
Y |
Y |
Y |
Y |
Y |
Rep |
Michael Moran |
D |
3 |
Web Page |
Y |
Y |
Y |
Y |
Y |
Rep |
Charles Murphy |
D |
3 |
Web Page |
Y |
Y |
Y |
Y |
Y |
Rep |
Matthew Patrick |
D |
3 |
Web Page |
Y |
Y |
Y |
Y |
Y |
Rep |
Anne Paulsen |
D |
3 |
Web Page |
Y |
Y |
Y |
Y |
Y |
Rep |
Vincent Pedone |
D |
3 |
Web Page |
Y |
Y |
X |
Y |
Y |
Rep |
Alice Peisch |
D |
3 |
Web Page |
Y |
Y |
Y |
Y |
Y |
Rep |
Douglas Petersen |
D |
3 |
Web Page |
Y |
Y |
Y |
Y |
Y |
Rep |
Anthony Petruccelli |
D |
3 |
Web Page |
Y |
Y |
Y |
Y |
Y |
Rep |
Smitty Pignatelli |
D |
3 |
Web Page |
Y |
Y |
Y |
Y |
Y |
Rep |
Denise Provost |
D |
3 |
Web Page |
Y |
Y |
Y |
Y |
Y |
Rep |
Kathi-Anne Reinstein |
D |
3 |
Web Page |
Y |
Y |
Y |
Y |
Y |
Rep |
Byron Rushing |
D |
3 |
Web Page |
Y |
Y |
Y |
Y |
Y |
Rep |
Jeffrey Sanchez |
D |
3 |
Web Page |
Y |
Y |
Y |
Y |
Y |
Rep |
Tom Sannicandro |
D |
3 |
Web Page |
Y |
Y |
Y |
Y |
Y |
Rep |
Angelo Scaccia |
D |
3 |
Web Page |
Y |
Y |
N |
X |
N |
Rep |
John Scibak |
D |
3 |
Web Page |
Y |
Y |
Y |
Y |
Y |
Rep |
Carl Sciortino |
D |
3 |
Web Page |
Y |
Y |
Y |
Y |
Y |
Rep |
Frank Israel Smizik |
D |
3 |
Web Page |
Y |
Y |
Y |
Y |
Y |
Rep |
Theodore Speliotis |
D |
3 |
Web Page |
Y |
Y |
Y |
Y |
Y |
Rep |
Robert Spellane |
D |
3 |
Web Page |
Y |
Y |
Y |
Y |
Y |
Rep |
Christopher Speranzo |
D |
3 |
Web Page |
Y |
Y |
Y |
Y |
Y |
Rep |
Marie St. Fleur |
D |
3 |
Web Page |
Y |
Y |
Y |
Y |
Y |
Rep |
Harriett Stanley |
D |
3 |
Web Page |
Y |
Y |
Y |
Y |
Y |
Rep |
Thomas M. Stanley |
D |
3 |
Web Page |
Y |
Y |
Y |
Y |
Y |
Rep |
Ellen Story |
D |
3 |
Web Page |
Y |
Y |
Y |
Y |
Y |
Rep |
David B. Sullivan |
D |
3 |
Web Page |
Y |
Y |
Y |
Y |
Y |
Rep |
Benjamin Swan |
D |
3 |
Web Page |
Y |
Y |
Y |
Y |
Y |
Rep |
Kathleen M. Teahan |
D |
3 |
Web Page |
Y |
Y |
Y |
Y |
Y |
Rep |
Timothy J. Toomey, Jr |
D |
3 |
Web Page |
Y |
Y |
Y |
Y |
Y |
Rep |
David M. Torrisi |
D |
3 |
Web Page |
Y |
Y |
Y |
Y |
Y |
Rep |
Cleon H. Turner |
D |
3 |
Web Page |
Y |
Y |
Y |
Y |
Y |
Rep |
Martin J. Walsh |
D |
3 |
Web Page |
Y |
Y |
Y |
Y |
Y |
Rep |
Steven Myles Walsh |
D |
3 |
Web Page |
Y |
Y |
Y |
Y |
Y |
Rep |
Martha Marty Walz |
D |
3 |
Web Page |
Y |
Y |
Y |
Y |
Y |
Rep |
Alice K. Wolf |
D |
3 |
Web Page |
Y |
Y |
Y |
Y |
Y |
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