The 62 Yea's

The list below contains the names of all the lawmakers who voted "yes" to send the anti-gay marriage amendment on to the next constitutional convention.

Our representative Ellen Story and our state senator Brian Lees (who was Mitt Romney's right hand man) both voted to kill the amendment. The only lawmaker representing our district who supported the anti-gay marriage amendment was our incoming state senator Gale Candaras. Mass Scorecard, though far from comprehensive, rates lawmakers on how well they vote along the lines of the Democratic platform. Area lawmakers not supporting marriage equality tend not to stand strong on the platform.

Tom Petrolati of Ludlow, Sean Curran of Springfield, and Michael Kane of Holyoke all earned D's for there performance. Gale Candaras earned herself a C. The Republicans on the list obviously earn lower grades at MassScorecard, but after all, they go to a different school with a different grading system. As a teacher, I know grades aren't always the best measure of a student's work, but I would like to see Senator Candaras make the honor roll this year.

HOUSE

Bruce J. Ayers, D-Quincy
John J. Binienda, D-Worcester
Christine E. Canavan, D-Brockton
Gale D. Candaras, D-Wilbraham
Mark J. Carron, D-Southbridge
Paul C. Casey, D-Winchester
Virginia Coppola, R-Foxborough
Robert Correia, D-Fall River
Geraldine Creedon, D-Brockton
Sean Curran, D-Springfield
Viriato Manuel deMacedo, R-Plymouth
Paul J. Donato, D-Medford
Lewis G. Evangelidis, R-Holden
James H. Fagan, D-Taunton
David L. Flynn, D-Bridgewater
John P. Fresolo, D-Worcester
Paul K. Frost, R-Auburn
Colleen M. Garry, D-Dracut
Susan W. Gifford, R-Wareham
Emile J. Goguen, D-Fitchburg (Replaced in '07 by DiNatale)
Shirley Gomes, R-South Harwich (Replaced in '07 by Peake)
William G. Greene Jr., D-Billerica
Robert S. Hargraves, R-Groton
Donald F. Humason Jr., R-Westfield
Frank M. Hynes, D-Marshfield
Michael F. Kane, D-Holyoke
Paul Kujawski, D-Webster
William Lantigua, D-Lawrence
John A. Lepper, R-Attleboro
Paul J. Loscocco, R-Holliston
James R. Miceli, D-Wilmington
James M. Murphy, D-Weymouth
David M. Nangle, D-Lowell
Robert J. Nyman, D-Hanover
Shirley Owens-Hicks, D-Boston (Replaced in '07 by Allen)
Marie J. Parente, D-Milford (Replaced in '07 by Fernandes)
Jeffrey D. Perry, R-Sandwich
George N. Peterson Jr., R-Grafton
Thomas M. Petrolati, D-Ludlow
Elizabeth A. Poirier, R-North Attleboro
Karyn E. Polito, R-Shrewsbury
Susan W. Pope, R-Wayland (Replaced in '07 by Conroy)
Mary S. Rogeness, R-Longmeadow
Richard Ross, R-Wrentham
Michael F. Rush, D-Boston
Angelo M. Scaccia, D-Boston
Todd Smola, R-Palmer
Joyce A. Spiliotis, D-Peabody
Walter F. Timilty, D-Milton
A. Stephen Tobin, D-Quincy
Philip Travis, D-Rehoboth (Replaced in '07 by D'Amico)
James E. Vallee, D-Franklin
Anthony J. Verga, D-Gloucester
Brian P. Wallace, D-Boston
Daniel K. Webster, R-Hanson

Senate

Scott P. Brown, R-Wrentham
Robert S. Creedon, D-Brockton
Robert L. Hedlund, R-Weymouth
Richard T. Moore, D-Uxbridge
Michael W. Morrissey, D-Quincy
Steven C. Panagiotakos, D-Lowell
Senate President, Robert E. Travaglini, D-Boston

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