Curious to where a candidate stands on your right to self defense? Look no further. Below is the list of all candidates for the State of Connecticut and their 2A ratings according to CCDL. If you are not sure what district you are in, click here and enter your address.
How it Works
Voting is the BEST and EASIEST way to protect your rights. Electing candidates that support the right to keep and bear arms makes all our jobs easier when it comes to the constant fight we have in Hartford.
It all STARTS at the ballot box. It is not enough to just say you support gun rights – you MUST do something. Commit to voting and even better, commit to taking friends and family to the polling station and vote for CCDL Endorsed or Pro-2A Candidates.
Prior to obtaining a rating, Candidates will fall into one of two categories to determine how they are rated:
- Those who held office previously and have a voting record will be reviewed based on that voting record.
- Those without a voting record have been sent a CCDL Candidate Questionnaire to find their stance on issues that are important to CCDL and those who support our rights to self defense.
Based on the results the Candidate’s voting record or questionnaire, Candidates will receive a rating of one of the following; Endorsed, Pro2A, Unreliable, Anti2A, and Unknown. Please read on to see how a candidate can achieve each rating.
Endorsed
Identifies Candidates with a 100% voting record with CCDL. Only those who have a voting record can obtain this level of rating.
Pro2A
Indicates the Candidate either has a voting record that has voted a majority of the time with CCDL OR indicates a Candidate that does not have a voting record and scored high on CCDL’s questionnaire.
Unreliable
Indicates the Candidate either has a voting record voting some of the time with CCDL OR indicates a Candidate that does not have a voting record and did not score high on CCDL’s questionnaire.
Anti-2A
Indicates the Candidate either has a voting record that generally does not vote with CCDL OR indicates a Candidate that does not have a voting record and scored low on CCDL’s questionnaire.
Unknown
Indicates the Candidate does not have a voting record, has not returned a CCDL questionnaire or has made public statements. If your Candidate rates as Unknown, ask them why they haven’t responded to CCDL’s Questionnaire.
US Senate
| Candidate | Rating |
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| Matt Corey |
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| Robert Hyde |
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US House
| District | Candidate | Rating |
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Congressional District 2 |
Mike France |
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CT Senate
| District | Candidate | Rating |
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| 2 | Douglas McCrory |
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| 3 | Saud Anwar |
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| 3 | Matt Siracusa |
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| 4 | Stephen King |
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| 4 | MD Rahman |
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| 5 | Derek Slap |
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| 5 | Kyla Zimmermann |
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| 6 | Rick Lopes |
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| 7 | George Austin |
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| 7 | John Kissel |
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| 8 | Lisa Seminara |
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| 9 | Matthew Lesser |
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| 10 | Nyrell Moore |
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| 10 | Gary Winfield |
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| 11 | Martin Looney |
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| 12 | Christine Cohen |
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| 13 | Elain Cariati |
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| 13 | Jan Hochadel |
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| 14 | James Maroney |
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| 15 | Joan Hartley |
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| 16 | Rob Sampson |
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| 17 | Jorge Cabrera |
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| 18 | Heather Somers |
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| 19 | Catherine Osten |
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| 19 | Jason Guidone |
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| 20 | Martha Marx |
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| 21 | Kevin Kelly |
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| 22 | Marilyn Moore |
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| 24 | Julie Kushner |
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| 25 | Bob Duff |
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| 26 | Cecilia Maher |
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| 27 | Patricia Billie Miller |
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| 28 | Tony Hwang |
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| 29 | Christopher Reddy |
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| 29 | Susanne Witkowski |
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| 30 | Stephen Harding |
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| 31 | Henri Martin |
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| 32 | Eric Berthel |
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| 33 | Jeffrey Duigou |
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| 33 | Norman Needleman |
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| 34 | Paul Cicarella |
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| 35 | Jeffrey Gordon |
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| 36 | Ryan Fazio |
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CT House
| District | Candidate | Rating |
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| 1 | Matthew Ritter |
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| 2 | Raghib Allie-Brennan |
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| 3 | Minnie Gonzalez |
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| 4 | Julio Concepcion |
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| 5 | Maryam Khan |
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| 6 | James Sanchez |
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| 7 | Joshua Hall |
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| 8 | Tim Ackert |
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| 9 | Jason Rojas |
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| 10 | Henry Genga |
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| 11 | Jeff Currey |
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| 12 | Geoff Luxenberg |
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| 13 | Jason Doucette |
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| 14 | William Aman |
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| 14 | Tom Delnicki |
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| 15 | Bobby Gibson |
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| 16 | Melissa Osborne |
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| 17 | Eleni Kavros DeGraw |
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| 17 | Manju Gerber |
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| 18 | Jillian Gilchrest |
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| 19 | Tammy Exum |
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| 20 | Kate Farrar |
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| 21 | Mike Demicco |
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| 22 | Francis Cooley |
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| 23 | Devin Carney |
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| 23 | Herron Gaston |
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| 24 | Alden Russell |
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| 24 | Emmanuel Sanchez |
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| 25 | Robert Sanchez |
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| 27 | Gary Turco |
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| 28 | Amy Morrin Bello |
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| 29 | Kerry Wood |
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| 30 | Donna Veach |
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| 31 | Jill Barry |
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| 32 | Christie Carpino |
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| 33 | Brandon Chafee |
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| 34 | Irene Haines |
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| 35 | Christopher Aniskovich |
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| 37 | Holly Cheeseman |
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| 39 | Anthony Nolan |
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| 40 | Christine Conley |
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| 41 | Aundre Bumgardner |
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| 43 | Greg Howard |
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| 44 | Anne Dauphinais |
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| 45 | Brian Lanoue |
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| 46 | Derell Wilson |
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| 47 | Doug Dubitsky |
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| 48 | Mark DeCaprio |
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| 49 | Susan Johnson |
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| 50 | Patrick Boyd |
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| 52 | Kurt Vail |
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| 53 | Tammy Nuccio |
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| 54 | Aaron Bowman |
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| 54 | Gregory Haddad |
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| 55 | Steve Weir |
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| 56 | Kevin Brown |
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| 56 | Brian Motola |
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| 57 | Jaime Foster |
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| 58 | David Alexander |
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| 59 | Carol Hall |
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| 60 | Jane Garibay |
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| 61 | Tami Zawistowski |
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| 62 | Mark Anderson |
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| 63 | Jay Case |
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| 64 | Barbara Breor |
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| 64 | Maria Horn |
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| 65 | Joseph C. Canino |
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| 65 | Michelle Cook |
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| 66 | Karen Reddington-Hughes |
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| 67 | Bill Buckbee |
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| 68 | Joe Polletta |
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| 69 | Jason Buchsbaum |
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| 70 | Seth Bronko |
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| 71 | William Pizzuto |
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| 72 | Larry Butler |
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| 73 | Ronald Napoli |
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| 74 | Michael DiGiovancarlo |
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| 75 | Geraldo Reyes |
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| 76 | John Piscopo |
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| 77 | Cara Christine Pavalock-D'Amato |
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| 78 | Joe Hoxha |
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| 79 | Mary Fortier |
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| 79 | David Schrager |
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| 80 | Gale Mastrofrancesco |
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| 81 | Christopher Poulos |
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| 82 | Emil Altobello |
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| 82 | Michael Quinn |
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| 83 | Jonathan Fazzino |
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| 84 | Hilda Santiago |
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| 85 | Mary Mushinsky |
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| 86 | Vincent Candelora |
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| 87 | Dave Yaccarino |
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| 88 | Josh Elliott |
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| 89 | Lezlye Zupkus |
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| 90 | Craig Fishbein |
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| 92 | Patricia Dillon |
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| 93 | Toni Walker |
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| 95 | Juan Candelaria |
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| 95 | Johnnie McFadden |
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| 96 | Roland Lemar |
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| 96 | Andrea Zola |
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| 97 | Alphonse Paolillo |
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| 98 | Moira Rader |
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| 99 | Joseph Zullo |
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| 100 | Kai Juanna Belton |
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| 101 | John-Michael Parker |
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| 102 | Robin Comey |
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| 103 | Liz Linehan |
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| 104 | Kara Rochelle |
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| 105 | Nicole Klarides-Ditria |
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| 106 | Mitch Bolinsky |
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| 107 | Martin Foncello |
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| 108 | Patrick Callahan |
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| 109 | Farley Santos |
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| 110 | Bob Godfrey |
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| 111 | Aimee Berger-Girvalo |
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| 112 | Tony Scott |
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| 113 | Jason Perillo |
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| 114 | Mary Welander |
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| 116 | Trenee McGee |
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| 118 | Frank Smith |
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| 119 | Kathy Kennedy |
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| 120 | Laura Dancho |
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| 121 | Joseph Gresko |
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| 122 | Ben McGorty |
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| 123 | David Rutigliano |
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| 124 | Andre Baker |
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| 125 | Tom O'Dea |
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| 126 | Fred Gee |
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| 127 | Marcus Brown |
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| 128 | Christopher Rosario |
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| 129 | Steven Stafstrom |
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| 130 | Antonio Felipe |
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| 131 | Arnold Jensen |
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| 132 | Jennifer Leeper |
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| 133 | Cristin McCarthy Vahey |
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| 134 | Sarah Keitt |
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| 135 | Anne Hughes |
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| 136 | Jonathan Steinberg |
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| 137 | Kadeem Roberts |
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| 138 | Rachel Chaleski |
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| 138 | Kenneth Gucker |
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| 139 | Kevin Ryan |
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| 140 | Travis Simms |
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| 141 | Tracy Marra |
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| 142 | Lucy Dathan |
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| 143 | Dominique Johnson |
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| 144 | Hubert Delany |
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| 145 | Corey Paris |
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| 146 | David Michel |
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| 147 | Matt Blumenthal |
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| 148 | Anabel Figueroa |
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| 149 | Rachel Khanna |
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| 151 | Hector Arzeno |
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