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Don Ipson's Ratings and Endorsements

Office:

Vote Smart displays all known interest group ratings for each candidate and official, regardless of issue or bias.

Keep in mind that ratings done by special interest groups often do not represent a non-partisan stance. In addition, some groups select votes that tend to favor members of one political party over another, rather than choosing votes based solely on issue concerns. Nevertheless, they can be invaluable in showing where an incumbent has stood on a series of votes in the past one or two years, especially when ratings by groups on all sides of an issue are compared. Website links, if available, and descriptions of the organizations offering performance evaluations are accessible by clicking on the name of the group.

With rare exceptions, Vote Smart displays interest group ratings as a 0-100 percentage. While many interest groups use percentages as ratings to begin with, please note that Vote Smart has translated some ratings to a percentage from a different rating system for consistency and ease in understanding. Please visit the group's website, email us at ratings@votesmart.org or call our Voter Information Hotline at 1-888-VOTESMART for more specific information.

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2009
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2009
70%
2023
62%
2022
60%
2022
76%
2021
64%
2020
78%
2019
50%
2018
50%
2017
37%
2016
56%
2015
57%
2014
56%
2013
47%
2012
67%
2011
73%
2010
31%
2022
31%
2022
43%
2021
43%
2021
50%
2021
50%
2021
58%
2019
58%
2019
44%
2019
44%
2019
43%
2018
43%
2018
26%
2018
26%
2018
44%
2017
44%
2017
33%
2017
33%
2017
46%
2016
46%
2016
26%
2016
26%
2016
38%
2015
38%
2015
48%
2015
48%
2015
64%
2014
64%
2014
45%
2014
45%
2014
68%
2013
68%
2013
57%
2013
57%
2013
68%
2012
68%
2012
70%
2012
70%
2012
65%
2010
65%
2010
67%
2010
67%
2010
63%
2009
63%
2009
86%
2015
100%
2015
71%
2014
80%
2014
79%
2013
92%
2012
45%
2023
45%
2023
63%
2021
63%
2021
42%
2020
42%
2020
28%
2019
28%
2019
23%
2018
23%
2018
38%
2016
38%
2016
50%
2015
50%
2015
67%
2014
67%
2014
63%
2013
63%
2013
0%
2012
43%
2011
43%
2011
25%
2010
25%
2010
43%
2009
43%
2009
60%
2023
62%
2022
60%
2022
76%
2021
64%
2020
78%
2019
50%
2018
50%
2017
37%
2016
56%
2015
57%
2014
56%
2013
47%
2012
67%
2011
73%
2010
80%
2023
100%
2022
64%
2021
90%
2020
80%
2019
87%
2018
92%
2018
82%
2017
81%
2017
88%
2016
81%
2016
87%
2015-2020
70%
2015
79%
2014
95%
2013
77%
2012
82%
2011
75%
2010
75%
2009
70%
2023
60%
2022
62%
2022
76%
2021
64%
2020
78%
2019
50%
2018
50%
2017
37%
2016
56%
2015
57%
2014
56%
2013
47%
2012
67%
2011
73%
2010
41%
2019
41%
2019
60%
2023
60%
2022
62%
2022
76%
2021
64%
2020
78%
2019
50%
2018
50%
2017
37%
2016
56%
2015
57%
2014
56%
2013
47%
2012
67%
2011
73%
2010
80%
2023
100%
2022
64%
2021
90%
2020
80%
2019
92%
2018
87%
2018
81%
2017
82%
2017
81%
2016
88%
2016
87%
2015-2020
70%
2015
79%
2014
95%
2013
77%
2012
82%
2011
75%
2010
75%
2009
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