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Wayne Harper'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.

16%
2006
16%
2006
78%
2023
85%
2022
68%
2022
75%
2021
82%
2020
72%
2019
49%
2018
57%
2017
57%
2016
68%
2015
68%
2014
55%
2013
50%
2012
62%
2011
81%
2010
65%
1998
60%
2022
60%
2022
60%
2021
60%
2021
61%
2021
61%
2021
61%
2019
61%
2019
42%
2019
42%
2019
61%
2018
61%
2018
42%
2018
42%
2018
62%
2017
62%
2017
48%
2017
48%
2017
64%
2016
64%
2016
57%
2016
57%
2016
64%
2015
64%
2015
48%
2015
48%
2015
65%
2014
65%
2014
42%
2014
42%
2014
66%
2013
66%
2013
46%
2013
46%
2013
68%
2012
68%
2012
60%
2012
60%
2012
68%
2010
68%
2010
71%
2010
71%
2010
69%
2009
69%
2009
70%
2008
70%
2008
65%
2007
65%
2007
55%
2006
55%
2006
79%
2005
79%
2005
78%
2004
78%
2004
66%
2003
66%
2003
74%
2002
74%
2002
68%
1998
68%
1998
50%
1997
50%
1997
86%
2015
87%
2015
88%
2014
86%
2014
79%
2013
91%
2012
43%
2019
60%
2018
50%
2017
40%
2016
70%
2015
69%
2014
50%
2008
36%
2007
38%
2006
38%
2005
27%
2004
17%
2003
0%
2001-2002
0%
2001
80%
2000
60%
1999
65%
1998
50%
2023
50%
2023
68%
2021
68%
2021
61%
2020
61%
2020
55%
2019
55%
2019
45%
2018
45%
2018
71%
2016
71%
2016
29%
2015
29%
2015
57%
2014
57%
2014
43%
2013
43%
2013
0%
2012
13%
2011
13%
2011
25%
2010
25%
2010
29%
2009
29%
2009
75%
2008
75%
2008
50%
2007
50%
2007
29%
2006
29%
2006
63%
2004
63%
2004
75%
2003
75%
2003
25%
2002
25%
2002
17%
1997
17%
1997
56%
1998
22%
2002
78%
2023
85%
2022
68%
2022
75%
2021
82%
2020
72%
2019
49%
2018
57%
2017
57%
2016
68%
2015
68%
2014
55%
2013
50%
2012
62%
2011
81%
2010
82%
2023
100%
2022
69%
2021
83%
2020
85%
2019
89%
2018
92%
2018
91%
2017
90%
2017
94%
2016
88%
2016
89%
2015-2020
80%
2015
88%
2014
95%
2013
92%
2012
90%
2011
92%
2010
80%
2009
85%
2008
100%
2007
93%
2006
73%
2005
95%
2004
94%
2001-2002
68%
2023
68%
2022
85%
2022
75%
2021
82%
2020
72%
2019
49%
2018
57%
2017
57%
2016
68%
2015
68%
2014
55%
2013
50%
2012
62%
2011
81%
2010
63%
2019
63%
2019
68%
2023
85%
2022
68%
2022
75%
2021
82%
2020
72%
2019
49%
2018
57%
2017
57%
2016
68%
2015
68%
2014
55%
2013
50%
2012
62%
2011
81%
2010
82%
2023
100%
2022
69%
2021
83%
2020
85%
2019
92%
2018
89%
2018
91%
2017
90%
2017
88%
2016
94%
2016
89%
2015-2020
80%
2015
88%
2014
95%
2013
92%
2012
90%
2011
92%
2010
80%
2009
85%
2008
100%
2007
93%
2006
73%
2005
95%
2004
94%
2001-2002
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