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Debbie Lesko'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.

100%
2019-2020
100%
2016
100%
2015
100%
2014
100%
2012
95%
2011
100%
2009
100%
2019-2020
13%
2020
0%
2018
0%
2021-2022
6%
2019-2020
14%
2019-2020
14%
2019-2020
100%
2024
92%
2023
100%
2023
89%
2022
89%
2021-2022
89%
2021-2022
88%
2020
91%
2019-2020
91%
2019-2020
50%
2010-2011
50%
2010-2011
100%
2021-2022
100%
2019-2020
100%
2021-2022
100%
2019-2020
100%
2017-2018
100%
2019-2020
100%
2019-2020
6%
2022
6%
2022
0%
2019-2020
0%
2019-2020
0%
2017-2018
0%
2017-2018
0%
2022
0%
2019
40%
2019-2020
40%
2019-2020
100%
2019-2020
79%
2021
44%
2019
50%
2018
100%
2021
100%
2021
79%
2012
71%
2012
93%
2012
93%
2012
71%
2012
50%
2011
93%
2011
68%
2011
86%
2011
86%
2011
49%
2010
75%
2010
66%
2010
63%
2010
100%
2010
64%
2009
55%
2009
71%
2009
61%
2009
79%
2009
96%
2023-2024
94%
2021-2022
98%
2021-2022
93%
2019-2020
6%
2022
6%
2022
0%
2019-2020
0%
2019-2020
0%
2017-2018
0%
2017-2018
0%
2022
0%
2019
100%
2023-2024
100%
2023-2024
100%
2021-2022
95%
2019-2020
6%
2019-2020
6%
2019-2020
0%
2017-2018
0%
2017-2018
13%
2020
0%
2018
100%
2024
92%
2023
100%
2023
89%
2022
89%
2021-2022
89%
2021-2022
88%
2020
91%
2019-2020
91%
2019-2020
100%
2023
100%
2022
33%
2021
20%
2020
73%
2018
100%
2017-2018
81%
2022
86%
2021
86%
2020
85%
2019
72%
2018
85%
2022
100%
2023
100%
2022
89%
2022
85%
2021
86%
2021
80%
2020
86%
2020
90%
2019
94%
2019
85%
2018
85%
2018
3%
2021-2022
3%
2021-2022
3%
2021
3%
2021
6%
2020
6%
2020
4%
2019
4%
2019
100%
2019-2020
27%
2020
0%
2018
100%
2019-2020
81%
2022
86%
2021
86%
2020
85%
2019
72%
2018
100%
2023
89%
2022
100%
2022
86%
2021
85%
2021
80%
2020
86%
2020
94%
2019
90%
2019
85%
2018
85%
2018
6%
2022
6%
2022
0%
2019-2020
0%
2019-2020
0%
2017-2018
0%
2017-2018
100%
2023
100%
2022
33%
2021
20%
2020
73%
2018
72%
2024
72%
2024
80%
2023
80%
2023
84%
2023
84%
2023
100%
2022
100%
2022
85%
2021
85%
2021
75%
2020
75%
2020
91%
2018
91%
2018
12%
2021-2022
12%
2021-2022
15%
2021
15%
2021
17%
2019-2020
17%
2019-2020
18%
2019
18%
2019
100%
2023-2024
100%
2023-2024
94%
2023-2024
94%
2023-2024
99%
2022
99%
2022
99%
2021-2022
99%
2021-2022
98%
2020
98%
2020
98%
2019-2020
98%
2019-2020
88%
2018
88%
2018
88%
2017-2018
88%
2017-2018
100%
2023-2024
100%
2023-2024
12%
2021-2022
12%
2021-2022
15%
2021
15%
2021
17%
2019-2020
17%
2019-2020
18%
2019
18%
2019
100%
2023-2024
100%
2023-2024
2%
2023-2024
2%
2023-2024
2%
2021-2022
2%
2021-2022
2%
2021-2022
2%
2021-2022
2%
2019-2020
2%
2019-2020
2%
2019-2020
2%
2019-2020
0%
2019-2020
0%
2019-2020
0%
2017-2018
0%
2017-2018
40%
2019-2020
40%
2019-2020
4%
2021-2022
9%
2019-2020
0%
2017-2018
100%
2019-2020
100%
2017
100%
2016
100%
2016
100%
2015
100%
2015
100%
2014
100%
2014
100%
2012
100%
2012
95%
2011
95%
2011
100%
2009
100%
2009
100%
2024
100%
2023
100%
2023
100%
2022
100%
2022
33%
2021
33%
2021
20%
2020
20%
2020
73%
2018
73%
2018
76%
2024
82%
2023-2024
82%
2023-2024
82%
2023-2024
82%
2023-2024
76%
2023
76%
2023
89%
2021-2022
89%
2021-2022
75%
2021-2022
75%
2021-2022
75%
2021-2022
75%
2021-2022
89%
2021-2022
89%
2021-2022
60%
2019-2020
60%
2019-2020
60%
2019-2020
60%
2019-2020
100%
2017-2018
100%
2017-2018
100%
2017-2018
100%
2017-2018
72%
2024
72%
2024
80%
2023
80%
2023
84%
2023
84%
2023
100%
2022
100%
2022
85%
2021
85%
2021
75%
2020
75%
2020
91%
2018
91%
2018
100%
2017-2018
81%
2022
86%
2021
86%
2020
85%
2019
72%
2018
91%
2023
89%
2022
100%
2022
86%
2021
85%
2021
86%
2020
80%
2020
90%
2019
94%
2019
85%
2018
85%
2018
3%
2021-2022
3%
2021-2022
3%
2021
3%
2021
6%
2020
6%
2020
4%
2019
4%
2019
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