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Debra DeSimone's Ratings and Endorsements

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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.

82%
2021-2022
82%
2021-2022
80%
2019-2020
80%
2019-2020
55%
2017-2018
55%
2017-2018
73%
2015-2016
73%
2015-2016
82%
2021-2022
100
2019-2020
85.71%
2017-2018
85.71%
2017-2018
71%
2015-2016
73%
2015-2016
75%
2015-2016
60%
2013-2014
36
2011-2012
100
2011-2012
100
2011-2012
76
2011-2012
88
2011-2012
82%
2021-2022
100
2019-2020
85.71%
2017-2018
85.71%
2017-2018
71%
2015-2016
75%
2015-2016
73%
2015-2016
60%
2013-2014
36
2011-2012
76
2011-2012
100
2011-2012
88
2011-2012
100
2011-2012
82%
2021-2022
82%
2021-2022
80%
2019-2020
80%
2019-2020
55%
2017-2018
55%
2017-2018
73%
2015-2016
73%
2015-2016
20%
2016
0%
2019
0%
2019
100
2023-2024
82%
2021-2022
82%
2021-2022
100
2019-2020
100
2019-2020
85.71%
2017-2018
85.71%
2017-2018
85.71%
2017-2018
85.71%
2017-2018
71%
2015-2016
75%
2015-2016
75%
2015-2016
73%
2015-2016
73%
2015-2016
71%
2015-2016
60%
2013-2014
60%
2013-2014
100
2011-2012
76
2011-2012
76
2011-2012
88
2011-2012
88
2011-2012
100
2011-2012
36
2011-2012
36
2011-2012
100
2011-2012
100
2011-2012
98%
2024
97%
2023
97%
2023
86%
2022
86%
2022
93%
2021
93%
2021
93%
2020
93%
2020
94%
2019
94%
2019
70%
2017
70%
2017
70%
2016
70%
2016
73%
2015
73%
2015
76%
2014
76%
2014
83%
2013
83%
2013
77
2011-2012
84
2011-2012
77
2011-2012
84
2011-2012
95%
2010
95%
2010
83%
2009
83%
2009
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